- Joined
- Jan 2, 2020
- Messages
- 194
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
- CPU
- i7 9700K
- Graphics
- RX 5700 XT
- Mac
*THIS IS STILL WORK IN PROGRESS*
Processors:
Intel Core i9 10900K
10c/20t - 3.7 GHz (5.3 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i9 10900
10c/20t - 2.8 GHz (5.2 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i7 10700K
8c/16t - 3.8 GHz (5.1 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i7 10700
8c/16t - 2.9 GHz (4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i5 10600K
6c/12t - 4.1 GHz (4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i5 10400
6c/12t - 2.9 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i3 10100
4c/8t - 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Motherboards:
ATX:
ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E
Gigabyte Z490 VISION D
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS PRO
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-A
ASUS Prime Z490-A
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE
Gigabyte Z490 VISION G
ASUS TUF Z490-Plus
Gigabyte Z490 Ultra Durable
mATX:
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G
Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X
ITX:
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I
Gigabyte Z490I AORUS ULTRA
Graphics Cards:
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT SE
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5500 XT SE
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5500 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5500 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 570
MSI AERO Radeon RX 560
*The reason that I am mainly recommending Sapphire cards is because Apple recommends their cards. I have also never had a bad card from Sapphire. I’d personally highly recommend Sapphire to anyone planning to build a PC/Hackintosh with a AMD GPU.
Memory:
Best:
G.Skill Trident Z RGB
Corsair Vengeance LPX
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro
G.Skill Trident Z Royal
G.Skill Ripjaws V
Great:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Crucial Ballistix RGB
Kingston HyperX Fury
Other things to note for RAM:
The best speed for value to performance is 3600 MHz.
The lower the CAS frequency, the better (I.e. C16).
The higher the MHz, the better.
Recommended speeds: 2400, 2666, 3000, 3200, 3600, 4000
CPU Coolers:
Water (AIO):
Corsair H150i Pro
Corsair H115i Platinum
Corsair H115i iCUE
Corsair H100i Platinum
Corsair H100i iCUE
Corsair H60
Air (Tower):
Anything from Noctua or Corsair
WiFi and Bluetooth:
fenvi T919
Power Supplies:
Titanium PSUs:
Seasonic PRIME TX
Seasonic PRIME Ultra
Corsair AX
EVGA SuperNOVA T2
Platinum PSUs:
Seasonic PRIME PX
Seasonic PRIME Platinum
Seasonic FOCUS PX
Corsair HX
EVGA SuperNOVA P2
ASUS ROG Thor
Gold PSUs:
Seasonic FOCUS GX
Corsair RMx
EVGA SuperNOVA G5
EVGA SuperNOVA GA
EVGA SuperNOVA G+
ASUS ROG Strix
SFX PSUs:
Corsair SF
EVGA SuperNOVA GM
*These are the best PSUs currently on the market. Other good brands are:
be quiet!
NZXT
Silverstone
Cooler Master
Fractal Design
Antec
XFX
*DO NOT GET CHEAP BRANDS, AS THEY MAY BLOW UP (I’M SERIOUS)!*
Brands to AVOID for PSUs:
Rosewill (Rosewill-NOT!)
Apevia (aka little things that look like PSUs but should never be plugged in)
Coolmax (Boommax)
Logisys (it’s LOGIcal to avoid them!)
Sparkle (if you get one, it sure will)
Case:
Best Brands:
Fractal Design
be quiet!
Corsair
ASUS
NZXT
Phanteks
Lian Li
ATX:
Fractal Design Meshify C
Fractal Design Define 7
Fractal Design Define C
Corsair 275R Airflow
Corsair Carbide 275
Corsair Carbide 275Q
Corsair Carbide SPEC-06
Corsair Carbide SPEC-OMEGA
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB
Corsair iCUE 465X
Corsair Crystal 570X
Corsair Obsidian 500D
Phanteks Eclipse P300A
be quiet! PURE BASE 600
NZXT H510
NZXT H510i
NZXT H510 Elite
E-ATX:
Fractal Design Meshify S2
Fractal Design Define R6
Fractal Design Define S2
Fractal Design Define 7 XL
Fractal Design Vector RS
Corsair Carbide 678C
Corsair Crystal 680X
I’m still working on it!
