Cheap hackintosh and in the future little media pc

[poluz]

I'm planning to build a cheap machine (but with good components) to use as a hackintosh for some time and then as a little media pc (maybe with some hardware enhancements). Currently I've chosen these components:

Case - Fractal Design Core 1000 - € 32.57

PSU - XFX ProSeries 450W - € 44.00

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P - € 76.10 (tonymacx86 approved)

CPU - Intel Core i3-3225 - € 124.00

RAM - Kingston Technology KHX1600C9D3B1/4G - € 19.93

Hard disk - Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (the cheapest 1 TB drive here in Italy) - € 57.70

Dvd combo - LiteOn IHAS120 - € 18.90

Total: € 373.20 (~ 500 USD)

What do you think?

[Soren]

Looks pretty good! If you can scrape together an extra $100, I'd recommend installing OS X on an SSD, it makes a world of difference.

When you put it together, you should start a build log thread. I'm interested to hear how it goes.

[Natursvin]

I agree stretching your budget a little bit to get a ssd sounds like a really good idea.

[poluz]

Thank you. You're right, an SSD would be a great option. A 128 GB Crucial M4 is only 40 € more expensive, and I could easily add more storage for data later. Suggestion accepted! ;)