Mattynabib Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hi there, I am a Mac professional who has basically been priced out of the Mac market as far as my home use goes. I want to build a Hackintosh - I have some system building/maintenance/under-the-hood time, and a decent amount of system-level dealings, but I've never built a machine before. As a video and interactive media pro, I need to build one with more horsepower than perhaps even a quad core can give me. I need something with, ideally, 8- or 12- cores, that can rock DDR3 1333MHz memory and a kick-ass video card (preferably a CUDA-enabled nVIDIA card for Adobe suite work). The ability to have at least 3 drive bays would be sweet as well. Does anyone here have the know-how to guide me to the parts AND the directions for how to build something like this? I would be very grateful for any advice and/or direction you can give me. Thanks! Mattynabib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supaflyx3 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 umm... there is no such thing as a 8, or 12 core CPU... it's at 6 right now, and have fun paying $1200 for the 980x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattynabib Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 umm... there is no such thing as a 8, or 12 core CPU... it's at 6 right now, and have fun paying $1200 for the 980x There have been 8-core (2x quad core - I never said it had to be a single CPU) Macs out for a couple of years now, and the 12-core have just been released (presumably 2x6, and I'm guessing it's a bit soon to try and hackintosh that one...). So I'm assuming there IS such a thing, and motherboards that can accommodate them, and I'm guessing someone out there might know how to build that, or at least have some guidance. If it's not you, you don't have to get snarky about it. I know it might be expensive, but it just might be a cheaper solution than actually buying from Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaTiN Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 umm... there is no such thing as a 8, or 12 core CPU... it's at 6 right now, and have fun paying $1200 for the 980x well actually opteron 12 core processors have been around for a while now... http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/amd-launches-...ors-29-03-2010/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKA Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 check this guys signature out .. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showuser=212698 I think this is what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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