Grovestand Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Sorry if this is the wrong forum. I am beginning to realize that I just do not use my PC for gaming (That's what the PS3 is for). My laptop is a Macbook Pro, my GF is about to buy a Macbook Pro and I think that I might just want to make the switch with my desktop as well in the interest of making the home network more streamlined. Here is my hardware configuration: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express Sony Optiarc 20X DVD±R Burner Black SATA Model AD-7200S-0B CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 So what do you think? Can Snowleopard support that configuration? If not, then I will definitely get an i7-860 and a Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P.Probably put the Mobo, RAM, and CPU into a new box and build my cousin a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detrich Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Works 100%. All P5Q series are vanilla supported by 10.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey thanks for the response. OK! So I guess I will start consolidating data onto a FAT32 Drive for transfer. If I use boot camp to load Windows 7 on this machine will I experience any drawbacks? Or should I use a bootloader to choose between Windows and OSX every time that I boot start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detrich Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 You should use bootloader. Bootcamp is for realmacs only, that emulates PCs BIOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 I actually decided to move up to the i7 with a GA-P55A-UD4P, DDR3 RAM and a larger HDD. I can salvage parts from my last computer if necessary, but my main question is this. How much of a hassle would it be to move up to the ATi HD5850 video card? I would love to be capable of transmitting HD audio via HDMI cable. Edit: Should I keep the OSes on separate HDs? I was thinking of going with this setup: i have items in bold i7-860 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P P55RT G.Skill DDR3 1600 CL 7 XFX HD5850 1GB Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Sony Optiarc 20X DVD+/-R Burner Black SATA Model Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200.12 nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Steel HTPC 2000B ATX Media Center / HTPC Case Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Logitech MX 518 8 Button Wheel mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 *Modbin with some developers achieved the feat, Boot Camp in hackintosh. Use the chameleon to manage the boot chameleon manages very well you'll need for your own hackintosh including speedstep for Q6600 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=223205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 I ask because, I will have to purchase a replacement video card for the old PC. I could either get myself a 5770 or 5850 and pass off the 4850 or I could just keep the 4850 and get a 4650 for the other PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detrich Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I don't think, that ATi HD5xxx will fully work in OSX. You should get a hardware closest to apples hardware, if you want to have a stable system. Aswell, gigabyte's boards have better support here, on the forum, but their PM code is less close to OSX than ASUS or MSI. And imho, OSes on separate HDs are better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Ok, so the best video card that they support is the HD4870 or do the Nvidia offerings best them in that department? For instance the GTX260... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detrich Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Ok, so the best video card that they support is the HD4870 or do the Nvidia offerings best them in that department? For instance the GTX260... Doesn't matter which one, GTX260 is easy to implement in dsdt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 http://netkas.org/?p=465 --- http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2009/12/ena...celeration.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detrich Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 http://netkas.org/?p=465 OK, but how about vanilla dsdt injection??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 So I purchased an XFX HD 4870 without HDMI to ensure maximum compatibility. I think that I will probably sell it and buy an HD5850 when they release native support for it. Here is what I have: 1 x GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard w/ USB 3.0 & SATA 6 Gb/s 1 x i7-860 1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM 1 x XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card 1 x Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply 1 x CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply 1 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [OSX DRIVE] 1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [WINDOWS 7 DRIVE for games] 1 x nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Steel HTPC 2000B ATX Media Center / HTPC Case 1 x LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS-324-98 1 x Noctua NH-U12P (WITH 1156 and 1366 hardware) 2 x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan Monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc... 1) Which PSU should I use? 2) Should I start the install (after assembly, which will not occur until next week) using life hacker's method or is there a preferred method to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Wait, do I even need a bootloader if I am going to install the OSes on different HDDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovestand Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 So I now have the Case, CPU, RAM, and HDD. I'm just waiting on the DVD/RW, PSU, and Video Card (although I already have the pieces from the old computer) I'm trying to figure out how to partition my harddrives. I will be installing OSX on the 1tb drive using tonymacx86's [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]+[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] method. I'm thinking that I will format it into a 100GB partition (OSX+Apps), an 8 GB partition (image of OSX once install is working completely), and the rest will be for data. Then I will install Windows on the 640GB drive 10GB for Windows the rest will be for apps. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 So I now have the Case, CPU, RAM, and HDD. I'm just waiting on the DVD/RW, PSU, and Video Card (although I already have the pieces from the old computer) I'm trying to figure out how to partition my harddrives. I will be installing OSX on the 1tb drive using tonymacx86's [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]+[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] method. I'm thinking that I will format it into a 100GB partition (OSX+Apps), an 8 GB partition (image of OSX once install is working completely), and the rest will be for data. Then I will install Windows on the 640GB drive 10GB for Windows the rest will be for apps. Does that make sense? IMHO you need to build in a backup strategy.........it is better to have a backup fully working OS X system always one system version behind your main OS X system, i.e. 150 GB for OS X Main volume 150 GB for OS X Backup volume and then use the remaining space split equally between DATA_CURRENT and DATA_ARCHIVE volumes You can use File Synchronization to synch DATA_CURRENT and DATA_ARCHIVE volumes, while using Disk Utility or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your Backup OS X volume over your Main OS X volume if anything goes seriously wrong with the Main OS X volume........ Likewise, allow room for a complete Windows system backup........... Install Chameleon on both OS X volumes and EasyBCD 2.0 on Windows volume....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_v Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I have an important news for XPS 420 users Some of them, me included, have a big issue when installing OS X on this machine : the hard drive(s) are missing when installing, and it's impossible to view them in the install AND in the Disk Utility I've seen many many answers to this issue, but all of them are from people that doesn't have a Dell XPS420, or if they have one, it is up-to-date and they can select a hard drive when installing OS X. So the people are very kind to answer, but all they say is useless (install a kext, turn RAID on, turn RAID Off, etc) The thing is - and i spent a lot of time on this - that there is DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE A07 Bios Dell updated the A07 version, but the name is the same : A07 That's why there is a big misunderstanding : you turn on your Dell XPS 420 and you read "Bios A07", but nothing works. And you can spend hours to configure your Bios settings I recommand to download and install the latest A07 bios from dell.com I hope It can help It worked for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 thanks for shared this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kNewton Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I've just set my xps420 up for the first time since I built two other hacks, so I wonder if I should update the bios. From what I remember, it is 10.8.3, but I had to boot off of the usb drive, or maybe I fixed it. I can't really remember the last time I used it, but thanks for the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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