Computer Lab Setup Advice Needed

[regan313]

Hi all,

I am trying to set up a computer lab to instruct on topics such as Adobe Creative Suite 4 & 5, Final Cut Pro, and Microsoft Office Apps as well as Faronics Deepfreeze in order to minimize the tech maintenance. I will also be running parallels so that students can choose to run Windows xp / Vista.

 

I am looking for the bare minimum system capable of running all of these apps. System requirements from Software Vendors boils down to:

 

CPU: multi core 64 bit

RAM: 4 Gigs

HD: 50+ Gigs 7200 RPM

VIDEO: OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM, support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0

OS: Mac OS X v10.6.3

 

I'm looking for as cheap as possible of a system (this is not for my personal use, just business, no pleasure )

 

I'm a total noob to hackintosh's and looking for advice, a complete equipment list and links to directions from start to finish. Thanks in advance!

[Gringo Vermelho]

Um..yeah..good luck getting help with your business endeavour! Would you like some free pizza as well?

 

Or are you just posting to advertise "Faronics Deepfreeze"?

[regan313]

definitely did not intend on advertising for faronics, the link was just in case ppl didn't know what i was talking about.

 

i guess i posted in the wrong place, i was under the impression that forums were the place to go for free advice, help, and guidance, my mistake.

[enochpc]

Who or what are you building this lab for? I would think the legal ramifications would preclude a whole lab worth of hack's. Especially if money is somehow being made off of said lab, ie instruction fees, tuition if it's a school, etc. I would pick a handful of motherboards that fit your criteria, then search these forums to see the success or lack there of for each board. If you can't find a board look up it's chipset. I would suggest nVidia for your video, more options for success. I still think the illegality of the venture is staggering.