d007 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I use my "hackintosh" for quite some time now... it's basically the same stuff apple uses for the lowend machines... and intel chipset board (950 GMA), 775 Socket,... I use the onboard graphics adapter... and it works well, if sometimes a bit slow... the CPU is still "single core" stuff... as the system basically works smooth, besides some graphic-slow problems but I'd really like to have more speed (especially considering that I use a few apps which need rosetta to run) I really would like to upgrade my system a little... first: Dual Core cpu ... -> Intel Pentium D 940, Dual Core, 3.2 GHz, 2x 2MB should be good and work without probolems, shouldn't it? second: Graphics Adapter... and here's where I need some help. I really don't want any mouse-tearing (had it ...)... OpenGL, CoreImaging and QuartzExtreme should be FULLY supported... What does REALLY work well? (I'm not into gaming, ... I don't need ultimate performance, but it should do quite better than the onboard thing... then I'm happy). the new macpro offers support for the following PCI-Express cards: * NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT mit 256 MB GDDR2 SDRAM, ein Single-Link-DVI-Anschluss und ein Dual-Link-DVI-Anschluss * ATI Radeon X1900 XT mit 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM, zwei Dual-Link-DVI-Anschlüsse * NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 mit 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM, zwei Dual-Link-DVI-Anschlüsse und ein 3D-Stereoanschluss So I figure that any of the above should work flawlessly?? are there "cheap" alternatives? (less power...) thanks for the help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25343-upgrading-cpu-and-graphics-need-some-recommenadtions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 other than GMA950, the only card to work 'flawlessly' is the ATI X1600. have a look at the borisbadenov tutorial thread (in the genius bar) and the original borisbadenov thread (in drivers) for details. users there have reported a 'perfect' working card. on the CPU front, I myself use a Pentium D 920 (2.8Ghz version of the one you're suggesting) and yes, it does work well. however, newer osx86 kernels (including the recently opensourced 10.4.7 kernel) dropped support for non Core-architecture intel cpus power management and timers, so a Core 2 Duo might be a more appropriate (read: long-term compatible) choice. even at lower clockspeed, they should comare favourably to the Pent. D. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25343-upgrading-cpu-and-graphics-need-some-recommenadtions/#findComment-171284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d007 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thanks! exactly what I needed to know... and the X1600-cards seem to be reasonable priced too. the Core 2 Duo sounds like the perfect "long-term" deal,... thanks again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25343-upgrading-cpu-and-graphics-need-some-recommenadtions/#findComment-171350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaCresGon Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 i use the intel pentium d940, it works well, it's detected as 4ghz intel pentium d, 2 cores in activity monitor. Performance: like a 2,0 ghz intel core duo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25343-upgrading-cpu-and-graphics-need-some-recommenadtions/#findComment-171394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thade Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 No probs here with Pentium D 820. I've had both Sapphire X1600Pro and my current card: ATI X1800XT 512MB. Both perform flawlessy (no DVI) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25343-upgrading-cpu-and-graphics-need-some-recommenadtions/#findComment-171459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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