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- Oct 23, 2016
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA Z170 HD3
- CPU
- Intel i5 6400
- Graphics
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 Extreme Gaming
Hi guys,
Both my current computers have died of old age. Looking to build a hackintosh based on the recommended specs for the CustoMacATX Budget. It will be used predominantly for Photoshop work. The only changes I'm hoping to make are the addition of an M.2 drive (PCIe/AHCI seems the way to go), and I can't find a GT 740 video card locally. Does anyone know if the on-board graphics are OS X compatible natively? If so, I could always shop around for the graphics card after I had the build up and running. Unless this would cause dramas down the line? I may also substitute the RAM for some Kingston HyperX Fury Black (16gb). I'm guessing that shouldn't cause any issues? It'll be my first build, as I want to stay with OS X and also keen to learn more about how everything actually works and while I like the OS, I don't like the company or their prices. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Build:
Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case
Both my current computers have died of old age. Looking to build a hackintosh based on the recommended specs for the CustoMacATX Budget. It will be used predominantly for Photoshop work. The only changes I'm hoping to make are the addition of an M.2 drive (PCIe/AHCI seems the way to go), and I can't find a GT 740 video card locally. Does anyone know if the on-board graphics are OS X compatible natively? If so, I could always shop around for the graphics card after I had the build up and running. Unless this would cause dramas down the line? I may also substitute the RAM for some Kingston HyperX Fury Black (16gb). I'm guessing that shouldn't cause any issues? It'll be my first build, as I want to stay with OS X and also keen to learn more about how everything actually works and while I like the OS, I don't like the company or their prices. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Build:
Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case
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