Conroe Mac Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I plan on building a Conroe mac desktop. However, there's very little info on motherboard compatibilities (because Conroe isn't out, and few compatible motherboards are currently in use.) I know I can't be the only one interested in building this machine. Who out there is planning to build one and what do they plan on using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroe Mac Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 No one out there wants to build a Conroe dual boot? I suppose the major problem is that the motherboards are mostly untested. Does anyone have a Conroe compatible board running OSX or a board that is very similar? I was looking at this board: ~$150 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813128012 or this board, ~$150 Abit AB9 PRO LGA775/ P965/ DDR2/ A&L/ ATX/ RoHS Motherboard http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-AB9-PRO but I'm guessing the Bad Axe is more likely to be compatible, ~$260 Intel 975XBX Rev. 304 (previous revisions not completely compatible without modification) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813121016 The way I see it, perhaps someone out there has a 975 board they are using that works that would be a good board to use for a Conroe build. However, it would have to be Conroe compatible or revised to retrofit Conroe to be useable. On the other hand, it would be easier to buy a cheaper 965 board if compatibility is completely unknown at this point. What board is most likely to be compatible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiekiduk Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 The Asus P5B looks a good 965: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelme...2=11&l3=307 Realtek LAN and Azilia audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggerman Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I'm waiting for the new desktop macs come out, I'll follow their lead... HOPEFULLY SOME DECENT ATI DRIVERS TOO..... good thing about the intel boards is that they'll probbly work 100%, bad coz they cannot overclock, at all. bit pricey too IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Im using Intel 975XBX Board, fully compatible (A04). I recommend gettign this board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkblt Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Good luck using both cores of the Conroe with the old hacked kernel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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