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Hey guys, so im looking at building a hackintosh.
Im semi tech savvy but nothing crazy. I was reading the buying guide, and i was just wondering if the
CustoMac Pro build was compatible with OSX 10.7 ? My current macbook pro is running that OS and i was planning on cloning my SSD to the new SSD so that i dont have to reinstall hundreds of VSTS and Audio Units (i will be using this as a studio computer, i make electronic music)
Im going to post the parts i was looking at using, I've never built a computer and I've never built a hackintosh. So i'm really looking for guidance to make sure that i'm getting all the right parts, and for some suggestions.
Like for example, recommendations of products that are better for cheaper/the same price.
Also i'm looking for a case that runs very quiet, if the current one i have doesn't. Could you recommend a new one.. ?
Also do i need that advanced of a graphics card.. ? I don't plan on gaming on it or doing any photo/ video work. Everything is going to be audio. I don't know very much about graphics cards, they never have been a huge factor when i've looked at computers (for audio production)
All i really need out of the graphics card is for it to have 2 hdmi/dvi outputs, aside from that i dont really know
As far as the hard drives go, i was planning on either
A. Running a raid configuration
or
B. Using the SSD as a boot drive, and using the Raptor as extra storage for audio files and such.
Any thoughts on which one would yield the best result?
Also, are the Drives that i picked out compatible.. ?
Also my lastly, i read about the Motherboard, it doesn't seem to have a firewire port.. ?
I need one, and i noticed that it had pci-e expansion slots, does this mean i can add one into the set up.. ?
How would i go about doing that...?
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Z97
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz)
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive(1)
Western Digital Raptor 160GB SATA/300 10,000RPM 16MB Hard Drive (3)
EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Low Profile 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR3-1600 1.35V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory Modules
Corsair Carbide Series Black 500R Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair RM Series 650 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express
Thank you for taking the time to read this/ answer. I appreciate it.
Im not sure if this was an inapprtiate place to post this/ if it has been answered.
I did some searches, but my questions were pretty specific and i couldn't find anything.
Im semi tech savvy but nothing crazy. I was reading the buying guide, and i was just wondering if the
CustoMac Pro build was compatible with OSX 10.7 ? My current macbook pro is running that OS and i was planning on cloning my SSD to the new SSD so that i dont have to reinstall hundreds of VSTS and Audio Units (i will be using this as a studio computer, i make electronic music)
Im going to post the parts i was looking at using, I've never built a computer and I've never built a hackintosh. So i'm really looking for guidance to make sure that i'm getting all the right parts, and for some suggestions.
Like for example, recommendations of products that are better for cheaper/the same price.
Also i'm looking for a case that runs very quiet, if the current one i have doesn't. Could you recommend a new one.. ?
Also do i need that advanced of a graphics card.. ? I don't plan on gaming on it or doing any photo/ video work. Everything is going to be audio. I don't know very much about graphics cards, they never have been a huge factor when i've looked at computers (for audio production)
All i really need out of the graphics card is for it to have 2 hdmi/dvi outputs, aside from that i dont really know
As far as the hard drives go, i was planning on either
A. Running a raid configuration
or
B. Using the SSD as a boot drive, and using the Raptor as extra storage for audio files and such.
Any thoughts on which one would yield the best result?
Also, are the Drives that i picked out compatible.. ?
Also my lastly, i read about the Motherboard, it doesn't seem to have a firewire port.. ?
I need one, and i noticed that it had pci-e expansion slots, does this mean i can add one into the set up.. ?
How would i go about doing that...?
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Z97
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz)
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive(1)
Western Digital Raptor 160GB SATA/300 10,000RPM 16MB Hard Drive (3)
EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Low Profile 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR3-1600 1.35V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory Modules
Corsair Carbide Series Black 500R Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair RM Series 650 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express
Thank you for taking the time to read this/ answer. I appreciate it.
Im not sure if this was an inapprtiate place to post this/ if it has been answered.
I did some searches, but my questions were pretty specific and i couldn't find anything.