- Joined
- Jun 29, 2012
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- Motherboard
- 10.8.3
- CPU
- Intel i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz, (overclocked to 4.2GHz)
- Graphics
- GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 670 2GB
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Greetings Hackintoshers, I just got all my funds in order to build my Custom Hackintosh and have a couple of questions before I pull the trigger…
SSD Raid 0 config:
I understand the Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard does not support two SSD drives in Raid 0 configuration… but the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard does and wanted to verify this.
The reason I ask is I want to basically use two SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB G25 in Raid 0 as my boot/system drive.
Should I also get a basic 1TB SATA drive to initially install Mac OS and get the system running and then work on Raid 0'ing the SSDs? Or, can I just config the SSDs from the USB Flash set-up?
Main CPU, Huge Difference?:
The system will mainly be for Web development, Light Video/Audio production, Photoshop work and my main Gaming rig to boot. I'm leaning towards just going with the i5-3570k for this Hackintosh with a little overclocking but wonder if the i7-3770k posses any huge advantages given what I will be using the Hackintosh for and if any fellow Hackintoshers have some valid advice regarding this. I know the main difference in the i7 has four more threads which can only be used by certain apps and the CPU is clocked a hair faster than the i5.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide me. -Reactor-Core
SSD Raid 0 config:
I understand the Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard does not support two SSD drives in Raid 0 configuration… but the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard does and wanted to verify this.
The reason I ask is I want to basically use two SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB G25 in Raid 0 as my boot/system drive.
Should I also get a basic 1TB SATA drive to initially install Mac OS and get the system running and then work on Raid 0'ing the SSDs? Or, can I just config the SSDs from the USB Flash set-up?
Main CPU, Huge Difference?:
The system will mainly be for Web development, Light Video/Audio production, Photoshop work and my main Gaming rig to boot. I'm leaning towards just going with the i5-3570k for this Hackintosh with a little overclocking but wonder if the i7-3770k posses any huge advantages given what I will be using the Hackintosh for and if any fellow Hackintoshers have some valid advice regarding this. I know the main difference in the i7 has four more threads which can only be used by certain apps and the CPU is clocked a hair faster than the i5.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide me. -Reactor-Core