sybexs Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Being a mac advocate for years and a PC lover. I decided to build a pc simply cause its cheaper, but i love OS X. I cant keep doing work on my G4 500 laptop i need something with a lil more umph. so this is the PC i decided to build. if anyone has any recommidations i would appreciate it, i would like this system to run OS X. i know there have been audio issues with some of the installs and networking issues. Is there any work around for it? any specific release that has the least problems? also will this video card work with OS X. Please visit link and review my system: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishli...WishListTitle=1 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Couple of issues: 1)I don't know how well supported are the Intel P35 mobos. There should be several threads in this forum about the subject. 2)Exactly the same is true for the GeForce 8800 (personally I'd buy a 7xx now, save a lot of money and wait till the 8xx are cheaper and better supported by this project) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I think both are confirmed working. But with a p35 mobo you have to switch to "achi" mode in bios. It can be tricky. And with a geforce 8800, it's a manual fix to get it working, but as far as i can tell, it is! http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...052&st=840# You can get it working however, they're not as compatible as the 975xbx and a 7-series card by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sybexs Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 i planned on doing a duel boot, having winxp 64 bit or vista 64 bit and then have the OS X for play and experimentation. would this increase the difficulties, is it even possible? and if i switch the mode to achi in the bios how would that impact windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yes, you can dual-boot it and run windows. Just install windows while in ACHI mode. Look around for threads about the the P35-DS4 and other P35 based boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 i planned on doing a duel boot, having winxp 64 bit or vista 64 bit You'll find out that XP x64 and Vista x64 have serious compatibility issues with several programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sybexs Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 i plan on installing 4 gigs of ram and winxp and vista 32bit doesnt support it. so i kinda have no choice plus i planned on maxing out the board to the full 8. if there is a fix around that too let me know. i dread the thought of using vista but its the only one that has stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 i dread the thought of using vista but its the only one that has stability. Who put that funny idea in your mind? The opposite is true. To be quite honest the most stable Windows is XP x64, even with the compatibility issues i already mentioned. But even those are not as bad as with Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I also recommend using a GeForce 7xxx series card. While some people have gotten the 8xxx series to work, its not a 100% sure thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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