Custom Build - Hacintosh

[Fabsl22]

Hey Community,

I've read through these pages a lot in the last days and I'm now convinced that I would like to build my own Hacintosh!

I'm a lot in Photo Editing and Programming but have little to no Hardware experiences (except from disassembling old computers and reassambling them).
But scince my old MacBook Pro is slowly getting outdated and the new ones do not really offer the performance i am hoping for regarding the budget i have.
Additionally i would probably start Gaming again with this kind of computer which is why i would also like to be able to run windows and need good performance.

So i was looking around the last few days and came up with this setup:

- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K Processor (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07598VZR8/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~ 395 €
- Mainframe: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Mainboard Sockel 1151 (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07HS7C63T/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~250 €
- RAM: Ballistix Elite BLE2K8G4D26AFEA 16GB (8GBx2) (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00RCGJLIM/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~135€
- GPU: Asus Dual-RX580-O4G Radeon Gaming Grafikkarte (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B071NS93PH/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~200€
- SSD: Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512 GB (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B078WQL6XF/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~130€
- HDD: Seagate ST2000DM006 HDD Barracuda 2000GB (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01IEKG402/?tag=tonymacx8603-21 ~70 €
- CPU-Cooler: Nzxt Kraken Wasserkühlung X62, 280mm (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06XS9QNPS/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~144€
Or maybe some air cooler but i don't know which would fit in my Case...
- PSU: Corsair TX650M (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06W9G6H11/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~85€
- Case: Sharkoon TG5 ( https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0747VRXB2/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~70€
But any other case which looks good and does the job would be ok too?

Total Cost = 1.479€
That would be totally fine scince i only wanted to stay below 1.500

So my questions are:
1) Do you think there would arise some problems with one of the Components when installing / running MacOS?
2) Do you know if all these parts work togehter properly?
3) Do you know if its possible to install MacOS and Windows (maybe some linus dist. as well) all on the same SSD?
4) Do you have any suggegstions for different components regarding my needs and budget? (Especially the CPU Cooler)
5) Do you think it's possible for a hardware noobie to assamble the whole computer whithout destroying some parts?
6) And Last but not least do you have any suggestions regarding displays? I would like to have a 2 display setup and would currently go with two of these: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01CFTTXDS/?tag=tonymacx8603-21


Thanks in advance for any help!
And thanks already for the greate Community here scince it already helped a lot in deciding if i want to go that way!

Cheers
Fabian

 

[Fabsl22]

Hello, anyone out there?

 

[rubikcar89]

Hey Community,

I've read through these pages a lot in the last days and I'm now convinced that I would like to build my own Hacintosh!

I'm a lot in Photo Editing and Programming but have little to no Hardware experiences (except from disassembling old computers and reassambling them).
But scince my old MacBook Pro is slowly getting outdated and the new ones do not really offer the performance i am hoping for regarding the budget i have.
Additionally i would probably start Gaming again with this kind of computer which is why i would also like to be able to run windows and need good performance.

So i was looking around the last few days and came up with this setup:

- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K Processor (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07598VZR8/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~ 395 €
- Mainframe: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Mainboard Sockel 1151 (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07HS7C63T/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~250 €
- RAM: Ballistix Elite BLE2K8G4D26AFEA 16GB (8GBx2) (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00RCGJLIM/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~135€
- GPU: Asus Dual-RX580-O4G Radeon Gaming Grafikkarte (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B071NS93PH/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~200€
- SSD: Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512 GB (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B078WQL6XF/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~130€
- HDD: Seagate ST2000DM006 HDD Barracuda 2000GB (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01IEKG402/?tag=tonymacx8603-21 ~70 €
- CPU-Cooler: Nzxt Kraken Wasserkühlung X62, 280mm (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06XS9QNPS/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~144€
Or maybe some air cooler but i don't know which would fit in my Case...
- PSU: Corsair TX650M (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06W9G6H11/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~85€
- Case: Sharkoon TG5 ( https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0747VRXB2/?tag=tonymacx8603-21) ~70€
But any other case which looks good and does the job would be ok too?

Total Cost = 1.479€
That would be totally fine scince i only wanted to stay below 1.500

So my questions are:
1) Do you think there would arise some problems with one of the Components when installing / running MacOS?
2) Do you know if all these parts work togehter properly?
3) Do you know if its possible to install MacOS and Windows (maybe some linus dist. as well) all on the same SSD?
4) Do you have any suggegstions for different components regarding my needs and budget? (Especially the CPU Cooler)
5) Do you think it's possible for a hardware noobie to assamble the whole computer whithout destroying some parts?
6) And Last but not least do you have any suggestions regarding displays? I would like to have a 2 display setup and would currently go with two of these: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01CFTTXDS/?tag=tonymacx8603-21


Thanks in advance for any help!
And thanks already for the greate Community here scince it already helped a lot in deciding if i want to go that way!

Cheers
Fabian

Your setup should work with Mojave. Dual booting Windows and macOS on the same hard drive is not recommended when using APFS. Use different drives.