Y HELO THAR

Well, after weeks of thinking about it, I've finally come up with a new configuration for a new gaming computer. It's supposed to be a Windows 7/OS X hybrid, and I've meticulously read through the comments on all of these hardware components (Newegg) and cross-verified every piece of hardware through either the manufacturer's website or the credible Hackintosh websites for OS X compatibility. I think it's good.

I'm going to purchase it in two phases; the first phase hopefully will be later today or tomorrow and will include the more expensive items that happen to be on sale/have rebates. The second phase will hopefully be carried out later this week or next week, depending on when I can get $200+ by selling some of my old electronics.

First Phase

GPU:

EVGA GeForce GTX SE 460 - $160 w/ $20 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130591



PSU:

Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous - $90 w/ $20 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371026



Mobo:

Gigabyte GA-X58A-USB3 LGA 1366 - $180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128456



CPU:

Intel i7-950 Quad-core @3.06 GHz - $295

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115211



Second Phase

Case:

Rosewill CHALLENGE Gaming Case - $55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147153



RAM:

G-SKILL 6 GB DDR3 @1600 MHz - $85

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231225



HD:

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB - $70

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185



Wireless: 

Rosewill RNX-N180UBE a/b/g/n USB dongle* - $30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166056



CPU Fan/Heatsink:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065



CD/DVD:

Asus CD/DVD Burner - $20

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204



* I couldn't find a PCIe card that either worked in OS X or was reasonably priced, and this was one of the best-rated with confirmed OS X support, so...

I'm not too knowledgeable about computers, but the concept sounds good.

It's beautiful.

Just so you know, Hackintosh computers are illegal last time I checked.


Rest of the computer is good but you should get at least a GTX 470.

Im not up to date with graphics cards, but I suggest the Cooler Master CM690 or the HAF for your case.

Oor if money isnt an object, get the Silverstone Raven.

Well if anyone really cares I'm going to be doing a YouTube video series for this. At this point, all I have is the case, but I've already put up an unboxing video for it and I'm probably going to do the same with everything else. Likewise, I'll also put up videos for the building phase and the OS installation phase of the computer.

Part 1: Case unboxing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgBXmdOVfoM