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Hello everyone
I am a high school student who is building a Hackintosh for photo and video editing and other creative things. The programs that I use are Adobe Photoshop, After effects, Premiere pro, Lightroom, Logic Pro X, and Cinema 4D.
This is my first PC build but I have support from multiple friends who have been building computers for years.
So the plan is to get a working computer then add my graphic card, my monitor and my extra Hard drives for storage and scratch. I am still working for the money to build so I can only afford a certain amount of the build.
My friend from intel was able to get me a i7-4770K so I have piece of the puzzle.
Motherboard:
Currently I have been looking at GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC motherboard. Is there any issues with this motherboard? Is anything I should be aware of?
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LP vs Crucial Ballistix Sport vs Crucial Ballistix Sport XT? I know that I am going to start out with 16GB then I might possibly upgrade to 32GB.
Also clock speed and other ram speed things? I'm so confused and is it worth the extra money will I be able to see improvement in the usability of the programs that I listed above?
System Drive:
I have a m550 SSD for the system drive so I don't have any questions on that
Graphics Card:
I am looking at the GTX 770
I won't be purchasing this right away but what company is the best and should I get the 4GB or the 2GB? How much will that extra 2gb help me with video editing? making the playback more smooth?
Monitor: 27" IPS-ZERO-G Slim Monitor WQHD 2560x1440 - Dual Link DVI, VGA
A friend of mine has the 30 inch version and he loves it.
Case:
I want a cheap case that has good air flow, 3.0 usb on the front, and audio on the front.
It needs to be able to hold my gtx 770 card. I want to be able to hold multiple hard drives so having 2 2.5 internal and 3-4 3.5 internal bays would be good.
If you can give me some advice that would be great! I don't really care about how it looks
Power supply:
I think I need about 600-650w for this machine. Someday I might try over-clocking so will I need a more powerful power supply? Also modular vs semi modular vs regular? whats the difference? What one should I get?
Conclusion:
So I want to keep the price down as much as possible. If anyone has anything that would help that would be amazing!
Thank you so much!
I am a high school student who is building a Hackintosh for photo and video editing and other creative things. The programs that I use are Adobe Photoshop, After effects, Premiere pro, Lightroom, Logic Pro X, and Cinema 4D.
This is my first PC build but I have support from multiple friends who have been building computers for years.
So the plan is to get a working computer then add my graphic card, my monitor and my extra Hard drives for storage and scratch. I am still working for the money to build so I can only afford a certain amount of the build.
My friend from intel was able to get me a i7-4770K so I have piece of the puzzle.
Motherboard:
Currently I have been looking at GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC motherboard. Is there any issues with this motherboard? Is anything I should be aware of?
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LP vs Crucial Ballistix Sport vs Crucial Ballistix Sport XT? I know that I am going to start out with 16GB then I might possibly upgrade to 32GB.
Also clock speed and other ram speed things? I'm so confused and is it worth the extra money will I be able to see improvement in the usability of the programs that I listed above?
System Drive:
I have a m550 SSD for the system drive so I don't have any questions on that
Graphics Card:
I am looking at the GTX 770
I won't be purchasing this right away but what company is the best and should I get the 4GB or the 2GB? How much will that extra 2gb help me with video editing? making the playback more smooth?
Monitor: 27" IPS-ZERO-G Slim Monitor WQHD 2560x1440 - Dual Link DVI, VGA
A friend of mine has the 30 inch version and he loves it.
Case:
I want a cheap case that has good air flow, 3.0 usb on the front, and audio on the front.
It needs to be able to hold my gtx 770 card. I want to be able to hold multiple hard drives so having 2 2.5 internal and 3-4 3.5 internal bays would be good.
If you can give me some advice that would be great! I don't really care about how it looks
Power supply:
I think I need about 600-650w for this machine. Someday I might try over-clocking so will I need a more powerful power supply? Also modular vs semi modular vs regular? whats the difference? What one should I get?
Conclusion:
So I want to keep the price down as much as possible. If anyone has anything that would help that would be amazing!
Thank you so much!
