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Hey all! Full disclosure, I am completely new at building computers, but I have been researching and lurking here for some time.
I am beyond excited to start the project of building a hackintosh for my music production work, but first I want to confirm the compatibility of my components and hear any general advice offered from those far wiser than I...
(Note: Apparently I posted this in the wrong category last night as this morning it had disappeared. Sorry about that, and hopefully it has been corrected)
The goals:
The parts:
As far as I can tell everything should play nicely, but as this is my first build, I would greatly appreciate a second opinion before I pull the trigger on this.
Thank you for your time!
I am beyond excited to start the project of building a hackintosh for my music production work, but first I want to confirm the compatibility of my components and hear any general advice offered from those far wiser than I...
(Note: Apparently I posted this in the wrong category last night as this morning it had disappeared. Sorry about that, and hopefully it has been corrected)
The goals:
- A powerful machine suitable for heavy music production and occasional light video editing
- Kinda smallish microATX form factor!
- Able to drive two 4k displays @ 60hz
The parts:
- CPU - Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core
- CPU Cooler - Corsair - H60 Liquid
- Motherboard - Gigabyte - GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151
- RAM - Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400
- Storage - Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" SSD
- GPU - EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SSC
- Case - BitFenix - Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX
- Power Supply - Corsair - CSM 550W
- Network - Fenvi - Dual Band Wireless WIFI BT 4.0
As far as I can tell everything should play nicely, but as this is my first build, I would greatly appreciate a second opinion before I pull the trigger on this.
Thank you for your time!
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