The Merged Hackintosh Thread

[EricNau]

Is it possible? Yes.

Is it worth it? Not really. You'll end up with a system that gives you more problems than Windows.

 

[jeremy.king]

http://www.psystar.com/index.php?&p...&product_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=72

 

[swiss tony]

Just buy the components that are compatible - if you like making and messing about with computers, and you dont need the system ASAP its alot of fun. Heck if it doesnt work just throw windows on it.

 

[26139]

Hmmm...

Why is this such a fascination with people?

This build your own Mac question seems to come up a few times a week by different people and they are all told the same thing.

It's possible, but it's a huge pain and most likely not worth it.

Can we post that as a sticky somewhere?

 

[brand]

Can we post that as a sticky somewhere?

Or even have a filter that will automatically delete the thread.

 

[ChemiosMurphy]

Why such hate?

just google Hackintosh or osx86 and go from there. BTW. Myself and the tech support employees at my old HS built one out of Dell parts and it was a total PITA. No quartz or anything, Livetype ran like a dog.

If you want the true experiance just get a Mac.. Sure you're going to pay the "Apple Tax" but you get what you pay for. You're gonna be pissed when you sink a ton of money into the device and then a system update destroys your partition.

It's just not worth the time fiddling with it if you have actual business to do. But if you're a tinkerer (like I am) go for it and enjoy the experiance. It's always cool trying to figure stuff out and the end result will turn heads

 

[Lord Zedd]

Just buy a MacPro and be done with it.

 

[siorai]

Why is this such a fascination with people?

This build your own Mac question seems to come up a few times a week by different people and they are all told the same thing.

It's possible, but it's a huge pain and most likely not worth it.

Can we post that as a sticky somewhere?

Because people want the superior OS, but don't want to become an actual "Mac Person," the stigma of which is rather thick in some circles.

 

[Kosh66]

Why is this such a fascination with people?

This build your own Mac question seems to come up a few times a week by different people and they are all told the same thing.

It's possible, but it's a huge pain and most likely not worth it.

Can we post that as a sticky somewhere?

There are apparently people that enjoy it. You know those people who like to convert old junk heap cars to look new, with new engines, etc., it's the same thing. There are always going to be people who like to tinker or build there own. Heck, there are people who like to mod Macs, install Macs into cars, shoot them into space in satellites... if they enjoy doing it, have fun. Then of course there is the great big mass of people that just wanta machine that works when they need it and don't have to tinker with it.

 

[26139]

hahahaha

Because people want the superior OS, but don't want to become an actual "Mac Person," the stigma of which is rather thick in some circles.

A stigma? That's just hilarious. It's like the jocks who hide their geeky side or the nerds at school who want it kept secret that they like Abercrombie.

Mac owners on the whole are better educated, are worth more and don't have a problem paying for quality. Yes, there have been studies. Good group to be a part of.

 

[MacHappytjg]

There are apparently people that enjoy it. You know those people who like to convert old junk heap cars to look new, with new engines, etc., it's the same thing. There are always going to be people who like to tinker or build there own. Heck, there are people who like to mod Macs, install Macs into cars, shoot them into space in satellites... if they enjoy doing it, have fun. Then of course there is the great big mass of people that just wanta machine that works when they need it and don't have to tinker with it.

They put a 15" powerbook in a car on pimp my ride when it was around...

 

[dudeofblokes]

its been great to see everyones views thank u for all who replied

 

[matrixbegins]

Intalling loepord OS X v10.5 on Intel P4

Hello Everybody

I am new to Mac Environment.
Here is my system config.

Processor ---------- intel P4 2.66 Ghz
MotherBoard ------- Intel D845GVSR
RAM -------- 512 MB DDR 333 Mhz.

I checked my CPU with CPU_Z & it turns out to be SSE2. As far as my knowledge V10.5 supports SSE2 CPUs.

Can I Install Loepard v10.5 on my pc.

One more thing. After installation do I required Motherboard Drivers like Audio Drivers, Graphics Driver, Chipset INF etc. (as It is required after windows installation). I reffered Intel site. They provide drivers only for Windows & Linux (RED HAT, SUSE, etc.)
Please help me out!!
______________________
SAM

 

[Tallest Skil]

We don't do that here. You'll find no help from us. Buy a Mac Mini.

 

[iTronz]

If I were you, I would buy a real Mac. The iMac's are nice good value machines, if you bought the cheapest iMac and upgraded it to 2GB or 4GB of memory it would be a very nice machine and over all a better alternative compared to building a "Hackintosh" or you could even look at the Mac Mini.

The only reason I have one is because I do not want an iMac or Mac Mini, instead I plan on buying a Mac Pro. The good thing about my system is that I did not need to buy any new hardware to get OSX to work on my machine. I was pretty shocked as I built this machine around the end of 2006. I would buy a iMac but I would have to give up my dual 19" screens and that is something I would not want to do.

