chimpanzee Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I want to build a stable SL Hackintosh for work (Web, email, video-editing, etc), using Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R + quad i7 920. I don't want to spend dough for a hi-end video card (~$100 for Geforce 9600 or ~$150 for ATI 4870, both of which are SL supported), because I won't be using all of its capability. There are some older cards like 8400 & 4850 & 4550 (~$40), etc, which are more bang-for-buck. Can someone point me to a mfg/board which has SL support? Also, I might want to fool around with SLI & Crossfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbourizk Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I want to build a stable SL Hackintosh for work (Web, email, video-editing, etc), using Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R + quad i7 920. I don't want to spend dough for a hi-end video card (~$100 for Geforce 9600 or ~$150 for ATI 4870, both of which are SL supported), because I won't be using all of its capability. There are some older cards like 8400 & 4850 & 4550 (~$40), etc, which are more bang-for-buck. Can someone point me to a mfg/board which has SL support? Also, I might want to fool around with SLI & Crossfire. my system gigabyte EX58-UD4P i7 920 12gb ram Ati 4870HD 512mb working perfect With Core Image/Quartz Extreme check this thread out http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=182818 followed the tutorial linked in the thread and the kext package posted by the original poster. tried many different tutorials this one absolutely rocks good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzee Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 my system gigabyte EX58-UD4P i7 920 12gb ram Ati 4870HD 512mb working perfect With Core Image/Quartz Extreme check this thread out http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=182818 followed the tutorial linked in the thread and the kext package posted by the original poster. tried many different tutorials this one absolutely rocks good luck What brand ATI 2870/512mb & 12gb ram? Newegg has a good deal on the Gigabyte 4870/1gb card, $139 (after rebate). What PS & enclosure do you have? I'm a newbie builder. Is video card compatibility more-or-less independent of vendor? (i.e., all 4870 cards will work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbourizk Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 What brand ATI 2870/512mb & 12gb ram? Newegg has a good deal on the Gigabyte 4870/1gb card, $139 (after rebate). What PS & enclosure do you have? I'm a newbie builder. Is video card compatibility more-or-less independent of vendor? (i.e., all 4870 cards will work) Video Card is MSI i would have preferred to get a gigabyte or asus but all they had was MSI i dont think it matters as all the chips are the same just different companies make the cards. as for ram i'm using Gskill 2x6gb DDR3 kits 1333, they do the job and on my windows 7 partition i was able to utilize all 12gb with photoshop cs4 x64. not as expensive as some but work well PS i'm using a Thermaltake 850W cable management a bit on the expensive side but i didnt mind paying a bit extra and has more than enough power than i need for me my system is running leopard well, took me a few goes following different guides but luckily stumbled on what i needed and it's working with out any hassels. Didn't have to add anything extra from what i downlaoded. Not sure if i'm running in x64 mode and my hard drives are not showing up on the desktop but can access them via finder. so a few small issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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