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Ask DN: Hackintosh builds, for web designers / developers?

10 years ago from Aaron S, Product Designer

  • Yifan JinYifan Jin, 10 years ago

    Yeah, I did build a Hackintosh as my main desktop right now just because iMacs aren't as powerful as I would want it to be and I like to do PC gaming as well.

    What exactly are you looking for and for around what budget?

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    • Aaron SAaron S, 10 years ago

      Exactly the same thing, I do happen to have a list of what I'm going to get. Will share it as soon as I can. Also, thinking of getting the Thunderbolt Display to go with it, but not much help on the internet about it working on a Hackintosh? Obviously I'd need to get a motherboard with at least thunderbolt compatability.

      Has it given you any problems? Or does it run pretty smooth, you know running Photoshop and the essentials?

      Thanks for the reply!

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      • Yifan JinYifan Jin, 10 years ago

        Not sure if you already got something setup as I just saw the 1 reply button with the somewhat new DN layout.

        I'm personally running an 3930k setup which is probably more expensive than what you like. Currently, only Ivy Bridge would work well at this point so if you would like Thunderbolt, I would recommend getting the GA-Z77X-UP4 TH since Gigabyte boards work the best.

        I have currently upgraded my system to Mavericks without any problems and it runs Photoshop, Sketch, and even Final Cut really well. It works almost as well as a new Mac (it probably crashes more often than an real iMac although its still very stable).

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