thomasrolewis Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 im looking for help with building a high spec hackintosh, id like to use it for professional recording and maybe some high spec games. has anyone got a hardware list they could show me, or can someone please help me out? this is what iv put together, its abit rough and im not sure if any of it is compatiable (see attachment) any help would be great Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Wait for this if you can: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=121219 Any system you can build now for £750 will feel like a slug on valium if compared to that Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-858954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Yeah, Nehalem! What you gonna do? Well considering technology moves so fast, I would seriously suggest you invest in a larger screen. Why? Well CPU's and GFX cards are blazingly fast these days, even the budget ones. They also improve in leaps and bounds and become outdated in months. However, a good monitor is an investment, and it's what you're going to be staring at for the next few years, probably. Why not get the E8200 or E8400 or whatever, and spend the extra money on a larger screen. I promise you won't notice the difference - and you can make it up by slight overclocking. Rig looks fine though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasrolewis Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 yeah that sounds like a good idea, i could proberly get a bigger monitor for the price of the one iv decided on (maybe a 17 or 19 inch) its just id quite like a HD one and the TVs are cheaper than the monitors. using a tv as a monitor will be good for uni because i can pretend its a screen and not have to pay £150 for a TV licence, and i can play my xbox on it too this way. im guna have alook round for a bigger screen tho thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I have a SyncMaster 205BW and I am very happy with it. 20" gives you a lot of "real estate", even if compared with a 17" notebook (I have one and I notice the difference). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 <br />im looking for help with building a high spec hackintosh, id like to use it for professional recording and maybe some high spec games.<br /><br />has anyone got a hardware list they could show me, or can someone please help me out? this is what iv put together, its abit rough and im not sure if any of it is compatiable (see attachment)<br /><br />any help would be great<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Well I have never heard of that brand of power supply which is after all the most important part in the machine to ensure longevity so I would suggest maybe an Antec Earth Watts 500 or something from another quality manufacturer like Enermax, Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic... when choosing you want Active PFC with preferably a single 12V rail at around at least 24-30a for the load on it the higher the better, you being in the UK I not certain on the load as your power is higher voltage therefore lower amps needed (amps X volts = total wattage that can be drawn out) so just look at the American spec of the power supply which will translate to your power standard when the automatic voltage regulation takes over. You say you want to watch HD video so I would say go with a 24" monitor if you can afford it as you will be able to play up to 1080p video at its native resolution. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I couldn't agree more. Never scrimp on the PSU. You'll bitterly regret it later. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasrolewis Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 iv gone for a 19inch monitor as this is all i can afford, but to be honest in my room at uni its gunna look big, i took the advice and changed power supply which has been recommended to me. i decided to go to 650W because i was worried i would burn a 500w out. im not sure about compatibilty, its said that gigabyte mobo's are pritty solid with hackintosh. I dont know as this is my first time. what do you guys think? because you know a hell of a lot more than me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 IMHO, Intel mobos are always the best. Which brand of PSU did you choose? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Big is good. Gigabyte mobos are awesome with OS X. Your PC is gonna Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasrolewis Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 i got the Hiper 530W Black Type M PSU - ATX v2.2, Silent/Temp Control, Active PFC, SLI/Crossfire Certified in the end, it has good 5 star ratings on ebuyer and its £36 witch is about all i can afford. reviews seys it can handle alot and it runs quietly but if you look on www.ebuyer.com maybe you could find a better suited one for me. it needs to be about £35 or less is the rest of my system compatiable? cheers for the help guys Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 in the end, it has good 5 star ratings on ebuyer and its £36 witch is about all i can afford. How difficult is to make you people understand that the PSU is the very foundation of your computer? http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_fromZR4...ksid=m270.l1313 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasrolewis Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 ahha ok. iv got the 500w earth will it run the system ok? and is the rest of the system compatiable Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Yes yes yes, the earthwatts is a very good PSU Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Seconded. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-859806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemox Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 ahha ok. iv got the 500w earth will it run the system ok? and is the rest of the system compatiable People seem to have a misconception as to how big of PSU they actually need. I took your wishlist and filled in the components here. I doubled your hdd's from two to four, and your fans as well. I added a DVD burner and made allowance for capacitor aging and it still put you at a 382W peak wattage at 90% system load (full system load, not just CPU). So 500W should be more than plenty for your system! Cheers! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-865281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 People seem to have a misconception as to how big of PSU they actually need. I took your wishlist and filled in the components here. I doubled your hdd's from two to four, and your fans as well. I added a DVD burner and made allowance for capacitor aging and it still put you at a 382W peak wattage at 90% system load (full system load, not just CPU). So 500W should be more than plenty for your system! Cheers! Most definitely I use that link all the time but I think even that is a little on the high side I just bought a Kill-A-Watt meter to test my system as to what it actually did use for power. With the system in my sig Quad core loaded with a few hard drives plus my cable modem, router and telephone display that all runs eventually though my UPS so I had one plug to test it with it says I only use ~400w with both monitors on all CPUs at 100% load using mprime. I tested the monitors for power use the 24" uses 60w the 20" 40w so the system itself with the other extras only uses ~300w total. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-865355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemox Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Most definitely I use that link all the time but I think even that is a little on the high side I just bought a Kill-A-Watt meter to test my system as to what it actually did use for power. With the system in my sig Quad core loaded with a few hard drives plus my cable modem, router and telephone display that all runs eventually though my UPS so I had one plug to test it with it says I only use ~400w with both monitors on all CPUs at 100% load using mprime. I tested the monitors for power use the 24" uses 60w the 20" 40w so the system itself with the other extras only uses ~300w total. Awesome, good to know! Maybe I'll round down a bit more than up in the future. Though from my understanding, at least from a stability standpoint, it's good to have a bit of overhead so the PSU isn't working at full capacity. But, how much over head is actually needed or worthwhile I have no idea.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-865364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Awesome, good to know! Maybe I'll round down a bit more than up in the future. Though from my understanding, at least from a stability standpoint, it's good to have a bit of overhead so the PSU isn't working at full capacity. But, how much over head is actually needed or worthwhile I have no idea.... Certainly you want the power supply to be working at its most efficient rating for the power being drawn which on most reviews of them I have ever read seems to be in the 40-60% load range. I wish I had bought the meter sooner actually as I was running with a Antec 550w and looking at the calculator and the stuff in my machine I was getting close what they say is the limit could have saved a $130 knowing I did not need to upgrade to the Corsair 650w I bought because of it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121378-help-with-hardware-for-a-high-spec-around-%C2%A3750-or-1300-hackintosh/#findComment-865383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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