Racher Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hello all, I became interested in putting a Hackintosh together about a year ago, but my Xeon workstation didn't support SSE3 and was thus incompatible. However, after running across the LifeHacker and MacApper articles, I'm considering building a Leopard machine from the ground up. I'm wondering if the Asus P5W DH Deluxe is still a good MB to go with, and if the "no hacking" method mentioned by LifeHacker is recommended. Also, I'm thinking of using the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 CPU for a little added processing power (will probably overclock it). And I'd like a 512 MB graphics card as well, but haven't made a choice there yet (suggestions welcome). Finally, I'd really like to put a Blu-ray burner on the machine instead of just a DVD-RW burner. In my forum searches, I don't see many folks attempting that. Anyone burning Blu-rays on their Hackintosh yet? Generally speaking, I'd like to build a fast, stable workstation for under $1500 that can be used for FCP video editing. I've built all my Windows workstations from scratch in the past, so I'm excited to try the Hackintosh variety. I'm hoping for any suggestions that will keep the process streamlined and deliver a trouble-free computer when finished. Thanks much! -Racher Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianxxx Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hello all, I became interested in putting a Hackintosh together about a year ago, but my Xeon workstation didn't support SSE3 and was thus incompatible. However, after running across the LifeHacker and MacApper articles, I'm considering building a Leopard machine from the ground up. I'm wondering if the Asus P5W DH Deluxe is still a good MB to go with, and if the "no hacking" method mentioned by LifeHacker is recommended. Also, I'm thinking of using the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 CPU for a little added processing power (will probably overclock it). And I'd like a 512 MB graphics card as well, but haven't made a choice there yet (suggestions welcome). Finally, I'd really like to put a Blu-ray burner on the machine instead of just a DVD-RW burner. In my forum searches, I don't see many folks attempting that. Anyone burning Blu-rays on their Hackintosh yet? Generally speaking, I'd like to build a fast, stable workstation for under $1500 that can be used for FCP video editing. I've built all my Windows workstations from scratch in the past, so I'm excited to try the Hackintosh variety. I'm hoping for any suggestions that will keep the process streamlined and deliver a trouble-free computer when finished. Thanks much! -Racher Best board to go for at the moment is one of the gigabytes with the ICH9R southbridge such as ga-p35-ds3r or ds3p they are without a doubt the most compatible there is at the moment Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeae Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 The DFI P35-T2RS DK doesn't get much attention in the OSX86 scene, but I have the board and it's running great! The only patch that's require is the ACL 885 audio. Once the sound patch is applied you get full capability with SPDIF out working. Besides that everything works out of the box. See my signature for my system information. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich73 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Both of those gigabyte boards are listed as deactivated items from Newegg...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianxxx Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 The DFI P35-T2RS DK doesn't get much attention in the OSX86 scene, but I have the board and it's running great! The only patch that's require is the ACL 885 audio. Once the sound patch is applied you get full capability with SPDIF out working. Besides that everything works out of the box. See my signature for my system information. Does shutdown work with 9.2.2 kernel? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeae Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Does shutdown work with 9.2.2 kernel? I haven't update to 9.2.2 kernel. I'm still using the 9.2.0. Unlike other users, I am able to shutdown properly from time to time, but sometimes, when I got to shutdown, all the drives will shutdown, but the power remains, so I have to push the power button for 5 second to shutdown. Other than that, the restart and sleeps works fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianxxx Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I haven't update to 9.2.2 kernel. I'm still using the 9.2.0. Unlike other users, I am able to shutdown properly from time to time, but sometimes, when I got to shutdown, all the drives will shutdown, but the power remains, so I have to push the power button for 5 second to shutdown. Other than that, the restart and sleeps works fine. That's the problem most boards have. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-708847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeae Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Both of those gigabyte boards are listed as deactivated items from Newegg...... The board is back on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...mp;Tpk=p35-t2rs Btw, I'm reading other DFI owner that the DFI board will glow when a black light is used. I don't have a black light so I can't confirm, but it seems the P35-T2RS will glow; there's small traces of white paint surrounding all the small resistors, capacitors, etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-710278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich73 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Yes, the DFI is, but neither of the Gigabytes are. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-711992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JedixJarf Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Dont mean to sound redundant, but I love my setup, works like a charm and handles FCP like a pro. Read my sig for specs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/99181-building-hackintosh-from-scratch-for-fcp-editing/#findComment-712099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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