Dellius Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Help me build a gaming Hackintosh, please. I have put aside about 1000 Euro for the project and I intend to use second hand parts in order to get the most for my money. Give me your advice, please Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Core i7 920. Gigabyte X58 motherboard (there's Asus P6T, Gigabyte, Intel X58 boards - you choose) ATI Radeon 4870 - the price just dropped. Some DDR3 RAM obviously, hard drive, optical etc etc. 500W PSU Case 24" Screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1098029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thank you for your reply, Synaesthesia. I prefer to use an nVidia card, though. Could you suggest anything that would be both compatible with OS X and could provide me with high performance. Regarding the other components, I know some brands have problems with OS X, so could you be more specific, please. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1099118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 OK the best working nVidia card is the 9800GTX+ Now it's called the GTX-250. Sorry, but, look around the forum for more buying advice. There's a TON of info. I always help people out, but I get sick of it sometimes. Searching has always worked for me! Good luck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1099430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Here is what I managed to come up with so far. Mobo - Intel DX58SO - because of SLI. CPU - Core i7 920 GPU - nVidia 9800 GTX+ HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Internal hard drive - 300 MBps - 7200 rpm RAM - DDR3 4GB - Kingston Value Ram 4GB 1333MHz Kit DDR3 Non-ECC (KVR1333D3N9K2/4G) LAN - Realtek PSU - CoolerMaster eXtreme 500 Watt Display - either of the following. I chose them because I would like to take advantage of nVidia 3D Vision. Samsung® SyncMaster 2233RZ 120 Hz LCD display ViewSonic® FuHzion™ VX2265wm 120 Hz LCD display Tell me, please, what do you think so far. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1104699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Tell me, please, is this configuration going to be able to run a vanilla installation and in the same time provide me with a decent gaming performance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1105943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah, it should work. SLI doesn't work. Gaming performance will be pretty good. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156047-help-me-build-a-gaming-hackintosh/#findComment-1105981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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