nogaroblues4 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I got OS X to run on my dell 530s, it won't work on my AMD machine ( old computer) so I figure I'd try this build: Custom Built Lexan Case (By myself) Intel D945GCLF Motherboard with 1.6 Atom Aopen Internal DVD Burner, DSW-2012PA D-Link DBT-120 Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter EDGE 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz 240-Pin Desktop Memory Module Belkin F5D7000 Wireless-G 54Mbps PCI Desktop Adapter Seagate 80 GB Serial ATA Barracuda 7200.10 Internal Hard Drive Is there anything I am missing? or is there another small Motherboard and a better chip that would work together for under $150? I want to keep the build under 10 inches square. OR can you give me some suggestions on how to upgrade the AMD Machine?: Processor AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Socket A (462) SSE Mainboard MSI MS-6380E BIOS American Megatrends 7.00T RAM 768 DDR 266mhz Graphics Radeon 9000Pro 128MB HD Seagate 80 GB Barracuda ATA IV Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149482-computer-build/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Get the D945GCLF2, rather than the D945GCLF, it's got the dual core atom.. Also has a better network chip, far more OSX friendly. I had the same 530s, and had to swap to that dual Atom board to fix it.. http://picasaweb.google.com/unaclocker/Del...ToDualAtomBoard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149482-computer-build/#findComment-1057667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogaroblues4 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'll have to take a look at it, the network doesn't really matter to me as I want it to run wirelessly. I am trying to spend as little as possible though. I also have a mini 9 but I bought it for my G/f sooooo, Cant really turn it into a mac, which sucks. I was also looking at this board, http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/product...mp;sku=A1312535 or maybe this, http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/product...mp;sku=A1255984 . I don't know really. That's adding to my price as I want to keep it as low budget as possible. I'll take a look at the other board you suggested though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149482-computer-build/#findComment-1057674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogaroblues4 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well it looks like I will be going with the dual core, any one have any advice for a good USB WIFI adapter? I want to make sure I get one that will work well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149482-computer-build/#findComment-1061193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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