- Joined
- Oct 4, 2016
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- GA-Z170MX (For Thunderbolt 3 utilization)
- CPU
- i7-6700k or i7-7700k
- Graphics
- GTX 1070 or 1080 (Blower or Hybrid)
- Mac
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- Classic Mac
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- Mobile Phone
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I wanna preface that my main goal to building this Hackintosh is to get a STRONG 4K video editing machine to at least handle the load that 4K footage requires for rendering and such. That being said, these are the parts that I am interested in buying and sticking pretty closely to:
CPU: i7-6800k or i7-5820k
Mobo: ASRock FATAL1TY X99M OR literally *ANY* other X99 mobo that would work with any OS X (Not picky on OS X).
GPU: MSI GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X (Alternative would be any GTX 980ti).
RAM: *At least* 64GB of DDR4 (I'm not picky on the brand).
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO Series - M.2 Internal SSD (For OS X) & Crucial MX300 SATA 2.5 (For Windows).
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 P2, 80+ PLATINUM 750W.
Reasons why I choose those CPU's:
These CPU's are very important to me. I don't know how else to stress that these CPU's just work amazingly when it comes to professional editing and any of the other CPU's above those price ranges are just overkill and break a budget that I would prefer not to dabble in. I am aware of the decent quality of 4K editing that the i7-6700k produces, but the additional cores that are in the CPU's I prefer just make all the difference when it comes to the workload.
As for the mobo:
I am not dedicated to ASRock or that particular model, BUT I will disclose that this whole build will be fitted into an old PowerMac G5 case that I acquired and I am desperately trying to make an mATX board work first as it will allow me to do a lot less dremel cutting instead of a Full ATX. I am not opposed to the idea of a Full ATX X99 if Hackintosh will work better on them.
And for the GPU:
I am fully aware I can get 4K editing decently out of the 980ti just fine, but the MSI GTX 1070 Seahawk would "just be so choice!" if I could get it working properly in my build.
Disclosures and Awareness:
I am also fully aware of the installation problems that exist within the X99 and GTX 1070 builds that are being put together by the amazing people in this community and all over the internet right now. I have been diligently combing the internet to keep up with the head way that is being made, and I also know that drivers have not been released yet for the GTX 1000 series (I will be rejoicing with tears when that day happens X-P). Which is why i'm willing to be flexible on the GPU route, but on the X99 mobo's and CPU's route; I feel like I need to stay strong and make it work because of future proofing and of course the ability to install the CPU's I desperately want.
Answers and much needed Advice from you guys:
I feel like I am willing to be as flexible as I possibly can be as this kind of computer building work can be tedious and fragile' especially during installation; I get it - anything is prone to not working out just the way you want it. But if any one can give me some advise, workarounds, friendly input as to what might be some of the best X99 options out there right now that seem to be more stable than others; then I would be greatly appreciative of it.
Thanks guys!
CPU: i7-6800k or i7-5820k
Mobo: ASRock FATAL1TY X99M OR literally *ANY* other X99 mobo that would work with any OS X (Not picky on OS X).
GPU: MSI GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X (Alternative would be any GTX 980ti).
RAM: *At least* 64GB of DDR4 (I'm not picky on the brand).
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO Series - M.2 Internal SSD (For OS X) & Crucial MX300 SATA 2.5 (For Windows).
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 P2, 80+ PLATINUM 750W.
Reasons why I choose those CPU's:
These CPU's are very important to me. I don't know how else to stress that these CPU's just work amazingly when it comes to professional editing and any of the other CPU's above those price ranges are just overkill and break a budget that I would prefer not to dabble in. I am aware of the decent quality of 4K editing that the i7-6700k produces, but the additional cores that are in the CPU's I prefer just make all the difference when it comes to the workload.
As for the mobo:
I am not dedicated to ASRock or that particular model, BUT I will disclose that this whole build will be fitted into an old PowerMac G5 case that I acquired and I am desperately trying to make an mATX board work first as it will allow me to do a lot less dremel cutting instead of a Full ATX. I am not opposed to the idea of a Full ATX X99 if Hackintosh will work better on them.
And for the GPU:
I am fully aware I can get 4K editing decently out of the 980ti just fine, but the MSI GTX 1070 Seahawk would "just be so choice!" if I could get it working properly in my build.
Disclosures and Awareness:
I am also fully aware of the installation problems that exist within the X99 and GTX 1070 builds that are being put together by the amazing people in this community and all over the internet right now. I have been diligently combing the internet to keep up with the head way that is being made, and I also know that drivers have not been released yet for the GTX 1000 series (I will be rejoicing with tears when that day happens X-P). Which is why i'm willing to be flexible on the GPU route, but on the X99 mobo's and CPU's route; I feel like I need to stay strong and make it work because of future proofing and of course the ability to install the CPU's I desperately want.
Answers and much needed Advice from you guys:
I feel like I am willing to be as flexible as I possibly can be as this kind of computer building work can be tedious and fragile' especially during installation; I get it - anything is prone to not working out just the way you want it. But if any one can give me some advise, workarounds, friendly input as to what might be some of the best X99 options out there right now that seem to be more stable than others; then I would be greatly appreciative of it.
Thanks guys!
