help the noob please! :)

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hi all,

 

i am a first time OS X user and have never installed OS X on a MAC or a PC so i dont really know where to begin!?

 

i have built a DAW for music production with the following hardware:

 

Intel QX9450

Intel D975XBX2 "bad axe II"

Kingston 2GB 800MHz DDR2ECC (x2)

Nvidia 7900GTX

Seagate ST3250820SCE 250gB Sata 7200RPM (x3)

Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD writer

CoolerMaster Real Power Pro RS-750-ACAA-A1700w PSU

 

I will be running Steinberg Cubase 5 as my DAW software and a bunch of other software & hardware that support Core Audio. I could go down the Windows path but OS X is going to offer better stability and support for me.

 

what i would like to know is do i simply buy a retail off the shelf copy of OS X 10.4.x Tiger.....pop it in my DVD drive and install or do i need to do something else?

 

i do not want to use Leopard as some of the software i use is not supported or stable with 10.5, so ill stick with Tiger for now. once i have installed the retail version of 10.4.4 that i have will i be able to use apple update as per normal to install the updates that have been released since then?

 

if i have purchased a retail version of Tiger....is what i am doing by installing it on my hardware illegal?

 

thanks in advance and sorry for the noob questions! cheers