Hello to the people reading my post.

I am planning on building another hackintosh rig and would like to ask for comments or advise on the hardware that is currently available in our local market

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

Motherboard:
GA-EP31-DS3L
GA-EP43-DS3L
GA-G31M-ES2L

Graphics Card:
palit 9800 gt 512 mb / 256 bit ddr3
palit 9600 gt 512 mb / 256 bit ddr3

Hard Disk Drive:
seagate 7200.12 500 gb

Power Supply
hec raptor 500 watts

Memory:
team elite 4gb dual channel kit ddr2 800/1066

Optical Disk Drive:
Samsung Writemaster 22x

Usage:
To Study iphone sdk 3.0

Thanks

GA-G31M-ES2L= always a great choice. I'd recommend it over the others simply because it's so perfectly supported. (You'll have no trouble finding a fool-proof install guide for it, whereas for the others, though they'll probably work too, it may involve a bit more trial and error). To help you narrow the choice, I'd mark the EP31-DS3L off the list completely. It doesn't support more than 4GB of RAM, and therefore has no advantage being a full ATX board. If you positively need 8GB of RAM, then get the EP43 board. I personally don't know of an install guide for it though, so do a search.

Either graphics card will work providing you use 10.5.6 and up for the 9600- but I'd recommend the 9800GT. If you don't really need that much graphics horsepower, locate a 7300GT, 7200GS, or 8600GT, etc. as they may be cheaper and still provide all the graphics you need.

Everything else should work fine- just stick with 100% SATA drives, no IDE.

Thanks Zaap.
Ill do just that. buy a ga-g31m-es2l and a 9800gt
btw are there any specific brands for the vc? only aplit and inno3d are currently in stock over here
thanks again

Brand doesn't matter same card only diffrent cooling

Thanks Dude

Samsung optical drives aren't so good. You'd better buy a Pioneer or an Optiarc.
And I don't know what this PSU is since I've never heard of that brand, but be sure it's reliable and efficient. Prefer quality to quantity: you don't need 500W with this rig (350-400 would be enough), but you do need stable 12V or your computer will freeze and reboot on heavy load.You could even fry the motherboard.

All of my Samsung drives worked perfectly over the years. Can't complain. Good and cheap.

Same here- no problem at all with Samsung optical drives- in fact, I prefer them. No problems in dozens of builds. Mostly, any name brand should work fine.

Indeed.
I run a q6600 ; 9800GT ; 4GB ram; 2 HDs ++ on a 380W Earthwatts.
The Corsair CX400 (400W) might be preferable though, as it has more silent 120mm fan) (not that the earthwatts is noisy..)
Both are 80+ certified.

Okay. I take notice, though I have read some complaints about them.