Hackintosh Pro Project! [Part 3: The Build]

The video documents the third installment in Marques Brownlee’s Hackintosh Pro Project, focusing on assembling a high-end custom PC designed for video editing and rendering in 2013. The host outlines the justification for each component, starting with a Fractal R4 case and a modular 1000W power supply, emphasizing cable management and airflow to keep a powerful system neat and quiet. He walks through mounting the Asus Sabertooth X79 motherboard, installing the Intel Core i7 3930K CPU, and inserting 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM in quad-channel configuration, highlighting how the chosen parts balance performance with space constraints. The cooling strategy centers on a Corsair H80i closed-loop water cooler instead of a larger dual-radiator setup, paired with case fans reallocated to improve airflow. Finally, the build includes a Gigabyte GTX 670 graphics card and several OCZ Vertex 4 SSDs, arranged for optimal cooling and expansion, with the host expressing satisfaction with the case’s aesthetics and practical design. The video closes by noting that the Hackintosh Pro is complete and ready to power up, with a tease that the next installment will focus on making the system boot macOS and optimizing performance. Overall, the walkthrough blends technical detail with appreciation for the hardware design, aiming to show both the assembly process and the reasoning behind each hardware choice.

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