First build hackintosh/ gaming

[frank5554]

I'm building my first hackintosh and I will also be uuing it for gaming (bf3, mw3) I also do a lot of video editing. I'm having trouble finding a graphics card that would work for my and if you know any let me know I would appreciate it a lot. If you can keep the price down to $160.

Parts list

Intel i5 2500k

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel

EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
8gbs of gskill ram
500gb hard drive
Disc drive

 

[humanoidal]

Really? ...


HD6850 / HD6870

 

[shibirian]

Really? ...


HD6850 / HD6870

I'll second that. Gigabyte brand cards work fine!

I can game SWTOR with Maxed settings @1080p superbly with mine.

On another note, 60GB SSD or 30GB SSD can be purchased for quite the bargain these days, too! So I would recommend one for a boot drive.

 

[frank5554]

Thanks guys I will look into the 6850 and a ssd. Do guys recommend any thing else?