FCP Studio 3

[garymmadison]

Hey everybody...
Using PT10/Adobe Production Premium 5.5/Final Cut Studio 3/Lots of audio and video plug-ins on MacBook Pro 2.2 Santa Rosa.
Need to make change for obvious reasons
Please keep me posted as I am thinking about going the Hackintosh route.

Thanks

gary

 

[gcwyatt]

I'm in a similar boat - currently using FCP7/CS5.5 on a 12 Core Mac Pro. Quit my job to become a stay at home dad but still want an editor and was thinking Hackintosh. In another thread on this board I asked what notebook to go with for the best FCP experience and was told that there really isn't a great option. I was told the HP Probook 4530s is the best supported laptop by the Hackintosh community, but that it really is perfect and that I should reconsider sticking with a MacBook Pro for complete compatibility. Needless to say, I am greatly disappointed as a a fully loaded MBP will cost 2-2.5x more than an equivalently equipped Wintel machine.

Now I'm thinking about doing a desktop with a Gigabyte motherboard - those are supposed to be a much better Mac clone with more complete support from the community.

I'm interested to see what you've found in your research. We may end up going in similar directions.

 

[himynameiseddie]

I've been using my hackie for around 6 months now for video editing and this thing has been running smoother than my 2008 Mac Pro that I have running down at my workplace. If you're considering building a hackintosh, build a hackintosh.

Check out my specs on the left; that's a perfect build for my editing needs.

Good luck!

 

[hussar]

when Apple failed to release a new macpro tower
i got pissed off and invested myself in the hackintosh route

its a beast once you get it going

dual-booting 2 partitions
one with fcp7
and the other with fcpX

So far it kicks ass

 

[dansonman]

when Apple failed to release a new macpro tower
i got pissed off and invested myself in the hackintosh route

its a beast once you get it going

dual-booting 2 partitions
one with fcp7
and the other with fcpX

So far it kicks ass

could you reveal your set up? Im trying to create a FCP possibly MC6 dual boot

 

[hussar]

yeah, forgot to update my profile with the new site

Lion 10.7.4 setup

gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H [f8]
intel i7-3770K
16GB ram [G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133
Sapphire 6870
SYBA Add-On Card for FW800
USB3.0 memory card reader
[4] 1tb WD blacks

Took me a while to figure out this one, so I'm gonna wait a while before heading to ML
ALthough its running so well that I dont see the need to upgrade anytime in the future.

 

[zonar1982]

I spent 350€ on the following parts about a year ago and I'm editing smoothly ever since:

GA-P55-UD5
i7 860
8GB Ram
Nexus cooler
NEC USB3 card

Then added the following:

75€ for an ASUS 5750
100€ for Arctic define R3 = super quiet and the least ugly PC case on the market.
50€ for Be Quiet L8 430W modular power supply
110€ for 1TB Caviar Black
50€ for Samsung 64GB 830 Series

Total:
735€

The GA-P55-UD5 includes 10 SATA ports so you can hook up a bunch of disks.
The fun thing is that you can upgrade parts over time. At first I only spent about 400€ and ran it in an old case with an old PSU.

Also bear in mind that a lot of pro software like Protools 9 (and 7,8) is not compatible (yet) with 10.8
10.6.8 is still the way to go for a lot of things. It's the best release for pro's before apple began including game center bull****.

I'm also in the process of ditching FCP7 I'm looking at Premiere Pro at the moment but it lacks some things. Avid MC is also an option but I'm not a fan of it...

Cheers,
K.

 

[Rothko]

Hi Im using a basic set up. For final cut 7 its far better than the santarosa i was on (well...) and the quad MacPro 2.6, but the playback in the canvas is a little choppy, however, Im only using the onboard HD4000. Although I have been told it should be fine. Other than that its super fast reliable what more could you ask for.

I have a friend who wants to build a X79 based Hackintosh for video-anyone had experience of that with the xenon or 8 core i7?

 

[ScottRwn]

when Apple failed to release a new macpro tower
i got pissed off and invested myself in the hackintosh route

I did the exact same thing. I'll never turn back. My Adobe CS6 is lightning fast with my 12 threads and GTX 570. Final Cut is a little buggy with Lion, but compressors sores with 12 threads in Quemaster!! I love my hacky!!