Gord1020 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Hey everybody, I was wondering if some of you could help me with building this hackintosh. Thanks in advance.... OKay so, I'm gonna be using this for a pretty good amount of video editing. Lots of FCP, some Motion stuff, etc. I really want to spend $800, but thats probably not possible for what I want. Lets say $1000 budget, but as cheap as possible is better! I'm probably gonna use a lot of the components lifehacker used for their article. One because they're good components, and two, I shouldn't have to do too much hacking. Heres the plan: Case- I'll find something CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4 GHZ Motherboard- I like the Asus P5W DH Deluxe, but its alittle pricy. Any other suggestions appreciated! Hard Drives- Im gonna have two internals, plus I have a few externals already. Boot drive- Western Digital Raptor 150GB Hard Drive More storage- Samsung Spinpoint T Series 500gb 7200rpm RAM- I guess OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB kit? DVD Drive- I'll find any old thing. Graphics Card- I have NO CLUE! I want something thats gonna be able to handle some Motion stuff, but dont want to spend too much cash. And I think thats everything! I really appreciate it! Thanks! P.S. I'm 14 years old! So I'm not really good at hacking and everything yet. I do have a pretty darn good understanding of computers though, so if you recomend any parts.... The less hacking and patches the better! =] Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Mobo: GA-P35-DS3L? It's like $99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord1020 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Mobo: GA-P35-DS3L? It's like $99. Thanks DAX. Looks good. I did like the ESATA Capabilities, but hey you cant get everything. Wait... This has No firewire either? Would a firewire card work (just a generic brand)? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord1020 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Mobo: GA-P35-DS3L? It's like $99. Another question... I'm planning on buying the The Intel Q6600 Quad core. Are there any other better CPUs? I saw a lot of the Xeon's which looked like the same price, or cheaper. Are the Xeon's better? If so, Why? Is a bigger cache better? I have no clue. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Can't use Xeons on LGA775 mobos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate256 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 any firwire pci card will work cause apple came up with firewire. i don't know if it is in your price range but give the Bad Axe 2 Mobo a look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 That's more expensive than the one in his first post, and it's an older chipset with no support for 45nm CPUS, afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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