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The Merged Hackintosh Thread

What describes you?

  • No way would I build a hackintosh

    Votes: 349 23.0%

  • I'd consider it if Apple doesn't provide a new Mini or headless iMac in the next three months

    Votes: 185 12.2%

  • I'm considering it right now

    Votes: 578 38.2%

  • I already built one

    Votes: 403 26.6%
  • Total voters
    1,515
i built a gaming pc a few months ago with the following specs.

q6600 at 2.4 with g0 stepping
4 gig 800mhz ram
ds3l mb
8800gt
500 watt psu

this setup including case and whatnot cost me 900 bucks ish

i had since loaded up leopard as i have a couple licenses left over on my family license to see if it works

to say the least, the machine is FAST and being able to tri boot xp,vista and leopard is pretty dang sweet if you ask me

i have had no reliability issues thus far either

all i can say is handbrake is well uber fast now over my macbook cd 2.0ghz lol
 
dukebound85 said:
i built a gaming pc a few months ago with the following specs.

q6600 at 2.4 with g0 stepping
4 gig 800mhz ram
ds3l mb
8800gt
500 watt psu

this setup including case and whatnot cost me 900 bucks ish

i had since loaded up leopard as i have a couple licenses left over on my family license to see if it works

to say the least, the machine is FAST and being able to tri boot xp,vista and leopard is pretty dang sweet if you ask me

i have had no reliability issues thus far either

all i can say is handbrake is well uber fast now over my macbook cd 2.0ghz lol
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good to see that i'm not the only one, c2quad is sweet with osx!!!

did you oc ?
 
agree its still fast @2.4

for those looking to oc the p35-D3SL...

try going 8x400 for 3.24GHz at 1600fsb.
try 3.325-3.5 volts cpu add +.2v ram +.1V fsb +.1v gmch

for a fan i use a freezer pro 7. $11@newegg
set ram to 2.5x NOT auto !! also use standard not turbo for acell.

turn off bios cpu management where possible.

check temps in xp

hope this helps.
 
here are my Geekbench results NO OC On the hackintosh

Geekbench Score 4726
Version Geekbench 2.0.15
Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Model Hackintosh
Memory 2.00 GB 1872 MHz DDR SDRAM
Integer Score 4307

