my first hackintosh

[jdogg12]

Hello world,

So I have decided to build a mac. The price differential v speed is to much. A maxed out Mini right now is $1600 for a dual core 3.5 ghz i7. with DDR3 ram.

Last time I made a computer Y2k was still a huge issue on the horizon. I have tried to follow the gene golden build. I'd like as easy a system as possible with everything working. I have pc envy. I was in a friends office who was running a gaming pc for his desktop and that thing was fast. it searched a 5,000 page doc in no time. My laptop and desktop take minutes to do the same searches. I'm not doing any great video or audio work, I just want speed for speed sake and to compensate for my lingering insecurities. Ideally id like to maybe dip my toe into some VR.

Heres what I'm thinking of getting. Please let me know if its a crazy stupid or crazy fast.

• Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00 GHz Unlocked Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1151 [BX80662I76700K] by Intel
• SilverStone Technology SOD03 9.5 & 12.7mm Slot Load ODD Component by SilverStone Technology

• SilverStone Aluminum Micro ATX, 120mm Fan x3, USB 3.0 x 2, 3.5-Inch x 3 and 2.5-Inch x1 Drive Bays Tower Computer Case FT03B (Black) by SilverStone Technology

• ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII GENE LGA1151 DDR4 M.2 SATA 6Gb/s USB3.1 Type A Type C Intel Z170 mATX Motherboardby Asus

• ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 - 150 Watt Multicompatible Low Noise CPU Cooler for AMD and Intel Sockets by ARCTIC

• Corsair LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 DRAM Memory Kit, Black (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16) by Corsair

• Samsung 950 PRO Series - 512GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V5P512BW) by Samsung

• Fenvi Wireless Network mini PCI-E Card to Desktop PCI-E Adapter Converter + PCI-E Low Profile [wireless card is not included] Compact intel 7260 6300 6250 3160 Broadcom Atheros Half Size Wireless Card by Fenvi

Please let me know what you think. Thank you. I have been reading this board for a few years now and have been afraid to post for fear that someone would embarrass me with the obvious. I'm a middle aged noob looking to build something. Any help is much appreciated.

 

[samisnake]

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...s-viii-gene-i5-6600k-gigabyte-gtx-950.181272/
storks system thread is something i would look at if i were going for that board. noone does a build thread like stork.

only things i would point out in that build are that the cpu cooler is outdated, there are better/newer options out there, and the wireless card. look at genuine apple wifi card to pcie conversions (inc blutooth onboard) or the larger fenvi cards with 802.11ac