branman900 Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Okay so this will be my first time trying to build a OsX86 box. I've installed OsX on a few computers so i'm mostly comfortable with that process. I'm going to install 10.4.8 and according to the wiki this processor [intel Celeron D 336 Prescott 2.8GHz LGA 775 64-Bit Processor] works flawlessly. I originally wanted to buy a 1.66ghz core duo mac mini this summer but being the poor college student I am, bills and beer come first. So bearing in mind that I'm trying to build a "budget" machine, do you think i'll get adequate performance out of this processor to run things like iLife '06 etc.? Celeron D 336 2.8ghz If this doesn't look good, i'm also open to other low budget suggestions (ie under or around $50 processors) Thanks! [EDIT] I'm thinking of pairing it alongside the Asus P5P800-MX processor, which the wiki also suggested was highly compatible Asus P5P800-MX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marliwahoo Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Look for newegg open box items. MB Asus P5LD2-VM ($67) and a Pentium D 805 for 59.99. These are both great choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branman900 Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Look for newegg open box items. MB Asus P5LD2-VM ($67) and a Pentium D 805 for 59.99. These are both great choices. Awesome, I just checked that out now- those look great! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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