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I have saved enough money to buy myself a new mac desktop. My usage will primarily be home entertainment (movies, music, light gaming, browsing etc.). Computer components are considerably more expensive in India making the value proposition for a hackintosh harder to estimate.
Option 1: The hackintosh build with the prices in India:
This works out to US$ 2,665 approx.
For iMac, Build-to-order option is not available in India. So no fusion drive or SSD or swapping mouse out for trackpad.
Option 2: The 27" iMac with quad-core i5 2.9GHz/8GB/1TB/GeForce GTX 660M 512MB is available for US$ 2,150. Adding the Apple Trackpad and Belkin AV360 convertor (needed for TV / DVD input) price works out to US$ 2,420.
Option 3: The 27" iMac with quad-core i5 3.2GHz/8GB/1TB/GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB is available for US$ 2,350. Adding the Apple Trackpad and Belkin AV360 convertor price works out to US$ 2,630.
Additions to Option 1:
Additions to Option 2 & 3:
Which of the three options should I pick? I would like the assessment to be based on value-for-money, performance, future-proofing, upgradability, ease-of-use, footprint / size and the required additional components.
I would appreciate the forum's help in making my decision.
Option 1: The hackintosh build with the prices in India:
Component | Particular | Price in INR |
Processor | Intel Core i5-3570K | 14,200 |
Motherboard | GA-Z77X-UP5-TH | 19,250 |
Graphics Card | Zotak GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB | 20,600 |
SSD | OCZ Vertyx 120 SSD | 7,500 |
Hard Disk | Seagate Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s 2TB HDD | 5,650 |
RAM | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz DDR3 | 6,900 |
Cabinet | Phantom | 5,800 |
Power | Corsair GS800 | 6,400 |
Wifi | TP-Link (TL-WDN4800) | 3,000 |
O/S | Mac OS X Mountain Lion | 1,100 |
Keyboard | Apple Wireless Keyboard | 3,650 |
Trackpad | Apple Wireless Trackpad | 3,900 |
27" Display | Dell Ultrasharp 2713HM | 48,500 |
This works out to US$ 2,665 approx.
For iMac, Build-to-order option is not available in India. So no fusion drive or SSD or swapping mouse out for trackpad.
Option 2: The 27" iMac with quad-core i5 2.9GHz/8GB/1TB/GeForce GTX 660M 512MB is available for US$ 2,150. Adding the Apple Trackpad and Belkin AV360 convertor (needed for TV / DVD input) price works out to US$ 2,420.
Option 3: The 27" iMac with quad-core i5 3.2GHz/8GB/1TB/GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB is available for US$ 2,350. Adding the Apple Trackpad and Belkin AV360 convertor price works out to US$ 2,630.
Additions to Option 1:
- Do I need to buy a Bluetooth USB adapter as well or does the motherboard’s adapter work?
- Other necessary components I have not accounted for in the pricing? (I just remembered one: Webcam)
- Alternate components for the build to enhance value-for-money
Additions to Option 2 & 3:
- Should I install additional RAM (16GB) now / year or so later? (US$ 90)
- Should I get the Thunderbolt external SSD now / year or so later? (US$ 260)
Which of the three options should I pick? I would like the assessment to be based on value-for-money, performance, future-proofing, upgradability, ease-of-use, footprint / size and the required additional components.
I would appreciate the forum's help in making my decision.