Blowfish
single-threaded scalar 1986
87.2 MB/sec

Blowfish
multi-threaded scalar 7771
318.5 MB/sec

Text Compress
single-threaded scalar 1891
6.05 MB/sec

Text Compress
multi-threaded scalar 6793
22.3 MB/sec

Text Decompress
single-threaded scalar 1668
6.86 MB/sec

Text Decompress
multi-threaded scalar 6508
25.9 MB/sec

Image Compress
single-threaded scalar 1735
14.3 Mpixels/sec

Image Compress
multi-threaded scalar 6450
54.3 Mpixels/sec

Image Decompress
single-threaded scalar 1413
23.7 Mpixels/sec

Image Decompress
multi-threaded scalar 4636
75.6 Mpixels/sec

Crafty Chess
single-threaded scalar 2042
1.03 Mnodes/sec

Crafty Chess
multi-threaded scalar 5143
2.50 Mnodes/sec

Lua
single-threaded scalar 2582
994.3 Knodes/sec

Lua
multi-threaded scalar 9681
3.72 Mnodes/sec

Floating Point Score 6931

Mandelbrot
single-threaded scalar 1793
1.19 Gflops

Mandelbrot
multi-threaded scalar 6885
4.51 Gflops

Dot Product
single-threaded scalar 2886
1.39 Gflops

Dot Product
multi-threaded scalar 9217
4.20 Gflops

Dot Product
single-threaded vector 1986
2.38 Gflops

Dot Product
multi-threaded vector 5879
6.11 Gflops

LU Decomposition
single-threaded scalar 690
614.3 Mflops

LU Decomposition
multi-threaded scalar 2727
2.39 Gflops

Primality Test
single-threaded scalar 3428
512.0 Mflops

Primality Test
multi-threaded scalar 9923
1.84 Gflops

Sharpen Image
single-threaded scalar 4853
11.3 Mpixels/sec

Sharpen Image
multi-threaded scalar 17553
40.5 Mpixels/sec

Blur Image
single-threaded scalar 6250
4.95 Mpixels/sec

Blur Image
multi-threaded scalar 22973
18.1 Mpixels/sec

Memory Score 2750

Read Sequential
single-threaded scalar 3797
4.65 GB/sec

Write Sequential
single-threaded scalar 3256
2.23 GB/sec

Stdlib Allocate
single-threaded scalar 1974
7.37 Mallocs/sec

Stdlib Write
single-threaded scalar 2163
4.48 GB/sec

Stdlib Copy
single-threaded scalar 2560
2.64 GB/sec

Stream Score 2432

Stream Copy
single-threaded scalar 2534
3.47 GB/sec

Stream Copy
single-threaded vector 2760
3.58 GB/sec

Stream Scale
single-threaded scalar 2587
3.36 GB/sec

Stream Scale
single-threaded vector 2607
3.52 GB/sec

Stream Add
single-threaded scalar 1890
2.85 GB/sec

Stream Add
single-threaded vector 2882
4.01 GB/sec

Stream Triad
single-threaded scalar 2033
2.81 GB/sec

Stream Triad
single-threaded vector 2164
4.05 GB/sec

System Information
Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Compiler GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Model Hackintosh
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. Maximus Extreme Rev 1.xx
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11
Logical Processors 4
Physical Processors 1
Processor Frequency 2.40 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB
L2 Cache 4.00 MB
L3 Cache 0.00 B
Bus Frequency 1.06 GHz
Memory 2.00 GB
Memory Type 1872 MHz DDR SDRAM
SIMD 1
BIOS American Megatrends Inc. 1001
Processor Model Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

And then The Mac Pro Results.

Geekbench Score
4999
Version
Geekbench 2.0.15
Platform
Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Operating System
Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Processor
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz
Model
Mac Pro
Memory
4.00 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Integer Score
4802
*
Blowfish
single-threaded scalar
2208
97.0 MB/sec
*
Blowfish
multi-threaded scalar
8988
368.3 MB/sec
*
Text Compress
single-threaded scalar
2102
6.72 MB/sec
*
Text Compress
multi-threaded scalar
7753
25.4 MB/sec
*
Text Decompress
single-threaded scalar
1846
7.59 MB/sec
*
Text Decompress
multi-threaded scalar
7156
28.5 MB/sec
*
Image Compress
single-threaded scalar
1919
15.9 Mpixels/sec
*
Image Compress
multi-threaded scalar
7438
62.6 Mpixels/sec
*
Image Decompress
single-threaded scalar
1581
26.6 Mpixels/sec
*
Image Decompress
multi-threaded scalar
5713
93.2 Mpixels/sec
*
Crafty Chess
single-threaded scalar
2249
1.14 Mnodes/sec
*
Crafty Chess
multi-threaded scalar
5315
2.58 Mnodes/sec
*
Lua
single-threaded scalar
2644
1.02 Mnodes/sec
*
Lua
multi-threaded scalar
10317
3.97 Mnodes/sec
*
Floating Point Score
7698
*
Mandelbrot
single-threaded scalar
1987
1.32 Gflops
*
Mandelbrot
multi-threaded scalar
7768
5.08 Gflops
*
Dot Product
single-threaded scalar
3028
1.46 Gflops
*
Dot Product
multi-threaded scalar
9262
4.22 Gflops
*
Dot Product
single-threaded vector
2036
2.44 Gflops
*
Dot Product
multi-threaded vector
5667
5.89 Gflops
*
LU Decomposition
single-threaded scalar
784
698.0 Mflops
*
LU Decomposition
multi-threaded scalar
3022
2.65 Gflops
*
Primality Test
single-threaded scalar
3795
566.9 Mflops
*
Primality Test
multi-threaded scalar
11314
2.10 Gflops
*
Sharpen Image
single-threaded scalar
5374
12.5 Mpixels/sec
*
Sharpen Image
multi-threaded scalar
20513
47.3 Mpixels/sec
*
Blur Image
single-threaded scalar
6924
5.48 Mpixels/sec
*
Blur Image
multi-threaded scalar
26302
20.7 Mpixels/sec
*
Memory Score
2165
*
Read Sequential
single-threaded scalar
2598
3.18 GB/sec
*
Write Sequential
single-threaded scalar
2976
2.04 GB/sec
*
Stdlib Allocate
single-threaded scalar
2088
7.79 Mallocs/sec
*
Stdlib Write
single-threaded scalar
1571
3.25 GB/sec
*
Stdlib Copy
single-threaded scalar
1592
1.64 GB/sec
*
Stream Score
1919
*
Stream Copy
single-threaded scalar
1927
2.64 GB/sec
*
Stream Copy
single-threaded vector
2134
2.77 GB/sec
*
Stream Scale
single-threaded scalar
2012
2.61 GB/sec
*
Stream Scale
single-threaded vector
2041
2.76 GB/sec
*
Stream Add
single-threaded scalar
1698
2.56 GB/sec
*
Stream Add
single-threaded vector
2145
2.98 GB/sec
*
Stream Triad
single-threaded scalar
1830
2.53 GB/sec
*
Stream Triad
single-threaded vector
1565
2.93 GB/sec
*
System Information

