Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H - Core i5-4670 3.4GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Dual Boot (OS X Mavericks & Window

[therisingking]

therisingking's Build: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H - Core i5-4670 3.4GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Dual Boot (OS X Mavericks & Windows 8)

Components

Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H Z87 LGA 1150 2-Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CUYOSP2/

Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80646I54670
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TBR4/

EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHW4HXY/

Crucial Ballistix Sport Very Low Profile 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 1.35V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory Modules BLS2C8G3D1609ES2LX0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A14ZT8I/

Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALK3KEM/

2x Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W15P0/

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/

Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Black Pearl (FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HD3CTI/

Optiarc SATA DVD RW Burner Drive with DVD+R DL Overburn up to 8.7GB, Black (5280S-CB-PLUS)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086ZU8XK/

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter,2.4GHz 450Mbps/5Ghz 450Mbps, Include Low-profile Bracket
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GMPZ0A/

GMYLE (R) Micro USB Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle Dual Mode w/ Low Energy Technology Wireless Adapter (Broadcom BCM20702 chipset)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007MKMJGO/


Already Owned

3x ASUS VN247H-P 23.6-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AVYNS7M/


Comments

This is my first build and I am wondering if anyone can go over the parts I picked. I plan on dual booting both windows 7/8 (haven't decided) and Apple OS X Mavericks 10.9.3. I plan on using this for school (Computer Science Major) and for gaming. Just to make sure that they are compatible and that they should work. I was iffy on choosing the Samsung SSD because I watched some videos on Youtube and some people did not recommend them should I use a Samsung SSD or choose a different brand? Also I did spend some time looking into a ASUS motherboard with my setup but did not really find a definite answer. I am wary on using an ASUS because on this website they are not recommended at all. I do favor the look of a ASUS BIOS than that of a Gigabyte BIOS. Please leave your comments and recommendations.

 

[therisingking]

I think I posted in the wrong place, sorry.

 

[Stork]

I think I posted in the wrong place, sorry.

I moved this to Buying Advise. Please keep the original post "as is" or copy/paste the content from the editor to a text file as you have the beginning of a good build description!

The most critical components are the motherboard/processor combination and graphics card (or integrated graphics). It looks like you components will work well. However, you might want to spend a little more money and get an i5-4670K even if you don't overclock because the unlocked "K" processors have a better resale value (return on your investment. The Asus 9-series motherboards are starting to look like they'll be easier to install OS X, but, the 9-Series motherboard are too hard to get working for the 1st time hackintosh owner unless you're really up for a challenge.

As for you concern about the Samsung SSDs, they are listed in the tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide. Our moderators use them as well as the more expensive SanDisk Extreme series which are slightly faster if you're a serious gamer.

While you're looking at the Buyer's Guide, you can check out the rest of your components.

 

[therisingking]

I moved this to Buying Advise. Please keep the original post "as is" or copy/paste the content from the editor to a text file as you have the beginning of a good build description!

The most critical components are the motherboard/processor combination and graphics card (or integrated graphics). It looks like you components will work well. However, you might want to spend a little more money and get an i5-4670K even if you don't overclock because the unlocked "K" processors have a better resale value (return on your investment. The Asus 9-series motherboards are starting to look like they'll be easier to install OS X, but, the 9-Series motherboard are too hard to get working for the 1st time hackintosh owner unless you're really up for a challenge.

As for you concern about the Samsung SSDs, they are listed in the tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide. Our moderators use them as well as the more expensive SanDisk Extreme series which are slightly faster if you're a serious gamer.

While you're looking at the Buyer's Guide, you can check out the rest of your components.

I decided to just stick with the Gigabyte motherboard and the Samsung SSDs listed but I will upgrade to the i5-4670K because I might overclock in the future when I understand it more.

Thanks!