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Building A Cheap OSX86 Computer....


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Hey all

 

I'm a seasoned mac user and have been using Mac's forever. However my friends are still not convinced that they're the best thing around. So to prove it to them I want to build a OSX86 comp that can run OSX well but costs very little to build...

 

I just want to know if there are any recommended parts that people suggest for making a really cheap OSX86 box.

 

Motherboard: I know that MBs with built in Intel chipsets are best, preferrably the GMA950 but i heard the GMA 900 series works well too. Any ideas?

 

Processor: Intel's the best for this, so I probably try to find a Pentium 4 or a Celeron D with SSE3 support

 

I can probably find other parts quite easily on eBay and places like that...

 

I'm trying to get all of these things as cheap as possible, so I don't mind getting used parts or from eBay etc.

 

Anyone have good recommendations for good working parts that preferably need minimal patching?

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Have a look into a little something like this:

 

-D915GUX Intel motherboard or something like it.....(Supports ethernet, sound USB etc ou the box)

-Celeron D Processor any will do and will run SSE3(much faster than older CPU's)

-Cheap Hard Drive

-Cheap RAM

-Cheap DVD-ROM

-Case

-Install DVD

 

and your good to go will all run without any mods etc etc.....

 

ShadoW

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