irafaS Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi! 1.5 years ago I tested osx on my pc and I loved it. So I actually decided to buy a Macbook Pro. Now I want to build a new hackintosh, and I'm not sure about the hardware. I've spend the last days looking at this forum, wiki.osx86project and available hardware near me. Hardware: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 Intel Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz? maybe dual core? Xpert Vision nVidia 8800GT 512MB? maybe Ati HD 3650? And 1TB HDD, 4GB memory, 24'' lcd.. Mostly I'm going to use this hackintosh to music, watch 1080p movies, photoshop and maybe final cut later. I use to have many programs running at the same time, but I'm not sure about dual/quad core, and do you think I should choose 8800GT or HD 3650 or maybe another card? I hope it is easy to install OSX on the mobo, it was the best I could find from HCL on wiki.osx86project to a good price. I appreciate any advice, Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHaas Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hi! Hardware: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 Intel Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz? maybe dual core? Xpert Vision nVidia 8800GT 512MB? maybe Ati HD 3650? And 1TB HDD, 4GB memory, 24'' lcd.. Go with a Q9400. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/#findComment-1065475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irafaS Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Okay thanks, so I will go for a quad q9400. What do you think about the videocard, is HD 3650 enough? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/#findComment-1065804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 If you don't play, the cheapest GeForce 8 or higher will do the job. For ATI a HD3xx0. Both have video decoding capabilities. But for pro apps like Photoshop or Final Cut take a good bunch of fast RAM: 4GB DDR2 8500 if you intend to overclock a little bit your Quad. And 8GB would make a real difference with a demanding app like FCP. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/#findComment-1065922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilFox Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Since RAM is so cheap, I would recommend going the full 8GB if you get a mobo that can handle it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/#findComment-1067162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irafaS Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks for good advices! Now I'm ready to buy. I will go for 8GB ram, and ATI HD 3850. Cheers! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150768-new-hackintosh-almost-there/#findComment-1067273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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