I am building a new hackintosh

[Giin70]

My old XFX 6600 powered hackintosh died and i havent successfully been able to get one to work in VMware correctly. So off i went and bought some parts.

Its I7 based platform which i havent done, but it should work once i get it figured out.

I will post pics and updates as i can.


here is a list of parts.

Case

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Mobo

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Memory x 2

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OS

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CPU

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SSD

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DVD

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HD

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Video

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PSU

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Yeah dont give me grief, i bought an actual copy of Max OS lol...

Ok i pulled up the case and opened it up... nice room, has cutout for CPU cooler



Next I unpacked the mobo and pulled off the plastic wrapping on the heatsinks



Then i installed the CPU / Cooler and only 2 Ram Chips for 4 Gig , for now ( only want 4 gig installed while building a hackintosh.



Mobo heatsinks on things are cool... see this one



Lettering on Mobo is kinda cool as well. Sorry for crappy pics... my camera sucks



Nice pic of ram slots... will be putting in 12 Gig total later notice the leds to the left for testing



Ok i installed the Video Card and PSU in the bottom... love bottom mounted PSU.. makes case more stable



Completed spaghetti factory for now, i will clean it up later once i decide if im gonna stick with this mobo or not




I do have SnowLeopard installed and updated, tweaked etc, but i have a couple bugs im trying to work thru.

If i cant work it out, i will swap out mobo for a Gigabyte Assassin or UD5 i have and try that. Gigabyte mobo's are supposedly easier to work with.

I will post updates when i can on anything i do etc.

Thanks Gang

[Angel]

Yeah dont give me grief, i bought an actual copy of Max OS lol...

Pardon?

Looks like a nice little project.

[Giin70]

I could have just downloaded a copy of it easily, but opted to buy and actual copy .

[Neuropass]

Pretty cool bud, I look forward to seeing pics and benchmarks.. It's nice to see people experimenting on other projects than windows...

[Giin70]

Ok i updated to add some pics and other random info on what im doing. Sorry the pics arent the best. My camera is horrible.

[Neuropass]

Nice! I have always been curious about that mobo.. have you checked the temps yet? I would like to know what you get on the south and north bridge... I usually measure mine with Everest ultimate.

[Jaani]

Gin & Neuro are the biggest Intel Man here i guess...Nice rigg...almost like neuro..But why dont u r not going for SB ie 2500k???it will beat this easily & new b3 mobos are also coming out now...

Nice! I have always been curious about that mobo.. have you checked the temps yet? I would like to know what you get on the south and north bridge... I usually measure mine with Everest ultimate.

Yes if the temps are low than your mobo's northbridge then u dont have use that extra fan on that...

[Giin70]

I could have went with a 2500 , but they are very picky on running MacOS currently, so i went with the 950 since i got it for about 100 $ off normal places pricing. Once i get this lined out, i might swap out CPU or even Video Card for something else.

Since i build PC's on the side, i always have plenty of parts around that i can test with as well.

[Giin70]

How does this look ? I seem to have everything working.. it doesnt recognize my video card fully for some reason though.







Excuse the resized pic, i didnt want to post a 1920 x 1200 shot.

[0gomax]

How did this end up?
Looking to do similar.