gordonmcdowell Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Hey people, I need a new PC, but want to pick up something what will give me a fair shot at running OS-X. Can someone recommend an all-round decent motherboard (or motherboard & graphics card combo) that will support Quartz Extreme? I'd also consider a laptop solution. But whatever I pick up, it needs to be at least dual-core and support Quartz Extreme. I may have to pick up a slower system (1.66GHz Mac Mini Intel Core Duo $900), althou its painful to throw money at wait I feel would be an underpowered system. Any suggestions welcome. -g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 bofor's 'building an osx86 box' thread (genius bar / tutorials section) is generally regarded as the gold standard for 'most compatible self-build'. basically a 945 chipset mobo (preferably intel) with GMA950, and a Pentium D 900-series processor. great compatability. graphics performance on a par with a macbook or mini. for better gfx, add an ati X1600 PCI-E card, see recommendations in teh borisbadenov thread (genius bar / tutorials section) or if you want to be more forward thinking, have a look at bofors latest thoughts on a core 2 duo based system. again, in the genius bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonmcdowell Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 ...in the genius bar. Thanks I was looking in the wrong locations. -g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSX86tester Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 yea i admit thats the one stop shop to look the genius bar best section here IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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