First Hackintosh, everything compatible???? I"M NERVOUS AS ****

[keyanaut]

Hey guys, first build!

Is everything compatible?

ASUS Intel Z77 ATX DDR3 2400 LGA 1155 Motherboard P8Z77-V
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007G51UWY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Corsair Vengeance Performance Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL10 Unbuffered DIMM Dual Channel Memory CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10R
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008E3M4QS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&smid=A2EUTVCJXLAJ4K

2x SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5-Inch 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC256B/WW -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077CR66A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SZ0E1K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Corsair CC600TWM-WHT Special Edition Graphite Series 600T Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004O0PAKW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 Windforce OC 2048MB GDDR5 256-bit PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Graphics Card
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080I06WQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[alans17]

You're as nervous as a bunch of asterisks? j/k

If you want to make your life easier, consider a Gigabyte Z77 board. Asus boards aren't quite as compatible "out of the box". That being said, I went with Asus, but only because they don't make a Gigabyte that suits my needs. If you're going full ATX, there are a number of Gigabyte options for you.

Otherwise, everything seems compatible to me (and even the Asus would be MOSTLY compatible with a bit of extra effort).

 

[keyanaut]

You're as nervous as a bunch of asterisks? j/k

If you want to make your life easier, consider a Gigabyte Z77 board. Asus boards aren't quite as compatible "out of the box". That being said, I went with Asus, but only because they don't make a Gigabyte that suits my needs. If you're going full ATX, there are a number of Gigabyte options for you.

Otherwise, everything seems compatible to me (and even the Asus would be MOSTLY compatible with a bit of extra effort).

=)

Yeah, I've noticed that Gigabyte is the favorite. Can you point me to a gigabyte board that has onboard wifi? That's one future I really like! Otherwise I don't care.

Also, what does full ATX mean?

 

[alans17]

=)

Yeah, I've noticed that Gigabyte is the favorite. Can you point me to a gigabyte board that has onboard wifi? That's one future I really like! Otherwise I don't care.

Also, what does full ATX mean?

While there are a handful of boards with onboard wifi, I'm not aware of any that actually work "out of the box". Inevitably, the mini PCIe card has to be replaced with something compatible. So if you're doing that, why not just use a standard PCIe card? I would understand if you were looking at a small form factor motherboard that spare slots would be at a premium, but a full ATX motherboard has tons of space for that sort of thing. It doesn't look like you'll be using all your slots with the configuration you've posted so you've got room to spare.

 

[alans17]

Here's a popular board with onboard wifi and includes 2 Thunderbolt ports (which have confirmed to work for other users, though I haven't personally used this board).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=gigabyte+th+motherboard&x=0&y=0

Generally speaking, it's reported to be highly compatible, but I can't speak for the onboard wifi. Like I said, though, that can be replaced or you can use a standard PCIe card.

EDIT: I may have given conflicting info above. The wifi/bluetooth seem to be from a daughter board rather than onboard. There is an onboard slot, but it's for msata. Wther that will support an mPCIe card or not, I don't know.

 

[keyanaut]

Here's a popular board with onboard wifi and includes 2 Thunderbolt ports (which have confirmed to work for other users, though I haven't personally used this board).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=gigabyte+th+motherboard&x=0&y=0

Generally speaking, it's reported to be highly compatible, but I can't speak for the onboard wifi. Like I said, though, that can be replaced or you can use a standard PCIe card.

EDIT: I may have given conflicting info above. The wifi/bluetooth seem to be from a daughter board rather than onboard. There is an onboard slot, but it's for msata. Wther that will support an mPCIe card or not, I don't know.

Thanks!

What about geared towards my original price range, or something cheaper. I guess it's stupid to care about onboard wifi; honestly I was just lazy. Figured one less thing to install/purhcase. Gigabyte is fine.

 

[Vigilance]

I'm a first time builder and you're making me nervous just by saying that!

People tend to recommend the Sony Optiarc line of optical drives for compatibility reasons. I can't verify the compatibility of your selection, but that doesn't mean it won't work: I just don't know.

Since you're trying to stay on a budget, if you're not attached to the 8GB ram sticks you can save money with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233203

There's also a little wiggle room if you shop around on your SSD selection.

Best of luck to you!