Solarbird Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I am building an i7 gaming PC and hope to dual boot OSX with Windows 7. I was told by a microcenter guy that gigabyte is good for hackintosh, and it really seems so after clicking around the forum. Most of them seems to use Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58. But for my build I am leaning towards Asus motherboard and I wonder if they do well for hackintosh. What are the best motherboards out there for a fully working hackintosh? Would ATI HD 4890 or GeForce GTX 275 work with it? Here is my build: CPU: i7 920 D0 stepping Air Cooler: Mugen 2 Thermal Paste: Tuniq TX-3 Extreme Performance and Exceptional Reliability Thermal Compound Motherboard: (haven't decided yet, leaning towards Asus Rampage II Extreme.) ASUS P6T P6T Deluxe V2 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P Open Box: ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard Case: Antec 1200. RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Graphics card: ATI MSI ATI HD 4890 - R4890-T2D1G-OC or Nvidia GTX 275 Sound card: On board Network: On board PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply DVD Player and writer: Don't know Monitor: Haven't decided, but likely get a big one with 1920x1200 ASUS VK266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail SAMSUNG 2343BWX High Glossy Black 23" 5ms $219.99 ($199.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Thanks in advance for your opinions~ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarbird Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 bump.. still needs a motherboard~ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/#findComment-1202401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellcore9 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I would seriously look at the Gigabyte UD5. If you are looking for compatibility the UD5 or the ASUS P6T is the way to go. There are instructions on how to install OSX on them in the Tutorials section. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/#findComment-1202558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig4 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I would seriously look at the Gigabyte UD5. If you are looking for compatibility the UD5 or the ASUS P6T is the way to go. There are instructions on how to install OSX on them in the Tutorials section. I have the gigabyte EX58-UD5 and love it also the community here that owns it is great and was a quick and easy install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/#findComment-1202648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarbird Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 I would seriously look at the Gigabyte UD5. If you are looking for compatibility the UD5 or the ASUS P6T is the way to go. There are instructions on how to install OSX on them in the Tutorials section. so with either one of those, I would be able to install a fully working OSX? (all cores, HT, LAN AUDIO.. etc) A noob question that can be answered by anyone in a heartbeat. Do I need EFI to install osx? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/#findComment-1202680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellcore9 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 This is the Retail OS X install guide I would follow if you get the UD5, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=149505 As far as I understand it the UD5 is 100% compatible, Im not sure about the P6T. There is a Install Guide on it though so I would assume that it is 100% working too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175111-i7-920-gaming-build-needs-a-motherboard/#findComment-1204570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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