Budget hackintosh

[yoursoawsome]

Any cheap hackentosh builds around $400 or less? I want a mini itx computer that can do light video editing, Web browsing and small games like minecraft.

[Guest]

Use this as a guide, then set it up with PCPartPicker.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/437-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-july-2014.html

[Sauron]

Why do you want a hackintosh if you're on a budget? A linux build would suit you better imo. Mac os is pretty heavy to run, you wouldn't get very good performance out of it.

[Clyne]

You would need to go with intel, it's pretty hard to use Mac OS with AMD cpu. Your budget should be 1000 dollars or more. It's better to run Linux or Windows.

[Fulgrim]

Didn't add a case as didn't know if you already had one. If you do, you could get an aftermarket cooler, and OC that cpu. If not, grab a cheap case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $358.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 23:26 EDT-0400

[yoursoawsome]

Why do you want a hackintosh if you're on a budget? A linux build would suit you better imo. Mac os is pretty heavy to run, you wouldn't get very good performance out of it.

so i can use some of the software in osx

[Clyne]

 

Didn't add a case as didn't know if you already had one. If you do, you could get an aftermarket cooler, and OC that cpu. If not, grab a cheap case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $358.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 23:26 EDT-0400

 

Need Z87 or better

[yoursoawsome]

 

Didn't add a case as didn't know if you already had one. If you do, you could get an aftermarket cooler, and OC that cpu. If not, grab a cheap case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $358.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 23:26 EDT-0400

 

is there an m itx board?

[yoursoawsome]

Need Z87 or better

whats a good m itx mobo

[MrCthuntoo]

so i can use some of the software in osx

 

Any reason why you need the software specific to osx?

[Fulgrim]

is there an m itx board?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus H87I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $409.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 18:26 EDT-0400

[Clyne]

whats a good m itx mobo

Just buy a mac, your limited to what you can buy for 400, need 800 or more to make it decent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132039&cm_re=mitx_z87-_-13-132-039-_-Product

[Fulgrim]

Need Z87 or better

OP is on a budget. A Z87 MiniITX board will make him go over.

[yoursoawsome]

Any reason why you need the software specific to osx?

GarageBand and imovie

[Clyne]

OP is on a budget. A Z87 MiniITX board will make him go over.

cheap z87 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87I-Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 610 2GB Video Card  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $403.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 17:51 EDT-0400

[MrCthuntoo]

GarageBand and imovie

 

Again, any reason why you need these two particular programs?

[yoursoawsome]

Again, any reason why you need these two particular programs>

Video editing and making music

[Fulgrim]

 

cheap z87 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87I-Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 610 2GB Video Card  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $403.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 17:51 EDT-0400

 

Slowpoke, OP asked for mITX, updated with a Z87 a couple posts before this response.

[Clyne]

Slowpoke, OP asked for mITX, updated with a Z87 a couple posts before this response.

thats a mini itx board

[MrCthuntoo]

Video editing and making music

 

 

[Fulgrim]

thats a mini itx board

Which is what OP asked for. Do you not even bother to read the thread before responding?

[Clyne]

This is mini itx  @Fulgrim

 

cheap z87 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87I-Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 610 2GB Video Card  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $403.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 17:51 EDT-0400

 

[Fulgrim]

This is mini itx  @Fulgrim

I am not disputing that. If you bothered to read the thread, i posted a 2nd build, with a mITX board.

[Clyne]

I am not disputing that. If you bothered to read the thread, i posted a 2nd build, with a Z87 mITX board.

Your second build

[GrandBandit]

(facepalm picture)

This guy, although blunt (and perhaps a little rude) is right. You can build an amazing windows machine and edit on premiere pro and produce music in another application. Video editing in iMovie is the farthest thing you can get from professional.