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Last summer I did a G5 conversion, at the time I put a Arctic Cooling freezer 7 pro. I would really like water cool it now. I would like to put a closed loop system in as I don't think I am up to building a full on water cooling system. I am specifically looking at either the Corsair H80i or...

Hi, I have used a converted G5 case for my hackintosh. It is a fantastic system and is almost everything I wanted. The only downside is the noise! It's really loud! A short clip showing the noise level and internal layout of the computer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyciDL9m-U...

Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Kernel Panic after update Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Well I guess I have just learnt the first rule of running a hackintosh, research before updating! I had a perfectly working system however I now get a kernal panic when I try to boot after updating to 10.8.1. I am using a...

Hi, I have just built my first system and it is running great! I did buy a XFX AMD Radeon 6850 ZCFC card however I have now sent that back due to it not being compatible with Lion so I thought that there would literally be now hope with getting it to work with Mountain Lion! I would...

Hi, I have just completed my first build and got everything working. I tried relentlessly to get my 6850 working however I gave up and used the intel hd 4000 graphics which is now working great. I would however like to get my graphics card working. I have used the guide from here...

Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Multibeast and Ethernet and Video Help? Hi I have just completed my first build using a GA-Z77-DS3H it has an Intel Core i5 3570k. I have got basic functionality of turning on and off booting on its own from my SSD. I have got my audio working however I cannot...

I have finally decided to bite the bullet and build my own mac. I have been using Macs since 2006 and I really do love the operating system and their design. I needed to get a new computer as my MacBook Pro 15" is just to heavy to carry around every day. I will be changing this for a sandy...

Hi, I am about to build my first computer and need some buying advice on a graphics card. I was originally thinking about a EVGA Geforce GTX 550 TI super clocked, it seems to have fantastic user reviews however a few of the professional reviews are not quite so great! I am only going to be...

Hi, I was wondering whether the evga Gtx 550 ti superclocked will work with OSX. I know the normal version will work, but will they have changed anything on the card to not make it work? It's got a 50mhz faster clock than the standard card and only £4 more! (I have checked the database and...

I am about to build a new system and due to Ivy Bridge not officially being supported yet I am wondering whether it is worth going for Ivy Bridge or getting a Sandy Bridge processor and motherboard. I am not particularly fussed either way and would like to build it within the next month or so...

Hi, I am looking into building a hackintosh (my first proper attempt)! The parts that I have chosen are: i5 3570k Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) Vengeance Blue DDR3 1600MHz Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green OCZ Technology 60GB Agility 3 EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Corsair Memory 600W Builder...