Platform
Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Compiler
GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System
Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Model
Mac Pro
Motherboard
Apple Computer, Inc. Mac-F4208DC8 PVT
Processor
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz
Processor ID
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6
Logical Processors
4
Physical Processors
2
Processor Frequency
2.66 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB
L2 Cache
4.00 MB
L3 Cache
0.00 B
Bus Frequency
1.33 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
Memory Type
667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD
1
BIOS
Apple Computer, Inc. MP11.88Z.005C.B08.0707021221
Processor Model
Intel Xeon 5150
 
brand said:
The name of the forum is Mac Pro, Power Mac, perhaps you missed that.
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The title under your nickname says "forum regular" and not "Moderator". perhaps you missed that.



-Waremaster, can you run the 64 bit Geekbench as well ? Pimp that thing out with some more memory and I'm sure you'll see a big difference.
 
Wild-Bill said:
The title under your nickname says "forum regular" and not "Moderator". perhaps you missed that.



-Waremaster, can you run the 64 bit Geekbench as well ? Pimp that thing out with some more memory and I'm sure you'll see a big difference.
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I didn't purchase geekbench so it does not allow me to bench in 64bit.
 
brand said:
The name of the forum is Mac Pro, Power Mac, perhaps you missed that.
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Seriously, calm down. The fact that Hackintoshes exist and people are talking about them here, doesn't mean that our Mac Pros are somehow less valuable/powerful/cool. I think it's impressive what these guys are doing. I probably would never build one myself, but it is still a valid topic to discuss and it relates to this forum better than any other.
 
kgarner said:
Seriously, calm down. The fact that Hackintoshes exist and people are talking about them here, doesn't mean that our Mac Pros are somehow less valuable/powerful/cool. I think it's impressive what these guys are doing. I probably would never build one myself, but it is still a valid topic to discuss and it relates to this forum better than any other.
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I agree. I own both machines so making valid comparisons should be quite legit on these forums. It's not like anyone is posting links or files.
 
waremaster - My geekbench scores without the oc are similar to yours. basically my oc took me from almost 5,000 to what you see below. i havent tested 10.5.2. your score was so close to the mac it is just down to the speed differential.

there is a photoshop benchmark set here on the forums that this hack was very fast on. it lost nothing at all to the latest 8 core macpro's.

