Ok so here's the deal..
I had planned on writing a "Parts Guide" on what hardware is needed/compatible for building a hackintosh before I provided you with my build. But with the holidays, I stayed busy and didn't have a chance to keep up with the blog like I intended. Since I started assembling my hackintosh last night, I figured it would be best to go ahead and give you my parts list and assembly notes while it's still fresh on my mind. I'll go back and write a detailed "Parts Guide" in a future blog.
My Hack Pro
Core i5-750 - Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 - NVIDIA GT 240 DDR5 - 4GB DDR3 RAM
$631
Purpose & Budget:
These are the most important aspects to consider whenever choosing your hardware. I wanted to build a Mac Pro for cheaper than a Mac Mini (~$700). I would mainly be using the computer for browsing the internet, watching/storing/burning movies, editing photos, listening to music, etc. Most importantly NO gaming (I have a PS3 for that). So I wanted a decent processor, a good amount of ram, a large hard drive, an HDMI equipped graphics card, and a blu-ray burner for my goals. I have to thank newegg.com for their amazing deals and allowing me to reach my goals within my budget. I did most of my shopping between Black Friday and Christmas during their big sales time.
Hardware:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (rev. 2.0) $120
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz $185
Graphics Card: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5 $35
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM $60
Optical Drive: LG-Black Blu-ray Burner $80
Case + PSU: Antec Sonata III 500W Power Supply $74
Optional Accessories:
Apple Pro Keyboard - Bluetooth (Already Owned)
Apple Mighty Mouse - Bluetooth (Already Owned)
Asus USB-BT21 V2.0 Mini Bluetooth Dongle $15
(make sure it's v2.0 NOT 2.1, v2.1 bt211 is not recognized by the OS X)
(make sure it's v2.0 NOT 2.1, v2.1 bt211 is not recognized by the OS X)
Samsung T240HD 24" LCD Monitor/HDTV 1920x200 (Already Owned)
Software:
iBoot - Free (thanks tonymacx86)
MultiBeast - Free (thanks again tonymacx86)
Optional Software:
Parallels Desktop 6
Windows 7 Ultimate
-Macster26
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll help me a bit, hackintosher friend.
I am considering building a hackintosh any time soon. My plans are to install Lion on HDD1 and Windows 7 on HDD2. This should be -rather- flawless if I go to Tonymacx86.
One feature I would love is running Parallels 6 under OSX in order to run Win7. Do you think I will be able to do so?
You shouldn't have a problem running Parallels 6 in the OSX to run Win7. It works on mine in Snow Leopard, however, I installed another HD in order to run Windows 7 because I was unhappy with the performance (speed) of Parallels 6.
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