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Im currently running a 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 which cost a fortune new.

 

I want to upgrade to a intel based machine, and Ive been looking into building my own 'Mac".

 

Im struggling to figure out what the best components are to use.

 

What im looking for is some sort of guide that shows what parts I can buy and what the mac equivalent is...

 

can anyone help?

 

I need it to run Logic, photoshop, final cut etc.

 

so far this is all i could come up with:

 

- Colors IT 8037-C43 Black/Silver Midi Case 400W + Power Cable

 

- Serial ATA (SATA) Dual POWER Cable (IDE to SATA Power Adaptor)

 

- ECS 7050VT-M5 microATX Board with Snd/LAN & VGA Motherboard -

I KNOW THIS motherboard ISNT COMPATIBLE - CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A GOOD ONE?!

 

- Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz 3MB 1066FSB Socket 775 PIB

 

- 2GB DDR2-800 DIMM

 

what would this be the eqivelent to mac wise?

 

 

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

- 500GB SATA HDD

 

- DVD-RW IDE

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Im currently running a 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 which cost a fortune new.

 

I want to upgrade to a intel based machine, and Ive been looking into building my own 'Mac".

 

That's what the project's all about. ;)

 

Im struggling to figure out what the best components are to use.

 

Most do. :)

 

What im looking for is some sort of guide that shows what parts I can buy and what the mac equivalent is...

 

Why does the Mac equivalent matter? Lol.

 

I need it to run Logic, photoshop, final cut etc.

 

Those apps run fine.

 

so far this is all i could come up with:

 

- Colors IT 8037-C43 Black/Silver Midi Case 400W + Power Cable

 

Any case will do.

 

 

 

- Serial ATA (SATA) Dual POWER Cable (IDE to SATA Power Adaptor)

 

Why?

 

 

 

- ECS 7050VT-M5 microATX Board with Snd/LAN & VGA Motherboard -

I KNOW THIS motherboard ISNT COMPATIBLE - CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A GOOD ONE?!

 

Gigabyte P35 or P45 motherboards.

 

 

 

- Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz 3MB 1066FSB Socket 775 PIB

 

Fine.

 

- 2GB DDR2-800 DIMM

 

Fine.

 

what would this be the eqivelent to mac wise?

 

What's it matter? O.o

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You're wondering how powerful an OSX86 rig can be? You can make rigs that outperform Mac Pros, if you fork out the cash[dual socket motherboards, etc..]..but at that expense it'd be better just to buy a Mac Pro. My Mizuki rig comes quite close to 8 core Mac Pros, and it's just a quad[on Geekbench].

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Im currently running a 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 which cost a fortune new.

 

I want to upgrade to a intel based machine, and Ive been looking into building my own 'Mac".

 

Im struggling to figure out what the best components are to use.

 

What im looking for is some sort of guide that shows what parts I can buy and what the mac equivalent is...

 

can anyone help?

 

I need it to run Logic, photoshop, final cut etc.

 

so far this is all i could come up with:

 

- Colors IT 8037-C43 Black/Silver Midi Case 400W + Power Cable

 

- Serial ATA (SATA) Dual POWER Cable (IDE to SATA Power Adaptor)

 

- ECS 7050VT-M5 microATX Board with Snd/LAN & VGA Motherboard -

I KNOW THIS motherboard ISNT COMPATIBLE - CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A GOOD ONE?!

 

- Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz 3MB 1066FSB Socket 775 PIB

 

- 2GB DDR2-800 DIMM

 

what would this be the eqivelent to mac wise?

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- 500GB SATA HDD

 

- DVD-RW IDE

 

 

It would be very close to current's iMac. I'm running on E8500 and its faster than current's imac but slower than quad.

Cheers

AP

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