![]() ![]() Why not go buy a decent mac instead of dealing with this? Price mostly but I’m also a tinkerer and wanted to try something new. It’s nice to have my Mac for composing up when playing the game on PC next to it, but I can get by (and have) with vid caps and other things. I WILL SAY THAT A SINGLE MACHINE IS NOT IDEAL. I would much rather have a separated PC and Mac machine but because of the setup of my rather small studio corner of the living room I didn’t have a ton of space for two machines, so now I have one monstrous one. Partially, it’s also why I’m dual booting Windows since I do sometimes work in there, especially when I’m doing things in a PC game or some middleware (or just playing games). I also have a lot of programs tied to Mac that I’d rather not look for a replacement for currently including Myriad, Audiofinder, Logic, and some other things I use occasionally that are core to my workflow. ![]() But why Mac? I’ve been working in it for almost a decade (and my dad had one when I was a kid) so I’m super familiar with the OS already as well as how to navigate it. Previously I was mostly working on a 2012 Macbook Pro and while I liked the portability, the more powerful setup was really appealing to me and I think I can do without it being mobile since I was mostly working from home now anyways. But Why Not ?īecause this is my setup and not yours! I chose this setup for a variety of reasons and I’m overall happy with it so far (only time will tell if that stays true) but it’s also something I think could overwhelm someone not familiar with the process or getting dirty inside BIOS and plist settings. An iMac with a similar setup would cost me over $3500+ and I spent much much much less on this (even less than half actually). If you’re familiar with computer components you should be able to tell that I was going for a fairly mid-high end machine but was trying not to go crazy. macOS 10.12.6 Sierra and Windows 10 Home.Corsair 270R Mid Tower ATX case (I wanted room just in case).Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (Mac Boot Drive) // WD Black 7200 2TB x2 (Data Drive+Backup) // Crucial SSD I had already for my Windows Boot Drive.Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (8GB x 2) RAM.Core i5-7600K CPU (+ a cooler since it doesn’t come with one).Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Motherboard. ![]() Mine consists of these components pulled from a fantastic site for this ( ): If you plan on building one I STRONGLY recommend researching components and compatibility first since it MATTERS what parts you use and what OS you have. In comes the hackintosh which allows you to build a PC-like machine for a much lower cost and install macOS on it without having to step into an Apple store. If you’re unfamiliar with the term it stems from the fact that Apple is well known for keeping proprietary software and machines closed off from the rest of the tech world and creating their own special ecosystem, unlike windows or Linux that can be installed on a myriad of machines, Apple can only *technically* be installed on their own machines. Let’s get to the fun stuff first, the build: Hackintosh This is not a post about which is ‘better’ or what tools you should use but is more for showing how I approach issues and what I learned since a lot of this was me putting my problem solving and googling skills to the test. I’m writing this blog post to talk about the decisions of why I chose a Hackintosh/Windows 10 dual boot setup and what was entailed so that you can make an informed decision for yourself. As you may or may not have seen on my Twitter my normal workhorse machine I had been using for years for music, gamedev, and sound design finally bit the dust and I needed something new (and quick!).
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