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Hey guys i got really inspired by the Hackintosh build, linus just posted and i went and looked up parts to try and price how much i need to save up and this is what i got
 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tOGc i want to keep the price in that rang or lower i want to keep that case is there any thing you guys would replace? sorry if this is posted in the wrong spot kinda new here.

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1. budget and location?

2. why micro atx in a atx case?

2. why a OCing cpu in a non OCing motherboard?

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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1. budget and location?

2. why micro atx in a atx case?

2. why a OCing cpu in a non OCing motherboard?

1. $800-$950, California

2. cheaper from all the atx borads that i found compatible

3. in case i wanted to upgrade and overclock on a different motherboard  

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1. $800-$950, California

2. cheaper from all the atx borads that i found compatible

3. in case i wanted to upgrade and overclock on a different motherboard  

over budget but hows this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory:  Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($334.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.50 @ Amazon)

Total: $1054.42

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 04:32 EDT-0400)

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Much better for a lower price if you're looking at itx hackintosh. The h87n wifi works fantastic for hackintoshes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tOZP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tOZP/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Mwave) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $788.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 04:34 EDT-0400)

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over budget but hows this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory:  Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($334.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.50 @ Amazon)

Total: $1054.42

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 04:32 EDT-0400)

 

 

 

Much better for a lower price if you're looking at itx hackintosh. The h87n wifi works fantastic for hackintoshes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tOZP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tOZP/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Mwave) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $788.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 04:34 EDT-0400)

 

Parts need to be supported and that mobo, isn't check here for supported

 

http://rampagedev.wordpress.com/haswell-dsdt-downloads/all-gigabyte-haswell-motherboards-dsdts-for-nvidia-and-amdati-gpus/

http://rampagedev.wordpress.com/haswell-dsdt-downloads/asus/

 

Edit: As said in the video it's better to get a reference gpu for compatibility.

Edit:Edit: Would recommend using this store that has only mac compatible parts to find parts

 

http://hackintoshstore.com/

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