$260 Hackintosh Full System

[Apevia21]

Hi, I am thinking of building a second hackintosh to replace my G5 Power Mac for basically downloading and storing software images. I have put together a list of parts that are $260 with everything. What is everyone's take on it? any advice?

Case $30
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147123

Motherboard $56
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128527

CPU $49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409

RAM $9 x 2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139640

Graphics Card $30
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162041

Hard Drive $60
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152244

Power Suppy $18
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170014

Case: Rosewill FBM-01
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2
CPU: Intel Celeron G530
RAM: Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
Graphics: Galaxy GeForce 210 512MB
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 320GB
Power Supply: LOGISYS 480W ATX12V

 

[Apevia21]

True, thank you. But would that still matter if I use the geforce 210? or do i need it? are the on board graphics on the celeron supported by os x?

 

[Apevia21]

No problem. But now I'm curios. The reason I have the graphics card there is cause I've seen a lot of cases where people with a celeron cant get the graphics to work. do I need a graphics card with this CPU? or will the Intel HD that comes with the CPU work on its own?

 

[alux]

ASAIK, the onboard video in Sandy Bridge is upon CPU. The celeron cpu you are choosing i am not quite sure it has the HD3000 that is needed to be used without a discrete graphic card in MacOS or the HD4000, the newest iteration of intel HD. I´ve checked intel website, but i´ve not found further information. I think your better bet is invest in a cpu with intel hd3000 video graphics at least. Good luck

 

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[goober296]

A video card is needed for the celeron or pentium cpu's, but it's usually cheaper then buying the more expensive processors. In this price area cost is everything. Used/older video cards are a good alternative.

 

[Jacobpetre]

I know this is quite late to respond, but I may aswell say this - the GT 210 is fully supported within OS X and you'll have no problems getting it working.