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I recently acquired Windows 8.1 back in February, and I recently got a Mac OS X 10.9 .dmg, I am really new to this kind of stuff and I have some questions/explanations I need to give.
I have 2 hard drives, One is 500GB currently in a second computer I have running Xubuntu 14.04, and I have a 1TB hard drive currently running Windows 8.1 in my main computer.
I am planning on taking the 500GB hard drive and putting it in my main system and formatting for Mac OS X 10.9, and reformatting the 1TB to run Windows 8.1, I'm a gamer kind of guy.
I have the following specifications and I'm willing to know if I am compatible to run Mac OS X.
From Speccy:

Operating System Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 32 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 686MHz (9-9-9-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V LX (LGA1155) 25 °C
Graphics
GTW KX2153 (1920x1080@60Hz)
GTW KX2153 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (Gigabyte) 39 °C
Storage
931GB Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 (SATA) 30 °C
465GB Western Digital WD My Passport 0830 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 30 °C
7GB Lexar JD FireFly USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB
Audio
High Definition Audio Device



Network You are connected to the internet
Connected through Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
IP Address 10.0.0.2
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway server 10.0.0.1
Preferred DNS server 75.75.75.75
Alternate DNS server 75.75.76.76
DHCP Enabled
DHCP server 10.0.0.1
External IP Address [redacted]
Adapter Type Ethernet
NetBIOS over TCP/IP Enabled via DHCP
NETBIOS Node Type Hybrid node
Link Speed 39.2 KBps


MotherBoard:

Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model P8Z77-V LX (LGA1155)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Ivy Bridge
Chipset Revision 09
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Z77
Southbridge Revision 04
System Temperature 25 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0610
Date 5/8/2012


CPU:

CPU Intel Core i5 3570K
Cores 4
Threads 4
Name Intel Core i5 3570K
Code Name Ivy Bridge
Package Socket 1155 LGA
Technology 22nm
Specification Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model A
Extended Model 3A
Stepping 9
Revision E1/L1
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Supported, Disabled
Fan Speed 857 RPM
Bus Speed 103.0 MHz
Stock Core Speed 3400 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz
Average Temperature 31 °C


Graphics Card:

Graphics Monitor 1
Name GTW KX2153 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Secondary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
Monitor 2
Name GTW KX2153 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Primary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Model GeForce GTX 660
Device ID 10DE-11C0
Revision A2
Subvendor Gigabyte (1458)
Current Performance Level Level 3
Current GPU Clock 549 MHz
Current Memory Clock 3004 MHz
Voltage 0.950 V
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 39 °C
Driver version 9.18.13.4460
BIOS Version 80.06.10.00.3d
Physical Memory 2047 MB
Virtual Memory 2048 MB


The CPU has virtualization enabled and I have figured out how to run Mac OS X in a virtual machine, yet I still have some questions and concerns.
1. If I am dual-booting can someone please link me a tutorial?
2. Are my parts compatible with running Mac OS X?
3. If I install Mac OS X on the 500GB, would it work?
4. I've heard about problems where you have to install MAC OS X first then Windows, which is the correct order?
5. Do I use [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the installation? [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the bootloader and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the drivers?
I apologize sincerely for asking these amount of questions but I want to make myself sure before I delve in and get to it, I am really new at Hackintoshing and I want to be prepared.
Can someone give me the download links to the software I'll need and the drivers I'll need?

Disregard the topic title, I meant 10.9.

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