TomZ Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Hi guys, First of all thanks for giving a new way considering PCs I'm a linux user for a long time and i've recently offered a beautyfull Mac Book to my beloved wife. Obviously i "played" with it and have discovered the incredible OSX ! Wow I then decided to make my own Mac with low-budget... So here is my request : which mobo ? My short list : - Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2L - Abit I-45C - Asus P5GC-MX/1333 They all accept up to 4Go of memory (what i want) and own an intel GMA 950. Later i'll install a real PCI-Express graphic card. My CPU : Intel Pentium E2160. I want to oc the CPU (mybe up to 3ghz) so need a card that can do that (upper FSB). Of course i'm looking for a mobo well supported under Leopard 10.5.2. I found some good informations on 2 of this mobos (Giga & Asus) but nothing about the Abit one. Thanks for your advices ! 'Z Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/98302-which-low-budget-mobo-for-my-1st-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Check out the HCL in the Wiki part and do your own research, that is what I can recommend you. As a Linux user you will not have any difficulties in getting it to work once you have chosen compatible hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/98302-which-low-budget-mobo-for-my-1st-hackintosh/#findComment-702198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomZ Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 I already did check the wiki. But i didn't found any information about the Abit mobo. At the moment my choice goes to the Gigabyte but maybe the abit is a good choice too... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/98302-which-low-budget-mobo-for-my-1st-hackintosh/#findComment-702200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyper Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 get the Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2L one and try kalyways 10.5.1. And another advantage is that the build in GMA950 ca support CI/QE. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/98302-which-low-budget-mobo-for-my-1st-hackintosh/#findComment-702215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomZ Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thx for ur answers. I just ordered the Gigabyte mobo + 2x2Go DDR2 + Pentium E2160. I should receive all that stuff tomorrow moning ! Tomorrow evening, after my squash practice, I'll try to install my first Hackintosh and will keep you updated on. Let's rock... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/98302-which-low-budget-mobo-for-my-1st-hackintosh/#findComment-702346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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