Zman771 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I'm building a new PC an have about $1000 to spend. I'm looking for a list of hardware that will be the easiest on which to install OSX. Can anyone help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 You can check out my specs in my sig and adjust as necessary to fit your budget. Every install disk since 10.4.4 has loaded without any problems other than those built into the installer itself. Not the newest as one person on this forum is always quick to point out, but it's as powerful for osx as any out there and it's a piece of cake to install on...which if you read most of the posts lately, isn't all that common. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman771 Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Do you need the creative labs card to do audio? Does the onboard NIC work? Does anyone else have a recommended hardware config? You can check out my specs in my sig and adjust as necessary to fit your budget. Every install disk since 10.4.4 has loaded without any problems other than those built into the installer itself. Not the newest as one person on this forum is always quick to point out, but it's as powerful for osx as any out there and it's a piece of cake to install on...which if you read most of the posts lately, isn't all that common. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodl Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 onboard audio works with that hardware but output only, no recording Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 asrock ConRoe1333-DVI/H LAN, VGA, Sound, µATX and it all works! And its cheap Note no Quad core support! only Core2duo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodl Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 'Easy Life' Hardware (others feel free to chime in, just in my limited experience) MobosD975XBX2 Bad axe 2 Asus P5W DHGraphicsGeforce 7 Series 7300 GT up try and keep ram under 256mb ATI X1950 XT Sound with input - SBlive USB CPU - Core2Duo You might want to get a sata opticals and hard disks, just to keep it simple @candykane, what mobo is that? the Asrock one? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoarthing Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 'Easy Life' Hardware (others feel free to chime in, just in my limited experience)MobosD975XBX2 Bad axe 2Asus P5W DHGraphicsGeforce 7 Series 7300 GT up try and keep ram under 256mbATI X1950 XTSound with inputSBlive USBCPUCore2DuoYou might want to get a sata opticals and hard disks, just to keep it simple@candykane, what mobo is that? the Asrock one? . . would cut the 'easy' vidcards down to any NV40 [most 6xxx] plus in principle all 7xxx 256MB or less; & the P5WDH has onboard working sound [fully working] - only if you need high-quality sound would you need to look for an external solution, then if so look for (say) an M-Audio firewire box. ICH8/9 mobos have either no Southbridge PATA at all or often use the jmicron thingie [whiich is a hassle] - i975X mobos most all use the ICH7 & have onboard PATA. Intel chipset/C2D/NVidia vidcard is the basic start-point; together with use of the search function here plus the Wiki Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 i have a asus P5W DH deluxe but same as the intel these boards are getting old every thing is documented tons of how to and guides and you do have a nice online helpdesk (loads of users have them) but i would go for a newer board like the asrock it have better support for faster ram newer processors. and is way cheaper to experiment with . in theory you can build a mac for less then 200 bucks with this baby Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoarthing Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 i have a asus P5W DH deluxe but same as the intel these boards are getting old every thing is documented tons of how to and guides and you do have a nice online helpdesk (loads of users have them) but i would go for a newer board like the asrock it have better support for faster ram newer processors. and is way cheaper to experiment with . in theory you can build a mac for less then 200 bucks with this baby (my emphasis) . . decent quality mobos can last a reasonable time: as you can see here, many Asus P945/P965/i975X mobos [including models well-proven for OSX86], with updated firmware, support the newest 45nm 'Penryn' CPUs . . this includes the P5WDH. DDR3 may, one day, offer noticeably better performance at an affordable price; but at the moment many DDR3 P35/P38 mobos have a close relative using DDR2 . . & these are the big sellers with DDR2 PC6400 being so incredibly cheap. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-485986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 would you look at that I got this board when it was brand new like a month in circulation payed 250 euro's for it and after 2 years im still getting upgrades ) 1333 mhz bus hmm did not know we whent above a 1000. any way back 2 the point any of the boards is easy to install all have the same installation procedures sinds the asrock has video on board intel gma 950 witch supported naturally in osx . its way cheaper then the compitition its a great board for some one new to the sene so he can test drive the system befor he commits . we all hav had a head age or 2 from a hackintosh machine . not installing / upgrading properly sleep funcion not working right, up grading having to reinstall all the drivers ect ect. Having a asus P5w deluxe does have 1 avantage we have a custom patch for the new leopard os Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-486012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoarthing Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 would you look at that I got this board when it was brand new like a month in circulation payed 250 euro's for it and after 2 years im still getting upgrades ) 1333 mhz bus hmm did not know we whent above a 1000. - I have run this P5WDH continuously at '1600' [ie 400MHz] ever since I bought it. . . . . Having a asus P5w deluxe does have 1 avantage we have a custom patch for the new leopard os . .. but of course: at least two of the hardcore devs use this mobo. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68296-easy-hardware-list/#findComment-486020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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