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Hi everyone,
First, thanks for the great forum with thoughtful and complete discussions and tutorials. I'm very new to the hackintosh world, so I'm trying to get up to speed.
I currently have an Abit IP35-Pro, bought a few years ago for my Q6600 (back when it was new...sigh...). I'm using 8GB of (DDR2 800) RAM and an MSI 9600 GT 512 and have been running Win7 in a pretty vanilla way. I'm using a 128 GB Raptor as my boot drive and have 3x 640 GB storage drives.
My main use is Photoshop/Lightroom and I want to switch over to OSX 10.6.4. From what I've read, the IP35-Pro is a big pain. And using the methods here, I get a KP right away. So I think I'm going to need to replace my board, but obviously can't use a P55. I worried about the graphics card, but it seems like it's got some support now. I'd like to keep the upgrade costs as low as possible.
What can you recommend for a straightforward install? I don't need to OC or dual boot or anything like that.
Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.
i
First, thanks for the great forum with thoughtful and complete discussions and tutorials. I'm very new to the hackintosh world, so I'm trying to get up to speed.
I currently have an Abit IP35-Pro, bought a few years ago for my Q6600 (back when it was new...sigh...). I'm using 8GB of (DDR2 800) RAM and an MSI 9600 GT 512 and have been running Win7 in a pretty vanilla way. I'm using a 128 GB Raptor as my boot drive and have 3x 640 GB storage drives.
My main use is Photoshop/Lightroom and I want to switch over to OSX 10.6.4. From what I've read, the IP35-Pro is a big pain. And using the methods here, I get a KP right away. So I think I'm going to need to replace my board, but obviously can't use a P55. I worried about the graphics card, but it seems like it's got some support now. I'd like to keep the upgrade costs as low as possible.
What can you recommend for a straightforward install? I don't need to OC or dual boot or anything like that.
Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.
i