flyme Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hi, I need some advice whether this setup will work: a. Will this motherboard bundle work? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...AIN#detailspecs its a ASUS P5GC-MX Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Pre-Assembled, Ultra MicroATX Tower Case, 400 Watt Power Supply, Asus P5GC-MX Socket 775 ATX Motherboard and a 7300 video card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=1826 I wanted to build it as double boot with Ubuntu and OS X... What would be good CPU to put in this setup? Thanks for your advise. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 For that motherboard, the Gigabit LAN doesn't work with Leopard and the onboard GMA graphics are sluggish (on Leopard). I see that you are buying a video card so the GMA won't be a problem but unless you don't want LAN, you will have to buy a PCI Ethernet card. Just get a cheap working PCI Ethernet card like the Realtek 8139. You can find them on eBay for a couple dollars. Your graphics card is good, listed fully working with Leopard. Just make sure you get a Core 2 Duo CPU Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-572054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyme Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 thanks again, this is the shopping cart that I was going to order, I will add the ethernet card: E145-7874 :: EVGA GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card (1.1 lbs) $69.99 TSD-320M2 :: Maxtor DiamondMax 21 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-300, OEM (1.4 lbs) $79.97 B25-2020 :: Buffalo Dual Channel 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.15 lbs) $56.99 $56.99 S457-1036 :: Masscool 8W501B1M3G / Socket 775 / Intel Prescott / Copper Core / CPU Cooling Fan (0.3 lbs) $19.99 $19.99 CP2-DUO-E4500 :: Intel Core2 Duo E4500 Processor HH80557PG0492M - 2.20GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, Allendale, OEM, Socket 775, Processor (0.05 lbs) $119.99 $119.99 ULT40082 :: ASUS P5GC-MX Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Pre-Assembled, Ultra MicroATX Tower Case, 400 Watt Power Supply, Asus P5GC-MX Socket 775 ATX Motherboard (15 lbs) $149.99 $149.99 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-572063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Looks good to me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-573124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiDE FTW!!1 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Yep, that's a nice setup, BUT: Don't buy the case on the net! And don't use a 400 watt cheap-o PSU! When it blows a week in (or get frequent crashes), you'll know what I mean! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-573207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyme Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 do you think this case will also work http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...5&CatId=333 a lot cheaper motherboard and cpu Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-574113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackLicious Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 can i post my hardware question here? I can't start my own post yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80707-hackintosh-hardware-recommendation/#findComment-1436190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts