bbbc Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Anyone recommend the cheapest no patch motherboard and CPU combination please? This is for my mother, so integrated graphics won't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYelloW Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 search teh forum a bit, and u will find that intel cpus and gigabyte / intels mobos work out of the box most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbc Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 I have searched the forums quite a bit. It seems the majority of folks build machines that cost a shy under $1000 USD and also want to use them for games. In addition, most of the posts also include a graphics card too. As I stated before, I am looking a very basic solution. So, why respond at all with the search the forums bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Let me just react as this is one of my pet annoyances... there is NO SUCH THING as a "no patch" hardware setup or install, other than a real mac. Even if you are using pc-efi (which itself is a patch to the bootloader) you need to "patch" with at least 2 kexts to make it work. sorry to rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOL_fan Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Something with a 945 chipset would be the most compatible. You'd have to check a few patches during the install, but hey, everything works (Check the HCL for more specific 945 board recommendations). That said, my personal recommendation for a Mac for mom would be a lightly used real Mac; PPC or Intel. Everything will work, everything will be stable, and she can run updates without bricking her system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karishbhr Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 GA-945GCMX-S2 mobo is perfect for Leopard. I am using vanilla install but it took me a lot of work because I didn't know what I was doing. Only audio patch needed. If you want it to be really painless, download the ToH release with this mobo and it will work really well. Also, get the cheapest 945 possible, i have a core 2 duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmac Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Look here : http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=69298 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Adams Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 What I use for uphuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiekiduk Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Anyone recommend the cheapest no patch motherboard and CPU combination please? This is for my mother, so integrated graphics won't be a problem. You'd give your own mother a hack? tut tut. MacBook of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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