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- Hombre_Lobo0
@scarabin
v nice setup, but why the i7 970? the i5-2500k is a lot cheaper and overall about the same performance. The i7 970 is a chunk better in 3d though. But for photoshop (which i think you done more than anything else), there is 1% improvement for i7 970.
The only major benefit of the i7 970 over the 2500k is in 3d performance, where its about 15-25% better.
If you've already got all the parts and the money isnt an issue, its no problem, its a crazy good cpu.
sweet set up dude!
Ive got a (what would be considered old) 'amd Phenom II X4 955 be' quad core, overclocked slightly and its a beast.Your new cpu is like 20-30% better than mine and overclocks crazy good, plus with that h60 the overclocking will be schweeeet. ENJOY!
Also you aint got an SSD? your system needs one dude!
- I chose the processor because it came highly recommended to me and I got a deal on it. And hell yes I got an SSD :)scarabin
- Check my parts list abovescarabin
- oops completely missed the ssd, i was scanning for 'ssd' :P
deal? Niiiiiice!!!Hombre_Lobo
- Hombre_Lobo0
@pixter
popular laptops like the XPS have loads of guilds online, I'd be surprised if you didnt get it working the first time round.
- scarabin0
how's that H60 treatin' ya, georges?
i'm hearing mixed reviews...
- GeorgesII0
Scarabin, you're going to love it,
my hackintosh is pretty fuckn rock solid,
are you going lion or snow leper?btw what liquid cooling are you putting in,
I'm using the corsair H60?
- Pixter0
Could a xps L502X make a good hackintosh?
i7-2630QM
GT 540M 2GB
6GB- google it to find discussion. doesn't sound promising from the couple of threads I read just now.johnny_wobble
- scarabin0
just ordered all the parts for a 6-core 4+ghz (overclocked, liquid-cooled) machine.
using:
• Intel Core i7-970 Processor 3.20 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
• Gigabyte LGA1366/ Intel X58 SATA3 ATI CrossFireX ATX Motherboard GA-X58A-UD5
• XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card HD577XZNFC
• OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 3.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD3-2VTX120G
• LG Electronics 10X Blu-ray SATA Writer Drive with Software WH10LS30K (Black)
• Mushkin Black Label 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 10-10-10-27 Ram
can't wait to start putting it together.
- NICEsigg
- too bad the case is 2advanced fuglymonospaced
- the case really is the least important componentscarabin
- ...but i love itscarabin
- ;)monospaced
- :)scarabin
- Do you plan on running multiple vid cards? Just wondering why you wouldn't go with a Sandybridge processor?ETM
- I guess the 970 would be superior for video, which I assume you'd also be doing.ETM
- nice man. which install method are you going to do?johnny_wobble
- no real reason other than i thought i'd spring for a six-core. there will be some video, yesscarabin
- iboot+multibeast look the cleanest to me, gonna go with thatscarabin
- right on. that's what i used and it's ran fine. on it right now.johnny_wobble
- have you upgraded to lion? i'm curious about how that will affect things...scarabin
- no. i'm still on 10.6.5
just haven't bothered, but updates get worked out pretty quickly.johnny_wobble - guess i should update though. maybe not to lion yet, but all the 10.6. updates.johnny_wobble
- e-pill0
bump for george.. filter works for me..
- vaxorcist0
My Hackintosh is very solid, Q6600 + gigabyte MD, etc...
but it won't run Hasselblad Phocus and certain other apps....
- nb0
Question:
MacBook Pro + External Thunderbolt SSD
or
Hackintosh w/ Internal SSDWhich is better? It seems to the MBP+Thunderbolt is as fast as an internal SSD. Am I wrong?
- hackintosh + internal, much cheaper.Hombre_Lobo
- hackintoshjohnny_wobble
- orrinward0
Just finished putting OSX on my HP Touchsmart TX2 -> AMD run with multitouch screen.
I used iDeneb and had a bit of a struggle compared to my missus' Inspiron 1525 (iPC) but I now have a touchscreen Hackintosh. No multitouch yet but it's neat. I still prefer 7 though.
- nb0
I'm seriously considering building one for video editing. I don't do a ton of work but I'm working with a Macbook Pro right now and running everything off of external USB drives is slow and painful. I'd love a Mac Pro, but I can't justify the cost. It seems more economical to build a hackintosh and constantly upgrade SSDs, RAM, processor, rather than dropping $4000+ on a new Mac Pro every few years.
- mine's still running strong. no real issues. never messed with the sleep thing...johnny_wobble
- Migrate your work to firewire 800 drives.. you will be amazedThelonious_Funk
- As good as internal SSDs?nb
- I also like the idea of upgrading to Thunderbolt as it becomes more available.nb
- Hmmm.... MBP+ThunderboltSSD vs. Hackintosh+SSD. Hmmm.nb
- yeah usb is slow as hell. firewire 800. well, SSD is the fastest but also very pricy.akrok
- section_0140
I built a hackintosh nearly 3 years ago and it's rock solid still. I don't think it's ever crashed.
- Mojo0
It can be hard work to get a hackintosh build. I spent hours getting my Asus P6T / i7 920 to work - but now it's a dream. I use it for music production.
Put full details at http://phil.replete.nu
- i7 920 + 5850 + 6gb, nice system.
thanks for write up!Hombre_Lobo - Awesome writeup, thanks.nb
- i7 920 + 5850 + 6gb, nice system.
- Hombre_Lobo0
^siiiiick!
nice work dude! :)im getting more tempted by this all the time!
- orrinward0
I just did a Hackintosh build on a second hand Inspiron 1525 Laptop that cost < £200 using Kalyhaly's method.
Less than 200 quid for a 2.4GHz Dual Core, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD laptop running Snow Leopard aint bad.
It's for my missus and so far after 3 days everything has worked smoothly with no bugs. I added the Kexts to the boot disk before installing and didn't have to update anything after the install.
Everything worked out of the box and it handles PSCS5 fine.
- ernexbcn0
Dealing with hackintosh setups it's not worth the hassle in my opinion, some shit won't work properly or you have to be hunting for stuff online to make it work.
If you build such a beast of PC put Windows 7 and get some real work done.
- I MIGHT agree if there was any real work getting done on it.johnny_wobble
- but I'd spring for a real mac, not windows 7, if I was doing work on it.johnny_wobble
- Hombre_Lobo0
^the best thing about apple is being able to copy most CS5 apps directly from the applications folder.
sooo good. just copy from one machine paste to another and they work, all running from a folder, like some portable windows apps. Thats the future! MODULAR!!
- johnny_wobble0
update. sleep and restart are definitely issues.
waking from sleep causes a reboot. after rebooting, the keyboard and mouse don't work (maybe all usb? not sure). turn it off, then back on and they work again.
same for restart, usb problem after restart. turn it if off then back on and they work again.
shutting down is fine. no usb problem after turning it back on.
I'll mess with getting the sleep working sometime, but for now, I'll just leave the fucker running. No other problems have come up. Got CS5 installed and it runs well for what I need.
- kalkal0
I wouldn't be the first:
http://www.s155158671.websitehom… (horrible site design)Pretty sure there's a better way to mount those fans inside without ruining the looks though.
- hah...cool. :-)akrokdesign
- just use a black dust filter I thinkepigraph
- SteveJobs0
pretty soon this will be a common hack/build with all the wrinkles will have been ironed out of the process and you'll start seeing these popping up all over the place.
i think this is at the heart of what pc's have been about all along, but people have always associated them with the microsoft OS's and ugly cases, which shouldn't, or at least, doesn't have to be the case (NPI).
- you're ok with this steve? shouldn't you be resting?johnny_wobble