I'm running OSX 10.5.7 on :-
Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.78Ghz
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ DDR2-800 @ 891Mhz
HIS Radeon 4890 1GB
2x 500GB WD HDD's (1x scratch, 1x Time Machine)
1x 500GB Seagate HDD (presently OSX boot drive)
1x 750GB Samsung HDD (Vista)
Lg Super Multi-Blu + Samsung DVDRW
It's a BOOT-132/Chameleon install, so the OSX install itself is
"native" and the hacks are all applied by the bootloader (so software
update works flawlessly, even the 10.5.6 > 10.5.7 update)
It hauls ass, feels as quick as any real Mac, until you hit it with
something that can really make a Mac Pro stretch its legs (as I've
only got 4 cores), even then the 4890 pulls its weight for things like
Aperture and Final Cut filters.
I've also put OSX on an i7 rig for a friend, and that thing... is
simply WOW, I suspect there are very few moments where it won't blow
the sidepanel off a full blooded nehelem Mac Pro
Might be something to do with this though...
https://photos-4.getdropbox.com/i/l/1F7CeoKfpTt7PlM9OlXEk0ZuR-YotULw4_mL1l2ZC3w
#12
- Partial assembled rig - https://photos-1.getdropbox.com/i/l/lUURdDq1OyRc2zlmtboM6ia1luoMhmEdUZXKelcTzCk
#5
That Gigabyte GA-X58-UD5 is a REALLY REALLY good board for
hackintoshing, there's even a script that'll completely set up the OS
boot-132 style on the thing.
On 1 Jul 2009, at 18:36, Mesdaq, Ali wrote:
Anyone on the list done anything with running OSX on off the shelf
PC Hardware?
http://wiki.osx86project.org/
If so what's performance like? Is it worth it to try to build a
badass OSX box or is it just worth it to buy a Mac? Looking to do
some audio work.
Thanks,
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