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If this Hackintosh was originally built in 2014 (with 2014 parts), I would assume the price is significantly lower to build this today. Also, seems like that mo

by dchuk 10y ago

If this Hackintosh was originally built in 2014 (with 2014 parts), I would assume the price is significantly lower to build this today. Also, seems like that monitor makes up more than half of the price of $3000 for parts. Can this be done now for under $1000? If so, this is a pretty attractive machine.

eugenekolo2 10y ago
Doubtful. Maybe around $1500. Computer parts really don't get that much cheaper year to year. In fact, they go up sometimes. CPU + Mobo + GPU + RAM + SSD is going to run you around $500 + $200 + $300 + $200 + $300 = $1500. Rest of the components probably run you another $500. So for those exact specs, it's at least $2000 in parts today. You can probably get slightly worse stuff and do this for ~$1500.
morid1n 10y ago
The display hasn't come down in price much. The problem today would be sourcing some these parts I guess. It would be cheaper though. Or so I believe, haven't checked SSD prices recently.
islane 9y ago
If some of the components are sourced used, then the price for this could easily be <$1000 for the core components, though you could make this cheaper with a different CPU and GPU, cheaper memory, see below: (prices estimated from eBay) ------------------------------ CPU, fans, cpu cooler, motheboard, RAM, PSU, GPU (comparable Radeon 280x) $865 +/-$50 (shipped) Note: a cheaper CPU (+overclock), a different PSU (500-600w would be fine for this system), cheaper ram (+overclock) would net a $100-200 savings for nearly identical performance Case (Silverstone fortress FT-03) $200 est Apple-compatible PCIe wifi card $130 shipped Storage, speakers, mouse/keyboard, and display vary by user needs the cost here could be $200 or less for cheap/used components or $10k for color-accurate panels, audiophile speakers, custom mechanical keyboard, multiple PCIe SSDs, etc, etc ------------------------------ TL,DR - let's assume you're will to source some used components and go the cheaper route on a few things. You already have access to a screen, input devices, and speakers. In this situation, you could build a comparable machine for under $1000 + the cost of whatever storage SSD/HDD you need. You could stay under $1000 for the whole build if you opt for a cheap case and a single SATA-based SSD.

by dchuk 10y ago

eugenekolo2 10y ago

Doubtful. Maybe around $1500. Computer parts really don't get that much cheaper year to year. In fact, they go up sometimes. CPU + Mobo + GPU + RAM + SSD is going to run you around $500 + $200 + $300 + $200 + $300 = $1500. Rest of the components probably run you another $500. So for those exact specs, it's at least $2000 in parts today. You can probably get slightly worse stuff and do this for ~$1500.

morid1n 10y ago

The display hasn't come down in price much. The problem today would be sourcing some these parts I guess. It would be cheaper though. Or so I believe, haven't checked SSD prices recently.

islane 9y ago

If some of the components are sourced used, then the price for this could easily be <$1000 for the core components, though you could make this cheaper with a different CPU and GPU, cheaper memory, see below: (prices estimated from eBay) ------------------------------ CPU, fans, cpu cooler, motheboard, RAM, PSU, GPU (comparable Radeon 280x) $865 +/-$50 (shipped) Note: a cheaper CPU (+overclock), a different PSU (500-600w would be fine for this system), cheaper ram (+overclock) would net a $100-200 savings for nearly identical performance Case (Silverstone fortress FT-03) $200 est Apple-compatible PCIe wifi card $130 shipped Storage, speakers, mouse/keyboard, and display vary by user needs the cost here could be $200 or less for cheap/used components or $10k for color-accurate panels, audiophile speakers, custom mechanical keyboard, multiple PCIe SSDs, etc, etc ------------------------------ TL,DR - let's assume you're will to source some used components and go the cheaper route on a few things. You already have access to a screen, input devices, and speakers. In this situation, you could build a comparable machine for under $1000 + the cost of whatever storage SSD/HDD you need. You could stay under $1000 for the whole build if you opt for a cheap case and a single SATA-based SSD.