- Joined
- Oct 5, 2019
- Messages
- 7
- Motherboard
- GA-EX58-UD3R-1.6-FK
- CPU
- X5675
- Graphics
- RX 590
Hi everyone,
A short question here. I hope it doen't bother you ...
I'm a proud owner of a Hackintosh Xeon 5675 with Big Sur running great. Although it was a great companion all these years, I want to change and update my build. I thought about buying a z490 board with 10th Gen Intel, but I'm really mad because the price is still very high despite the time. And now I read the amazing thread Z690 Chipset and Alder Lake CPUs and I have many doubts about what to do. What to choose? Maximum compatibility of the 10th generation or the breakthrough of the 12th generation?
This is an example of the small price difference between these two options:
Intel 10600k
Asus Prime z490-A (I bought it from Amazon Warehouse second hand) (I can return it)
Corsair 32 GB Vengeance Pro 3200
Price: € 485 (approx.)
Intel 12600k
Asus Prime z690-P D4 (I think it's the board @Middleman is using)
Corsair 32 GB Vengeance Pro 3200
Price: € 625 (approx.)
Less than € 150 difference (and without second-hand components on the second option)!!!
A few notes about me: I'm not afraid to play with Opencore and settings. It's kind of fun (when it starts to work haha). I want my build to work on graphic design (Photoshop, illustrator and sometimes After Effect) and ocassional playing videogames on Windows.
A short question here. I hope it doen't bother you ...
I'm a proud owner of a Hackintosh Xeon 5675 with Big Sur running great. Although it was a great companion all these years, I want to change and update my build. I thought about buying a z490 board with 10th Gen Intel, but I'm really mad because the price is still very high despite the time. And now I read the amazing thread Z690 Chipset and Alder Lake CPUs and I have many doubts about what to do. What to choose? Maximum compatibility of the 10th generation or the breakthrough of the 12th generation?
This is an example of the small price difference between these two options:
Intel 10600k
Asus Prime z490-A (I bought it from Amazon Warehouse second hand) (I can return it)
Corsair 32 GB Vengeance Pro 3200
Price: € 485 (approx.)
Intel 12600k
Asus Prime z690-P D4 (I think it's the board @Middleman is using)
Corsair 32 GB Vengeance Pro 3200
Price: € 625 (approx.)
Less than € 150 difference (and without second-hand components on the second option)!!!
A few notes about me: I'm not afraid to play with Opencore and settings. It's kind of fun (when it starts to work haha). I want my build to work on graphic design (Photoshop, illustrator and sometimes After Effect) and ocassional playing videogames on Windows.