ravennolonger Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 All, I would like to build a new system that could be a new Mac Pro equiv with about 4 GB of memory at the least. However with all the different options around, I was wondering if someone could post a very detailed list of components to get to build this system. I have seen some good wish lists at newegg of some with specifics, but was looking to see if anyone has any better lists and what flavor of x86 Osx worked and to get the best bang for the buck from a hardware prespective. I am definitely looking to dive in soon. Please let me know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Check the wiki HCL's - a list of compatible hardware here at wiki.osx86project.org Get yourself a quad-core intel CPU with a nice motherboard, for which you can choose between many many P35 and X38 motherboards which all work great. Then get yourself a graphics card of your choice, on the list. There are many great cards working, including nVidia. 8800GT, 8800GTS, 9800GTX and ATI 3870. I recommend this setup, you still get LOTS of computing power for way less than a Mac Pro. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-791503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Puppy Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 It depends on how much you are willing to spend. If you need as many cores as possible and as much ram as possible while at the same time having a powerful graphics card... this is what I suggest (Prices from directcanada.com; prices in the US may vary): 2 x Quad Core Intel Xeon E5420 2.5GHz (8 cores total) --> $730 Supermicro MBD-X7DWA-N E-ATX --> $521 8 x 2GB DDR2 800 ECC FB-DIMMs (16 GB total) --> $625 Geforce 8800GT --> $151 2 x 750 GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 (1.5TB total) --> $232 Supermicro CS CSE-733TQ-465B case + PSU --> $248 BenQ G2400W 24" monitor --> $340 Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 --> $61 Pioneer DVR-212D DVD burner --> $25 around $3000 in the end. Or you could get something cheaper like Synaesthesia suggested. Also, because of the lack of people running OSx86 on dual-processor motherboards, there is no guarantee that the above system would work with Mac OS X but it sure will run fast on, say, Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-791691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Geforce 8800GT --> $151 $50 more and you can step up to a 9800GTX. I wouldn't go for the higher end 8 core system, only because you would probably never need all 8 cores, I would atleast go with a quad core though, seeing the Q6600 is only $199. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-792133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Occasionally at work I use a dual Xeon MacPro, and for anything other than a few tasks like capturing multiple streams of HD, or serious 3D rendering, it doesn't do anything else noticeably faster than my homebuilt $900 Hackintosh. (My main work machine is an original single Xeon MacPro, and my homebuilt machine kicks its ass). The dual Xeon MacPros are seriously overrated. It's not that they aren't great machines- they are, but just that the overwhelming majority of real-world user tasks, even production tasks, won't begin to tax the thing to even a fraction of it's full potential- so one has to wonder about the cost/performance ratio in terms of real world use. At the end of the day, most all these things are asked to do is manipulate pixels on a screen on command, and there's a point at which the limitation becomes how fast the user can tell the machine to manipulate pixels, not how fast the machine can perceivably do so. I certainly wouldn't want to emulate building in all that overkill hardware myself. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-792220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravennolonger Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks All. Anyone see the wishlists on newegg and a particular slist of hardware that they liked for a setup? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-793258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranti1 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Check out my forum topic [building a mac pro] I listed all the products and parts even the enclosure case and links for it. ---------------- Mac for life Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-793398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mind_bomb Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I bulid my system with X7DWA- N motherboard and successfully get it to triple boot . Everything works flawlessly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111755-building-mac-pro-equiv-suggestions/#findComment-916396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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