solidus636 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I'm finally fed up with seeing sooooo many people running osx86, but me not being able to...so i've decided to just buy a new mobo and proc... I currently have an amd athlon x2 4400+ and a stock dell mobo with barely ANY options in the bios. can anybody point me to a motherboard that I can get which has an AM2+ slot for my proc and also has an ide controller so that i can use my extra ide drive as the primary drive for leopard...? if there isn't one under a $100 that is compatible with leopard, can anyone point me to an intel motherboard and processor that is fully compatible with leopard..? the bundle can be under $200. i prefer newegg or tigerdirect. if anyone helps me, i will be very thankful because i really don't have enough money for an apple product, but i REALLY want Leopard. thanks =D Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 You should check out the HCL (hardware compatibility lists) at the Wiki. There are many motherboards and intel processors that work perfectly, so choose whatever suits you. The prices range from $50 upwards for Core 2 Duo motherboards, and from $40 upwards for working Intel processors... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-823947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 Thanks for the link. And yeah, I know there are many that work perfectly, but I'm simply asking for specific ones that work that would be affordable. I keep seeing lots of motherboards that are said to work perfectly here, but they are no longer available to buy on Newegg, so it's a little hard... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-823956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopeyo Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 some new company call "PsyStar" has been having unique success (cough, cough) with a Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L motherboard. Newegg is still stocking these as recently as a couple of days ago, $60 US + shipping. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 Yeah, I've heard of PsyStar, lol. Sucks their being sued... I just looked it up on Newegg, seems like a good bet. What proc should I buy to match it? Or is there an alternative for AMD procs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopeyo Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Buy an Intel E4600, get the boot-132 disk (http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=114013) and buy a retail Leopard DVD. Install the real OSX leopard, and you'll come the closest you can on a budget to the real macintosh experience. Installing from the retail DVD is the holy grail of hackintoshes. You can't do that with an AMD chip, which are otherwise very good. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylamrin Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I would second that with dopeyo. Try to sell both your mobo and CPU and then get a Core2Duo. Then get a Gigabyte motherboard (P35 series). Everything would work... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 well i see here in an ad for frys that an e4600 is on sale along with an ECS GF7050VT-M Motherboard as a bundle for $99. would the ECS be compatible? if so, I think i'm gonna go pick it up soon. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 er..no. I wouldn't go for that motherboard. It has an nForce (nVidia) chipset. Go for a motherboard with an Intel chipset. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 well, aren't there kexts that will let me use the board?.. like the applenforce kext?...(idk if that's right or not..) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-824891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 It's just a pain in the ass to get working in OSX86. Not worth it. Of course there are people that try etc. but I don't recommend that you buy this motherboard, if you want to run OSx86. There are perfectly working Intel motherboards for $50-60, and even $40 if you look around. Then pick and choose between any of the current Celerons, Pentiums or Core 2 range of CPU's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-825026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 hmm. any you can recommend at frys?..i don't want to wait 5 days for the mobo to show up when i buy from newegg. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-825342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I don't know about the retail stores, but when I looked, there was nothing I could find on the online store! Sorry. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-825386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 well, actually..i finally got LEO4ALL to install on my computer...but i was getting the 'still waiting for root device' message. i'm pretty sure it's the fact that my controller is wrong or something.. so... i just bought a GIGABYE GA-M78GM-s2H. i've seen lots of people have success with it, so hopefully i will too.. sadly, it wouldn't power on...so i'm going to go exchange it right now...hopefully the next one will work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-825612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 alright...so i got in installed =D!!!!!!!! it works....but...sadly...the internet doesn't.. i havn't tried the sound yet..so..yeah. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116385-best-motherboard-cpu-for-running-leopard/#findComment-825670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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