[Buying Thoughts] Hackintosh Build & Questions

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• CPU: $285 i7 930 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-225-_-Product
   
  
• Cooler: $105 Corsair H70 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835181013
  Someone suggested this: "I think you could probably find a cheaper cooler. You might look on this site for comparisons. http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm"
  What are your thoughts on this? I intend to OC the CPU to 4.0/4.2Ghz and really want low temps with low noise.
   
  
• MoBo: $200 GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...8-423-_-Product
   
  
• RAM: $280 Corsair 12 GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-235-_-Product
   
  
• GFX: I was recommended a Geforce nVidia GTX 285 / ATi HD Radeon 5870
  I think ATi HD Radeon 5870 is better than GTX 285 -- but I have some questions with this.
  Can it run on hackintosh-based Mac OSX without any problems?
  Also, I have previously looked for soft-mods on GFX cards to convert GeForce into Quadro and Ati Radeon
  into FireGL cards. Is it possible to convert ATi Radeon 5870 into a FireGL using softmods? Is it available yet?
   
  
• HDD-SSD $155 Crucial 64 GB x 2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148361
  Going to be using SSDs in Raid 0 setup to get massive performance on which the OS will be installed.
   
  
• HDD-1TB $90 Western Digital - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136533
   
  
• PSU $250 Antec TPQ-1200 1200W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817371032
  

 

Anything else I'm missing? Or are there any recommendations on the current specifications?

My budget is around ~$2500

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GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R = some members reporting there's a Rev2 and its very difficult for some users to get there ethernet working...may want to read through. Get Rev1 if possible

 

Core i7-950 3.06GHz 229.99

 

On your graphics it would be easier if you had a previous card that worked on SL 10.6.0-3 so you can tinker without getting frustrated. I started with a 7300gt and Leopard so its much easier to actually have something that is proven to work. And as of now for CUDA and stuff relating to content creation (film effects) a GTX285 should work great un-till the GF100 Fermi drivers are available for the GTX470. I would stick to Windows for gaming and even SLI or Crossfire is well worth it for gaming. You should consider what your going to do. Don't be fooled into believing OSX is faster. Its just stable and runs like the energizer bunny. SSD's fly on Windows 7 thats a fact. And you can use RAM drives in Windows 7.