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First Hackintosh build, Need help please!
I'll start by saying I'm 17 and very new to the Hackintosh community and custom built computers altogether, so any help is good help!
Last week I picked up a Mac Pro 1,1 model 3.0ghz and a 30" Apple cinema display for a very, very good price and I already own a 15" Late 2011 MBP.
My current plan is (please tell me your opinions on my plan) to sell the Macbook Pro, 30" Display and Mac Pro (to make a hefty profit) then buy a Macbook Air to replace the laptop and it will be used just for Word documents and web browsing.
To replace the Mac Pro and become my new main machine (which is used for photo and video editing and also web design) I'm considering building a Hackintosh with the following parts:
CPU - i3 3225 (to be replaced with 3770k in the future)
Graphics - On board HD4000
MB -Gigabyte GA-H77N WIFI
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500gb (SSD later to come in future)
RAM - Corsair Vengence 2x 4gb modules (to be upgraded to 16gb in future)
PSU - Corsair CX500
CASE - Bit Fenix Prodigy (white)
WIFI - TP-Link TL-WDN4800
Monitors - 2x 27" or 24" 1080p monitors
So as you may have noticed it's a very similar set-up to Tony's Hack-mini.
I've got a few questions, hoping someone can help me
1. Is there any issues with the choice of parts?
2. Wanting to know whether the future upgrade of parts is a very hard process and will it need much adjusting in the way of the operating system?
3. Will I need a CPU cooler once upgraded to the 3770k?
4. Will the PSU be enough for when upgrades are put in place and I'm running multiple HDD's 16gb ram, intel 3770k and possibly a GPU?
Thanks in advance!
Also, one last question, will a smaller case such as the MI-008 be able to handle all of the above parts (especially once the upgrades are in) and will a 3770k become too hot in this case?
I'll start by saying I'm 17 and very new to the Hackintosh community and custom built computers altogether, so any help is good help!
Last week I picked up a Mac Pro 1,1 model 3.0ghz and a 30" Apple cinema display for a very, very good price and I already own a 15" Late 2011 MBP.
My current plan is (please tell me your opinions on my plan) to sell the Macbook Pro, 30" Display and Mac Pro (to make a hefty profit) then buy a Macbook Air to replace the laptop and it will be used just for Word documents and web browsing.
To replace the Mac Pro and become my new main machine (which is used for photo and video editing and also web design) I'm considering building a Hackintosh with the following parts:
CPU - i3 3225 (to be replaced with 3770k in the future)
Graphics - On board HD4000
MB -Gigabyte GA-H77N WIFI
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500gb (SSD later to come in future)
RAM - Corsair Vengence 2x 4gb modules (to be upgraded to 16gb in future)
PSU - Corsair CX500
CASE - Bit Fenix Prodigy (white)
WIFI - TP-Link TL-WDN4800
Monitors - 2x 27" or 24" 1080p monitors
So as you may have noticed it's a very similar set-up to Tony's Hack-mini.
I've got a few questions, hoping someone can help me
1. Is there any issues with the choice of parts?
2. Wanting to know whether the future upgrade of parts is a very hard process and will it need much adjusting in the way of the operating system?
3. Will I need a CPU cooler once upgraded to the 3770k?
4. Will the PSU be enough for when upgrades are put in place and I'm running multiple HDD's 16gb ram, intel 3770k and possibly a GPU?
Thanks in advance!
Also, one last question, will a smaller case such as the MI-008 be able to handle all of the above parts (especially once the upgrades are in) and will a 3770k become too hot in this case?