thedelph Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi - im going to build a new pc - but only if i can get OSx86 working on it...as I prefer Leopard as an OS. I need some help choosing what hardware to buy, for instance dual core/quad core...intel/amd? i usually buy my processor, motherboard and ram as a bundle from komplett.co.uk so could someone please start me off in the right direction, by telling me which is the best bundle that i can get that has support for OSx86... i'm worried that i'll get the hardware and then it won't work Komplett Bundles any help would be greatly appreciated.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marliwahoo Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Welcome to the board ! Start here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=89659 Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedelph Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 hi - thanks for replying, and i've already read through the link you sent me. ok - i'm looking at buying: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 8MB Asus Striker Extreme, nForce-680i SLI, Socket-775, 2xGbLAN, DDR2, 2xPCI-Ex16 will this be compatible with 10.5.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer2k Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Intel C2D Quad is overkill at this point, as there are very few apps that utilize all 4 cores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedelph Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 thanks kramer2k... i've seen people with Intel C2Q configurations on this forum so just presumed it was possible... is it definitley not do-able? basically i just dont want to have to get a C2D now and then only have to upgrade to a C2Q in the future, i'd rather get something that will stand the test of time... is that a bad idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 If you buy a quad today there's no guarantee that it will stand the test of time, either. It's true there's not much software at the moment that will take advantage of 4 cores. Video encoding software is the only category I know of that shows impressive gains in speed. If you have to settle for a c2d with only two cores, I don't think you're sacrificing that much. It might be a different story in a couple of years. The arrival of software that can take advantage of many cores is going to be a slow process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I have used many processors on my hackintosh builds before I bought an 8 Core Mac Pro I used an AMD, Celeron D, Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, Intel Quad Core Q6660, They all work but I would suggest the Core 2 Duo E6300 Probably one of the best overclockable processors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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