your mother Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm building a hackintosh desktop on the cheap for music/DVD store and stuff. Will this work pretty much out of the box with Kalyway? Gigabyte P35 DS3L $60 off craigslist 2gb Crucial Ballistix DDR2 $40 off craigslist GeForce 8500GT $55 craigslist(not gonna be used for gaming just DVD,music, HD video etc) Core 2 Quad E6600 $200 at Microcenter WD 320GB HD $70 at Microcenter I/O Magic DVD burner $30 at Microcenter w/mail in rebate Thermaltake Xaser V500 case /w500 watt PSU $50 off craiglist Arctic Cool Freeze 7 CPU cooler $30 at Microcenter(could be had cheaper online but I don't feel like waiting for shipping) TOTAL: $535 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BebopBlues Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Looks good. Nowadays, it is just a matter of the motherboard that is important. And I think that board is very popular here, you can find guides to get it working. Check the hardware compatibility list for more info: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page You can get any most DVD players for $30. I never heard of I/O Magic DVD burner. I think you should go for a more popular brand. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/#findComment-740640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsfsdfs Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 ASRock ConRoe1333 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 or E8400 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/#findComment-740862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Build I did for my sister-in-law: Gigabyte GA-P35-DSL3 - $45 (openbox - ebay) Intel E2220 - $55 (used - local shop) GeIL 2x1GB DDR800 - $35 (newegg) XFX 7600 GT 256 - $41 (used - ebay) Seagate 500GB sata - $60 (rebate - Frys) Pioneer DVR-212 sata DVD-RW - $37 (rebate - Frys) Stock intel cooler - (free from me) Antec 300 case - $49 (sale Frys) Samsung 20" widescreen lcd - $189 (sale Frys) Total - $511.00 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/#findComment-740912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
influence Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thanks for the MicroCenter tip on q6600 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/#findComment-741224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
your mother Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Well I built my hackintosh. I got a good deal on Inte E4600 and Asus P5K so I went with that instead of Q6600 since I don't really need all that power right now. I overclocked the cpu to 3.22ghz(400fsbx8) with RAM running at 801mhz with aggressive timings. Everything works great although getting the sound to work was a huge pain and my old power supply blew up so I got a new Thermaltake 430watt for 35bucks. Overall this rig flies and smokes my MacBook Pro. I have a question though, is the Airport Update safe for my Dlink DWA 542, it works like a dream obo and I don't wanna mess it up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/103987-hackintosh-build-on-the-cheap-checklist/#findComment-743647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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