bbqforce10 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi I've been researching and browsing for a few weeks and have come up with the following for my first hackintosh: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Processor: Q9400 quad core Ram: 4gb corsair DDR2 800mhz Cooler:Arctic cooling freezer pro HD:WD 320gb SataII 16mb + WD 640gb sataII 16mb Case: Antec Sonata III with 500w earthwatts psu All I have left to order is the graphics card, and I'm confused as to what one to get! Ideally I want something that will be as straightforward as possible to get up and working properly. I will mainly be using it for Photoshop and video editing (and the odd game perhaps!) The 8800gt sounds like it could be good, but does it matter what brand it is? (Xfx, Asus etc). A lot of boards I seem to find aren't listed in the wiki. Will an 8600 be ok, and again do I need to look for certain brands? Or should I go for a 9 series? I'm pretty confused, and would really appreciated some advice, so based on my build and use, what would you suggest? I'm in the UK (everything is a lot deared than the US here!). My budget is up to £80-100 maximum Any advice gratefully received. thanks adam Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158033-nearly-there-with-build-confused-re-graphic-card-any-advice/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolded Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Get the 9800GT Works amazing with EFI Strings. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158033-nearly-there-with-build-confused-re-graphic-card-any-advice/#findComment-1109942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 ATI 2400, 2600, 3650, 4850, 4870 all work nVidia 8400, 8600, 8800,9400, 9500, 9600, 9800 all work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158033-nearly-there-with-build-confused-re-graphic-card-any-advice/#findComment-1110020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbqforce10 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Thanks for your responses. Is it best to go with a 512meg size card? I see some with 640meg or 1gig, but in the wiki it seems 512 is most common. Also is any make ok? Sorry for my dumb questions....! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158033-nearly-there-with-build-confused-re-graphic-card-any-advice/#findComment-1110328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim2dive Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 ATI 2400, 2600, 3650, 4850, 4870 all worknVidia 8400, 8600, 8800,9400, 9500, 9600, 9800 all work. Some of the 8400s are tricky at best (I have one of them.. ) I begin to think Number is not enough info and that manuf/model are needed info. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158033-nearly-there-with-build-confused-re-graphic-card-any-advice/#findComment-1111427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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