Fmstrat Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Hi all, I've been reading through a ton of posts in the Buying Thoughts forum about the best hardware for OSX86 as I haven't done a build since a Q6600 a long time ago. While I'm finding a lot of great information, I'm not finding much specific to 10.7. I'd like to do a Sandybridge build, most likely with an i5-2500K, 8GB RAM, and a "decent" video card that will run OpenGL acceleration for Photoshop CS5. Does anyone have any specific hardware recommendations when it comes to Mobo and Video card and 10.7 compatibility? Largest priority is ease of update, so the less patches required, the better. Thanks! B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpsii Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Does anyone have any specific hardware recommendations when it comes to Mobo and Video card and 10.7 compatibility? Largest priority is ease of update, so the less patches required, the better. Thanks! B. Try the following on for size (searched google for "sandy bridge hackintosh"): Tonymac's Sandy Bridge Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmstrat Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Try the following on for size (searched google for "sandy bridge hackintosh"): Tonymac's Sandy Bridge Guide You are my hero. Thanks! After looking at that post, I'm wondering if the GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 would work as well. It seems some have it working, some don't, but few people are specific, and it's a Z68 board that's cheaper than the GIGABYTE GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3. There are a number of comments in the post about this, but no reply as of yet. Thanks again, B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I ordered an H67MA-UD2H half price a few days ago, but if I've had the money for a Z68 and 2500K, the Z68MX-UD2H-B3 would have been my first choice. The design is superb, the feedback is more than enthousiast on Newegg and it seems to work fine. Here's a guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=...=137595#p137595 Don't forget to select your RAM from Gigabyte supported list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmstrat Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Great, thanks for the help. Is there a reason all these GB builds use ATI instead of nVidia video cards? It's been a while since I've done a build, and nVidia was always the way to go back then. I have a 9800GTX+ I had planned to use, but are the ATI's better for updates at all? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCom Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 All new Macs use AMD/ATI graphic cards, that's why. Some Nvidias GeForce 4xx (Fermi) work too, anyway. GT430, GTX470 and GTX480, for sure. Check the exact model before buying any of these, due to non-reference PCBs that could mess up with the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmstrat Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 All new Macs use AMD/ATI graphic cards, that's why.Some Nvidias GeForce 4xx (Fermi) work too, anyway. GT430, GTX470 and GTX480, for sure. Check the exact model before buying any of these, due to non-reference PCBs that could mess up with the installation. Ahhh, should have thought to check that first, sorry. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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