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Hey all!
Ok, so this is my first post, I have finally decided(I think) to try a Hackintosh machine. I will summarize why and what I need, then I will follow up with more detail for those interested.
Summary:
I need a Hackintosh because I am a film major and I need to edit videos and learn Final Cut Pro, and we all know we need a Mac to do that. I would also like to learn After Effects and Photoshop as well. I may also edit with Premiere Pro at times. These will be the 4 programs I will need the computer to edit efficiently. I will be editing 1080p video from my iPhone 5 and my Canon T3i DSLR. I only need this machine to get me past these next two years at which point I will be finished school and look into getting a new machine, maybe a Retina Display Laptop.
More specifics:
I want something that will be able to work with these programs with no hiccups, but I don't want to spend more than 800 or 900 max. I would like bluetooth built in so I can use wireless bluetooth mouse and keyboards. I would like to hook this up to my 47inch 1080P TV and have it display a nice crisp image. I would like to have a small case, or if not a mini ATX, at least a case that has a handle on the top. I like the idea of portability a handle gives a machine. I want 16GB of RAM, and a Nvidia graphics card that is capable of using the Mecury Playback Engine in Adobe programs.
Edit: I would also like to dual boot between this and Windows 7 which will be on two separate hard drives ideally. Also, my main goal is to keep the budget down as low as possible, anything will be an upgrade for me over my current desktop which is 4 years old. I am ok with an i5 quad core say, over the i7 as long as the performance hit is not too severe.
Any suggestions, thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated it!
Sean
Ok, so this is my first post, I have finally decided(I think) to try a Hackintosh machine. I will summarize why and what I need, then I will follow up with more detail for those interested.
Summary:
I need a Hackintosh because I am a film major and I need to edit videos and learn Final Cut Pro, and we all know we need a Mac to do that. I would also like to learn After Effects and Photoshop as well. I may also edit with Premiere Pro at times. These will be the 4 programs I will need the computer to edit efficiently. I will be editing 1080p video from my iPhone 5 and my Canon T3i DSLR. I only need this machine to get me past these next two years at which point I will be finished school and look into getting a new machine, maybe a Retina Display Laptop.
More specifics:
I want something that will be able to work with these programs with no hiccups, but I don't want to spend more than 800 or 900 max. I would like bluetooth built in so I can use wireless bluetooth mouse and keyboards. I would like to hook this up to my 47inch 1080P TV and have it display a nice crisp image. I would like to have a small case, or if not a mini ATX, at least a case that has a handle on the top. I like the idea of portability a handle gives a machine. I want 16GB of RAM, and a Nvidia graphics card that is capable of using the Mecury Playback Engine in Adobe programs.
Edit: I would also like to dual boot between this and Windows 7 which will be on two separate hard drives ideally. Also, my main goal is to keep the budget down as low as possible, anything will be an upgrade for me over my current desktop which is 4 years old. I am ok with an i5 quad core say, over the i7 as long as the performance hit is not too severe.
Any suggestions, thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated it!
Sean
