waxcollector Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hi Osx86 Community, for the last couple of months i was a happy Kalyway 10.5.2 user. I got it running on my AMD machine. But i need a new setup, becuase my old machine became just too slow for my needs. I will start to work on my bachelor thesis and i need CAD, Cinema4D plus Adobe applications. Furthermore I am using Pro Tools for my hobby music projects. So I need to upgrade to a powerful machine running my favourite osx well i will need a windows installation as well, for autocad. I did intensive research in this forum and found some very helpful information. It's amazing how much effort and passion some people put into this project. My hardware preferences are: CPU: Intel Quad 9550 Graphic: geforce 9800gt Ram: 8 gigs ddr2 pc800 hd: 2x500gis sata dvd: lg sata But I would appreciate some help for the mobo decission. It's important for me to have a stable and clean retail installation. I am having some issues with my old AMD and Kaly combo. So I am looking for a mainboard with an easy retail installation and a nice tutorial I did my homework and found the Asus P5Q and the Gigabyte EP45-DS3. For the Asus i prefer the detailed guide from RoberT_Xes Asus P5Q Retail For the Gigaybyte Board i like the tutorial from peach-os Gigabyte EP45-DS3 DAW So fist i want to say thank you to those guys for their great instructions for the retail install. But could anybody give me an advice which mobo I should get. In general the osx86 couminty seems to prefer the gigaybyte boards and they are also listed on the osxwiki and efix pages. but the installation on the asus p5q seems to be very easy with the instructions from RoberT_Xes. does anybody have experiences with both boards and can compare?? as i mentioned the stability and functionality of a retail installation is most important for me. thank you very much for your help. best wishes to all osx86 peoples out there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165276-asus-p5q-vs-gigabyte-ep45-ds3-for-retail-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbetlyon Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'm on the same hunt. I'm looking for a very stable little to no patching retail install. Can some one spread some light on this matter. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165276-asus-p5q-vs-gigabyte-ep45-ds3-for-retail-install/#findComment-1150013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Gigabytes MB are way easier to install, IMO. Asus ones usually requires bios patches, for starters. But if you're a big fan, there's a thread about it: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=136586 One of the best choice in the mainstream range of price is the GA-EP45-UD3R. @ waxcollector: you should pick up better memory for your Q9550. Some 1066MHz, or even higher if you intend to overclock. G.Skill usually has the better value "for the buck". Look at what you got for 2x60$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231166 or 140$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231195 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165276-asus-p5q-vs-gigabyte-ep45-ds3-for-retail-install/#findComment-1151691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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