Thoughts on this Hackintosh build

JustinianSmithe

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Dec 16, 2015
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JG3X4D

Trying to build a Hackintosh for the first time. Primarily going to be used for Logic Pro X. A few questions, thus far:

A.) Are all these parts compatible and will they fit

B.) What additional cables might I need

C.) Will this build be sufficient for my needs

Very open to suggestions, just trying to keep the total under 1k
 
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Not a good selection. 4790k is made for overclocking, that board is not. CX 600 is a poor quality PSU. I would probably do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($151.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic...

logainofhades

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Not a good selection. 4790k is made for overclocking, that board is not. CX 600 is a poor quality PSU. I would probably do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($151.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $992.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 10:18 EST-0500
 
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JustinianSmithe

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Dec 16, 2015
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Cool, I'll look into that build. Also is there any way we can confirm that that mobo will work on OS X? I noticed it's not on this compatibility list: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.8.2