To the people saying "Hackintosh" computers are more trouble than they are worth, well those people are wrong. I've not had any problems with my Hackintosh, it is running Leopard smooth and stable. All I need is 4GB of ram like I have in my MacBook, as I run VMware a lot along with photoshop, dreamweaver and other software. The only time I can see myself running into an issue is when ever I decide to upgrade to 10.5.4 or later.

Bottom line go with a real Mac, as in the long run you will find it hassle free when updating your operating system.

 

[ltldrummerboy]

Sorry, we don't discuss illegal installations of OS X on these forums. Try OSx86.

 

[Julien]

....Can I Install Loepard v10.5 on my pc...
______________________
SAM

In a word: NO

 

[Firefly2002]

I knew someone that built their own Mac back when the fastest thing around was the G4... which is what he built. Knew a guy who built himself a custom case, then placed his G5 and the PC he'd built into it, so he could quite literally dual boot on one monitor. It was pretty cool.

People just like building things sometimes, why give them a hard time about it? Building PCs can be fun, no reason not to build a PC and have it run Mac OS X.

It has a lot of advantages, like, for instance, being as customizable as you want (so long as there are drivers available for what you're doing).

Plenty of people are running OS X on their run-of-the-mill store-bought PCs, so it's no more difficult than that once you've built the thing.. and putting a PC together is very easy.

Go for it. You can get a dual-core 3 GHz Intel 2 Core and clock it over 4 GHz, and you can have plenty of drive bays, PCI-e slots etc. without having to pay for a Mac Pro. Apple's left out the expandability in anything under, what... $2400? So go for it.

 

[dukebound85]

Is it possible? Yes.

Is it worth it? Not really. You'll end up with a system that gives you more problems than Windows.

oh i beg to differ. my hackintosh is really stable and is so much more capable than my mb

as long as you research the parts before hand, you can get a really stable setup

to give you an idea:
q6600 quad core oc'd to 2.91ghz
4gig ram
8800gt 512
500gig hd

 

[Nermal]

I checked my CPU with CPU_Z & it turns out to be SSE2. As far as my knowledge V10.5 supports SSE2 CPUs.

There may be patches available for SSE2 but you really need SSE3 for full functionality.

One more thing. After installation do I required Motherboard Drivers like Audio Drivers, Graphics Driver, Chipset INF etc. (as It is required after windows installation). I reffered Intel site. They provide drivers only for Windows & Linux (RED HAT, SUSE, etc.)
Please help me out!!

Intel etc don't supply drivers directly as you'd usually get them directly from Apple. Normally your "hacintosh distributor" will provide common drivers.

As mentioned by the other posters, take care not to download pirated copies of OS X.

 

[swordth]

OS X on a PC rather than apple hardware

I was browsing the apple online store and looking at prices, and lets all be honest, apple hardware is grotesquely overpriced 2.1ghz duel core processor, 1gb of memory, and a 120gb hard drive for 1000 bucks? Seriously.

So here is what I thought, just get a PC for the same price (but it'll have better specs), and just throw OS X on it (since on the same note, we know vista isn't so great). It's been done, but I'm wondering if anyone had any comments about this plan.

 

[FF_productions]

It won't be that stable on un-supported hardware, and make Apple look really BAD.

Everyone sounds like a broken record when they say it, but Apple sells it all in a tightly knit package for a reason. Stability and Reliability. I wouldn't have a Mac if it wasn't stable.

Ok, there's a slight premium, but when you tally in what's included, it's not that bad.

 

[Osarkon]

I tried it, and it involved so much fiddling I gave up. You can get lucky if you have the exact right hardware, but it's still rather a nuisance. I know there's talks of a company developing some sort of device that'll let you install it seamlessly, but it's only going to be available in the US I think.

Yes you pay a premium, but at the end of the day it's worth it.

This question gets asked at least once a day. Search.

 

[gnasher729]

I was browsing the apple online store and looking at prices, and lets all be honest, apple hardware is grotesquely overpriced 2.1ghz duel core processor, 1gb of memory, and a 120gb hard drive for 1000 bucks? Seriously.

That "duel core" processor must really be in a fighting mood. What is it, guns at dawn? I prefer my MacBook with a _dual_ processor. Maybe that is why MacOS X is so much more efficient, because the cores are not fighting each other.

Now joking aside, most PC manufacturers build computers from the cheapest components that they can find, at non-existing margins, to compete on nothing but price, and these are machines that Apple just doesn't sell. Once you compare machines that are actually comparable, Apple is doing very fine indeed. Computers comparable to the MacMini sell for a lot more. Computers comparable to the iMac sell for about the same or slightly more at considerably lower specs. And if you try to buy something comparable to the MacPro from Dell, you are in for a shock.

 

[stainlessliquid]

My "hackintosh" is just as stable and fast as a real mac. Meaning it never crashes if you dont do stupid crap with it. If you hand pick the components in advance then it runs perfectly.

I would never purchase an Apple desktop since they do not have what I want/need, their laptops are good though. Until Apple gets a C2D tower instead of forcing the Xeon's on people then all my mac desktops will be hackintoshes since they work fantastic for me so far.