Vasto Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I've done a decent amount of reading here the past few days. I just want to double check with the experts (aka you guys) that this will work. My goals: Be able to do a vanilla install with as few ktexts as possible Upgradeable to Snow Leopard Everything working MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail PROC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail GFX: GIGABYTE GV-N96TSL-1GI GeForce 9600 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail MEMORY: OCZ Gold 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8008GQ - Retail PSU: PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power ... - Retail DVDRW: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM HDD: 3X Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM CASE: ZALMAN PROFESSIONAL GS-1000-TT Titanium Computer Case Aluminum / 1.0mm SECC Steel Full Tower With Hot Swap Bays & PSU Roller ... - Retail The hard drives will be in RAID 5. Side Questions: Can anyone suggest an internal 3.5 (or 5) card reader that works with OSX that supports MemoryStick Pro Duo (Or MemoryStick Pro)? Also, does anyone see anywhere I can cut costs without sacrificing too much performance/power savings? (I need the 1.5TBs) Thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/172040-new-computer-vanilla-install-snow-leopard-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
3vj3 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Side Questions: Can anyone suggest an internal 3.5 (or 5) card reader that works with OSX that supports MemoryStick Pro Duo (Or MemoryStick Pro)? Any should work since you plug it into a usb connection on the motherboard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/172040-new-computer-vanilla-install-snow-leopard-questions/#findComment-1184517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Side Questions: Can anyone suggest an internal 3.5 (or 5) card reader that works with OSX that supports MemoryStick Pro Duo (Or MemoryStick Pro)? All card readers are NOT the same for OSX-compatibility. Many don't work at all in OSX. In general the quality varies drastically. Ideally, a card reader should list Mac OS compatibility to be sure all of the card-types actually read since these are driverless. Some will work half-assed, (for example:) SD will read fine, but (again for example:) MS won't recognize at all. If you need a specific card type to read, don't just guess if Mac OS support isn't listed. I've gleaned this from a lot of client builds, and on occasion having to try various card-readers outside of the ones I know work due to non-availability. This one works great, fully-OSX compatible and is only $10. This Rosewill reader works great, for $13. Brands I've tried that did not work in OSX: Super Talent, Logisys, and certain models of BYTECC. Also, does anyone see anywhere I can cut costs without sacrificing too much performance/power savings? (I need the 1.5TBs) Not so much a cost-cut really, but I notice you can often do better with two 4GB (2x2GB) kits, rather than the packaged 8GB kit. For example, 2 kits of this OCZ DDR2 1066 will run you just about the same price as the 8GB of DDR2 800. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/172040-new-computer-vanilla-install-snow-leopard-questions/#findComment-1184538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
google50002 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 GFX: GIGABYTE GV-N96TSL-1GI GeForce 9600 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 so did you install snow leopard? if yes how is this video card of ours dos he work properly or not? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/172040-new-computer-vanilla-install-snow-leopard-questions/#findComment-1267062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasto Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 I ended up going with a Asus Silent 9600GT. But 9600GT can work with native drivers, so everything is enabled properly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/172040-new-computer-vanilla-install-snow-leopard-questions/#findComment-1267160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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