Hi Folks-

Looking to build my first Hackintosh from spare and new parts. Cutting costs by re-purposing RAM and a case from existing machines, freeing up a bit of cash to upgrade the processor. Here's the configuration I'm looking at:
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
EVGA 017-P3-1175-AR GeForce GTX 275 1792MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
SIIG 1394 3-port PCI Card Model NN-440012-S8
Thermaltake Purepower W0121RU 600W ATX12V V2.0 SLI Ready CrossFire
Rosewill RCR-IM5001 USB2.0 75 in 1 internal Card Reader w/ 3 ports
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

For the case, I'm reusing a G5 tower. I'm also installing two separate 1TB 7200 RPM hard drives, and plan to set up a Windows 7 / OSX dual boot on separate drives. Pulling 12GB of 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM out of an existing box.

I think it might make sense to get a *much* cheaper video card, and wait til the 300 series comes out in the next few months. Also, perhaps it makes sense to opt for the 920 rather than the 950 i7.

Using this machine primarily for ProTools, Final Cut Pro and CS4.

Please let me know if you foresee any compatibility or other major issues.

Thanks!

Mac

Go for the 920. The 950 isn't powerful enough to spend another 300-600 on something when you can overclock the 920 faster than that on air. FURTHERMORE, the upcoming 6-core i9 will have the same socket (do they still call it socket?) as the 920, so save that cash for a 6-core hyperthreaded cpu at the end of next year once they mature. In my opinion.

Can't talk about the hackintosh. Don't have one... yet

I'd love to hear how your build went. I'm currently using a mbp (love it) want to build a more powerful macpro equivalent using the i7.

Thought I'd just share my results as I just finished a similar system for the same purpose:

MB - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
CPU - i7 920 @ 3.1GHz
RAM - 6GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHz
Video - Galaxy 8400GT

I built this system for the sole purpose of running Protools (thus the wimpy graphics). I have a MBP and my sessions were pushing it past it's limits and I really needed more power. A MacPro was out of the question - so the journey began. I followed Digital Dreamer's Snow Leopard guide making it a breeze. I just finished installing all my software last night. I'm running Prootools LE 8.3pr (pre-release) for Snow Leopard with an 003R. All my Ilok plug-ins are playing nice and everything looks to be running smoothly. I'll report back after I put the system through it's paces, but so far I couldn't be happier.

Awesome thanks for sharing jmorken. Looking forward to the update.

Yeah man, thanks for sharing. I'm on the cusp of putting an order in for a similar system. I'd be interested to know how the audio is working out? Currently have a sweet 5.1 system with a 3 cable interface (orange, black, green) so hoping it doesn't come through only in stereo? Or has anyone tried using an S/PDIF optical connection for sound from this mobo in OSX?

Also any first hand information on RAID capabilities via the onboard controller?

MB - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
CPU - i7 920 @ 4.0GHz (Custom Water Cooling)
RAM - 6GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHz
Video - Nvidia 8800GTX (current gfx card)
Networking - Edimax 802.11n draft 2.0 PCI wireless card (has actual OSX drivers)