[SOLVED] What Parts to Use for $2300 Hackintosh

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marianovertiz

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Hey guys so I was wondering about these parts to build a hackintosh. The total build price must be under $2300 These are the parts I have in mind, ANY suggestions to change something are welcome.

CASE: Define R4

MOBO: ASUS Z78-WS

CPU: i7 4770k

GPU: GTX 780 ti

RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB

SSD: 2x Samsung 840 evo 120GB RAID 0

HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black 7200rpm

PSU: Corsair AX860i

CPU COOLER: H80i

FANS: 2x 120mm Noctua for h80i 2x 120mm Noctua for top and 2x 120mm for front
 
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Why would you purchase an unlocked i7 and not pair it with a Z87 chipset motherboard? The Z87 will maximize the overclocking potential of the system.

What was attractive about your choice of motherboard? You could get a cheaper motherboard and spend that money on something else, like a PCI RAID card. Should the array fail, you'd have to purchase the same motherboard to recover the RAID. An independent card could be replaced without the entire system becoming a paperweight until you replace the motherboard.

Why do you want your SSDs in a RAID; for speed or fail-safe redundancy? You really won't notice a difference in speed.Should you opt for a cheaper motherboard, you could purchase two, larger SSD drives that will be faster (the...

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It will mainly be used for video editing in premier pro, and some heavy work in Photoshop, light room, and after effects, might dualboot and game a little
 

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Why would you purchase an unlocked i7 and not pair it with a Z87 chipset motherboard? The Z87 will maximize the overclocking potential of the system.

What was attractive about your choice of motherboard? You could get a cheaper motherboard and spend that money on something else, like a PCI RAID card. Should the array fail, you'd have to purchase the same motherboard to recover the RAID. An independent card could be replaced without the entire system becoming a paperweight until you replace the motherboard.

Why do you want your SSDs in a RAID; for speed or fail-safe redundancy? You really won't notice a difference in speed.Should you opt for a cheaper motherboard, you could purchase two, larger SSD drives that will be faster (the bigger you go, the faster the drive), OR an HDD for a RAID or for archive/backup purposes.

You may want to consider a Gigabyte brand motherboard. You can avoid possible headaches with the system build.
- http://www.tonymacx86.com/section/295-customac.html

The Nocuta fans are great for silent builds. However, when shopping for fans, you'll need to pay attention to a spec called "static pressure." This is the fans potential to handle resistance. In your case, the fins on the radiator. Unfortunately, the quieter the fan is, the less airflow coupled with a lower static pressure. There is just no getting around the physics.
 
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