Good $500 build?

[phoshzzle]

So I was wondering if anyone could put together a good sub 500$ build with a Core 2 duo processors (e7200?) that can easily instsall osx86 out of the box?

[obijohn]

Here's the package I'm putting together for myself, comes to $415. You could add more ram or upgrade the processor to get closer to $500.

 

Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 mini ATX motherboard:

http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboa...?ProductID=2521

(no longer produced but search on net, can find it for $60 or so)

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 (2.6GHz) w/fan from Tigerdirect:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=2396

$150

 

Tower from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119149

$40

 

Power supply:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=1077

$30

 

Case fans from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103022

$10

 

2GB DDR2 667 RAM from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231108

$40

 

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822148261

$55

 

Lite-on DVD/RW/CD/R SATA on Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106264

$30

 

--------------------

Total = $415

[Northernboy27]

I've built a system that works just fine, I used a couple parts just sitting around so the cost was even lower

 

Intel dual core E7200 $150

Shuttle SG33G5 $250

2gig mem $60

pioneer dvd-R/RW - had

250gig HD $50

 

The system took a bit of playing with but I'm running Leo4all and I've got sound, network (as you might guess) all running fine.

 

I've built a system that works just fine, I used a couple parts just sitting around so the cost was even lower

 

Intel dual core E7200 $150

Shuttle SG33G5 $250

2gig mem $60

pioneer dvd-R/RW - had

250gig HD $50

 

The system took a bit of playing with but I'm running Leo4all and I've got sound, network (as you might guess) all running fine.