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Going to build me a hackintosh, lots of experience with building PCs, but first hackintosh here!

The finished product will be a build inside of a g4 cube chasis. So I need to go the mini itx route, and on the cheapest side if possible.

Here is what I have been looking at so far. I've checked wikis but couldn't find this combo.

Mobo: foxconn h67s - http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/m ... -us0000515

CPU: i3 - 2100 (sandy bridge!)

Haven't decided on ram, graphics card or power supply yet. Help in these area is appreciated!! I was wondering if I could use the brick that comes with the cube and splice it in. But I haven't seen it's specs yet to know about the wattages (I'm guessing it may not be sufficient).

Really I'm most curious about this mobo and it's ease to hack before I go buying and modding the case to fit it. Thanks!
 
Vikter88 said:
Going to build me a hackintosh, lots of experience with building PCs, but first hackintosh here!

The finished product will be a build inside of a g4 cube chasis. So I need to go the mini itx route, and on the cheapest side if possible.

Here is what I have been looking at so far. I've checked wikis but couldn't find this combo.

Mobo: foxconn h67s - http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/m ... -us0000515

CPU: i3 - 2100 (sandy bridge!)

Haven't decided on ram, graphics card or power supply yet. Help in these area is appreciated!! I was wondering if I could use the brick that comes with the cube and splice it in. But I haven't seen it's specs yet to know about the wattages (I'm guessing it may not be sufficient).

Really I'm most curious about this mobo and it's ease to hack before I go buying and modding the case to fit it. Thanks!
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I would suggest not using a Foxconn motherboard for it is mostly unknown whether such a motherboard would work with Mac OSX. Better stick with Gigabyte if possible.
 
Awesome. That's what I needed to hear. I'll stay away from the foxconn. Now I'm leaning towards the gigabyte ga-h67n-usb3-b3

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/produc ... id=3783#ov

Seems to be more documentation with this mobo. Any red flag against this board. It is actually only 80$ with a mail in rebate.

Thanks again!
 
Vikter88 said:
Awesome. That's what I needed to hear. I'll stay away from the foxconn. Now I'm leaning towards the gigabyte ga-h67n-usb3-b3

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/produc ... id=3783#ov

Seems to be more documentation with this mobo. Any red flag against this board. It is actually only 80$ with a mail in rebate.

Thanks again!
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I just ordered the same mobo today, so we'll be able to exchange experiences :) I've chosen it because it's in the DSDT database, it's Gigabyte and seems to be used by other forum members.

Have fun!

Niels
 
I am thinking of buying the same motherboard GA-H67N-USB3-B3 and Intel i3-2100. Will any DDR3 be a problem?
I am also planning to use Sandybridge graphics and not use any PCIe graphics card.
 
On the other hand, I will purchase the i3-2105 (HD3000 instead of HD2000)
 
rwar said:
I am thinking of buying the same motherboard GA-H67N-USB3-B3 and Intel i3-2100. Will any DDR3 be a problem?
I am also planning to use Sandybridge graphics and not use any PCIe graphics card.
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You'll have to check which frequency is the best match for you Mobo/CPU combination. I haven't had any problem with not-compatible RAM in all the years that I'm building PC's, but it's wise to check the manufacturer's website for RAM that is noted as not-compatible!

rwar said:
On the other hand, I will purchase the i3-2105 (HD3000 instead of HD2000)
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Good choice! I'm having the i5-2405 which has a HD3000 too. This week I'll be spending time to get it all going.

Cheers,
Niels
 
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