aitikin Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I currently am running Leopard on a 939 AMD X2 (with one core disabled to fix random reboots) with an nvidia board and nvidia graphics card. I'm seriously considering sending this processor/memory/videocard/etc to Linux (I don't know what distro I'm going to this time) and picking up another motherboard, processor, and DDR2 RAM. Ideally, a barebones kit would be my purchase, but that being said, I have no qualms about finding the parts myself. My question is, what would you people recommend for a motherboard. Specifically, are Intels still the gotos (that question probably dates me)? I would check the wiki, but I've been noticing it's not necessarily the most up to date system. EDIT: Also, would there be anything special I'd have to do if I wanted to use this hard drive still after I switch to Intel? I've been lead to believe that I won't but I want to make sure. P.S. This purchase may very well be a month or two off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macshiba Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 The Gigabyte P35-DSXX boards are where I would start. They are almost completely compatibile and there are guides on here on how to go about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 If you want a cheapo motherboard check the one in my sig... only problem is S3 sleep and no mic in (but you could use USB mic)... S1 sleep works. Also I would stay away from intel motherboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aitikin Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 Gigabyte P35-DSXX are now being replaced by Gigabyte EP35-DSXX. Do those work as well as the P35s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macshiba Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Gigabyte P35-DSXX are now being replaced by Gigabyte EP35-DSXX. Do those work as well as the P35s? Yes, the guide on this site works for those as well. That's what I use now. The EP35 just has energy saving technology, but it's the same board. Definitely amazing, and great for OS X. I found mind on NewEgg for $79.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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