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evantideswell
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PC Upgrade Sept 26, 2014 16:25:47 GMT 2

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Post by evantideswell on Sept 26, 2014 16:25:47 GMT 2

Hey guys

I have been thinking about my next PC upgrade and i wanted some opinions regarding the options i have so i can try make the right decision.

Option 1. Macbook Pro 15" i7, 16Gb Ram with a 27" thunderbolt display.
I like this option because they look awesome and i would have less clutter on my desk like the image below.

Im a bit worried tho if the Macbook pro would be strong enough for Video Editing and VFX and so forth.
I do like mac and have no problems working on them.

Price from Apple - R50 000

Option 2. Build a big gaming PC.

With the new X99 chipset, DDR4, the 5th gen i7 chips, and the new 900 series nVidia GPUs coming out now this is the option i have been leaning towards the most, i have been a gamer for many years (another reason this option is drawing my attention).

Building this type of system would be a lot cheaper than buying a Mac but i wont be able to use OSX (i prefer it over windows for a few reasons)
but i would be able to get a much stronger PC and some awesome screens, monitors and audio interface for around the price of option one.

And they look awesome.

Option 3. This is the last option i have but i am not 100% sold on it or 100% keen on it.

The last option is to get a 27" iMac need i say more?
i would rather save up alot more and get my self a mac pro rather than get this option but i still have an open mind to it.

what do you guys think?

Last Edit: Sept 26, 2014 16:28:02 GMT 2 by evantideswell

brettrayner
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PC Upgrade Sept 26, 2014 23:32:17 GMT 2

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Post by brettrayner on Sept 26, 2014 23:32:17 GMT 2

What about a Hackintosh? I have a 15" Macbook Pro, as well as a custom built Gaming/Hackintosh machine. My hackintosh is a beast by comparison to the Macbook Pro, and i would truly feel lost if all I had to work on was my laptop.

Check out tonymacx86.com

They are the best and only place really needed to fully understand how to make a hackintosh. Look at their buyers guide, as all parts recommended have been fully proven to work 100% flawlessly. Also, their online community is very helpful should you run into any issues. I run two SSDs, one with windows and one with my hackintosh installed. So, i play games and work!

evantideswell
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PC Upgrade Sept 27, 2014 9:52:51 GMT 2

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Post by evantideswell on Sept 27, 2014 9:52:51 GMT 2

YAY another person that likes hackintosh computers that was one of the things i was planning on doing with the gaming build option i have done it before and would love to do it again. but how is the performance compared to windows? is it fast? seeing as you have used one. and i just hope that the parts that im planning on buying work well with the hackintosh tho.

brettrayner
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PC Upgrade Sept 27, 2014 10:53:38 GMT 2

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Post by brettrayner on Sept 27, 2014 10:53:38 GMT 2

If you are talking about performance in hackintosh while doing video work, it's just as fast, if not faster than windows. Especially considering that I can use Final Cup Pro, which makes everything faster than using Premier!

But seriously, thanks to the way the new macs are made and so on, they are in essence the same parts a real mac would use, and so theya re natively compatible. Its not like your really jumping through any loops. Therefore, the performance would be the same as what you would expect out of a shop bought mac with the same specifications.

Check out the buyers guide, those are the parts I absolutely recommend buying. Anything not on that list means your taking a risk it won't be 100% compatible. The Nvidia cards are all compatible with hacintosh (Although i haven't specifically checked the compatible with the new 900 series, I dont see a reason it wouldnt be as the previous cards worked.)

Gigabyte is the brand of motherboard you want as they are pretty much the only 100% copmatible motherboards. They are awesome motherboards anyway. Not sure about the newest version of i7s. However, if I know that website, they will be going mad over testing them as they love seeing if new generation chipsets are compatible. I built my Pc to spec from their website, and I never ran into a single issue. It's truly the same as owning a mac, except better performance for value.

My Specs:
3770k i7 3.5 Ghz
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 1GB
240 GB Sandisk Extreme SSD (windows)
120GB Kingsoft V300 SSD (Mac)

I think that's all the relevant info. So, you can see mine is a few years old. But still kicks the crap out of pretty much any store bought mac before you hit the Mac Pros. (But my PC only cost me 28k)

I sincerely recommend going hackintosh. But do a hefty amount of research. Its not worth buying the parts and finding out afterwards that something isn't compatible :/

Ruan Lotter
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PC Upgrade Sept 27, 2014 10:54:57 GMT 2 via mobile

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Post by Ruan Lotter on Sept 27, 2014 10:54:57 GMT 2

It all depends on the types of VFX work that you will be doing? I have a 2014 21inch IMac and doing 99% of my vfx work on and it runs like a dream! I also have a standard spec pc for running 3dsmax...

Will you be editing and working with 4k or 5k raw files?

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evantideswell
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PC Upgrade Oct 17, 2014 11:21:24 GMT 2

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Post by evantideswell on Oct 17, 2014 11:21:24 GMT 2

I would like the option to do 4k when i get to that stage, i love mac computers but the price of them at the moment in SA is crazy.
i have built a hackentosh out of my current pc, and i do like it alot and now that yosemite has just released today im planning on building it up again.