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Hi guys,

This will be the second time I'm building a comp from scratch, but my first dive into the Hackintosh world. I'm going to be using the computer for photoshop / final cut pro along with gaming. How does this parts list look? I tried to stick to the CustoMac Pro build, but I subbed in some things from the budget build. Is there anywhere I can save a few bucks (besides the monitor)?

Thanks!

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545

Processor:
Intel Core i7-3770K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

Memory:
8GB Corsair 1600Mhz DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233147

Video Card:
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604

SSD (for OS / Programs):
SanDisk Extreme SSD SATA 6Gb/s 240gb
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EKJ8UI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Internal HD (for storage):
Seagate Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s 1TB HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

CD/DVD Drive:

Sony Optiarc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118067

Wireless:
TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter (TL-WDN4800)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GMPZ0A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3G4Z7JJ34B7QN

Case:
Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Power Supply:
Corsair 6
50watt​
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012

Monitor:
Samsung Series 9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001565
 
The build looks good. Of course you could save a few bucks using a 3570k instead of the 3770k, but not something I would do.
 
The only thing that I would consider downgrading is the Motherboard. Maybe a UP3 would do.
If you use Final Cut stick with the i7 3770, because Final Cut utilizes every single percent of your CPU. Even the virtual cores.
 
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