armando2002 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi, I am excited to build a Hackintosh! But I'm a little new at the scene and could use some advice. I would like to build a decent system at an affordable price. I already have a good case and a 500w power supply, so please disregard those two. I am looking for a build that can run vista and leopard and can play a few games. I would like to run Leopard as the main OS and have Vista as a backup for gaming. I'm shooting for around $400-$600, and usually use Newegg. Thanks for any input! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117671-affordable-dual-boot-setup-400-600/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat54 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi, I am excited to build a Hackintosh! But I'm a little new at the scene and could use some advice. I would like to build a decent system at an affordable price. I already have a good case and a 500w power supply, so please disregard those two. I am looking for a build that can run vista and leopard and can play a few games. I would like to run Leopard as the main OS and have Vista as a backup for gaming. I'm shooting for around $400-$600, and usually use Newegg. Thanks for any input! Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3L - $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...82E16813128059R CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - $195 - you can go cheaper here, but get a Core 2 Duo at least) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115017 Ram: 4GB ram - $73 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820141337 Video-option-A (low end): EVGA 7300GT - $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130025 Video-option-B (higher end): EVGA 8800GT - $150 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130359 Hard Drive: any SATA/300, such as a 300G samsung - $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822152098 Optical: any PATA or SATA drive, such as this LiteON drive - $21 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106228 This brings the total to $474 for the 7300GT, and $569 for the 8800GT. You can tweak the HDD, CPU, and video card some to meet your specific price/power balance, but be mindful of the compatibility list in the case of video cards, and stick to Core 2 CPUs. Note I chose the 7300GT and the 8800GT based on Apple having shipped mac pros based on those cards... other revisions of the cards are also reported to work, and in fact my hack has a 7800GT in it. The motherboard is the same as the one I'm using in my hack, and it works quite well, and isn't that pricey. Good Luck, -Josh Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117671-affordable-dual-boot-setup-400-600/#findComment-833783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drvr8 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 dont forget the heatsink and the thermal paste. I'm using the Zalman CNPS9500 model...it's large but effective. The stock heatsinks are adequate if you aren't overclocking but necessary if you going to overclock the cpu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117671-affordable-dual-boot-setup-400-600/#findComment-834232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
armando2002 Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thanks! I'll use that setup for my new rig. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117671-affordable-dual-boot-setup-400-600/#findComment-836859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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