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- Mid-2010 15'' MacBook Pro
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- Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz
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- GeForce GT 330m
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Hello everyone! This is my first hackintosh build, so yeah, I'm kind of lost here. I would appreciate any comments on my build
My goal: to have a powerful desktop that I can use primarily for music production (very CPU heavy) while running Mountain Lion, but also playing some games either on OS X or via a Bootcamp partition on all "Very-High" all the while keeping the price under 2000 Euros or so.
The Build:
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Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Z68 Socket 1155
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...68ea708300...0.1351627334.1.1354219334&gclid=
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CPU - INTEL Core i7 Ivy Bridge 3770K
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/11763173/art/intel/core-i7-ivy-bridge-3770k.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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Cooling - Corsair Hydro H60
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/971680...uhlsystem-fur-den.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2GB
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/arti...3&agid=1156&pvid=5d4xbtoh3_h8xd9akr&ref=15&lb
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Power Supply - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700 Watt
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/1911586/art/ocz/pc-stromversorgung-modxst.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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RAM - Corsair 16GB KIT Vengeance Blue LP PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 CL9
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...b1c049a893...0.1351621112.1.1354213112&gclid=
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HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...474c599aaf...0.1351621980.1.1354213980&gclid=
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SSD - OCZ Interne SSD-Festplatte Agility 3 Series SATA III
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/997431...tte-ag.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui#pix-review
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Wi-Fi - TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B006PMX964/?tag=tonymacx8603-21
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Case - SilverStone TJ07B (Black)
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/SilverStone/TJ07B/80157/?
Screen - Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM 27 Inch Non-Glossy Display
http://www.vibuonline.de/product_in...8969_27-68-58cm--Dell-UltraSharp-U2713HM.html
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Now let me explain my choices of hardware a little bit.
Since music production is very CPU hungry, i decided to go for the i7 3770K. It seems like a great CPU and should be just fine for my needs, but in case I do need that extra boost I'm going to overclock the **** out of it.
I went with the water cooling because, as I understand, it's quieter than regular fans and is more overclock friendly. The computer being quiet is important to me.
The graphics card choice is more or less arbitrary, I just wanted to have a High-End GPU to run games at 2560x1400 resolution.
The SSD is to be partitioned for my music and gaming needs. 70% of it I'm going to dedicate to OS X and my music software and about 30% to a Bootcamp Windows 7 partition. The HDD is also to be partitioned in a similar fashion (80% OS X and 20% Windows)
I went for a 700 Watt power supply because the CPU consumes 77 Watts according to the manufacturer, while the GPU 550 Watts. That leaves me with surplus of about 73 Watts. I figured that should be enough to run all other components.
I think that's about it. I'd like to hear the Pros' opinion/advice.
Please let me know if something in my build doesn't make any sense and I'll adjust it.
Looking forward to your commentaries and thank you!
My goal: to have a powerful desktop that I can use primarily for music production (very CPU heavy) while running Mountain Lion, but also playing some games either on OS X or via a Bootcamp partition on all "Very-High" all the while keeping the price under 2000 Euros or so.
The Build:
View attachment 36392
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Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Z68 Socket 1155
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...68ea708300...0.1351627334.1.1354219334&gclid=
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CPU - INTEL Core i7 Ivy Bridge 3770K
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/11763173/art/intel/core-i7-ivy-bridge-3770k.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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Cooling - Corsair Hydro H60
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/971680...uhlsystem-fur-den.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2GB
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/arti...3&agid=1156&pvid=5d4xbtoh3_h8xd9akr&ref=15&lb
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Power Supply - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700 Watt
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/1911586/art/ocz/pc-stromversorgung-modxst.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui
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RAM - Corsair 16GB KIT Vengeance Blue LP PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 CL9
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...b1c049a893...0.1351621112.1.1354213112&gclid=
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HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III
http://www.getgoods.de/hardware-sof...474c599aaf...0.1351621980.1.1354213980&gclid=
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SSD - OCZ Interne SSD-Festplatte Agility 3 Series SATA III
http://www.pixmania.de/de/de/997431...tte-ag.html?srcid=50&CodePromo=oui#pix-review
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Wi-Fi - TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B006PMX964/?tag=tonymacx8603-21
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Case - SilverStone TJ07B (Black)
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/SilverStone/TJ07B/80157/?
Screen - Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM 27 Inch Non-Glossy Display
http://www.vibuonline.de/product_in...8969_27-68-58cm--Dell-UltraSharp-U2713HM.html
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Now let me explain my choices of hardware a little bit.
Since music production is very CPU hungry, i decided to go for the i7 3770K. It seems like a great CPU and should be just fine for my needs, but in case I do need that extra boost I'm going to overclock the **** out of it.
I went with the water cooling because, as I understand, it's quieter than regular fans and is more overclock friendly. The computer being quiet is important to me.
The graphics card choice is more or less arbitrary, I just wanted to have a High-End GPU to run games at 2560x1400 resolution.
The SSD is to be partitioned for my music and gaming needs. 70% of it I'm going to dedicate to OS X and my music software and about 30% to a Bootcamp Windows 7 partition. The HDD is also to be partitioned in a similar fashion (80% OS X and 20% Windows)
I went for a 700 Watt power supply because the CPU consumes 77 Watts according to the manufacturer, while the GPU 550 Watts. That leaves me with surplus of about 73 Watts. I figured that should be enough to run all other components.
I think that's about it. I'd like to hear the Pros' opinion/advice.
Please let me know if something in my build doesn't make any sense and I'll adjust it.
Looking forward to your commentaries and thank you!