antisocial535 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hello I have been looking into building a hackintosh to compete at LAN parties I love the mac but would like to be able to show off some sweet graphics card and the macbook pro's navida 9400 doesn't seem to do that as much as I would like I am only 15 and have never built a hackintosh before.. I am excited to learn more but I think I could use some guidance I have already found a case, hard drive, power supply, ect all I need is a good motherboard, CPU, and Graphics card... these are the general specs I am looking at this is what I am looking for in a mother board first .. works with snow leopard, I would like to get an Intel Core i7 Quad 2.66 but if it doesn't that is ok as well supports up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM(8 is still find though) working sound with OSX if not then please recommend a good sound card also a good FSB speed- 1000Mhz+ I am willing to spend between 200$ and 300$, if you don't know anything in that price range I am willing to bend on price before I change the specs I want as far as the processor goes like I said before I would like to get an Intel Core i7 Quad 2.66 if you have any similar processor that work with OSX please recommend the graphics card is the biggest thing for me I don't know much about which ones work well with OSX but I would like to get a NAVIDA or ATI card it needs to have at about1GB of GDDR3 I can pay between 150$ and 300$ I looking for a super computer here but I for sure don't have the money for a mac pro any advice or hardware suggestions you could give me are much appreciated thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rage5676 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 good luck you need at least $800. to build what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erythrophilia Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 What game are you gonna play on this hackintosh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 opps fail I was meaning to communicate that i can spend between 200$-300$ on the mother board alone and between 150$ and 300$ on the graphics alone I have a total budget of 1500$ I have found a good case, powersupply, HDDx2, ODDx2, ect... the part I need help with is the mother board, CPU, and GPU here are my priorities while building this computer 1)compatible with OSX 2)powerful 3)good price I am prepared to spend 730$ on the MOBO/CPU/GPU together and more if I can get more power(but I am not going to spend 1000$ on the intel quad extreme3.3Ghz) forgive my noobishness but as far as I understand a hackintosh is a PC compatible with OSX... and to be compatible it must have a CPU, MOBO, and GPU that are all compatible with OSX... I have been searching the OSx86 wiki for good components but most are low end... or as a noob I have no idea what they are talking about... basically I need help finding high end components that are mac OS compatible.. for sure I do not want to buy a 300$ graphics card and find out it doesn't work... I want to be reasonably sure the parts I am buying will work with OSX before I invest the money... help please thanks o ya.. I play almost every blizzard game ever made.. StarCraft, WarCraft III, DOTA(icefrog), WOW(Alleria-Hord-Roushan), Deablo, ect... I also play COD4 and Crusader Stronghold at LAN parties... I want to have a more powerful system so that I can max out WOW, StarCraft 2 when it comes, COD4, COD5 and modern warfare 2 when it comes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 like if you know anything that could possibly help please post it... of if you know where I should go to find professionals on hackintosh builds.. please reply .. phase 1 of my project will never be complete unless I get some kind of help thank you all who post replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satandole666 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 like if you know anything that could possibly help please post it...of if you know where I should go to find professionals on hackintosh builds.. please reply .. phase 1 of my project will never be complete unless I get some kind of help thank you all who post replies I'm trying to plan this out as well. Here's the motherboard I would pick. It is a solid overclocker and there is a lot of community support on this site to get OS X to run on it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128362 Pair that with a 920 For a video card, I'd recommend either a ATI 4890 or a nVidia GTX260. Both are about $200. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130433 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150359 Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 thanks man this is really great.. I checked out the mother board and it is way better than the one I was looking at for around the same price... and it is good to know I can find more support for it on this sight thanks... I found a combo deal where I can get a Geforce 275 GTX ect for 25$ off.. so I think I will go with that... along with that 920 at 280$ I am still going the keep all my parts under budget... This is really really great and I even found patches in the wiki for the GPU I chose... In a few hours.. I will post my entire build and links to where I will be buying the parts... and one who reads this could check over it all and post if I miss any outstanding details... or anything seriously wrong with they build... for now I have ot do some school work... ug I hate AP English :pirate2: anyways .. thanks so much for your help I couldn't have done it with out you guys... I will keep you posted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 ok I just found this link http://internetgames.about.com/od/hardware...pvideocards.htm and it says the the HD Radeon 4890 is a lot cheeper than the geforce GTX 275 but around the same speed I am trying to decide I am any really very confused I will just say the ones I am thinking of and let the community decide EVGA 896-P3-1171-AR GeForce GTX 275 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail -209$+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...0-478-_-Product this is a cheeper but faster Nvida card I am interested in... SPARKLE SXX275896D3-VP GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail~259$ I think http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...7-073-_-Product This is the same but just super clocked... Do i need a super clocked addition while gaming..? what will it do for me? XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail- 194$+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150359 this is about it... which ever gets the most votes I will do thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastachief Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Nvidia equals win win, take it from a pirate, ATI I am not against, but there seems to be more support for the Gforce nvidia series and GTX series dont you think? Go Nvidia and Evga you wont regret it!!! If you do not believe me take a look at the wiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abezors Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Nvidia equals win win Agreed. I used to have a soft-spot for ATi, but in terms of osx86 I've found that nVidia are the most commonly used, and thus best supported. Just look at what "real" Macs use - nVidia 9400 + 9600 in the Macbook Pro, 8800 in the older Mac Pro, etc etc BTW I know you're only 14 and all, but when I was 12 (only 6 yrs ago) I was getting into computers, but I didn't post like crazy on forums looking for help. Trust me, you can find 99% of your answers via Google You learn in SO much more depth by finding things out for yourself too. Not having a go, just giving some advice if you really wanna understand your hackintosh! Good luck and enjoy the Mac experience! PS where did you get that massive budget from?! My budget was half that and I'm meant to be earning more than you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haney Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'd give a third vote to NVidia as well. From the issues that get discussed on this board, they seem to have fewer problems and more native support. M.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 I agree I have seen the wiki, nvidia has like 5x more support there are few people I trust more on this planet than fellow pirates LONG LIVE PIRATE PAY lol sory I hear you guys, I just wanted to get some insanelymac input addressing my case and now that I have it I can move forward. BUilding my first Hackintosh is as much a learning experience for me as it is a new gaming system. though I am looking forward to learning I do not want to be learning from my mistakes not when 1500$ is involved this is mostly why I wanted to directly ask people with more experience than me, to decrease my probability of making a mistake. I know I have no guarantee with a hackintosh but I am willing to take time to increase my probability of succeeding. Thanks guys for your help and support, I will keep you updated I got my budget from saving.. for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisocial535 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hey guys I have been doing a lot of work lately and have found almost every component that I need I have even chosen a graphics card.. the one last thing that I need to decide on is a mother board and a CPU I guess Basically I have 2 things to ask Does Mac OSX run on Intel's Quad Core i7 processors? and can anyone help me find a good mother board?.... I am looking at a higher end mother board as you may have guessed from my previous posts LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard with 3 way SLI support and support for the Intel Quad Core i7 Processor... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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