CyberdogX86 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 remember this site? http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/202/42. build a 200.00 Hackintosh/iHack. got me excited. i decided to see what it would look like if i did it today. here are my results: Mobo: http://tinyurl.com/37n9a8 - 39.88 shipped CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819112205 - 37.00 shipped Ram: http://tinyurl.com/36de2m - 39.99(1 gb = 512 x 2) shipped HD: http://tinyurl.com/3y7u8b - 22.98 shipped CD/DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136058 - 23.13 shipped Case & Power Supply: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MM3850&cat=CAS - 22.99 shipped TOTAL: 185.97 shipped Not only can you do it, you can do it cheaper. have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddM Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Have you actually tried to build a hackintosh out of that? Or is it just theoretical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconoclast Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think this CPU is your only problem. I could not upgrade to Jas 10.4.9 with it. Although 10.4.8 ran beautifullly. When I went to 10.4.9 it would kernel panic, and I had to replace mach_kernel w/ 8.8.1 and that caused other weird issues that I didn't feel like solving, so I put an Intel E6600 and everything went perfect. CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819112205 - 37.00 shipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedavis1 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Do you get QE/CI with this chipset? What about sound? LAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think this CPU is your only problem. I could not upgrade to Jas 10.4.9 with it. Although 10.4.8 ran beautifullly. When I went to 10.4.9 it would kernel panic, and I had to replace mach_kernel w/ 8.8.1 and that caused other weird issues that I didn't feel like solving, so I put an Intel E6600 and everything went perfect.CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819112205 - 37.00 shipped Dear TheIconoclast: I'm running Celeron D (supports SSE2/SSE3) on my mini PC with OSx86 10.4.6 without any problems at all. I can run iTunes 7 (and other apps that require SSE3). Performance benchmarks are similar to MacMini Core Solo (although the system seemed faster than stock mini with 512MB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drho2004 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Do you get QE/CI with this chipset? What about sound? LAN? yeah i was tyhinking the same thing, that onboard graphics chip on the msi boards, i dont think support qe/ci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfox Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 All looks good except the motherboard. That VIA chipset definitely won't get you QE/CI, and you may have problems with IDE and USB as well. I would replace it with an Intel based board with onboard GMA900/950. This seems to be the cheapest one Newegg has ($53): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813138049 You will still be under $200 until you add shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 This one isn't quite under $200, but you can get it all from one reputable source (instead of having to resort to ebay for some parts), the motherboard will work with it (documented cases with video, sound, and LAN all working), the HD is 80GB instead of 20GB, and the power supply is 450w instead of 250w: Case w/450w PSU - $21.99 Intel D945GNTL Motherboard - $46.99 2.8GHz Celeron D - $38.00 2x512MB DDR667 - $39.99 80GB 7200RPM SATA - $39.99 Combo Drive - $21.99 Subtotal: $208.95 Shipping: $27.97 Total: $236.92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitaristz Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 That MSI board has the Realtek ALC861VD audio chip so might that work spun right off the install? I love this thread though. Now that Intel board is listing in at nearly $100. More ultimate mobo options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 That MSI board has the Realtek ALC861VD audio chip so might that work spun right off the install? I love this thread though. Now that Intel board is listing in at nearly $100. More ultimate mobo options? Wow. It just more than doubled in price! I guess I had linked to an open box one which is now out of stock Foxconn 945GZ7MC-RS2H - $49.99 ($15 off right now) The ALC861 won't work right from the install, but it can be made to work in OS X. The Foxconn board I just linked to has it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjduro Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Some ALC861 soundchips can be made to work. the majority will not run under osx. maybe it's a good ideia to get another mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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