VBP2004EP3 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well guys/girls, I am brand new to the Apple scene, my gf just got the new Macbook and I love it... I'm not really a laptop fan and the Mac Pro's are a little too expensive for my budget... I am looking to build a fast, reliable Hackintosh, with minimal hacking required to get it up running... Looking to install Kalway 10.5.2... So, can anyone please help me out with picking everything out so there will be minimal to no hacking required... I've built a few PCs within the last few years, so I am somewhat knowledgable on installing it... I have a 20" HP monitor that I will be using for now and I want to be able to connect my 32" samsung LCD tv to watch movies and stuff... I am looking to have all componant working, like sound, ethernet, usbs... Budget is around $1000 What I'm looking for a a Core 2 Quad setup with MoBo (thinking about Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600) 4 or 8GB RAM (prefer 8GB depending on price) .5 to 1TB harddrive (depending on price) 2 dvd burners pretty good graphics card (nothing cheap but not the best) pretty good sound card (for 5.1 surround, nothing cheap but not the best) Built in bluetooth and wifi (Prefer PCI for both) Mini Case w/ power supply and fans (clean looking case, nothing fancy or goddy, the smaller the better) (I reallt like the Mini P180 White case, what do you guys think?) Also will the Apple Wireless Keyboard & Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 well after doing some searching and talking to someone who has a similar setup this is what I think I'm gonna be buying... Let me know what you guys think...is there any patching that needs to be done? <H1>Linkworld 313-11(3131-11) Black / Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail ASUS P5K PRO LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail Kingston HyperX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail x4 XFX PVT88PYHF4 GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail x2 ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail </H1> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-947322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfenlyte Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Good plan, but the 8800 is a highend card. I'd suggest the 8600 GT if you want a medium end card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-947337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Good plan, but the 8800 is a highend card. I'd suggest the 8600 GT if you want a medium end card. Thanks, I'll look into that card... I was wondering can I use a Mac Pro casing?? I found 2 on eBay and that would be pretty cool to use... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-948145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaseyRacer Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The 8800GT is not that high end of a card any more. I would go with it or the 9800GT as the price seems to be better on those. Plus there is new support out for the 9800GT now with the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Also the P35 chipset is on its way out. I would recommend going to P45. There is now good support for the P45s. The P45s support up to 16GB of RAM, and the X48 only supports 8GB. I have a GA-EP45-DS3R build that is 100% working. Well as 100% as a hackintosh can get. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-948791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 The 8800GT is not that high end of a card any more. I would go with it or the 9800GT as the price seems to be better on those. Plus there is new support out for the 9800GT now with the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros.Also the P35 chipset is on its way out. I would recommend going to P45. There is now good support for the P45s. The P45s support up to 16GB of RAM, and the X48 only supports 8GB. I have a GA-EP45-DS3R build that is 100% working. Well as 100% as a hackintosh can get. Thanks for the info, here's what I'm think of now... Let me know what you think... GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD2-667 - Retail x2 EVGA 512-P3-N980-AR GeForce 9800 GT Hybrid Power 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail And then the same HDD, DVD burner and CPU fan and previous... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-948900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Do you plan on overclocking at all? If so, that RAM will likely bottleneck you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-948903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah, the RAM for that system is not a good deal, and not a good match for that board. For the same price you can get 2x 2GB of DDR2 800- which is the least speed I would suggest for that board. For just a little bit more, you can step up to DDR2 1066. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-948963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah, the RAM for that system is not a good deal, and not a good match for that board. For the same price you can get 2x 2GB of DDR2 800- which is the least speed I would suggest for that board. For just a little bit more, you can step up to DDR2 1066. I don't know if I am going to OC, I was told it was reccomended... Should I just use the RAM that I was gonna use on the other motherboard? The Kingston HyperX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail x4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-949298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaseyRacer Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I am not over-clocking and my system reads my RAM at DDR2 800. Get at least DDR2 800. DDR2 800 is dirt cheap right now. I went with DDR2 1066 as I was not sure which setup I was going with, and it was safe. !066 is at a good price point right now as well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-949782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I am not over-clocking and my system reads my RAM at DDR2 800. Get at least DDR2 800. DDR2 800 is dirt cheap right now. I went with DDR2 1066 as I was not sure which setup I was going with, and it was safe. !066 is at a good price point right now as well. I'm gonna go with the 1066 becuae on newegg the kingston 1066 that is the same price as the 800 because it has a $30 mail in rebate... So does everything else to look for a easy and reliable setup, I'm going to start ordering it Monday... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-950549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I am not over-clocking and my system reads my RAM at DDR2 800. Get at least DDR2 800. DDR2 800 is dirt cheap right now. I went with DDR2 1066 as I was not sure which setup I was going with, and it was safe. !066 is at a good price point right now as well. I am looking to go the Boot 132, do you have an iso or know where I can find the correct iso for this setup.. I don't have access to a Mac to build one, not that I would know how to anyway LOL Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-950828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaseyRacer Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Look in the EP45-DS3R forum, I have posted a Boot 132 that works for me. However, some are having some difficulty with it. Grub DFE works well. Once you are at 10.5.5 you can copy the extension from my ISO and those should work no problem. My EP45-DS3R works better than my P5K-VM. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-950847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBP2004EP3 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ok will I found the boot cd, now I'm gonna start ordering the parts... let you know when it comes in and the build is one... I'm just nervous i;m gonna spend the money and i;m not gonna get osx to work LOL... i guess it's the first time jitters Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/133632-help-a-nood-build-a-hackintosh/#findComment-951450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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