tazevedo317 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 ok so, ive been a member on InsanelyMac for almost a year now, and i love what you guys have done. now originally i had an Intel 915DUXL with pentium4 and like 512mbs of ram. so i decided to build a new computer. im looking to run leopard on it.so anyone with experiences, help me out here. Mobo:ECS 945GCT-M CPU:Intel e4500 Core2Duo Ram:Cosair DDR2 2x1GB HardDrive:im still not sure of. VideoCard:PNY GeForce 7300gt Cooling:Thermatake Big water kit(Im not sure which one but i already have it installed in my curent rig) PSU:DTK 450 W ATX power supply any opinions will be greatly appriciated. as you can see its a very cheap build. but ive read it works good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate256 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Videocard is good i have the same and it works great. For my CPU i am going to Buy the Core 2 Quad Q6600 you can overclock it at 3.2 Ghz with good cooling, but idk your budget which i know is important!!!! Good Luck with your build!!! -Nate- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer2k Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Looks like a sweet build...cheap and fast...just the way I like my women... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancep93 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 is that motherboard good, im trying to find a good cheap motherboard, any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 ^^ill tell you in about a week when the rest of my parts come in and i get leopard running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancep93 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 yeah, please keep me posted, i only have til the 17th to return the other motherboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 ok so, ive been a member on InsanelyMac for almost a year now You joined in June. More like half a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 You joined in June. More like half a year. ehh. half a year, a year. its all the same. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtotheZ Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 i have nearly the same build cept using a nvidia 6200LE 256mb card. this box runs very well on all day no problems to note. its running 10.5.1 (brazil install) with 5.2 efi and vanilla. Sleep works. OC on this board can't be done via bios though and requires physical modding that I'm to lazy to do so thats the only knock I've found. If anyone esle has a $365 build that works well I'd like hear about it too especially if it OC well cuz I know you can squeeze out more than the 2.2 from the E4500. 1. mobo/chip combo $120 2. case/ps $ 40 3. DVD Burner $30 4. 2GB Ram $40 5. 500gb HD $100 6. videocard $35 total $365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
email_atif Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 ^ I just swapped my 945GCCT-M 2.0 for a 1.0 and I was wondering how you guys were getting audio to work on the board? Are you installing a third-party package or ...? I'm using a vanilla install of Kalyway's 10.5.1 BTW (I'm getting no audio at all right now -- see a "No Entry" icon under the volume meter when pressing the volume buttons on my keyboard) Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 just a quick update as its 2 am and ive been working with this computer since i got home from school at 3pm. The power supply was the last item i got. and it came today. i put it all together in my g5 enclosure,set up the watercooler. and installed ToH RC2. got leopard running by 5pm. took a break and got some food. started again at around 830 with the pc efi. finally figured it out. updated. very happy with the results. as im upgrading from a pen.4 and 512mbs of ram and gma900. to core 2 duo, 2gbs of ram, and 7300gt. i am very happy with the results. thanks for all your feedback. -Tiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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