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- Gigabyte H55M-USB3 Rev 2.0 Bios F10
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- i7-860
- Graphics
- PNY 9800 GT
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Buying Advice is a great forum to get the latest and greatest tips on cost/value of current components on the market. But if you need to know if certain components are compatible at all with building a hackintosh with Tonymacx86.com tools and methods, be sure to check the wiki first!
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About Recommendations
No one wants to recommend a product they have working within their knowledge/comfort level, only to have it bite someone else because who couldn't get it working the way they wanted. Choose words carefully when recommending products, and do your research before listening to the recommendations of others.
Consider the following:
-When looking at components, see how easy/difficult of a time others have using said products. Learn how these components are enabled and the quality of the compatibility. (Example: Many are not happy with the quality of the voodooHDA kext for enabling the ALC892 sound. Many think it's just fine.)
-You may have to figure things out on your own. Understand your comfort level based on this acquired knowledge.
-See which chipsets match this comfort level.
-See which products contain those chipsets.
-Chose accordingly from those products based on your budget.
-You may have to figure things out on your own. Understand your comfort level based on this acquired knowledge.
-See which chipsets match this comfort level.
-See which products contain those chipsets.
-Chose accordingly from those products based on your budget.
Based on your knowledge and comfort level, different people will be drawn to different categories of products. As a general rule, please understand:
-If you have a high technical prowess for experimentation/tweaking and more flexibility in your budget, the more options you'll have to pick from.
-If you have a rigid budget and lower technical prowess, the less options you'll have to pick from.
-If you have a rigid budget and lower technical prowess, the less options you'll have to pick from.
First Build?
Be sure to see Hackintosh Basics for a list of suggested reading to bring you up to speed.
Add your knowledge
And as always, be sure to visit the Wiki database pages to add your hardware if it isn't listed or to post notes or links to the forum for information that may help the next person with any issues they might have.
Thanks!
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