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buillding a computer

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deriko100

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hey guys i was wondering about making a pc i have a mac but i dont wanna run windows on it

here is my newegg stuff


SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q - OEM
Item #: N82E16827151173

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129024

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822152102

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131299

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019

and i gotta choose a graphics card
 
You don't have many choices for a graphics card. But firstly, what are you intending to do with it? Gaming? Photo or video work?

Once you know, then choose accordingly.

Personally, I would go with an ATI over nvidia at the moment. There are some reasonably priced, and excellent ati card choices at the moment. Check out OWC.
 
For the processor, I was going to suggest the Q9450 or Q9550. They have a lot more cache onboard.

I have the q6600 and like it, although I think the cache would make a difference.

However, I did look at the price and it's definitely a huge difference. I spent about 300 for the q6600 in December--great price now...
 
to tell you the truth its for a hackintosh please dont flame i know i know ill go to insanelymac and i own a mac so dont say get a mac
 
I would recommend a faster clocked dual core (the E8500) over a slower clocked quad core (Q6600). Not only do very very few applications have the ability to use all the cores, but that Q6600 is freaking old, came out in 2006, over 2 years ago.

E8500 is clocked faster so for the majority of apps will be faster over the Q6600.
Faster FSB
45 nanometer, more power efficient, Penryn based.

As for graphics cards really you want either the ATI 3870 or 8800GT. Alternatively the ATI 4870 is coming out for Mac soon, which totally kills the 8800GT and 3870, if your prepared to wait a while.
 
nick9191 said:
I would recommend a faster clocked dual core (the E8500) over a slower clocked quad core (Q6600). Not only do very very few applications have the ability to use all the cores, but that Q6600 is freaking old, came out in 2006, over 2 years ago.

E8500 is clocked faster so for the majority of apps will be faster over the Q6600.
Faster FSB
45 nanometer, more power efficient, Penryn based.

As for graphics cards really you want either the ATI 3870 or 8800GT. Alternatively the ATI 4870 is coming out for Mac soon, which totally kills the 8800GT and 3870, if your prepared to wait a while.
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will this be a good hackintosh thanks for the advice on the 2006 proccesor someone gave me there hackintosh setup and wanted to get something that works good, will the motherboard be supported? if not can you lead me to a good one on newegg?
 
dukebound85 said:
here is a post from a thread that talks about my hackintosh setup

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/6361802/

i reccomend the q6600. great chip imo esp for the price. if you are doing ANY video work, more cores are better
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isnt the q6600 old? is the E8500 better? is your q6600 overclocked? if so how did you overclock it? can you post pics of your hackintosh's insides? thanks
 
deriko100 said:
isnt the q6600 old? is the E8500 better? is your q6600 overclocked? if so how did you overclock it? can you post pics of your hackintosh's insides? thanks
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old? its still blazing fast

yes it is overclocked. very easy to do but is dependent on motherboard. you oc it via the bios settings


as far as the insides, its the same as any other pc
 
dukebound85 said:
old? its still blazing fast

yes it is overclocked. very easy to do but is dependent on motherboard. you oc it via the bios settings


as far as the insides, its the same as any other pc
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dang thanks now im having a hard time finding a good mobo


btw what is the speed overclocked like 3.0ghz or 2.6ghz
 
deriko100 said:
dang thanks now im having a hard time finding a good mobo
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well ive been happy with my gigibyte p35 ds3l board but there are other hackintosh compatible ones too

i built my current set up with the primary focus of being a hackintosh and gaming machine second. i did this back in feb for just over 900. i bet you could get the excat same parts for maybe arounf 700-750 now
 
any recomendations for hard drives? graphics card? wireless adaptar? ram? cd drive? where could i get the drivers for the hackintosh stuff like graphics card? please post links
 
nick9191 said:
I would recommend a faster clocked dual core (the E8500) over a slower clocked quad core (Q6600). Not only do very very few applications have the ability to use all the cores, but that Q6600 is freaking old, came out in 2006, over 2 years ago.

E8500 is clocked faster so for the majority of apps will be faster over the Q6600.
Faster FSB
45 nanometer, more power efficient, Penryn based.

As for graphics cards really you want either the ATI 3870 or 8800GT. Alternatively the ATI 4870 is coming out for Mac soon, which totally kills the 8800GT and 3870, if your prepared to wait a while.
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what about 9800gt
 
deriko100 said:
Edit: i found a graphics card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339 anybody recommend it its a nvidia
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deriko100 said:
still cant find a good motherboard thats compatible with hackintosh stuff can anyone help?
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deriko100 said:
what about 9800gt
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no offense but you are asking for what components work after i have given you a list of my setup. my components work for a hackintosh

if you want other selections, research them on insanelymac as they have hardware compatibility lists. i wouldnt expect people to be doing research for you when you are capable of doing it....

as far as the 9800gt or any of the 9 series cards, try and think for a bit. does apple offer any computers that support those graphics? no. your best bet is to get cards that apple offers for osx.....like 8800gt.

the 9800gt and 8800gt are for all intents and purposes the same card with like 0 performance differences

once again, research insanley mac

have you ever built a computer before? just curious. i get the impression that you havent and to be honest, a hackintoh can bet very frustrating. if you are unable to research the parts that go into making a hackintosh on your own, how can you expect to solve issues when your hackintosh say doesnt boot up, has no sound, dvd drive isnt recognized, etc? if you dont feel you can fix that stuff on your own (which WILL happen in some form or another), i would advise against building one honestly
 
deriko100 said:
what about 9800gt
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I'd really wait for the Radeon 4830 if your price point is sub-$150.

The 9800GT is just a relabeled 8800GT.

I've overclocked my Q6600 to 2.66 GHz and it runs just fine. Of course my heatsink is huge. I plan on 3.0 GHz this winter. It's too hot in my room for that right now.
 
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