Processors:
Intel Core i9 10900K
10c/20t - 3.7 GHz (5.3 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i9 10900
10c/20t - 2.8 GHz (5.2 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i7 10700K
8c/16t - 3.8 GHz (5.1 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i7 10700
8c/16t - 2.9 GHz (4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i5 10600K
6c/12t - 4.1 GHz (4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i5 10400
6c/12t - 2.9 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Intel Core i3 10100
4c/8t - 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Motherboards:
ATX:
ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E
Gigabyte Z490 VISION D
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS PRO
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-A
ASUS Prime Z490-A
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE
Gigabyte Z490 VISION G
ASUS TUF Z490-Plus
Gigabyte Z490 Ultra Durable
mATX:
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G
Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X
ITX:
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I
Gigabyte Z490I AORUS ULTRA
Graphics Cards:
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT SE
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5700 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5500 XT SE
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 5500 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5500 XT
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580
Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 570
MSI AERO Radeon RX 560
*The reason that I am mainly recommending Sapphire cards is because Apple recommends their cards. I have also never had a bad card from Sapphire. I’d personally highly recommend Sapphire to anyone planning to build a PC/Hackintosh with a AMD GPU.
Memory:
Best:
G.Skill Trident Z RGB
Corsair Vengeance LPX
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro
G.Skill Trident Z Royal
G.Skill Ripjaws V
Great:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Crucial Ballistix RGB
Kingston HyperX Fury
Other things to note for RAM:
The best speed for value to performance is 3600 MHz.
The lower the CAS frequency, the better (I.e. C16).
The higher the MHz, the better.
Recommended speeds: 2400, 2666, 3000, 3200, 3600, 4000
CPU Coolers:
Water (AIO):
Corsair H150i Pro
Corsair H115i Platinum
Corsair H115i iCUE
Corsair H100i Platinum
Corsair H100i iCUE
Corsair H60
Air (Tower):
Anything from Noctua or Corsair
WiFi and Bluetooth:
fenvi T919
Power Supplies:
Titanium PSUs:
Seasonic PRIME TX
Seasonic PRIME Ultra
Corsair AX
EVGA SuperNOVA T2
Platinum PSUs:
Seasonic PRIME PX
Seasonic PRIME Platinum
Seasonic FOCUS PX
Corsair HX
EVGA SuperNOVA P2
ASUS ROG Thor
Gold PSUs:
Seasonic FOCUS GX
Corsair RMx
EVGA SuperNOVA G5
EVGA SuperNOVA GA
EVGA SuperNOVA G+
ASUS ROG Strix
SFX PSUs:
Corsair SF
EVGA SuperNOVA GM
*These are the best PSUs currently on the market. Other good brands are:
be quiet!
NZXT
Silverstone
Cooler Master
Fractal Design
Antec
XFX
*DO NOT GET CHEAP BRANDS, AS THEY MAY BLOW UP (I’M SERIOUS)!*
Brands to AVOID for PSUs:
Rosewill (Rosewill-NOT!)
Apevia (aka little things that look like PSUs but should never be plugged in)
Coolmax (Boommax)
Logisys (it’s LOGIcal to avoid them!)
Sparkle (if you get one, it sure will)
Case:
Best Brands:
Fractal Design
be quiet!
Corsair
ASUS
NZXT
Phanteks
Lian Li
ATX:
Fractal Design Meshify C
Fractal Design Define 7
Fractal Design Define C
Corsair 275R Airflow
Corsair Carbide 275
Corsair Carbide 275Q
Corsair Carbide SPEC-06
Corsair Carbide SPEC-OMEGA
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB
Corsair iCUE 465X
Corsair Crystal 570X
Corsair Obsidian 500D
Phanteks Eclipse P300A
be quiet! PURE BASE 600
NZXT H510
NZXT H510i
NZXT H510 Elite
E-ATX:
Fractal Design Meshify S2
Fractal Design Define R6
Fractal Design Define S2
Fractal Design Define 7 XL
Fractal Design Vector RS
Corsair Carbide 678C
Corsair Crystal 680X
I’m still working on it!