Id like to know if any one has a cheap dell desktop with a cheap firewire audio card and able to use live and soft synths.

Id like accelerated audio for DAW but not gaming.

Any ideas?

thanks!

Why DELL?, Build your own computer. It´s the only way to be sure everything will work. (Select the components according to wiki´s compatibility list)

I say build it yourself as well, this way you learn the PC Hardware / OS X inside out and you get it nice and cheap...

I had a real nice hackintosh with a X2 3800 / 7800 GTX with a SATA drive. At the time it was not working 100%, The SATA didnt work, the CPU worked with 1 Core only and the 7800 was not giving Quartz and all. I got it working in the end by purchasing a X300 graphics card and a IDE HardDisk, with these in it worked flawlessly. I sold this lot after falling in love with Macs and the OS and got me a shiny MacBook Pro. Then with a stroke of luck I got hold of my current hackintosh setup for free.

Id say go for a Core 2 Duo / 2 Gig / a SATA 2 HD and a Fairly decent GPU if needed. !! also do not forget the PSU this is the most important component in the system, imho a good one will last this and your next comp.

up to you doh.. my old hack and current one run logic and all plugs / soundtrack pro / reason and garageband perfectly.

This is a great thread for builduing your own, and as most components are at least one year old, they should be dirty cheap to get:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...ic=7393&hl=

If on the other hand you want to build something more bleeding edge, check this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=26508&hl=

I just built a new PC with OS X and Logic in mind. I have also ran OS X and Logic on my old Dell Dimension 4400 desktop ( gotta love those free company disposals that come right when your PC dies ) and my Dell Inspiron 5100.

The system I built myself runs OS X so much more reliably then either my my Dell systems (both SSE2 CPU's) although its not all that bad on my 5100. I suppose if you bought a system that checks out 100% OK on the HCL then it'd be fine...but I strongly recommend just building the PC yourself. My setup cost just under $800 and its more powerful then any pre-built PC you can find at the price.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 CPU
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Motherboard (1333 FSB )
1GB DDR2-800 RAM
160GB WD SATA2 HDD
GeForce 7300 LE 128MB Video Card
AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T Case
Liteon SATA DVD-+RW
400W High performance PSU

I was going to pick up an M-Audio Delta series audio card but after reading about the issues with PCI I decided to just use the onboard for the time being until the PCI Express cards get released and have stable drivers. I'd go firewire except that I really don't want another thing cluttering up my desk and there's no native support for firewire on the DS3.

Whatever you do make sure the system you get has a SSE3 CPU. While you can run OS X and Logic on an SSE2 it can get pretty slow at times which gets frustrating after a while.