nobodynose
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- Motherboard
- ASRock Z370M Pro4
- CPU
- i7-8700
- Graphics
- RX 560
- Mac
- Classic Mac
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nobodynose's HackPro:
Intel Core i7-7700K - ASRock Z270M Pro - EVGA Nvidia GTX 1060
ComponentsIntel Core i7-7700K - ASRock Z270M Pro - EVGA Nvidia GTX 1060
ASRock Z270M Pro4 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Motherboard-Motherboards-Z270M-PRO4/dp/B01N1MOFKV/
I picked this board because it has a great feature set at a good price. I've had good experiences with ASRock in the past. And I kind of like the look, with the white strip winding its way acrosss the board.
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Socket 1151 CPU w/Intel HD Graphics 630
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Desktop-Processor-i7-7700K-BX80677I77700K/dp/B01MXSI216/
I've never owned an i7 before; I decided to go all-out with this one!
Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (2x16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2400MT/s (PC4-19200) Desktop Memory
https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-16GBx2-PC4-19200-288-Pin-BLS2K16G4D240FSC/dp/B01AG9EZ6E/
I've always trusted Crucial, and I like the price point and the look of this RAM (white to match the white stripe on the motherboard).
EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-03G-P4-6160-KR/dp/B01KUADE3O/
This is one of only a couple of components I kept from my previous Haswell build.
DIYPC Cuboid-R MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
https://www.amazon.com/DIYPC-Cuboid-R-Gaming-Micro-ATX-Computer/dp/B01AJBRVUQ/
I'm a fan of cases that mount the motherboard horizontally; it takes a lot of strain off the PCIe slots and facilitates better airflow in the right case. This one came with 200mm front and 120mm rear fans.
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooler 120mm
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/
This is my first foray into liquid cooling - it really makes a difference, and it's just as easy to install as an air cooler.
Rosewill Glacier Series 600W Modular 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Glacier-Continuous-Semi-Modular-600M/dp/B00S8NOAJ8/
WD Black 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe Solid State Drive (Boot)
https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/
Crucial M550 512GB SATA3 SSD (/Users)
https://www.amazon.com/MODEL-Crucial-adapter-Internal-CT512M550SSD1/dp/B00IRRDHVW/
I separated /Users from my boot drive a long time ago; this will make it a cinch to get my user account back online.
Seagate Barracuda 5TB Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-ST5000DM000-3-5-Inch-Internal/dp/B00KIVMRWU/
This drive is used only for Time Machine backups.
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057FRTPW/
Old faithful from my original Hackintosh build (though I rarely ever use it anymore).
Samsung U28D590D 28" UHD 4K (3840x2160) LED Backlight LCD monitor
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/
Still going strong. I don't have room on my desk for two monitors, so I bought one big one.
Mac OSX Sierra 10.12.6 (downloaded from Mac App Store)
Comments
I originally built my first Hackintosh in late 2011/early 2012, based on a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard and a Sandy Bridge i3 processor, using Intel HD3000 graphics, running Lion. Over time, I:
- replaced a dead SSD;
- replaced a dead PSU;
- added a hybrid SSHD for more space for my /Users partition;
- added an Nvidia GT 640 GPU;
- upgraded the Wifi from 802.11g to 802.11ac;
- upgraded the CPU to a Sandy Bridge i5;
- upgraded the RAM from 4x4GB 1333MHz to 2x8GB 1600MHz;
- replaced the motherboard and CPU (jumping from Sandy Bridge to Haswell architecture);
- upgraded the RAM and GPU again;
- and went from Lion to Mountain Lion to Mavericks to Yosemite to El Capitan to Sierra.
Plus, I hadn't installed macOS from scratch on this machine since my first build (OS X Lion! on a Sandy Bridge system!), so I thought it was long past time I did a fresh install.
I initially had some issues getting my 10.12.6 Sierra USB drive to boot; but I worked through them one by one and got it installed. Then I struggled with audio but got that working too, thanks to @toleda's guide on Kaby Lake audio. I made my way through @RehabMan's tutorial/guide on USB ports to get all the USB ports working properly and his guide to patching the NVMe driver so the system would recognize and boot from the NVMe SSD. Now it's finally complete! I set the System Definition to iMac18,3 (which uses the same CPU as my system, the i7-7700K). The system sleeps and wakes from sleep perfectly, and my initial Geekbench score is nearly 20000, almost double what I was getting from my Haswell system!
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