uPod Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 hey guys, i've been really wanting to build a hackintosh based on the i5, but i just don't know if i can afford it right now. the i5 seems like a sure bet because apple have already released machines with that CPU so obviously it's supported, whereas the i3 hasn't been released in their machines. i was hoping the new mac mini would have it as that would have given me a lot of reassurance, but they still have the core2duo. anyway, my objective is to build a hackintosh in order to try out the iphone/ipad development suite. if i like it the environment i'd hopefully buy some apple hardware. does anyone know of a list of hardware that mentions what hardware works well in a hackintosh and which doesn't? this new machine will be used a hackintosh so i want to get it right. thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 a good cost benefit Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Core I7 860 Nvidia N9600GT-512QX-F but is your option after the launch of the new MBP was much better [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/ or HackBoot http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=220312 after installing the update to 10.6.4 ***New 10.4.0 Darwin kernel - all Core i3/i5/i7 now supported within hackBoot already have "pos instalaçao" = post installation -Instal "Chameleon-2.0-RC4-r684.pkg" -Instal "Install Extra" and copy the sata drivers/ata also and then fine-tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uPod Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 thanks bro, i'm looking at this now: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ibo...ac-os-x-on.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil43 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 i3 installs can be accomplished with no more problems then with i5's (in my opinion). I have an i3 and have installed on Zotac H55ITX-A-E (see this link: Zotac Install ). However I would recommend the Gigabyte H55M-UD2H which is more main stream. And use the current [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] Supported and v2.0 [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] with retail 10.6.x updating to 10.6.4. I also recommend all SATA drives and Nvidia 8400 or 9600 video cards. With the i3-530, I have Geekbench scores in the 5100 area which is super for a sub $100 CPU. neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 HackBoot -> 10.4.0 Darwin kernel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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