MX5 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hi fellas/ladies, I'm looking for suggestions on a new build, something that's relatively cheap. My current setup is getting a bit too old for hackintoshes. I'm looking for something that will be equivalent to the new iMacs, spec wise. My current specs are: Intel P4 3.0 Prescott Intel D865Perl mobo PNY Geforce 6200 256mb agp 2gb ddr2 ram 500gb sata hd (osx) 60gb hd (windows) 160gb hd (storage - formatted for windows) Chameleon bootloader running 10.5.8 All I'm really looking to replace is my mobo, cpu, and graphics card. Everything else, I intend on reusing. So any and all suggestions would be appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/213421-suggestions-on-a-2010-budget-hackintosh-build/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinmac Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hi fellas/ladies, I'm looking for suggestions on a new build, something that's relatively cheap. My current setup is getting a bit too old for hackintoshes. I'm looking for something that will be equivalent to the new iMacs, spec wise. My current specs are: Intel P4 3.0 Prescott Intel D865Perl mobo PNY Geforce 6200 256mb agp 2gb ddr2 ram 500gb sata hd (osx) 60gb hd (windows) 160gb hd (storage - formatted for windows) Chameleon bootloader running 10.5.8 All I'm really looking to replace is my mobo, cpu, and graphics card. Everything else, I intend on reusing. So any and all suggestions would be appreciated. $150 is really on the cheap! Here's what I would suggest: GA-G41M-ES2L(Open Box)- $41.99+7.56 Shipping= $49.55 @Newegg Zotac Geforce 9500GT- $49.99+$6.98 Shipping= $56.97 @Newegg Intel Core 2 Duo E6550- $70 Buy It Now w/ Free Shipping= $70 @eBay (Item #330415906475) -OR- Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300- $67.99 w/ Free Shipping= $67.99 @Newegg For a grand total of: $176.50 (Core 2 Duo) $174.51 (Pentium Dual Core) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/213421-suggestions-on-a-2010-budget-hackintosh-build/#findComment-1432653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MX5 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Thanks for your suggestions, backinmac. While waiting for a reply, I also started to google, and came across a link on slickdeals.net forum and one guy suggested this: 1) MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L Retail Motherboard (retail comes with SATA and IDE cables, etc): @mwave = $48.99 + $8.54 = $57.53 2) PROCESSOR - Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Retail (retail comes with heatsink): On the motherboard page above, add the CPU COMBO above ADD TO CART and select this processor. I'll use your core 2 duo processor = $70 3) VIDEO CARD - PNY 8500GT OEM 512MB DDR2 from Newegg = $44.99 - $20 rebate + $6 shipping = $31 So grand total with this setup: (all rounded up) Mobo = $58 CPU = $70 Graphics = $31 ------------------ Grand total: $159 OR If i go with your graphics: $185 So is the mobo i listed slightly better, and what about the graphics card? Which do you recommend? Thanks again! -------------------------------- Nevermind, I see your specs are better, backinmac. I think I may go with that.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/213421-suggestions-on-a-2010-budget-hackintosh-build/#findComment-1432660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinmac Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Thanks for your suggestions, backinmac. While waiting for a reply, I also started to google, and came across a link on slickdeals.net forum and one guy suggested this: 1) MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L Retail Motherboard (retail comes with SATA and IDE cables, etc): @mwave = $48.99 + $8.54 = $57.53 2) PROCESSOR - Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Retail (retail comes with heatsink): On the motherboard page above, add the CPU COMBO above ADD TO CART and select this processor. I'll use your core 2 duo processor = $70 3) VIDEO CARD - PNY 8500GT OEM 512MB DDR2 from Newegg = $44.99 - $20 rebate + $6 shipping = $31 So grand total with this setup: (all rounded up) Mobo = $58 CPU = $70 Graphics = $31 ------------------ Grand total: $159 OR If i go with your graphics: $185 So is the mobo i listed slightly better, and what about the graphics card? Which do you recommend? Thanks again! Actually, as far as I know, they're nearly identical. I'd just search the motherboards on InsanelyMac and use the one that uses your favorite guide. As for the video cards, the only differences is that the 9500GT uses PCI Express 2.0 and the 8500GT uses PCI Express, the 9500GT has 32 stream processors versus 16, and the core clock is slightly faster. I'm pretty sure the Mobo only comes with PCI Express 2.0, but I'm not sure if they are backwards compatible or not. I'm not really an expert on video cards, but I would probably just go with the 9500 to make things easier on myself unless the $30 is important. But either way, performance is probably comparable, the only thing you need to worry about is compatibility. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/213421-suggestions-on-a-2010-budget-hackintosh-build/#findComment-1432673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyemarr Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Hi MX5 I have a rig very similar to the one you are replacing: 865 Perl P4 3Ghz 1 GB Ram 1 80Gb SATA Disk (XP) 1 80Gb SATA Disk (proposed hackintosh drive) 1 80GB ATA Disk (spare) Geforce 5900XT (128MB) I want to setup this computer as a hackintosh for the kids, and have been trying to install iPC but have not been successful. The installation process does conclude, but the computer boots up and reboots continually. What flavour of OSX86 did you use with your old computer? Any hints, recommendations you can give me regarding the settings to properly install iPC in my computer? Thanks in advance for your help, Mario Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/213421-suggestions-on-a-2010-budget-hackintosh-build/#findComment-1503869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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