I am planning on building a hackintosh from scratch. I do not have any experience building computers and I was hoping someone could confirm my parts are compatible and that I have chosen well. If not any pointers would be much appreciated.
I know its not the best place but I plan on buying all of my parts through amazon although I'm open to other suggestions so long as they're in budget.
Here are my components:
500GB SATA 3 3.5" Hard Drive
Gigabyte H61n-usb3-b3 Motherboard
Intel i3 2105 Processor
Corsair 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333MH/z RAM
Mini ITX case /w 300W PSU
First off, I'm aware that I have a SATA 3 hard drive and my motherboard is only capable of SATA 2 but it still actually worked out cheaper than any other combinations that I could find.
Budget Range: £250-£300 After Shipping+Tax (I know its low but it's all I can devote right now.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Programming, Streaming movies, Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
(I plan on using my TV or an old monitor if I can find one.)
Do you need to buy OS: No I have a copy of OS X to use
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon (open to suggestions)
Location: York, Yorkshire, UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Gigabyte Motherboard (Still happy with other brands, these are just preferred.)
Overclocking: Maybe - I can't really see any reason to though and I don't want to have to buy extra fans/heat sinks
Your Monitor Resolution: 720p (This is my TV resolution)
Additional Comments: Needs to run MAC OS X as I plan on writing iPhone apps (need xCode), being able to play Minecraft at decent specs would be nice, would like it to be as compact as possible
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need xCode for app-writing and hopefully better performance on Minecraft than my current laptop.
I know its not the best place but I plan on buying all of my parts through amazon although I'm open to other suggestions so long as they're in budget.
Here are my components:
500GB SATA 3 3.5" Hard Drive
Gigabyte H61n-usb3-b3 Motherboard
Intel i3 2105 Processor
Corsair 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333MH/z RAM
Mini ITX case /w 300W PSU
First off, I'm aware that I have a SATA 3 hard drive and my motherboard is only capable of SATA 2 but it still actually worked out cheaper than any other combinations that I could find.
Budget Range: £250-£300 After Shipping+Tax (I know its low but it's all I can devote right now.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Programming, Streaming movies, Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
(I plan on using my TV or an old monitor if I can find one.)
Do you need to buy OS: No I have a copy of OS X to use
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon (open to suggestions)
Location: York, Yorkshire, UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Gigabyte Motherboard (Still happy with other brands, these are just preferred.)
Overclocking: Maybe - I can't really see any reason to though and I don't want to have to buy extra fans/heat sinks
Your Monitor Resolution: 720p (This is my TV resolution)
Additional Comments: Needs to run MAC OS X as I plan on writing iPhone apps (need xCode), being able to play Minecraft at decent specs would be nice, would like it to be as compact as possible
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need xCode for app-writing and hopefully better performance on Minecraft than my current laptop.
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