edmoncu Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Hi, I plan on building a small form mini-tower Intel Quad or Duo Hackintosh system... But so far, I am still blank what motherboard to choose. For the CPU, I already have two choices, either an e6850 or a q6600. I don't intend to overclock due to heat concerns. I need an advise on what modern micro-atx motherboard to get. I basically need this to be used for Leopard GM. Thank you very much in advanced for your recommendations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygon Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 u can try to see and use a mini-ITX achitecture board for ur motherboard. See here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 u can try to see and use a mini-ITX achitecture board for ur motherboard. See here sorry, but it's way off my plan. i just plan on using standard commonly available micro atx boards supporting both e6850 or q6600. thanks for the suggestion though. still open for suggestions... anyone care to give their 2 cent advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviejo Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Check the Biostar 945G Micro 775, everything work fine with Leopard including full audio support. (don't go with the 945GZ, is a different mobo and don't have full audio support). Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Check the Biostar 945G Micro 775, everything work fine with Leopard including full audio support. (don't go with the 945GZ, is a different mobo and don't have full audio support). Enjoy. thank you, but im afraid the 945 chipset as a whole doesn't support Q6600. it may support e6850, but it will force the bus to run in overclocked mode just to support the CPU which i may not be able to include on my setup. bump still :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 P5K-VM? I hear it's working 100%. You can even overclock it...Not as easy install as 945G though. But hey! http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...=62111&st=0 http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry438702 edit: The gigabyte G33-DS3R is also supposed to be working... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Why Not just get a mac mini, Could possibly be cheaper.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 P5K-VM? I hear it's working 100%. You can even overclock it...Not as easy install as 945G though. But hey!http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...=62111&st=0http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry438702edit: The gigabyte G33-DS3R is also supposed to be working...thanks for the links, i actually saw those which led me into posting this query. however, what i am concerned is what i have encountered when i made the plunge to osx x86... and that is stability issues that were caused by, i guess, an osx-86 unfriendly board (foxconn 945g7md and asus p5b-vm).Why Not just get a mac mini, Could possibly be cheaper....as much as i can afford it, the problem is it cannot be expanded as much a hackintosh is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 The Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 seems to work quite well. I haven't tried it with a quad core but the product page at the Gigabyte website lists the Q6600 as compatible. See this thread for more info: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...68794&st=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottsk Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Take a look at the GA-g33m-ds2r (Gigabyte). This is the board that I'm thinking about going with for my new build. Available at Newegg. There is one or two threads about this board if you do a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I'm using the Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2. Checkout my thread... http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry492184 Everything is very very solid. I'm even using the PC efi method for the best compatibility. -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 That looks like the perfect choice then. I thought 945G chipset worked with quad core... If you're not going to overclock, get the Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2. It's a great board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Check this two gigabyte boards. GA-P31-S3L or GA-P31-DS3L I might be buying one of those. ICH7 (supported), ALC888 (supported), RTL 8111B lan (supported). 1333 FSB, C2d, C2Q..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Get a Q6600 for the CPU. Great value for only $279.99. And for the motherboard get the Intel 975XBX2 (BAD AXE 2), the best MoBo for OSx86. That costs $239.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 please let me clear things that im looking for a board that has all these: - should be micro-atx (not ordinary atx) - supports q6600 (quad-core cpu) AND e6850 (1333mhz fsb cpu) - not 945G-based - not g965-based so, the candidates are either... Asus P5K-VM Gigabyte G33-DS3R anyone would like to add to the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoe Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 try an asus p5k or something... they're "mainstream" and they're supported SOOOOO WELL>... But if you REALLY want a good hackintosh, penryn processors are coming out tomorrow.... best to get a mobo that supports them oh yeah, a Core 2 Extreme QX9775 would run os x sooo well... lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 how about the intel DG33BU motherboard? has anyone dared tried installing and running osx from that board? specs are good, and is cheap though. costs almost a hundred bucks. and how's about the GA-G33M-DS2R board fare as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybootleggin Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 thanks for the links, i actually saw those which led me into posting this query. however, what i am concerned is what i have encountered when i made the plunge to osx x86... and that is stability issues that were caused by, i guess, an osx-86 unfriendly board (foxconn 945g7md and asus p5b-vm).as much as i can afford it, the problem is it cannot be expanded as much a hackintosh is please let me clear things that im looking for a board that has all these:- should be micro-atx (not ordinary atx) - supports q6600 (quad-core cpu) AND e6850 (1333mhz fsb cpu) - not 945G-based - not g965-based so, the candidates are either... Asus P5K-VM Gigabyte G33-DS3R anyone would like to add to the list? i'd stay away from matx, everyone of them i ever encountered were noisy and they are not easily expandable....or it may be that i just don't care for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_loosh_ Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 i'd stay away from matx, everyone of them i ever encountered were noisy and they are not easily expandable....or it may be that i just don't care for them Never had any problems like that. I moved to microATX as soon as I realised I didn't actually use any of the other expansions slots other than sound and graphics, and most people don't even need sound as it comes on-board in a quality that is good enough for most people. Other than the lack of extra slots, the board is exactly like an ATX board. Not quite sure why you think they're any louder - I have a silent fan and a silent power supply and you can only ever hear the machine when the graphics card fan kicks in when I'm playing PC games. I'm aiming to move to Quad Core, too and want to stick with Intel due to the new EFI tech. The two boards I'm considering are the DG33BU and the DG33TL but i've yet to hear any reports of compatibility. The other option I'm looking at is to go with an E6700 and one of the compatible microATX boards, such as the D945GCL, as this will give me a decent system with similar speed to the Q6600, albeit not at the really heravy multi-core stuff - but how often do I need that? I'd be interested to hear of your choice... _loosh_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Wait till January when the new 45NM Intel procs come out, and the PCI 2.0 chipsets are more mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 Never had any problems like that. I moved to microATX as soon as I realised I didn't actually use any of the other expansions slots other than sound and graphics, and most people don't even need sound as it comes on-board in a quality that is good enough for most people. Other than the lack of extra slots, the board is exactly like an ATX board. Not quite sure why you think they're any louder - I have a silent fan and a silent power supply and you can only ever hear the machine when the graphics card fan kicks in when I'm playing PC games. I'm aiming to move to Quad Core, too and want to stick with Intel due to the new EFI tech. The two boards I'm considering are the DG33BU and the DG33TL but i've yet to hear any reports of compatibility. The other option I'm looking at is to go with an E6700 and one of the compatible microATX boards, such as the D945GCL, as this will give me a decent system with similar speed to the Q6600, albeit not at the really heravy multi-core stuff - but how often do I need that? I'd be interested to hear of your choice... _loosh_ that's what i've been thinking as well. get a decent 945g board and equip it with an e6700 (with 1066 bus). another choice would be to go to a g965 route and equip with a q6600 (with 1066 bus). unfortunately, it may not be as flexible as just having a g33 board which supports both the cheaper e6750 or a q6600. which is why the question of OSX86 compatibility both leopard and tiger with G33 boards... also, given the price difference and avaialbility of a e6700 (with 1066 bus) compared to a e6750 (with 1333 bus) and the additional bump in fsb, it's not a tough choice recommending the former over the latter. Wait till January when the new 45NM Intel procs come out, and the PCI 2.0 chipsets are more mainstream.but that will be a longshot for OSX86 compatibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_loosh_ Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Does anyone know what chips are in the latest Mac Pros? Or what the nearest Intel PC motherboard chipset is? _loosh_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Badaxe 2. </thread> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 bumping up... still open for recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_loosh_ Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 <thread> Bad Axe 2 is not microATX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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