MisterFuzzbuster Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hello Folks, You can call me MisterFuzzbuster, which isn't my real name but we can still be friends, I just don't want apple to know who I am. Anyways I recently purchased an iMac, exchanged it for a new one because of sound quality issues, got my new iMac home which also had issues with yellow areas on the screen. Sorry Apple, I'll take my chances doing it myself. My problem is I'm new to this, I haven't touched the inner workings of a computer in a while. In exchange for help from forum members I will provide a DIY guide to building a high end Hackintosh and Photos documenting hardware installation and the process of installing multiple OSes. My budget is around $2000-$2500 for the box and all its internals and around $1000 for the monitor. The computer will be used for CS4 the complete suite, Video Editing, and Voice Over/Audio work. The sound card must be top notch, the video card should be above average in quality and ability. From forum posts it seems like Gigabit is the way to go with the Motherboard and Intel chips as processor. Core i7 960 3.2 GHz processor too. Single core only. So besides the most compatible Gigabit motherboard for OSX and the Core i7 960 what else do you recommend? This will be a primary computer also, so reliability is a top concern too. Let me know what you think. I have reviewed the compatibility list, but I also want quality and reliability so I will have to rely more on personal experiences. Thanks. MisterFuzzbuster Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/200599-novice-wants-to-build-high-end-hackintosh-with-help-from-this-forum/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenjack Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hello Folks, You can call me MisterFuzzbuster, which isn't my real name but we can still be friends, I just don't want apple to know who I am. Anyways I recently purchased an iMac, exchanged it for a new one because of sound quality issues, got my new iMac home which also had issues with yellow areas on the screen. Sorry Apple, I'll take my chances doing it myself. My problem is I'm new to this, I haven't touched the inner workings of a computer in a while. In exchange for help from forum members I will provide a DIY guide to building a high end Hackintosh and Photos documenting hardware installation and the process of installing multiple OSes. My budget is around $2000-$2500 for the box and all its internals and around $1000 for the monitor. The computer will be used for CS4 the complete suite, Video Editing, and Voice Over/Audio work. The sound card must be top notch, the video card should be above average in quality and ability. From forum posts it seems like Gigabit is the way to go with the Motherboard and Intel chips as processor. Core i7 960 3.2 GHz processor too. Single core only. So besides the most compatible Gigabit motherboard for OSX and the Core i7 960 what else do you recommend? This will be a primary computer also, so reliability is a top concern too. Let me know what you think. I have reviewed the compatibility list, but I also want quality and reliability so I will have to rely more on personal experiences. Thanks. MisterFuzzbuster You could probably overclock a 920 to 3.2 pretty easily and save yourself a wad of cash. I built a core i7 920 to run Vid Editing stuff, and it works great. The only issues I have are: Networking with other computers (but I do have internet) Running 64 bit(which doesn't seem to be what real Macs are running anyway...maybe the newest ones) Here's my orginal post when I got started Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/200599-novice-wants-to-build-high-end-hackintosh-with-help-from-this-forum/#findComment-1349132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterFuzzbuster Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Broken Jack, Thanks for replying here, I've read your thread and watched both of your youtube video's. I think you may be my primary reason for making me decide to do this. I have always wanted to build a hackintosh but thought it was for the geeks who know what they're doing. I hope to prove that wrong as you have as well. Ok based on your suggestion I could invest some of that money allotted for a 3.2 on a 2.6 chip plus a really good cooling system. By your estimation money would be better spent on a 2.6 overclocked and better cooling? I think I remember reading one member had stability issues with an overclocked chip. When I have time I will post my proposed system and you guys can tell me what you think. One thing I do want to try is dual boot, OpenSolaris and 10.6.2 OSX. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/200599-novice-wants-to-build-high-end-hackintosh-with-help-from-this-forum/#findComment-1349164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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