pfarrell Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'm more or less a newb to hackintosh builds, done a few PC builds though. Been using Macs for the past 5 years for professional music production, and need a new unit that uses/has at least: 1 TB HDD (SATA)(maybe WD Caviar Black?), i7 930 CPU, a high-end PCIe for adequate sound I/O (ESI Maya 44e, E-MU 0404 V3, or E-MU 1212M V3?), and maybe a GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 ? No idea in regards to mobo, or any of the other hardware for that matter. going to try to follow lifehacker's tutorial for installation of snow leopard after build. budget = $1200 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackilroy Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'd go with the X58A-UD5 for a motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfarrell Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'd go with the X58A-UD5 for a motherboard. Thanks for the input! will look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfarrell Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 just did a newegg wishlist and realized that this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=226609 may be more within my budget. :/ will i be losing that much performance by going from the i7 to i5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackilroy Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 The Core i7 is considerably faster when you take into account that it has hyperthreading and it has a higher clockspeed to begin with. It depends on what you're doing, the Core i5-750 is still a very nice chip. I don't do anything with audio so I can't directly comment on that, but you can build an i7 hackintosh for less than $1,000. It just depends on what parts you choose. I spent ~$1,150 (but I went with a better GPU than what you've got) on my hackintosh back in April. This guy spent about $1,300 on his, though he has a larger and more expensive case than I do, and also a separate PSU (my case had a PSU built-in). You could actually build a Core i5 hackintosh for less than $650, easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfarrell Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 The Core i7 is considerably faster when you take into account that it has hyperthreading and it has a higher clockspeed to begin with. It depends on what you're doing, the Core i5-750 is still a very nice chip. I don't do anything with audio so I can't directly comment on that, but you can build an i7 hackintosh for less than $1,000. It just depends on what parts you choose. I spent ~$1,150 (but I went with a better GPU than what you've got) on my hackintosh back in April. This guy spent about $1,300 on his, though he has a larger and more expensive case than I do, and also a separate PSU (my case had a PSU built-in). You could actually build a Core i5 hackintosh for less than $650, easy. wow! what components would equal said i5 for $650?! lol if that's the case then i will sacrifice the speed of the chip for me being able to purchase the whole setup sooner. but, if i did build an i7 setup, what was your component list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackilroy Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Motherboard: EX58-UD5 (I only see this on Amazon, and for about $20-$30 more than I paid for it) Processor: Core i7-930 RAM: Patriot 1333 MHz 6 GB DDR3 (3x2 GB sticks) Case: Antec Sonata III Optical: don't recall, this one isn't hugely important Graphics Card: HIS HD 4890. Some of those parts are now rare, expensive, or hard to find, but there are equally good options available. You might be interested in this page and this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfarrell Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Motherboard: EX58-UD5 (I only see this on Amazon, and for about $20-$30 more than I paid for it)Processor: Core i7-930 RAM: Patriot 1333 MHz 6 GB DDR3 (3x2 GB sticks) Case: Antec Sonata III Optical: don't recall, this one isn't hugely important Graphics Card: HIS HD 4890. Some of those parts are now rare, expensive, or hard to find, but there are equally good options available. You might be interested in this page and this one. perfect! thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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