My First Hackintosh Build. [Does it work?]

[skytag]

Hello, this is my first build ever and I mainly just chose parts from the suggested list.
I just wanted to post my build and see if everything would be compatible with OS X Lion
and if there is anything i should add or remove or improve.
Also too see if its actually a good build that would provide a decent computer and if not compatible what to change.
So mainly just advice . I'm welcome to constructive criticism so just tell me what I need to do. So here it is.


CPU/Processor:
-Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80623I72700K [$319.99]
LINK:http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i7-2700K-Processor-BX80623I72700K/dp/B005X64OA8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=Z9ISDN6SXK1X&coliid=I2C08V2Q13FQDU

Motherboard:
-Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6GB/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel [$139.99]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-Z68XP ... 2TDSOBF1XM

Graphics Card:
-EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB Graphics Card (1024 MB, GDDR5, PCI-E 2.0 16x, DVI-I x 2, Mini-HDMI, SLI-Capable) [$229.99]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Grap ... CKU1KO5WNC

Case:
-Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - CC-9011011-WW [$99.99]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-S ... 29OMUV08KB

RAM:
-Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B [$97.98]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance ... BH0VA1S899

Power Supply:
-Corsair Professional Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms - CMPSU-650HX [$116.99]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professio ... D6OVNO1DDK

Hard Drive
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s with NCQ 32MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Bare Drive ST31000524AS [$95.79]
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda ... BMSD55A6GN

 

[Albertsw]

That looks like it will be an awesome hackintosh!
Your missing a hard drive or an SSD.

 

[skytag]

That looks like it will be an awesome hackintosh!
Your missing a hard drive or an SSD.

Oh woops. Ment for that to be in there. Thank you. And I have a question. What the difference between a Hard drive and a SSD and can a SSD be used by itself?

EDIT: Added Hard Drive. Is this a good one? From what I've researched I believe it is.

 

[Albertsw]

That looks like a good hard drive. The difference between a hard drive and an SSD is that SSDs are a lot faster but are more expensive and have less storage but hard drives are slower and have more storage space and are cheaper. I have a 64GB SSD as my boot drive so my computer boots in 8 seconds and a 2000GB hard drive for my iTunes and other media. You can use an SSD by its self but you won't have as much storage as a hard drive.

 

[skytag]

Okay how did you set up your SSD for your boot up and your Hard Drive for everything else? Also do you know if all of my equipment is compatible with OS X Lion?

 

[Albertsw]

Install OS X on your SSD like normal then in multibeast choose TRIM enabler and you will be good to go. After you have OS X you your SSD you want to format the drive Mac OS Extended Journaled and put all your music, vids and other media on it.

All your hardware will work. Here is a list of compatible components: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

 

[skytag]

Install OS X on your SSD like normal then in multibeast choose TRIM enabler and you will be good to go. After you have OS X you your SSD you want to format the drive Mac OS Extended Journaled and put all your music, vids and other media on it.

All your hardware will work. Here is a list of compatible components: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

Great. So I know how to build my computer but I'm a little unsure of the software part such as the USB,OS X Lion, and Multibeast so any info on the process would be great. Also is their a different way to set up the BIOSand Multibeast for each specific type of computer made by someone or are there generalized settings to use? If you could please answer all these questions that would be awesome

 

[Albertsw]

This is how you install the os: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/10/ ... using.html

Multibeast has specific options for all different hardware. You will need to select the things in Multibeast that is required for your specific computer.
To set up the BIOS you have to press the key that the computer says to right after you power on(normally F10, F12 or delete). Multibeast is an application run after your computer is on and is at the desktop.

 

[skytag]

This is how you install the os: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/10/ ... using.html

Multibeast has specific options for all different hardware. You will need to select the things in Multibeast that is required for your specific computer.
To set up the BIOS you have to press the key that the computer says to right after you power on(normally F10, F12 or delete). Multibeast is an application run after your computer is on and is at the desktop.

Thanks, but how do I find out what specific things I need to set in multibeast for my specific set up?

EDIT: Also I don't have any previous install of OS X so how do I get Lion on a computer with no previous OS X?

 

[Albertsw]

If you don't have a computer that can get lion from the mac Appstore then you will need to install Snow Leopard first.
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ ... -x-on.html

I recommend watching this guys series on how to do a hackintosh:[VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qOELbTIlCk&feature=plcp[/VIDEO]

for Multibeast you will want to download your DSDT from tonymac DSDT database and rename it DSDT.aml and choose "UserDSDT install"