odedia Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Ok, so a little fun game for us all: If money was not an issue, what would be your dream hackintosh setup? requirements would have to be 100% compatibility and stability, and also it will have to run fairly quiet - not dead silent, but reasonable. So, what would you choose as your Mobo, CPU, GPU, Case, RAM, SSD/HD and even the display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Well, if money is no issue lets face it, I'd get the 12-core MacPro that's coming out this month. But if I could have my dream Hackintosh, it'd be: Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DAL-i-O Dual LGA 1366 $289 (According to the 10.6.2 HCL wiki, everything works with this board) CPU: Intel Xeon X5680 Westmere 3.33GHz 6-Core (x2) $3,446.30 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) $749.99 GPU: GTX 285 1GB $299.99 Hard drives: Kingston 512GB SSD (x4) $5,756.00 Optical: Pioneer Black 12X BD Burner (x2) $379.98 PSU: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W $399.99 (Assuming my electric bill is also part of 'money is no object') Case: LIAN LI PC-X2000F $499.99 Case fans: AcoustiFan Ultra Quiet Computer 120mm (x2) $71.90 Monitors: NEC LCD3090WQXi-BK Black 30" (x2) $4,399.98 OSX: APPLE Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard - Family Pack $149.99 Windows: 7 Ultimate Full $272.48 Grand total before shipping: $16,696.58 I'm gonna get right on buying this.... right after I win the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odedia Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Zaap, is the Geforce GTX 285 better than the new GTX 400 series that is now available? It's hard to understand from NVidia's website. Or maybe just get a new ATI 5870 HD 2GB GPU (Supports 6 monitors!!!) which should match what Apple is offering with the new mac pros? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-322-_-Product Nice setup, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 No, the GTX 480 is about 50% faster, the GTX 470 20%. @ Zaap: watercooling all that stuff would be quieter and much more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Interesting... is the GT480 OSX compatible? And yeah, guess I need to tack on about $500 for a water cooling system like the Zalman Reserator XT, and probably another $500 or so to hire someone who knows how to install it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I think it is. There's already a long thread about it. I'll let you seek it. For my dream setup, it would come in a Japanese chassis you've probably never heard of: the Abee AS Enclosure 900, 15kg of aluminum (the double in pounds). As a Japanese Lian-Like, Abee sells a lot of accessories, but only in Japan. Import and customs would be insanely expensive, I guess, considering the case itself already costs 45 000 yens, and VAT is 19,6% in France. PSU: Seasonic X-Series 650W 80+ Gold. MB: Gigabyte X58A-UD5 CPU: Intel 980X Cooler: Brand new Thermalright HR02 Memory: Kington HyperX 3x4GB 2000 MHz kit SSD: Crucial C300 256GB (though I just asked for a refund after my 24 h old 64GB unexpected death) HDD: Caviar Green 2TB (loads of them) Optical: Blu-ray burner GFX: 1 Gigabyte GTX480 + not yet released CoolIT's Omni ALC watercooling setup. Just one, yes. It's my green compliant limit. Display? A LED TV. A 40" Sony, I guess. I'd ask Santa for a 300$ Logitech G27 wheel with a nice 500$ Playseat. I would give a try to Zaap's 35$ fans. Their dustproof feature looks pretty cool and I got better things to do with a teethbrush. It's not so expensive, but I would appreciate an HTPC in an Origen AE Case, as well. Something 100% inaudible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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