Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800. @iFrodo: I'm not really sure where you're getting your figures from here. Going on newegg.com, I can get a Samsung 24-inch LCD for $449 before rebate, $399 after, not the 330+270=$500 figure you quote in your post (and if I settle for a generic, I can go even cheaper, down to $369. But, just to keep things fair, I'll go with Samsung, which is a brand name with a good rep). Considering that the build quotes $150 for 4 1GB sticks of RAM, 1GB would be $37.50, much less than the $150-90=60 you mention. And you stipulate $63 for an Apple keyboard and mouse, which defeats the purpose of this post: substituting expensive Mac hardware with cheaper, non-Mac equivalents. So, let's revise this a bit: - ASUS P5WDH Deluxe -> 135$ - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz -> 105$ - 4 x 1GB PC5400 DDR2 Memory sticks -> 150$ - 500 GB SATA Hardrive (Seagate) -> 100$ - DVD+/-RW Burner -> 25$ - Antec case with 380W PSU -> 130$ - GeForce 7300 GT -> 54$ - Logitech basic keyboard & mouse -> 35$ - Leopard OS -> 129$
How to Build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, Start to Finish. Cool guide haha. Pretty fast. Is there a reason why you don't install Chameleon directly on the hard drive? You don't need to keep your key in if you do so. Also RC2 is available as a installer so you can bypass the terminal work. I've got the exact same Motherboard as you (just bought it to replace my old hackintosh), and I've gotten network and audio working with a DSDT patch. If anyone else has this or any of its sibling mobo's, check out this guy's installer package: [www.insanelymac.com] SL PACK v4 is rock solid. I just hope this Vanilla install will be just as stable as when it was with Leopard for future updates... Oh and as jeffk said... 5.6. This is a component level hardware compatibility list. We want to keep it as accurate as possible, but please, do not entirely rely on this list when buying hardware.
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@douglobue: Apple doesn't always have the hardware options you want, and if they do, as with windows computers, building your own is almost always cheaper. Plus, as you said, it's fun to DIY. @douglobue: You're not going to get the same hardware for the price, but if you need a monitor, that's certainly an extra price. Personally, I wanted a powerful machine I can open up, add things to, and control. Mac Pro's are insanely expensive; Hackintosh machines are not, but can be very, very powerful. And yeah, DIY is part of the fun. :) @douglobue: i just priced out all the parts to do an 8-core i7 @ 3.06ghz. with 8gb ram, and a 1tb drive. for under $1800. an imac, at that price range, comes with an i3 with 4 gb of ram. @douglobue: Core i7 is your answer, you have to be geek enough to understand.