Best Hackintosh build for under £1000?
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£263.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£148.44 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£101.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£215.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.95 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1009.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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If you need a sound card, which I'm presuming you do, I would add the SSD at a later stage or get the sound card later, other wise the build will be over budget.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£263.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£148.44 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£101.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£215.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.95 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1009.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 16:01 BST+0100)
If you need a sound card, which I'm presuming you do, I would add the SSD at a later stage or get the sound card later, other wise the build will be over budget.
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Here's a guide on selecting parts if you wanna do it yourself -
http://www.tonymacx86.com/365-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-june-2013.html#cpus
But here's what I would choose -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£69.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£311.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£58.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£64.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1023.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 17:27 BST+0100)
All parts are from tonymacx86's June 2013 guide. The GTX 770 will satisfy all your gaming needs and the i5-3570K is a great CPU , only a tad bad then the i5-4670K , but you can feel the difference when your OCing. There's Windows 7 included , but not the OSX. I suppose you had it and even if not , it isn't more than 20bucks right ? The Dual 120GB SSD's ? So that no wife ( OS ) complains that she doesn't have a diamond ring ( SSD ). I hope I helped.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/365-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-june-2013.html#cpus
But here's what I would choose -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£69.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£311.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£58.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£64.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1023.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 17:27 BST+0100)
All parts are from tonymacx86's June 2013 guide. The GTX 770 will satisfy all your gaming needs and the i5-3570K is a great CPU , only a tad bad then the i5-4670K , but you can feel the difference when your OCing. There's Windows 7 included , but not the OSX. I suppose you had it and even if not , it isn't more than 20bucks right ? The Dual 120GB SSD's ? So that no wife ( OS ) complains that she doesn't have a diamond ring ( SSD ). I hope I helped.
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