Hardware Combos for new users

Yeh SATA is the best choice ;D

Will this work?

i7 920 D0
12GB DDR3 2000Mhz PC3-16000
ATi HD4850
500GB HDD
CM 620W PSU
Asus Rampage II Gene

I am new to build a system. I am trying to put together various components, but I am trying to stay below 400$. I already have a HD (IDE), and a video card ATI HD4350. The reason I want to stay below 400$, is because I don't really see the point of building a system when you can buy the imac mini instead.
Could you please explain what is the advantage of building your own system versus buying the imac mini ? (other than the challenge).
And could someone guide me on components I should buy to complete what I already have (if they are compatible) ?

thank you very much for your help.

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Originally Posted by Andersen1337

Will this work?

i7 920 D0
12GB DDR3 2000Mhz PC3-16000
ATi HD4850
500GB HDD
CM 620W PSU
Asus Rampage II Gene

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Great combo, not sure about your mobo, you better check HCL before trying with this mobo, or just pick one from the 1st post, good luck

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Originally Posted by serhito

I am new to build a system. I am trying to put together various components, but I am trying to stay below 400$. I already have a HD (IDE), and a video card ATI HD4350. The reason I want to stay below 400$, is because I don't really see the point of building a system when you can buy the imac mini instead.
Could you please explain what is the advantage of building your own system versus buying the imac mini ? (other than the challenge).
And could someone guide me on components I should buy to complete what I already have (if they are compatible) ?

thank you very much for your help.

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You can try with cheap combo in the 1st post, and still use your ATI HD4350, advantage with that system... hmm not much, there advantage with Quad core and Core i7 I guess, cuz they are cheap than MAC Pro, I think one can be, that you can always upgrade the system without buying from the expensive apples hardware, hope it help ;D

What do you think of this motherboard ? It seems to have the same features as the cheap combo you recommended. Am I missing something ?
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR G31D-M7 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

what about the hard drive ? Will and IDE work fine ?

Thanks for your help.

IDE should work fine, but SATA is the best choice, with IDE try to put it alone, as master. yeh that mobo is ok for OSX, there lots of guides with that so, google a bit and try ;D

Hi Guys!

I'm new to this, read thousands of posts, on forums, and thought it might get a chance, i have two iDeneb DVDs 10.5.4 and 10.5.6
Which would be better for me?:confused:
my setup is below:

mobo: GA EP35C DS3R
CPU: Intel Q9300
RAM: 4GB DDR2 1600
HDD: 1TB SATA Samsung, 500GB sata Samsung, 400GB IDE Samsung
(would like to install on 1TB)
And an LG DVD RW drive also SATA.

Soo... Please, sum1 give me some instructions...

Will this setup work ?

CPU Brand Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
CPU Code Name: Prescott
Motherboard Model: Dell Inc. 0JC474
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 915GV (Grantsdale-GV) + ICH6R
Motherboard Slots: 2xPCI, 1xPCI Express x1
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies
BIOS Date: 10/08/05



MEMORY

Total Memory Size: 1 GBytes
Total Memory Size [MB]: 1024
Row: 0 - 512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2-SDRAM Samsung M3 78T6553CZ3-CD5 ------------
Row: 2 - 512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2-SDRAM Samsung M3 78T6553CZ3-CD5 ------------

[Video chipset]
Video Chipset: Intel GMA900
Video Memory: 128 MBytes
[Video Card]
Video Card: Intel 82915Gx Graphics Controller 0 [DELL]
Video Bus: PCI
Video RAMDAC: Internal
Video BIOS Version: 0.0
[Performance]


[General Information]
Drive Controller: Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Drive Model: WDC WD1600JS-75NCB2
Drive Revision: 10.02E03
Drive Serial Number: WD-WCANM4008624
Drive Capacity: 152,587 MBytes (160 GB)
Drive Capacity [MB]: 152587

[General information]
Drive Model: TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C
Drive Revision: DE02
Device Type: Combo CD-R Writer
[Device capabilities]
Drive can read: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
Drive can write: CD-R, CD-RW

Audio ---------------------------------------------------------------------


Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio [B2] ---------------------------

Audio Adapter: Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio [B2]
High Definition Audio Codec: SigmaTel STAC9200 / IDT 92HD001
HDA Codec ID: 83847690

Network -------------------------------------------------------------------


Wireless-G PCI Adapter ----------------------------------------------------

[General information]
Network Card: Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Vendor Description: Wireless-G PCI Adapter
MAC Address: 00-0F-66-1E-5D-35
[Capabilities]
Maximum Link Speed: 48 Mbps
Physical Media: Wireless LAN
Transmit Buffer Size: Unknown
Receive Buffer Size: 524288 Bytes

Hi everyone

Im new here, and making a hackintosh, and i dont know if mi computer will work with mac OS.

I have an acer aspire m3641 and i want to use both XP and mac OS.

Motherboard ACER MCP73PV
Processor Intel Core2 Quad Q8200
3 gb Ram
HDD WD 3200AAJS (320 GB)

I dont know hou to install leopard, but i just want to know if i can use it. Then if i can, i will learn how to...

but anyone knows if this computer will work with it?

Thanks, and sorry my english...

LastMonkey

Lacci, theres lots of tutorial for your mobo, google it man, you shouldnt have problem, you can use any distro or try retail to get the best installation.

serhito, should work, you will need a patched kernel like voodoo to get it working tho, check the voodoo project for more info.

Hey there last monkey, yeh man it should work, but check the HCL for similar ACERs, I think you will need to MOD or try with Retail, good luck you guys, report back your progress ;D