GusTowers Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Perhaps this has been discussed before, but I think it could be very interesting. I have just finished building a Hackintosh. Works pretty well. Hardware woes here and there but to be expected. Anyway, how about this for a method. Buy a Mac Pro Main logic board ( solves the vast majority of problems on this forum ) Install that in a generic case, commodity CPU, GPU ( Not that big a deal compat wise ), DVD drive, etc..... Most of the stuff is cheap hardware but the mother/logic board is the kicker for most. so 2500 vs maybe 1000 or so it what I am speculating. Thoughts or experiences on this? Am I missing something fundamental here? I would spend another 200 for a board that had no compatability issues for sure. Very interested to hear what people have tried and think about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Malicious Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) I think it' might be easier to make a list of all the devices on the Mac Pro logic board , then find an intel board that matches up. Edited January 23, 2007 by Mr Malicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTowers Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 But then you need a hacked install disk. It would never really be fully supported. With a Mac board, and all 3rd party add-ons, cpu etc.... you would have full support, updates, etc...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbierxn Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Is it possible to purchase Mac Pro logic boards without getting them out of a Mac Pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Probably only on Ebay and it will probably be broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTowers Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Good question. What can you find if you search around? Can apple refuse you if you want to just purchase the logic board from a Mac repair place? All a person really needs is that board. The rest is commodity hardware. Then you will have a fully supported ( pretty much ) mac that can install off of a regular disk and accept patches etc...... So, who will be the first to source and list a place to buy Mac pro motherboards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 They will not sell a motherboard. Apple isn't a parts sales store, they do not sell motherboards on their own. They may replace them with faulty motherboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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