thestevesy Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 So, here's my conundrum. I bought a Dell because it was a cheap editing solution. ($620 for a Q6600 and 4 GB's of Ram) But I'm wishing I had considered an Apple, but there was just nothing comparable. Anyways, to get to my point, I was just wondering if anyone has tried OS X86 on a Dell Dimension 9200. Here's the specs: Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Video Cards 128MB nVidia GeForce 8300 GS Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ No Floppy Drive Included Mouse Dell® 2-button USB mouse No Modem Pioneer SATA 18xDVD -/+ RW Dual Layer Drive Sound Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) Warranty & Service 1 Year On-site Economy Plan Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmatose Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Your not going to be able to get your videocard going, however... The rest of the system should be fairly compatible. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestevesy Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Yeah, I was thinking a graphics card update would be a good idea. Any suggestions on that? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxsci(macuser) Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 the wiki knows all wiki Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestevesy Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Cool, thanks. I think I'm probably gonna go with a Radeon 1950 card.One other question, do you have any suggestions on install packs or patches and what not? I'm really new to this whole process, so help would be greatly appreciated.Conversely, if anyone has any suggestions about a better supported motherboard or something, I wouldn't be totally against hearing thoughts on parts suggestions that would be better supported. Vista is really making me angry right now, so I'm ready for a switch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmatose Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 My GeForce 7600GT works fantastic. They're cheap too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray_Matter Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 My GeForce 7600GT works fantastic. They're cheap too. Even the eVGA 7300GT, 256 meg I have in my Dell works fantastic, I didn't even have to DL anything extra to get full QE/CI, I play Call of Duty 2 on it, and it works better in Mac than it does windows. (machine is dual boot) You can buy a 16x PCI express 7300GT for around $55.00 on the internet if you shop Newegg or pricewatch.com. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-439386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 LAN - Chip Intel 82556DC Audio codec chip Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (Dell OEM) SB0460 Well ill saved you some trouble now go look/ find if there compatible Well be glad you got a dell thats 2K in your pocked Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61978-i-bought-a-dell/#findComment-461487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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