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Mini Hackintosh

I wanted to do a liquid cooled, custom sleeved, hackintosh ITX and here is the result! This is definitely the hardest build I have ever done between the water-cooling in this case, creating the cables, and installing macOS Catalina. Huge thanks to Glasgood for making an excellent install guide. I think the cables turned out pretty good for my first time doing it. Watercooling and cabling parts were purchased from TitanRig and most of the components were bought at Microcenter. Only regret is I should have gone with a 9900K.

Catalina install guide used:
https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/340760-glasgoods-macos-catalina-install-guide-aorus-z390-pro-z390-master/

Parts used not under hardware:

Windows 10 Pro (Crucial P1)
MacOS Catalina (Samsung 970 Evo Plus)

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB 2 x 16GB DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit BLS2K16G4D32AESB- Gray

Noctua Chromax Black Anti-Vibration Pads

EK-Velocity RGB - Full Nickel
EK-Vector Radeon VII RGB - Nickel + Plexi
EK-Vector Radeon VII Backplate - Nickel
Corsair Hydro X Series XD5 RGB Pump/Reservoir Combo
EKWB EK-CryoFuel Premix Coolant
EKWB EK-CoolStream Classic SE 240
EKWB EK-DuraClear Soft Tubing, 10/13mm
EKWB EK-CSQ G1/4" Plugs
EKWB EK-Torque STC-10/13 Compression Fittings
EKWB EK-AF G1/4" 90° Angled Fittings

MOD-ONE Custom PC Cable Wire, 16AWG/2mm OD
MDPC-X Heatshrink
BIC Classic Lighter
Alphacool Eistools Crimping Kit
MDPC-X Classic Small Cable Sleeving, Blackest-Black
MDPC-X Classic Small Cable Sleeving, Titanium-Grey
MDPC-X Classic Small Cable Sleeving, Platinum-Grey
Various MOD-ONE Terminals, Connectors, and Open Cable Combs
Color(s): Black Gray Silver
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 275.13
Intel - Core i7 9700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 278.00
Gigabyte - Aorus Pro (WiFi)
Chipset: Z390
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT (2400MHz) (Grey)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 1,033.00
POWERCOLOR - Radeon VII
Chip Manufacturer: AMD
Storage
$ 115.97
Crucial - P1
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 92.99
Samsung - 970 EVO Plus
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 92.85
Seasonic - Focus Plus
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
$ 76.78
Metallic Gear - Neo G Mini
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 55.90
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