Questions on my soon-to-be Hackintosh

[nishant98]

I just bought the following parts --

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
MSI GTX 670 Power Edition
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB DDR3 RAM
Corsair HX750 Power Supply
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid-tower ATX Case
Dell S2240L 21.5" LED IPS-panel Monitor

I am yet to buy the processor and I'm stuck between the i7 3770K and the i5 3570K (will make my decision soon!). I will be dual-booting the system with ML and Windows 7, and I plan to install Windows later since I can't spend another $100 after buying the processor. I was wondering if it'd be okay to first install ML in the first few months of the build and use a Time Machine back-up when I install Windows (or can I install without a back-up?). Also, I might even buy another SSD for OS X (restored with a Time Machine back-up) and install Windows on the 840 Pro for gaming. The secondary SSD I have in mind is a Samsung 840 (non-Pro) 120GB, will a setup like this work? Please reply!

Thank you!

 

[jabba559thqm]

I would personally go with the 3770 or the 3770k over the 3570.. The 3770 and 3770k both have hyperthreading which gives better performance in OSX. If you have a Microcenter nearby they always have the 3770k at a pristine price of $40 over the 3570 plus over the life of you system you can overclock if your processor starts to become dated..

Intel 3770K
Z77X-UD5H
256GB Samsung SSD 840 Series
Zotac GTX 670
32GB Crucial DDR 1600 Memory

 

[nishant98]

I live in India so the prices of hardware are total bull**** here.. The 3770K here is $50 more and the 3770 is $20 more. I hate the hardware prices here! But I'll see what I can do. Any ideas about the dual-boot?

 

[jabba559thqm]

Ive had no problems with my dual boot. Windows 8 works fine.

 

[nishant98]

Oh okay! I decided to try to dual-boot on the single SSD, and if it's unsuccessful only then get a secondary SSD. Also, I decided to go for the 3770K since it's worthwhile according to many people who I talked to.. Thanks for the help buddy!

 

[samisnake]

whether or not its worthwhile depends on what you mainly do on your system.
youve only mentioned gaming really, so based on that the 3770(k) wouldnt be a better purchase over the 3570k.

that being said, $50 more for the 3770k isnt that much. in the US, its $220 for a the 3570k, and $330 for the 3770k, so unless youre getting ripped off on the 3570k to begin with....

 

[nishant98]

Yeah, I'm installing OS X for video editing and some photoshop (I don't know whether hyper-threading is used for it though). I might even do some 3D work or something but OS X is mainly for content creation.. I do a lot of drawing on Autodesk Sketchbook (with a Wacom Tablet) since I will be going to art school once I'm done with high school. I also talked to a friend of min who did build a hackintosh and he said that if you're going to be doing anything productive as such on a hackintosh, the 3770(K or non-K) is the way to go.

Also, I won't be building another system/upgrading for at least 2.5 years or so, hence I think it's good to get the best for now. Thanks for your opinion!

 

[totenkopf4]

Yeah, I'm installing OS X for video editing and some photoshop (I don't know whether hyper-threading is used for it though). I might even do some 3D work or something but OS X is mainly for content creation.. I do a lot of drawing on Autodesk Sketchbook (with a Wacom Tablet) since I will be going to art school once I'm done with high school. I also talked to a friend of min who did build a hackintosh and he said that if you're going to be doing anything productive as such on a hackintosh, the 3770(K or non-K) is the way to go.

Also, I won't be building another system/upgrading for at least 2.5 years or so, hence I think it's good to get the best for now. Thanks for your opinion!

nishant98

Using a Z77 Motherboard enables overclocking so you want a CPU that supports that which would be the K version - diff between 3570 and 3770 are small but one item that you should know is that the 3770 supports Virt of the Cores (4+4= 8 vs 4 only) this makes the 3770K the better CPU IMHO.
Also as to dual Boot - suggest you use 2 64GB SSD's one for each - and relocate the User Directories to Mech Hard Drives for both OSX and Windows : in windows this can be done during the initial install w a script file. Goggle It.

 

[nishant98]

nishant98

Using a Z77 Motherboard enables overclocking so you want a CPU that supports that which would be the K version - diff between 3570 and 3770 are small but one item that you should know is that the 3770 supports Virt of the Cores (4+4= 8 vs 4 only) this makes the 3770K the better CPU IMHO.
Also as to dual Boot - suggest you use 2 64GB SSD's one for each - and relocate the User Directories to Mech Hard Drives for both OSX and Windows : in windows this can be done during the initial install w a script file. Goggle It.

The sad part is I already bought a Samsung 840 Pro (128GB version). I was planning on getting another one like a Samsung 840 (non-Pro) with 120 gigs for OS X and shift Windows onto the 840 Pro..