Hello all,

I have been reading into these forums now for quite a while. I am researching my next computer upgrade and would like to go 0S x86. I know that hardware compatibility plays a big part in the ease of installation. So here is my question to all in the know are there combinations of chipsets, i.e. mobo with specific chipset or make. Processors what work at full speed and graphics cards that have full 3d capabilities and no problems detecting displays?

Build Date: 25/10/2008
I don’t need a killer machine; I use Photoshop, music, internet, and HD content in 1080p. I would like a machine that can run that well with no problems straight out the box, with an install disk such a idenb, or other install disks with deliver 10.5.3+.

Open to recommendations. I really need to give up using windows os.

try this:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3
Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9550
Video: nVidia 8800GT 512 mb
Memory: 4GB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200 rpm + 300 GB 10000 rpm
Power Supply 750/1000w
DVDRW Serial ATA

Mother Board:Intel DG31PR
Processor:Intel® Xeon® CPU X3220 @ 2.40GHz
Bus frequency:1.06 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM DDR2
Video:Nvidia 8800GT 512 Mb
Hard Drive: WD 500 GB 7200rpm + 500 GB 7200rpm
Power Supply 1000w
DVDRW Serial ATA

And super cheap one

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2
Processor: Core 2 Duo E2200
Video: Nvidia 7300 GS
Memory: 2GB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 1x300GB 7200 rpm
Power Supply 350/450w
DVDRW Serial ATA

Good Luck

Originally Posted by icchansan

try this:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3
Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9550
Video: nVidia 8800GT 512 mb
Memory: 4GB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200 rpm + 300 GB 10000 rpm
Power Supply 750/1000w
DVDRW Serial ATA

Mother Board:Intel DG31PR
Processor:Intel® Xeon® CPU X3220 @ 2.40GHz
Bus frequency:1.06 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM DDR2
Video:Nvidia 8800GT 512 Mb
Hard Drive: WD 500 GB 7200rpm + 500 GB 7200rpm
Power Supply 1000w
DVDRW Serial ATA

And super cheap one

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2
Processor: Core 2 Duo E2200
Video: Nvidia 7300 GS
Memory: 2GB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 1x300GB 7200 rpm
Power Supply 350/450w
DVDRW Serial ATA
Good Luck

Any trick to the DG31PR board? I have that with a E2200 and a GeForce 8600GT 256 Mb. I am using iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5, and seem to work fine when i selected the GMA3100 by mistake (heard the music and all, just no video), but with the 256 option to NVinject, i seem to get the "you need to hold down the power button" screen after install...

Originally Posted by cwall64

Any trick to the DG31PR board? I have that with a E2200 and a GeForce 8600GT 256 Mb. I am using iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5, and seem to work fine when i selected the GMA3100 by mistake (heard the music and all, just no video), but with the 256 option to NVinject, i seem to get the "you need to hold down the power button" screen after install...

Your getting panic kernel maybe is ideneb, anyway try this site for your video: Nvidia 8600 GT

Good Luck

As posted earlier I am building a hackintosh, here are the details around the parts I am going to be using, can someone who has got experience with hack's run their eyes over the components to make sure I am not making any mistakes.

Processor: Intel q6600 Quad core http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS3 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145686
Memory: Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 1066MHz http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119223
Video: Nvidia 8600 GT http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149369
Power Supply: Arctic Power 600W PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124926

Along with an Antec Three Hundred Case, SATA dvd rw drive and a 250gig sata2 hdd 16mb cache, this completes my computer. Trying to bring below £400 GBP only tips over with shipping. Might go for the extra 2 gig of memory or move to 4 GB of 800 MHz branded memory for not much more. Not really going to try and overclock to start with, just run everything stock for a while.

What do you think?

I would just like to thank icchansan for posting his original post around hardware. Gave me hours of reading around motherboards etc.

Regards
The Dude

Yeh andrew, looks great man, if you wanna try this will be a good start

P.S Maybe 4GB are better, I dunno, anyway will work, even retail disc :hack:

Good Luck and Happy Hackint0sh

Really use a 10.5 retail disk to install on this configuration wont need kalyway or ideneb etc?

Regards

Yeah you will able to install any of them and retail with 132 bootloader.

By using the 132 bootloader will i have to have the cd in drive all the time to boot into os x?

If so what would you reccomend for install, keeping in mind updates, compatability, stability and overall user friendlyness.

Regards

Yeh with a efi partition, but you have to read alot, alot! so a recommend you to install a hackint0sh dvd, learn how things works, then try this retail with everything ;>