- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 7
- Motherboard
- gigabyte ga-z170 gaming k3
- CPU
- i7 6700k
- Graphics
- gigabyte gtx 1050 ti
Hello everybody,
I got a iMac 5k late 2014 i5 basic version. I need a more powerful machine but i do not want to spend 3900€ for the new i7 iMac and some upgrades.
So, i want to try a 2k€ hackintosh.
I use my computer mainly for Lightroom and Photoshop. Sometimes I use final cut pro. I play some strategic game like civ6 and cities skyline.
My main problem is about video card. I can’t find them (often out of stock or high priced). tonymac mentions only geforce gigabyte e evga. what can i buy for my purpose? I guess lightroom and photoshop do not care about video card. Isn’t it? Can a 1050 ti be enough? (167€). for a 1060 you need 400€…
I want to buy a good monitor 2k (maybe Dell U2717D at 655€). do the 1050 ti can work well with this monitor? should I target a full hd?
Second problem is ram. they almost doubled in price in a year! I’m thinking to buy only a 16gb module of Corsair Ballistix Sport, at 128€). I will buy another one later.
the rest of the build should be:
CPU: i7 6700k (i won’t do overclock but the “k” has 4ghz instead of 3.4 e costs the same than non-“k”: 303€)
cpu cooler: Noctua NH-L12 (50€). this air cooler can be enough?
mother board: i’d like wi-fi and bluetooth on board in order to not waste a pci-e slot. One of the few mobo listed by tonymac is a Asus Maximus VIII hero alpha (a bit pricey at 231€).other mobos cost way less without wifi and bluetooth. i won’t insert a audio card in order to use the one embedded in the mobo that seems very good to me.
storage: i guess lightroom need a lot of disk speed. i’d like m.2 nvme (samsung 960evo) but tonymac doesn’t list it in compatibility list. so, i’d try samsung 850 evo 500gb (150€). I will pair a mechanical disk WD blue 2tb (72€)
psu: even with a 1080ti 450w should be enough for this build. So i guess corsair rm650x should be enough (134€)
case: i won’t put the case on my desk and i do not have a lot of space. so i need something compact like the corsair 300r for 87€
as extra i’d mount an optical drive (bluray and dvd burner) like LG (65€) .
It all costs 2.042€ (with the 1050ti and dell monitor). Can I spend a little less changing some component?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I got a iMac 5k late 2014 i5 basic version. I need a more powerful machine but i do not want to spend 3900€ for the new i7 iMac and some upgrades.
So, i want to try a 2k€ hackintosh.
I use my computer mainly for Lightroom and Photoshop. Sometimes I use final cut pro. I play some strategic game like civ6 and cities skyline.
My main problem is about video card. I can’t find them (often out of stock or high priced). tonymac mentions only geforce gigabyte e evga. what can i buy for my purpose? I guess lightroom and photoshop do not care about video card. Isn’t it? Can a 1050 ti be enough? (167€). for a 1060 you need 400€…
I want to buy a good monitor 2k (maybe Dell U2717D at 655€). do the 1050 ti can work well with this monitor? should I target a full hd?
Second problem is ram. they almost doubled in price in a year! I’m thinking to buy only a 16gb module of Corsair Ballistix Sport, at 128€). I will buy another one later.
the rest of the build should be:
CPU: i7 6700k (i won’t do overclock but the “k” has 4ghz instead of 3.4 e costs the same than non-“k”: 303€)
cpu cooler: Noctua NH-L12 (50€). this air cooler can be enough?
mother board: i’d like wi-fi and bluetooth on board in order to not waste a pci-e slot. One of the few mobo listed by tonymac is a Asus Maximus VIII hero alpha (a bit pricey at 231€).other mobos cost way less without wifi and bluetooth. i won’t insert a audio card in order to use the one embedded in the mobo that seems very good to me.
storage: i guess lightroom need a lot of disk speed. i’d like m.2 nvme (samsung 960evo) but tonymac doesn’t list it in compatibility list. so, i’d try samsung 850 evo 500gb (150€). I will pair a mechanical disk WD blue 2tb (72€)
psu: even with a 1080ti 450w should be enough for this build. So i guess corsair rm650x should be enough (134€)
case: i won’t put the case on my desk and i do not have a lot of space. so i need something compact like the corsair 300r for 87€
as extra i’d mount an optical drive (bluray and dvd burner) like LG (65€) .
It all costs 2.042€ (with the 1050ti and dell monitor). Can I spend a little less changing some component?
Thanks in advance for any advice!