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Here are my specs:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/p2XxwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/p2XxwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($139.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.34 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.95 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ DirectCanada)
Other: Windows 7 Pro (Purchased For $30.00)
Total: $446.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And will Mac OSX run .exe files? (I need to transfer an  old version of photoshop to this new PC and it used to be installed on an XP PC, or can I make it run on Mac OSX from those files?). Thanks guys

 

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It can probably run it. Wouldn't see why exactly you want to run OS X

 

OSX can NOT run .exe files.

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Here are my specs:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/p2XxwP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/p2XxwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($139.71 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.34 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.95 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ DirectCanada)

Other: Windows 7 Pro (Purchased For $30.00)

Total: $446.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-23 08:12 EST-0500

 

And will Mac OSX run .exe files? (I need to transfer an  old version of photoshop to this new PC and it used to be installed on an XP PC, or can I make it run on Mac OSX from those files?). Thanks guys

Go watch Linus' Hackintosh guide. buy exact same components that are supported. AND FYI, macs don't use .exe . They can't open it.

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OSX does not run .exe files natively. On top of that you can run programs intended for XP on newer versions of Windows so there's really no need.

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I'm not sure if that Fractal Design case will run OSX..

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Most likely it will work. Got to Tonymacx86, you'll get much better help there. But why do you want it to run OS X?

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I'm look at OSX because Windows is so damn expensive for a budget build, and my grandpa already has a Mac, and this is going to my Granny soooo why not? And I've already built the PC, I have it right beside me running Ubuntu but my Granny could never use it, it's waaaaaaaaay to complicated. Do you think maybe you guys could find some cheap windows copy's if you'd recommend that.

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And it's Photoshop 7, she does NOT want to purchase it again, she learned this version in High School so she uses it a lot, she even made my Grandpa's buisness' logo

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I'm look at OSX because Windows is so damn expensive for a budget build, and my grandpa already has a Mac, and this is going to my Granny soooo why not? And I've already built the PC, I have it right beside me running Ubuntu but my Granny could never use it, it's waaaaaaaaay to complicated. Do you think maybe you guys could find some cheap windows copy's if you'd recommend that.

 

As far as windows copies go, G2A is one of the best places to get them for cheap.

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And it's Photoshop 7, she does NOT want to purchase it again, she learned this version in High School so she uses it a lot, she even made my Grandpa's buisness' logo

does she really have a choice?

 

clearly you are not skilled enough in computers to help her and her wallet out

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Take a look at... 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/ (home page)

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-november-2015.html (buyer's Guide)

 

See whether your parts are compatible, OS X isn't able to run .exe files. OS X uses .app instead, for .iso they usually use .dmg but it can read .iso as well.

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does she really have a choice?

 

clearly you are not skilled enough in computers to help her and her wallet out

As I can tell from your post, you are not skilled either, and my choice in parts was swayed by this forum and other tech tubers. Thanks for the help anyway guys. I think I'll just go for Windows from somewhere cheap, and my question about .exes also asked if you can use the program files and use them on Mac, I figured you couldn't use .exes but I might as well ask.

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As I can tell from your post, you are not skilled either, and my choice in parts was swayed by this forum and other tech tubers. Thanks for the help anyway guys. I think I'll just go for Windows from somewhere cheap, and my question about .exes also asked if you can use the program files and use them on Mac, I figured you couldn't use .exes but I might as well ask.I d

I don't think you should be judging me based on my post count

like at all

 

anyway I'm happy that your problem is somewhat solved

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