Hackintosh Late 2015

[pinksnowmanshandle]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($207.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($206.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($206.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($599.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: LG 29EA73-P 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 

Other: OS X ($0.00)

Total: $3116.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 17:07 EST-0500

How does this look for a video, photo editing/rendering and music production system?

I know I could make this an even cheaper, yet still rather powerful hackintosh but incorporating some other goodies (like a nice pair of headphones  and so on) make it about $3500 which is my target budget for everything that will be used with or in the computer.
I'm sure 32GB is plentiful for editing/working in FCPX (Final Cut Pro X), LPX (Logic Pro X), and Photoshop CS6 or CC I could cut back and do like 24GB but that seems well silly.

The reason for the Blu ray writer/reader is so that if I wanted to share a physical copy of something I made with (a) friend(s) or (a) family member(s).
Also originally I was going to get an LG 4K monitor but the cost was too high and I'd probably start off with either 2.5k or regular 1080p for my videos. 

Edited November 17, 2014 by wcreek

[the jolly roger]

for content creation, ya its very good

[fredghostkyle]

Unless you've done a Hackintosh before I would check to see that all the items above are compatible. Looks good if you have the budget for it  

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Unless you've done a Hackintosh before I would check to see that all the items above are compatible. Looks good if you have the budget for it

It would be my first Hackintosh, however I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't have a problem with essential parts (Mobo, CPU, RAM, HDD, SDD) The only thing I'm not sure will work is the Bluetooth/Wifi built into the mobo. Otherwise everything should be compatible.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Seems perfectly fine for hackintoshing...

 

Although I had some issue with hackintoshing with my 980 but it worked out at the end

[fredghostkyle]

It would be my first Hackintosh, however I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't have a problem with essential parts (Mobo, CPU, RAM, HDD, SDD) The only thing I'm not sure will work is the Bluetooth/Wifi built into the mobo. Otherwise everything should be compatible.

 

I would double check, if your wifi/bluetooth card won't work you could switch it out for something that works.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

 

I would double check, if your wifi/bluetooth card won't work you could switch it out for something that works.

Fortunately Asus does have a non-wifi variant of the same board if unfortunately the Wifi 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.0 integrated thing doesn't work.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

 

I would double check, if your wifi/bluetooth card won't work you could switch it out for something that works.

Okay so rampagedev has a dmg for the Asus Z79-PRO (Wifi ac).

[fredghostkyle]

Okay so rampagedev has a dmg for the Asus Z79-PRO (Wifi ac).

Well that works! Good luck with your Hakintoshing!