totentanz Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 So here's my prospective build-list. I'm planning to dual boot OSX and Win7. Intel Core i7 920 CPU Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Motherboard Corsair Dominator 6GB DD3 1600 Corsair HX1000 PSU Intel X25-E 64GB SSD boot drive 5x Seagate 1.5TB HDD storage Antec P183 case Evga GTX 285 1GB video card Samsung 22X DVD Burner IDE? SATA? -Will this configuration work? Will the GTX 285 or will I have to wait until June for that? -Which burner should I get? IDE or SATA? I'd prefer IDE so I can use all the SATA connections for HDD (otherwise, I'll have to minus one of the planned Seagates) -Which distro/osx install route is recommended for this config? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/166691-my-first-i7-build-please-advise/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0rk007hck Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Evga GTX 285 1GB video card - Should work (not sure) Samsung 22X DVD Burner IDE? SATA? - If you buy 6 harddrives, you need to do that with IDE, because this mainboard has only six sata connectors. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/166691-my-first-i7-build-please-advise/#findComment-1157985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
totentanz Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Evga GTX 285 1GB video card - Should work (not sure)Samsung 22X DVD Burner IDE? SATA? - If you buy 6 harddrives, you need to do that with IDE, because this mainboard has only six sata connectors. Are there any problems getting IDE to work with the UD5? Everyone seems to say go with the SATA DVD burner for 100% functionality. If that's the case, I suppose I can sacrifice a hard drive, but I'd prefer not to if there's any way around it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/166691-my-first-i7-build-please-advise/#findComment-1157987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0rk007hck Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 The best way is to buy 4 harddrives, and 1 ssd + Sata DVD drive Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/166691-my-first-i7-build-please-advise/#findComment-1157989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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