I'm far too poor to buy a real mac, but I'm getting into music production and recording, basically making my own music, and I want to use Logic Pro.

Luckily I've stumbled upon this guide: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.as...p;enterthread=y

If I go by this guide and maybe tweak some things, such as adding a Q6600 instead of the E7200 it shows, will it work to my liking?

I need MAXIMUM compatibility, this means with things like MIDI keyboards, audio interfaces, etc. I have someone supporting me and giving me a budget for these things, and I need to get this right the first time.

Some specific things would be the Novation Remote SL 61, and the Line 6 Toneport UX2.

Thanks in advance.

That is a good write up. The Q6600 is a great processor for the money.
The EP35-DS3L is dated and tough to find these days. I would opt for a GA-EP45. The EP45-DS3R is a great option has support from 16GB of RAM, supports all the new processors, is fairly inexpensive, works great in OSX, and supports DDR2-800 through 1200.
Give us a budget and we can help you out more. However, DDR2-800 and 1066 is really cheap right now and you get get 4GB for under $100. I have even seen 16GB for $350.

Also one last thought, but Kalyway has some real short comings for long term use. It is a great tool to do a first install with and experiment with. However, I recommend moving to a retail install. Retail installs are not as hard as you think, and they are easy once you learn a few basic things about the installs.

Actually I already bought the EP35-DS3L, I got it for $55 on eBay. After that though, I pretty much have only $350-$400 to spend.

I highly doubt I'll need 16GB of RAM, I only intended of having 2-4GB at the most.

Could you tell me more about the Kalyway install having short comings for long term use? What is the real difference between both? If there's anything extra required for a retail install, I'll have no idea what to do. I don't even have much of a basic idea of how most of it works. I just need a build that will be easy and flawless as can be, while still being reliable for a long time.

Kalyway simplifies the install process, and works with out a Preloader (ie B00132 disk or USB stick). However system updates can break Kalyway very easily. Boot132 DFE with Chameleon EFI puts your Boot132 Kext files in the root of you system folder where system updates cannot affect them. It almost bullets proofs your build. the only issues I have is that I modified the AHCI kext and audio kexts in the system folder to get them to work right. Now when I update I run the risk of loosing those options, but it has not happened yet.

For $350-400 get a Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4GB of DDR2 800 (2x2GB), and an 8600GT

Here is a great RAM deal if newegg ships to you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231207

So how do I actually do a retail install? I have no idea where to get Boot132 DFE or Chameleon EFI, or how to implement/apply them to an install. And anything like kext editing I also have no clue.
Also I should ask, when you say "updates", does that mean stuff like 10.5.4-10.5.5? Or things like small patches and whatnot.

Thanks for the link, ha, I saw that deal earlier.

Google is your buddy with this stuff:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=114834


the search on this site sucks use google site search. or just type in, insanelymac: <your search>

So I just download the ISO that corresponds to my motherboard, burn it, and...install it? I hope this is as easy as I'm thinking.

if you follow pc wiz's guide exactly you should have no problems (i ebayed a ep35-ds3p):
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=121849

But that link is related to the Kalyway CD, I'm talking about the retail install.

This is my links to how I discovered and install osx retail.

A lot of reading needs to be done but well worth it.
Good luck.