CompGuy49 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hey all - I'm a pretty experienced Hackintosher - done three (2 desktops and a laptop) with all different hardware. I'm using a Hackintosh as my main machine at the moment, and it's time for a speed boost. Sick of dual core, sick of 4 GB of RAM. I want to upgrade to an i5 with 8GB RAM and 2 graphics cards so I can power my 4 monitors without needing to use USB-to-DVI adapters like I am now. I know there are tutorials and posts all over this forum with configuration lists and blah blah blah. I just want to hear, in a consolidated place, what all of you think the best setup for me would be. My goal is to put the new stuff in my machine, boot up the snow leopard installer (so I can access the file system) and put in the proper Kexts, and then reboot and have everything be golden (hopefully) without a reinstall. I don't see why this shouldn't be possible - but I just want to know from the *experts* out there what a great, 100% working hardware config would be. Essentially, a motherboard recommendation is what I seek (because the processor, ram and graphics cards are probably guaranteed to work without much trouble). Not picky on features (besides supporting the i5, the 8GB of ram and the two PCIe x16 cards), although if I could get working optical out (haven't done much research in this area) that would be AWESOME. Anyone got any tips? You guys are wonderful, and without all the smart folk at Insanely Mac I'd probably still be using a PC haha. Thanks, -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatshenanigans Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I've installed on my own computers plus those of some of my friends and they are all nearly the same. For those that work with 2-3 kexts as a stoopid-fast i11,1 "iMac", get one of the following: the 2 in my sig or: MSI P55 GD45 or GD65 Asrock P55 pro is ok as is EVGA P55 LE and above. If you use 8800, 9400, or 9800 Nvidia you should be able to get 4 screens running if you know how to do the EFI or DSDT hacks. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdnz01 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Pretty much all Gigabyte GA-P55-UDX motherboards work without trouble. There are even premade dsdt.aml files on Tony macx86 blog for all of those (Using the P55-UD3 myself, got everything working, including sleep). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompGuy49 Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Pretty much all Gigabyte GA-P55-UDX motherboards work without trouble. There are even premade dsdt.aml files on Tony macx86 blog for all of those (Using the P55-UD3 myself, got everything working, including sleep). SPDIF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdnz01 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 SPDIF? No idea, I haven't tested, although System profile says that all 8 channels en SPDIF are supported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacBS Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Hey there! Have you build your i5 hackintosh? I planned to start such a project too, but try to make it as nativ as possible to avoid any problems. Any tips for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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