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Hi,

 

Posting on this forum for the first time. Have been following the HCL 10.5.2 wiki and have completely muddled about configurations.

 

I'm into photography and would be using the machine for a lot of image processing...

 

Considering external storage solutions was looking at a motherboard (MB) that has eSATA options. Had shortlisted on the Intel DP35DP but that seems to have been discontinued and is not available in India.

 

Considering I would be trying a hackintosh for the first time, was looking for a MB that requires the least patching.

 

Here is what is currently available and what I can afford:

 

Motherboard: Intel DG33TL

 

Processor options: Intel Q6600 Core2Quad 2.66 Ghz 8MB L2 Cache 1066Mhz (the wiki does not seem to be favourable on this)

 

OR Intel E8500 Core2Duo 3.16Ghz 6MB L2 1333Mhz FSB

 

GPU: NVIDIA chipset MSI NX 8800GT 512MB

 

RAM: 4GB DDR2 800Mhz

 

Hard-drive: Seagate 500 GB 7200rpm SATA 16MB

 

Optical drive: Sony Dual Layer DVD writer - SATA

 

Card reader: Sony 3.5" Floppy Bay Card Reader

 

Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite with two 120mm fans

 

Power supply: Cooler Master Elite 600W

 

LAN: Realtek 8139

 

Would appreciate opinions on this. There is not too much of a price difference in the two processors shortlisted and suggestions on the same would be welcome.

Any alternative suggestions on the motherboard shall be highly appreciated.

 

I intend to also have XP on a dual boot setup.

 

Thanks and Regards

Jogi

Firstly your topic heading in CAPS, why SHOUT!?

Unless of course there is something wrong with the old keyboard and you're going to replace that too! :blink:

 

The system you want to build seems perfect, with not too much hassles you should get everything to work!

 

Good LUCK

 

SticMAN

Firstly your topic heading in CAPS, why SHOUT!?

Unless of course there is something wrong with the old keyboard and you're going to replace that too! :blink:

 

The system you want to build seems perfect, with not too much hassles you should get everything to work!

 

Good LUCK

 

SticMAN

 

Sorry about the CAPS. Was a tad bit confused with the New post dialog which had two fields on Topic and description.

 

Which proccessor would you recommend? Would the Quad Core be a better choice? and would this particular processor be stable?

 

Thanks

Jogi

My only comments would be on the hard drive. Check local deals and online deal right before you go. I intended to go for a 500GB drive and when I finally purchased the 640GB drives were cheaper. Also the reviews are fairly positive on the 640GB seagate drives.

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