c0nartiste Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey Guys, I wanted to know whether I can get away with building a Hackintosh with these components. CPU - i7 970 6 Core 3.2GHz 1366 Socket or an Intel i7-980X Core i7 Extreme Edition 6 Core Processor 3.33GHz MOBO - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 (rev. 2.0) X58 Chipset 1366 Socket RAM - 24GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz (6x 4GB) PSU - Corsair Enthusiast TX750 750W CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H80 Liquid Cooling System BOOT - OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD HDD - Samsung Spintpoint 1TB (x2) OPT/D - Sony Optiarc CASE - Corsair Carbide 400r Black GPU - Gigabyte Radeon 6870 1GB MONITOR - 27" Apple Cinema Display & Dell 30" U3011 Keyboard & Mouse - Apple Wired & Magic Mouse CAM - Logitech C910 HD Webcam Additional Firewire 800 Card Bluetooth adapter thing. I want to use this bad boy as my main render machine. I have been told not to build a Hackintosh because of stability, but after doing research, a Hackintosh is pretty good for how much you actually pay. I want to be able to use it while my iMac is being occupied by other members of the house. I have been doing my research for about 1 month now, I think I am ready to make the orders but I then came across the Intel i7-980X Core i7 Extreme Edition. I want to know if anyone has had any experience installing this CPU and was it successful? I want to be able to over-clock the CPU to 4GHz and Ram to 1866MHz. The programs that I use the most are Cinema 4D, Maya, Premiere Pro, & After Effects. I have been told that this build is on the slight Overkill side, but hey if it works why not? :wink2: I promise I will try my best to use EVERY core EVERY GHz EVERY GB.. any advice or tips would be a massive help indeed. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sysyphus Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Read this: http://www.insanelym...howtopic=230223 A quick search found this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=185097 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0nartiste Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Thanks a lot. Thats been helpful. just trying to find my way around. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That spec seems perfect to me. Very similar to my own spec. Everything you need is here: http://www.insanelym...howtopic=196771 Don't go for those crappy Corsair water coolers though, they are rubbish, expecially if you plan on a 6 core 1366! If you want watercooling, do it properly - watercoolinguk.co.uk Remember the old addage: Buy cheap, buy twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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