Rajesh_Pandey Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hey guys, I am looking to build a Skylake hackintosh for some minor video editing work and for using it as my primary PC. Ideally, I would have waited for at least 2-3 more months for Hackintosh to be more stable on Skylake, but due to my serious back issues, I need to replace my old 2011 Mac Mini right away on my standing desk. Build:CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 Mobo: Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 5RAM : 8GB Kingston or Corsair DDR4GPU: AMD R9 270XQuestions:1) Any thoughts on the Motherboard? I understand the UD5 mobo from Gigabyte is more popular, but that is not available in my country (India). How about Asus Z170 Pro?2) I currently use the Apple Keyboard and Bluetooth speakers. What are my options in this regard? Will a normal Bluetooth dongle work? I understand that there is a Broadcom Wi-Fi/BT chip used inside the Mac Pro that I can buy separately, but it is exorbitantly expensive. 3) I have a dual monitor setup. Will Hackintosh work with the setup? Or am I going to face any issues?4) Which GPU should I buy? I am not going to do any kind of gaming. Intel's onboard GPU does not work with Skylake so thats the only reason I am buying a GPU. I have read in the forums that AMD GPUs are better than Nvidia for FCP, but from what I have seen, low-end AMD GPUs don't work on El Cap. I would like to save a few bucks here, and would preferably go for a cheaper GPU (or something even lower end that works well under El Cap).Anything else that I should be aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cyberdevs Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hi as you can see in my signature I have a similar setup as you require for your new hackintosh, everything works smoothly except sleep. Although it's recommended to use Core i7 if you want to use video editing softwares. I use an Apple Wireless Keyboard with a regular Bluetooth dongle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 see this topic it might help you: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309352-el-capitan-on-ga-z170x-gaming-5/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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