Pippin Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Almost everyone here uses OS X 86... I don't know if it runs as smoothly as it does on a Mac? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 nop it doesnt run as smoothly as on a mac, ah well, depends what system specs you have... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark7714 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Most people are running OS X native, so there is no emulation to speak of (SSE3 for some, etc.). So it is running as well as one would expect (i.e. smooth). My 1.4 celeron laptop is faster than a dual g4 533, and both are VERY usable. However, there are video card problems for a lot of people, and this affects performance (or atleast, usability). So it really depends. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quixos Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 10.4.6, asrock 915gl, p4 3.0Ghz, 1.5Gig ram, GMA900 w' QE CI. this is working faster and smoother than any mac i've been on. however, i've not been on an intel mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Lets look at it from three points of view, hardware, cost, and software Hardware: I am running a P4 on a 945 Intel board (full specs below) and it is running fantastic. Let's be realistic for a minute. If you want a tower, if you want to be able to add internal drives, video cards, etc, then you have no choice running on generic x86 is the only way to go for now. True, neither ATI or nVidia video cards work all that great at this point, but its coming. Top that off with the built in video on the 945 boards (well some of them), which is fully supported and you have a nice system. Maybe not the greatest gaming machine, but works terrificly for the price. That brings us to... Cost: You can see the specs of the system I am running below. Cost around $500. You can't even get the Mini ($599) for the kind of cost! Software: For Universal apps, runs great, zero problems (except FrontRow which I just haven't put the time into.) For PPC apps, the key is memory, to run Rosetta well takes at least 1 Gb of RAM, which leads you right back to the cost factor. Bottom line: When a tower Mac is available and if they decide not to raise costs several hundred dollars for the same hardware you can buy generic I will buy one. I mean let's be realistic anyway, what are the chances we will be able to get 10.5 working? With all the virtualization technology, I would guess this is going to be tied very closely with EFI and TPM. So for now I run my $500 hackintosh secure in the knowledge that running Universals I can go toe to toe with a G5 that cost over $2000. The downside of course is the PPC apps. Some vendors like AOL and Yahoo seem intent on not updating their Mac software ever (oh yeah throw Tivo in their too), so you will be stuck running these in Rosettea (though you can run Tivo even in Rosetta). Head to head choices with unlimited funds: Hackintosh vs G5: G5 Wins Hackintosh vs G4: Hackintosh wins Hackintosh vs Intel Mac: Hackintosh wins Anything vs Windows: ANYTHING beats Windows (DOS Anyone?) Hope this has been helpful and I didn't ramble too much. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Definitely a good summantion there errandwolfe, for now hackintoshes are great but it's going to get harder and harder to run the os fully without a legit mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
denied Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Meh, driver support is only going to get better. For a desktop, I would have NO problem running an osx86 box as my main computer. Compatible hardware is out there, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the mac equivalent. Laptop-wise, my machine is pretty close to 100% compatible now. It runs amazingly well, and really impresses people who paid $2500 for a macbook... ...but I'd still rather have the 'book. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Paddle Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Meh, driver support is only going to get better. For a desktop, I would have NO problem running an osx86 box as my main computer. Compatible hardware is out there, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the mac equivalent. I run OSx86 as my main computer. I completely got rid of Windows. I've been able to do everything I did in Windows, plus many, many more things. THe Only Windows I have is my mom's $500 Dell Laptop. I will cry when future Mac versions won't run on my Hackintosh A real Mac is way to expensive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedopefishlives Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I'm a recent convert to Mac OS X. Not a full convert - Linux is still my preferred tool - but I greatly prefer it to Windows. I've used my friend's Macbook Pro, and both my Athlon64s will compete with it, except in one area: Video. Lack of QE/CI on my nVidia card and my ATi integrated kinda hampers the UI performance, but it's still quite usable and a real joy. Aside from the lack of acceleration and some performance issues on the nForce3 ATA controller, it's almost like the experience of a real Mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_G Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Aside from the lack of acceleration and some performance issues on the nForce3 ATA controller, it's almost like the experience of a real Mac. This is why I'm holding on to my G4. It's got a piece of {censored} FX5200 card in it, but still beats down the GMA950 in the worst way imaginable. And if I get the big itch, I can upgrade to a 6200, and not put up with having no 3D support. Of course, it would totally rock if I could run GooBall on Intel Mac too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-104974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 My hackintosh is superior to any G5 i have tested to date... Its 3ghz Dual Core with 2gb ddr2 ram ATIX1600XT Everything works perfect right perfect, i installed todat Motion 2.1 UB and its like silk, beter than a G5. So yes, your G4 is good but not as good as good Hackintosh Regards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-105015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobamilk Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi, thedopefishlives Can you give me some pointer as to how multi-boot WinXP, Linux and OSX? I have them all on my Dell 9400 but everytime I choose to GRUB boot OSX, it always says bad directory. If I have the OSX DVD in drive, BIOS boot to that and select the OSX partition as the boot partition, then it works. I am no expert on multi-boot and am newbi on Linux, can you help! thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16235-is-a-pc-running-os-x-as-good-as-a-mac/#findComment-105059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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