Nevakonaza Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 guys can OSX X86 be installed on a AMD Sempron machine? my processor only has SSE ...... but NOT sse2 or sse3 i read the stick here but someone said in there that they got it working on a machine with only SSE. is it impossible with only SSE? whats so great about SSE 2 & 3 anyway? whats it do? cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 You could run OSX in bochs or VMWare, maybe, but it'd be too slow and no drivers would work. It won't boot natively on SSE only. Time to upgrade. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevakonaza Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 ohh dang, well im thinking of getting a laptop with a core 2 duo processor so fingers crossed that will work. i had a go on osx today in a pc shop and it was great so why does it require SSE2 & 3 do you know? thanks for replying Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 There are numerous reasons SSE2 and SSE3 are used, but suffice it to say, you'll be pleased with a core 2 processor. It's a lot faster than your AMD sempron. Check the HCL for good laptops. Or grab a macbook if you're aiming for a laptop in the $1000+ range, since the real thing is the best. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevakonaza Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Yeah unfurtunatly $1000+ is out of my range.....but i can get a decent c2d laptop with 2gb of ram for £399 im sure that will have no problems at all running OSX X86 as it has SSE3. Stupid AMD for not including SSE2 OR 3 Thanks for replying anyway its greatly appreciated Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 AMD has SSE2 and SSE3 now, but it's a pain to run OSX on, anyway. Intel Core 2 processors let you run Leopard/Tiger without modifications. Also, if it doesn't HAVE to be a laptop, I could suggest some good desktop parts that would run osx86 that would run quite nicely with no hassles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
radov4n Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 If you want to run OS X, more or less painlessly, you should probably aim for C2D and an intel chipset motherboard. Get one of the budget ICH9 mobos like Asus P5K. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85620-only-ssecan-i-run-osx-x86/#findComment-607582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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