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Hey all,
My 20'' core 2 duo iMac has died after 5years and I decided to build a hackintosh. I'm trying to build a 'budget' hackintosh with the best hardware available. I do alot of photo editing (huge photos) in lightroom and photoshop cs6. I also consider myself a heavy user meaning I have at least 6-7 apps running at any given time.
This is what I'm thinking: (from the April 2013 CustoMac Budget ATX List)
Intel Core i5-3570K
GA-Z77-DS3H
8GB 1600Mhz DDR3
Corsair 600 Watt Modular
Now here come the questions:
Sorry if my questions sound stupid but since this is my first build I want to be sure that everything will work without too much trouble!
My 20'' core 2 duo iMac has died after 5years and I decided to build a hackintosh. I'm trying to build a 'budget' hackintosh with the best hardware available. I do alot of photo editing (huge photos) in lightroom and photoshop cs6. I also consider myself a heavy user meaning I have at least 6-7 apps running at any given time.
This is what I'm thinking: (from the April 2013 CustoMac Budget ATX List)
Intel Core i5-3570K
GA-Z77-DS3H
8GB 1600Mhz DDR3
Corsair 600 Watt Modular
Now here come the questions:
- I'm planning to go with a couple of regular SATA HDD 6gb/s. Does it matter which one I choose. I've noticed that Seagate is preferred but does it matter? I want to go with SATA due to the price.
- For bluetooth if I choose o usb dongle off the list, I will be ok right?
- The CustoMac Budget ATX List does not include a gfx card. If I add the cheapest GT 640 I will be ok right ? Any recommendations on the brand ?
- Do you have any suggestions to make this even cheaper with other hardware?
- I read some people are having issues with sleep functionality. This is very important to me. I want to have an automatic sleep schedule. For example, every night at 1am. And wake up with bluetooth ofcourse. The IOGEAR GBU521 seems to be able to do this right ?
- Am i missing anything else ?
Sorry if my questions sound stupid but since this is my first build I want to be sure that everything will work without too much trouble!