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[k123dave]

Hello, I'm new here and would like some comments or feedback on whether these components will be compatible for a custom build running OSX 10.8. Is the nVidia a bad choice seeing as some people have 'Fermi Freeze'?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler:  Zalman CNPS9500 AT Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.04 @ Abes Of Maine)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Micro ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard  ($114.58 @ Mwave)
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($137.04 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 1.25GB Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive:  Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)  ($88.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $1168.82
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-04 14:49 EDT-0400)


Any help appreciated.

[Deltac0]

NVidia should be fine, but I'd go for 660 or 660Ti. And why that micro-atx motherboard? Also, its with Z68 chipset, Z77 is newer and maybe cheaper in some cases.
And why you buy Windows you're going to install Mac in it anyways (okay, I understand... You need it for games etc...).
Otherwise, I think the build would work pretty well.