theallencouple Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Going to go buy Leopard and use the following, just seeing if anything sticks out as wrong. Athenatech A3603BB.400 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16811190072 $41.99 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail Item #: N82E16820231122 $39.99 GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813128357 $52.99 GIGABYTE GV-NX72G512E2 GeForce 7200GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814125095 $27.99 LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM Item #: N82E16827136152 $24.99 Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E5200 - Retail Item #: N82E16819116072 $72.99 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822136073 $64.99 Subtotal $325.93 Thanks in advance, Allen Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157853-suggested-build-for-retail-install-thoughts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thats a solid looking build. The e5200 is a monster of a cpu for the price. Especially considering its a great overclocker that runs relatively cool. Throw on a better aftermarket cpu heatsink/fan and you should be able to get 3.5 GHz or higher out of it. With the stock Intel cooler, I was comfortably able to run it at 3 GHz. The only thing in that build that concerns me, now that I think about it, is the case. Might I suggest something a little nicer, for a little more money: Cooler Master Elite 330 - $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119118 For less than $15 more, you have a case with far more expansion ability, and far better cooling. It has a 120mm exhaust fan in the rear and a place in the front for a optional 120mm intake cooling fan. Plus it includes a good quality psu stock. I am using the same case (well, the Elite 331 - same case, different front bezel) with the stock 350 watt psu powering my server that runs Windows Home server on it. I used that case and psu to power the hardware in my sig for my Mac clone until I bought the Antec 900. So I know its good stuff for a reasonable build. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157853-suggested-build-for-retail-install-thoughts/#findComment-1108321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theallencouple Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks for the input, broken. I'm going to build this for my wife this week (she's seeing family). I'm going to try the boot-132 method with a retail disk, and post my results. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157853-suggested-build-for-retail-install-thoughts/#findComment-1108434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim2dive Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 You should be in good shape. Come see this thread: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=156253 bunch of folks all with the same mobo. Just got mine working last night (couldn't get boot132 to work, so I used iPC) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157853-suggested-build-for-retail-install-thoughts/#findComment-1108470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theallencouple Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Oh yeah, I read that thread at least 5 times last night. I'm going to use it again during installation; post your experience so I have more reference material. My least confident choices were: DVD - was the LG one okay? I know most people seem to grab the lite-on ones... Video - I know that the 7 series usually does well, but I couldn't find good information on whether the board manufacturer mattered much Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157853-suggested-build-for-retail-install-thoughts/#findComment-1108481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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