abbub Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I have a microATX case sitting around. I've been playing with OS X on my AMD system, first under VMWare, then installed on a USB drive and booting natively for the last few weeks. I've decided to take the plunge and stick an intel mobo/processor in the spare case: I have about 400 dollars or so to play with. These are the parts I've picked out, totalling about $350. Motherboard: Intel BOXD945GTPL Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Processor: Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB 2 x 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Memory: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) I intend to use the GMA950 initially, perhaps upgrading to something on the PCI-X bus if I feel the need down the road. From what I can tell, the 950 supports QE/CI, so it should be decent for surfing, word processing, etc? Any thoughts on this combination? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisvj Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 My D945GTP with 950 works great QE/CE supported , now i have 2 months without a problem and look ahead to upgrade with a pcie but for the moment i am very happy . Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/#findComment-175825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbub Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 My D945GTP with 950 works great QE/CE supported , now i have 2 months without a problem and look ahead to upgrade with a pcie but for the moment i am very happy . Excellent! That's what I was hoping to hear. You wouldn't happen to have an ADD2 card for it, would you? I saw that newegg has a dual-dvi ADD2 card. running both of my 1907 flatpanels would be very cool. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/#findComment-176169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisvj Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I have a dual-dvi Ati FireGL v7100 but no supported by osx. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/#findComment-176176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbub Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 Yeah, I'm pretty sure the only way to get dual-display working at this point is with an ADD2 card, but I'm just not sure if ANY ADD2 card will work, or if only particular ones work. As I understand it, it's basically a card that uses the 950 but shunts the output to more than one display. Well, the card on newegg is only 25 bucks, so I'll probably just take a chance on it and report back. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/#findComment-176224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisvj Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 good luck ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/25940-critque-my-planned-system/#findComment-176236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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