xfisjmg1 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Decided that I wanted to do this sooner rather than later, so I compiled all of the information I could today. After taking a few hours to pick parts and check compatibility, this is what I've come up with. Like many others, I've decided to go with the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 mobo with the i7 920 CPU. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 - $288.99 CPU: Intel Core i7 920 - $279.99 Video: GeForce 9800 GTX - $139.66 RAM: Corsair Dominator 6GB - $166.00 HDD: Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm ($69.99 x2) - $139.98 DVD: LITE-ON 22x DVD Burner - $20.99 Power: Corsair 750w - $109.99 I've searched and read these forums for the past few days non-stop and I believe this is a setup that will work and work well. For the record, I plan on using the boot-132 method to install Leopard retail (I've already got the kext files specifically for the mobo). I don't want to accidentally miss something, though, so could someone give me a thumbs up on this? I want to ensure everything will be 100% working, and I think the parts I chose will help me achieve that. One other side note: I'd like to put a card reader in there too, but I'm unaware of the compatibility with the hackintosh. I found this one, which would work fine, but I want to ensure it will be fully compatible before I waste $20. Review my components if you will, and feel free to make suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m82a1 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 i am not sure if the i7's can run vanilla kernel, but according to netkas from his site, in 10.5.7, vanilla kernel will may i7's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfisjmg1 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Really? I read this topic and from what I understood I'd be absolutely fine to install retail. If I'm not understanding something, though, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital_dreamer Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Really? I read this topic and from what I understood I'd be absolutely fine to install retail. If I'm not understanding something, though, please let me know. You'll be just fine. The current setup isn't running on a vanilla kernel, anyway. It's using Andy's Voodoo-based 9.6 kernel. best of wishes, MAJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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