[Ordered] Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 + i7 8700k Studio Hackintosh

Follow up to my post 3 months ago looking for feedback on my parts list for a Pro Tools studio hack and after 3 solid months of reading about vanilla installs and the merits of different FireWire chipsets I’ve finally placed the order.

Pics, benchmarks, and build experience will follow.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor$449.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
CPU CoolerNoctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler$99.95 @ Amazon Canada
MotherboardGigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$309.99 @ Newegg Canada
MemoryCrucial - Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory$430.02 @ Amazon Canada
StorageSamsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$109.99 @ Memory Express
StorageSeagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$92.95 @ shopRBC
CaseNZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case$113.99 @ PC-Canada
Power SupplyCorsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$133.99 @ PC-Canada
Wireless Network AdapterTP-Link - Archer T9E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter$93.99 @ PC-Canada
OtherSyba Low Profile PCI-Express 1394b/1394a (2B1A) Card, TI Chipset, Extra Regular Bracket SD-PEX30009$26.99 @ Amazon Canada
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total$1861.85
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-03 18:26 EST-0500
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