WinMacLin Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hello, Please help me build a as perfect as possible Hackintosh. I will post the parts in one by one so you could easily guide me about which part is the best and thereafter I would post the other parts step by step in this thread. Ultimately I hope I will get the list of parts in my hand which I would buy and build a Hackintosh in which I could install Leopard with as least trouble as possible. I will begin with motherboard. Please note that I live in an Asian country which is not so developed so I have a limited range of parts within my access. I hope you will guide me. Below is the list of motherboards available in my country: MOTHERBOARDS ------------------ INTEL ------ DG31GL (775PINS - SND+AGP+LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) DG31PR (775PINS - SND+AGP+GIGA LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT D945GCLF + ATOM 230 PROCESSOR (1.6Ghz + Snd+Agp+Lan-533Bus-DDRII Support) DG35EC (775PINS - SND+AGP+GIGA LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT DG33FB (775PINS - SND+AGP+GIGA LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT (BULK) DG33FB (775PINS - SND+AGP+GIGA LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT (BOX) DP35DP (775PINS - SND+GIGA LAN -1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT DQ35JQ (775PINS - SND+AGP+GIGA LAN - 1333MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT ASUS ------ P5PE-VM INTEL 865G (775PINS – SND+AGP+LAN - DDR SUPP.) AGP SLOT P5GZ-MX INTEL 915GV (775PINS - SND+AGP+LAN) PCX SLOT P5GC-MX INTEL 945GC (775PINS - SND+AGP+LAN) PCX SLOT P5N-MX INTEL NFORCE 610i (775PINS – SND+AGP+LAN - DDR2 SUPP.) PCX SLOT P5B-MX INTEL 946GZ (775PINS - SND+AGP+LAN+WIFI-AP) PCX SLOT P5KPL-VM INTEL G31+ICH7(775PINS+SND+GIGALAN)PCX SLOT P5K VM INTEL G33+ICH9 (775PINS - AGP+SND+GIGA LAN) P5E-VMDO INTEL Q35+ICH9(775PINS- APG+SND+GIGALAN)PCX SLOT P5B INTEL P965+ICH8 1066 FSB (775PINS – SND + LAN -DDR 2) PCX SLOT P5K-V INTEL G33+ICH9(775PINS- AGP+SND+GIGALAN) Awaiting your recommendations. Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybootleggin Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 can you get this? GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 ? is that do-able in your neck of the woods? get a nvidia 8800 gt with gfx strings and i dont thnk you'll need a single driver......... maybe just restart and time machine fix. i know the D945GCLF will run vanilla and the mobo will sleep/wake but i dont think there is much room for upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 yes get a gigabyte board very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinMacLin Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks for the information. A friend of mine is coming back from UK this November. I will tell him to bring GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 along with him. It is not available here. Now for the Processor, following are available here: INTEL CORE 2 DUO ----------------- E7200 2.53Ghz (3MB CACHE - 1066 MHZ FSB) E4600 2.40Ghz (2MB CACHE - 800 MHZ FSB) E4700 2.60Ghz (2MB CACHE - 800 MHZ FSB) E7300 2.66Ghz (3MB CACHE - 1066 MHZ FSB) E6550 2.33Ghz (4MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB) E8200 2.66GHZ (6MB CACHE - 1333MHZ FSB) E8400 3.0Ghz (6MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB) E6750 2.66Ghz (4MB CACHE - 1333MHZ FSB) E8500 3.16Ghz (6MB CACHE - 1333MHZ FSB) INTEL CORE 2 QUAD ------------------ Q6600 2.40Ghz (8MB CACHE - 1066 MHZ FSB) Q9300 2.50Ghz (6MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB) Q9400 2.66Ghz (6MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB) Q9550 2.83Ghz (12MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB) Please inform which one would be the best. Thanks again and best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.nele Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 i have E4600 2.40Ghz (2MB CACHE - 800 MHZ FSB) and i'm satisfied but if you want (and if you have money) buy Q6600 2.40Ghz (8MB CACHE - 1066 MHZ FSB) ! regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybootleggin Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Q6600 2.40Ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinMacLin Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks for the useful suggestions. Now the chosen parts are as follows: 1- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz 2- Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 Now lets move to video cards. These are available here: XFX NVIDIA ------------ GeForce PCX 9800GT 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII GeForce PCX 9600GT 1GB (256-BITS) DDRIII GeForce PCX 9600GT 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII GeForce PCX 9600GSO 384MB (192-BITS) DDRIII GeForce PCX 9500GT 512MB (128-BITS) DDRIII GeForce PCX 8600GT 512MB (128-BITS) DDRII GeForce PCX 8500GT 1GB (128-BITS) DDRII GeForce PCX 8400GS 512MB (128-BITS) DDRII GeForce PCX 7200GS 256MB (64-BITS) TC 512MB HIS ATI ---------- ATI PCX 4870 512MB (256-BITS) DDR5 ATI PCX 4850 512MB (256-BITS) DDRIII ATI PCX 3870X2 1GB (512-BITS) DDRIII ATI PCX 3650 512MB (128-BITS) DDRII Kindly let me know the best one for a good Hackintosh. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Hurt Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 My mobo (GA-945GCM-S2L) works great with leopard. The vanilla kernel works with sleep/speedstep. GMA950 works without patches (patch only to change resolution). Network card works out of the box. Sound works (in/out) with prepatched ALC662 kexts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybootleggin Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 get the 8400 gs.......... ..........here is a build i did for a friend....nevermind the stuff you already have or don't want/need OOB = works out of the box GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 213.00 USD ( sleep/wake, firewire, alc889, ethernet = OOB ) core2quad q6600 200.00 (2) sata 500 hard drives 140.00 ( 1 for windows if you like ) sata 160 gb 40.00 ( time machine unless you already have an external or something ) Pioneer DVR-115D IDE 40.00 DDR2-800 PC2-6400 8GB 190.00 xfx 8800 gt 512 pcie 160.00 atx quiet 600w psu 70.00 thermaltake lan box 150.00 xbox webcam OOB 40.00 ebay airport extreme (cheap chinese knock off ) OOB 30.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/Airport-Extreme-Wirele...id=p3286.c0.m14 USB MoBo R Panel Bracket 10.00 usb bluetooth dongle dlink 40.00 keyspan front row remote 40.00 ebay mic (cheap) OOB 6.00 ............with this build, grfx strings, boot 123, chameleon, and retail leo, you wont need any drivers! ( time machine and restart fix only ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.nele Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 ok i suggest you whatever you buy it must be DDR3 (much better and much FASTER than DDR2 !!) i have gigabyte geforce 8600gt ddr3 - and work great on os x - leopard regards:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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