k123dave Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltac0 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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