emon878 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Okay so I thought I was going to buy a ready made PC for hackintosh but I now know that it would be easier and cheaper to build one. This isn't my first build but its my first build for OS X. And thanks for jdratlif's sub $500 build I used that as a guide. MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L AUDIO - Integrated Realtek AlC883 GPU - My old ATI Radeon 7500 CPU - Intel Pentium E5300 2.6GHz / or E5200 (any suggestions?) RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 HD - SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive CASE - Rosewill R379-SM Black/ Silver 0.8mm SGCC Steel MicroATX Slim Case Computer Case PSU ATX12V Flex 300W Power Supply So for installing I already have the iDeneb 10.5.5 release does anyone know if this would for with this system? I am planning on installing with the iDeneb and then updating to 10.5.6 using a retail disc. Thoughts, Comments, Suggestions are Welcomed Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158546-my-first-build-take-a-look/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I really don't think that graphic card will work. Check the HCL wiki. Consider an nVidia or ATI card that works for sure with full QE/CI and resolution switching. For example, an nVidia 8400GS is a good entry level card. ALSO: the case you chose only takes 1/2 height cards. If you have a full-sized height graphic card, or other PCI cards, it WON'T FIT. Keep that in mind. That hard drive choice isn't good. $74 and it's 5400 RPM? No stats on the cache? The fact that it has NO user reviews should be a clue. Looks like drive prices just went up, but consider this: 640GB Samsung 7200 RPM (What any drive you buy should be) and 16MB cache. This drive was $59 last week- I bought 8 of them for various builds. It's an excellent drive and you're getting 140GB more for the price of most 500GB drives. You ofcourse also need an optical drive, perferably SATA. And speaking of which, another problem with the case you chose is it only has 1 SATA connector from the PSU (always check with cases that come with a PSU) If you use more than 1 SATA drive, you'll need to get yourself 1 or more molex to SATA adaptors. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158546-my-first-build-take-a-look/#findComment-1112279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emon878 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Thanks for the help but after much consideration I think I am going to buy a Dell Inspiron 530 - http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config...I530_FS_CH53FS8 It has a Quad Core Q8200 for only $599, looks like a good deal http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=158475 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158546-my-first-build-take-a-look/#findComment-1112378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 For the love of God Remove your GPU Get a Cheap grafic card Like HD2400XT,HD3850 Any Geforce 7xxx,8xxx or 9xxx series Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/158546-my-first-build-take-a-look/#findComment-1113108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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