Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hello! I have been reading alot on this forum and its all confusing with all parts. Can anybody give me a tip with components that gives a rather easy installation of OSX with yesterday components, but with much power to watch HD movies and play some games some new, but Im not a gamer. So I want to get value on my money dont have to be at the cutting edge. I managed to buy the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P so that will be my motherboard Regards Ted Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 ATI or Nvidia? Modell much for the money? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 ATI or Nvidia? Modell much for the money? 7600GS dual DVI 8400GS (Silent) 8600GTS dual DVI (Silent) 8600GT dual DVI (Silent) 9400GT 9600GT dual DVI (Silent) All work great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 7600GS dual DVI8400GS (Silent) 8600GTS dual DVI (Silent) 8600GT dual DVI (Silent) 9400GT 9600GT dual DVI (Silent) All work great. 9600gt 512mb or 1 gb? http://cgi.ebay.com/Nvidia-Geforce-9600GT-...:1|293:1|294:50 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 9600gt 512mb or 1 gb? http://cgi.ebay.com/Nvidia-Geforce-9600GT-...:1|293:1|294:50 Both work. I'd recommend the Asus EN9600GT SILENT. Did I mention it is silent? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 9600gt 512mb or 1 gb? http://cgi.ebay.com/Nvidia-Geforce-9600GT-...:1|293:1|294:50 is axle3d rubbish? is axle3d rubbish? another question hdmi and dvi in the 9600gt, are they equal for HD movies Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You can use both DVI and HDMI for HD video playback. However, you should make sure your graphics adapter supports HDCP through these outputs (copyright protection). I don't think there is any manufacturer in the graphics market that is "rubbish". Buy whatever suits your budget best. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1183878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 In general nVidia is better supported by OSX86; which is too bad for ATI as they have several good cards there days. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Is it ddr2 or ddr3 that is supported for my GA-EP45-UD3P Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GA-EP45-UD3P&l=1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GA-EP45-UD3P&l=1 LOL great answer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 LOL great answer Yes, but as a newbie, the graphic card doesnt matter if it is ddr2 or ddr3, and the ram memory should be ddr2 correct? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 No it doesn't matter for compatibility, (except ddr2 goes in ddr2 mobo, ddr3 in ddr3 etc) it's juste a matter of speed. Besides, there isn't much differencess between ddr2 and ddr3, so don't let that bother you. For graphics cards it doesn't influence compatibility either. Good luck, it's fun stuff to play with, and MacOS is in general a nice experience once it's running Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 No it doesn't matter for compatibility, (except ddr2 goes in ddr2 mobo, ddr3 in ddr3 etc) it's juste a matter of speed. Besides, there isn't much differencess between ddr2 and ddr3, so don't let that bother you. For graphics cards it doesn't influence compatibility either. Good luck, it's fun stuff to play with, and MacOS is in general a nice experience once it's running yes my first hackintosh acer one is quite nice but I want some more power for a small amount of money. 10 minutes ago I bought 512MB ASUS Silent GeForce 9600GT, I hope this is Ok, I buy the items at ebay, may be risky to get bad parts, but it is half the prize I think...=) 48 dollars and the motherboard 61 dollar, Can you give me some advise about the amount of memory needed and recommended memory for me, it will be my nex purchase. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 2GB is a minimum, 4GB would be nice. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The 9600GT is good if it's working, and the price was low indeed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Yes, but as a newbie, the graphic card doesnt matter if it is ddr2 or ddr3, and the ram memory should be ddr2 correct? Correct. The graphic card memory can be either GDDR2 or GDDR3 (just to clarify). I find that about double the amount of GDDR2 roughly equals half the amount of GDDR3 for performance- IE: a card with 512MB of GDDR3 will perform roughly the same as a card with 1GB GDDR2, and so on. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Correct. The graphic card memory can be either GDDR2 or GDDR3 (just to clarify). I find that about double the amount of GDDR2 roughly equals half the amount of GDDR3 for performance- IE: a card with 512MB of GDDR3 will perform roughly the same as a card with 1GB GDDR2, and so on. Thank you zaap. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1184430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Bought some memory today CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 XTREME 2GB TWIN X2 RAM (2x2Gb=)---- 38 USD Probably someone can recommend a PSU, and the level of watts needed, PLEASE Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1186185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8f5e7 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Probably someone can recommend a PSU, and the level of watts needed, PLEASE You are really lazy, are you? Enermax Modu82+ 425W will be your best choice. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1186916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Just bought a Corsair HX450W. I think it's not sold in the US, but it's great stuff, modular, looking great and very quiet, maybe not as much as the Enermax, but it's not the same price either and the Corsair Warranty is 7 years! Plus, it's more than enough power for any rig with a single GPU and many drives. Extrastrong, I got an EP45-UD3P too yesterday, and I would recommand you to do a retail install using this guide: http://leopardsoup.pbworks.com/ud3p If you follow exactly the instructions, starting from the bios settings, it'll work great. You may have to update the bios to F8 or F9 to get full compatibility. Mine was F7 and Mac OS was a little buggy. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1187085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Just bought a Corsair HX450W. I think it's not sold in the US, but it's great stuff, modular, looking great and very quiet, maybe not as much as the Enermax, but it's not the same price either and the Corsair Warranty is 7 years! Plus, it's more than enough power for any rig with a single GPU and many drives. Extrastrong, I got an EP45#-UD3P too yesterday, and I would recommand you to do a retail install using this guide: http://leopardsoup.pbworks.com/ud3p If you follow exactly the instructions, starting from the bios settings, it'll work great. You may have to update the bios to F8 or F9 to get full compatibility. Mine was F7 and Mac OS was a little buggy. Sweet from Ebay? Mac OS was buggy, have you fixed it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1187096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yes, the bios update fixed it, like I said. I bought the PSU from an online retailer. 67€ with free delivery. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1187362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yes, the bios update fixed it, like I said.I bought the PSU from an online retailer. 67€ with free delivery. do you think a vx450 will manage a quad core? 15 €..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1187771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extrastrong_swe Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Bought a Corsair HX 520W, 42 € or 40 USD.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171966-help-building-my-desktop-recommendations-please/#findComment-1187839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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