phoshzzle Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 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? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/115846-good-500-build/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
obijohn Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 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 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/115846-good-500-build/#findComment-820060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernboy27 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 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. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/115846-good-500-build/#findComment-820123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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