Geekbench Score 7098
Version Geekbench 2.0.8b
Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Build 9B18)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz << was @ 3.6
Model Hackintosh
Memory 4.00 GB 800 MHz RAM

btw.
i have nothing against apple except how osx 10.5 tries to limit your helvetica choices, plain dumb and evil, and my dealings with customer service lol.
i have owned many macs and may possibly buy more apple branded machines in the future
but for me, right now, i'm loving my hackintosh.
i'm excited to have other choices outside of laptop in a desktop box (imac or mini) or a server misconfigured, sold at a premium and used as a desktop. the core2quad is a much more suitable desktop cpu than the xeon. xeon is designed for server usage.
apples laptops are great although the air is not a fav of mine. wish it where like the modbook lol

am i the only one who remembers when UK macworld mag put an NT box on the cover ?? just after apple shafted umax and power computing, killing the clones.. return of the clones !!!
 
ease718 said:
My geekbench scores without the oc are similar to yours. basically my oc took me from almost 5,000 to what you see below. i havent tested 10.5.2. there is a photoshopo benchmark set here on the forums that this hack was very fast on. it lost nothing to the latest 8 core macpro's.

Geekbench Score 7098
Version Geekbench 2.0.8b
Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Build 9B18)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz << was @ 3.6
Model Hackintosh
Memory 4.00 GB 800 MHz RAM
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Well if nothing else I am glad to see that the machine you have when not OC'd runs similar to mine. :)
 
ease718 said:
My geekbench scores without the oc are similar to yours. basically my oc took me from almost 5,000 to what you see below. i havent tested 10.5.2. there is a photoshopo benchmark set here on the forums that this hack was very fast on. it lost nothing to the latest 8 core macpro's.

Geekbench Score 7098
Version Geekbench 2.0.8b
Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Build 9B18)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz << was @ 3.6
Model Hackintosh
Memory 4.00 GB 800 MHz RAM
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Geekbench (32-bit) on a 2.8 GHz, 8-core, 4GB MP: 7623

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an eyeball to edit in Ps :)
 
waremaster said:
Well if nothing else I am glad to see that the machine you have when not OC'd runs similar to mine. :)
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to be totally honest if i had to A<>B oc versus non-oc'ed i really dont know if i could tell the difference from everyday use lol :cool:
 
ease718,

Thanks for posting this info... very interesting indeed.

How compatible is your machine with CS3 & how about Apple software... Aperture or FC Studio?
 
JackButler said:
ease718,

Thanks for posting this info... very interesting indeed.

How compatible is your machine with CS3 & how about Apple software... Aperture or FC Studio?
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no problems also. i dont use aperture or fc but cs3 and all my audio software work great. i even run win audio software in parallels fine.

it is more work than buying a mac in a box, but not that much.
also the satisfaction is priceless

i recommend it to anyone on the fence, just check the various osx86 resources on google
it is so easy now compared to how it used to be 1 year ago.
 
kgarner said:
Seriously, calm down. The fact that Hackintoshes exist and people are talking about them here, doesn't mean that our Mac Pros are somehow less valuable/powerful/cool. I think it's impressive what these guys are doing. I probably would never build one myself, but it is still a valid topic to discuss and it relates to this forum better than any other.
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I agree. Apple knew that this was going to happen when they switched to Intel. If they were so worried about it they would still be running PowerPC.
 
aaronw1986 said:
You can't call it a mac. It just runs OS X against the EULA. Why would you post that here? Are you looking to get flamed?
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Lol... you think what you're running is a Mac? Unless you've got a PowerPC (or I guess 68k...) processor onboard, you're running a PC like everyone else. Apple doesn't make any of the hardware anymore, or virtually none of it.

If I'm going to get a new "Mac," it's going to be a Hackintosh.

I sort of like the idea of using an e8400 and OCing it above 4 GHz, but at ~3.6 GHz a quad core would be faster in many tasks. Oh well. Perhaps I could wait for the ...hexa-core Nephalem, or something. Would be a nice compromise, I think. Would certainly run SLI and DDR3.
 
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