OS for granny's new PC

[Clanscorpia]

Hi, I'm building a new PC for my granny and I have all the specs I'm going to use and I'm going to pay during Black Friday week but will Windows go for 100 or under or will my PC's specs run OS X?

Here are my specs:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ksFnf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ksFnf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.23 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.71 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($37.86 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($17.94 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $500.42 <------ (42 cents over-budget if windows is an option.... ;( )
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 20:50 EST-0500

 

If I can use Mac OS X My budget is $600 (Better motherboard and wi-fi probably). I'm really hoping I can get Windows for <100 on Black Friday because I really don't want to ask them to go over-budget. Thanks for all the continued help guys.

 

[TheKDub]

http://reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap

I got a copy of windows 8.1 pro from there at least 7 months ago, and it's worked perfectly.

[ThatOneRussian]

id get OXS its a more intuitive OS and easier to use

[RedSphyxis]

r/microsoftsoftwareswap or g2a.com

 

both are pretty much reliable.

[Clanscorpia]

ThatOneRussian I'm asking if it's even compatible. And she has an old copy of Photoshop 7 that she really wants to keep as she took it in university fyi.

[Clanscorpia]

Oh, and I'd be paying in Visa if that changes anything

[ThatOneRussian]

ThatOneRussian I'm asking if it's even compatible. And she has an old copy of Photoshop 7 that she really wants to keep as she took it in university fyi.

how can a system not run an OS???

[Clanscorpia]

If you watched Linus' Hackintosh video, not all components are compatible with OS X. Remember, it's made for Mac's, from Apple. Not custom PC's.

[ADeadlyGinger]

I believe most of the issues of OS X compatibility have to do with drivers. I would check out Tonymacx86 for more details about hackintoshes, and parts compatibility.

[Clanscorpia]

Well, I found Windows 7 Pro for 20 bucks so I think that this is solved. That link really saved my but