OSX_68_UK Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hi, looking to build a system for my dad to replace his power pc based mac. Looking to go for a dual core intel, 4GB ram, 8800gt, and a good motherboard. I expect to pay around 80-90 pounds for the graphics card alone, 60-70 for the ram. I am wondering about which motherboard I should go for. Has anyone built to this sort of spec? I am interested in buying the most compatible hardware I can, since it is not for me, I want as little hassle with it as possible. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopeyo Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 free advice: do NOT build a Hackintosh for an older individual. Hackintoshes are great, I love all my little Hackintoshes, but none of them have Apple Care. You might pay an extra 100 - 150 pounds for an I-mac, but it will add years to your lifespan. If you were to bill your support time out at a measly 30 pounds / hour, a Hackintosh for dear old dad is definitely a money-loser. A sleep-loser. H Dopey-o's 4th law of computer science: It's cheaper to spend more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nano2nd Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I would normally agree re: applecare etc but I built a Hack for my son using leftover parts from a previous build. He uses it mainly for Youtube, homework and the flight sim X-Plane. I haven't had to touch it in months apart from to install a new graphics card for him - a Gainward 8800GT. If you get the build right, and disable "check for system updates" it can actually be pretty end-user usable. The one I'm talking to is based on: ECS945GZT-M motherboard 2GB DDR2 8800GT 160GB SATA HDD Has sound, sleep/wake/shutdown, QE/CI etc. Really if you're prepared to get it to a stable point and not go for the system updates immediately, it can be fine. But before I get carried away, you'll always have the concern that Hackintoshes may well be targetted specifically by Apple following their moves against commercial clone makers. I don't intend to invest any further cash in my Hackintoshes just in case they get remote-bricked in the future (I know, pretty unlikely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSX_68_UK Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 free advice: do NOT build a Hackintosh for an older individual. Hackintoshes are great, I love all my little Hackintoshes, but none of them have Apple Care. You might pay an extra 100 - 150 pounds for an I-mac, but it will add years to your lifespan. If you were to bill your support time out at a measly 30 pounds / hour, a Hackintosh for dear old dad is definitely a money-loser. A sleep-loser. H Dopey-o's 4th law of computer science: It's cheaper to spend more money. Thanks for the advice, my dad is pretty computer savy, and once I set it up for him (I currently maintain various systems/various OS's) I will keep an eye on it. You say that I may pay 100-150 more for an official macintosh equivalent. Can this be right? The posts I have read about hackintosh's show that they whip Apple products on most benchmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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