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Would this be a good setup. its based on this guide http://lifehacker.com/5672051/how-to-bu ... easy-steps will it work with the latest update and such and run smoothly? I am open to suggests but am trying to keep it at about this price range



• Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply = $119.99

• Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner – OEM = $16.99

• HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $54.99

• GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard = $109.99

• Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760 = $185

• * COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 = $29.99

• * G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL = 49.99

• ASUS CuCore Series EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card = $100

• Apple Wireless Keyboard (Retail Packaging) = $59.57

• Apple magic trackpad = $61.07
• Snow leapord disc = $29
 
Ok so ive been searching and modified my list a bit heres my new one

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM

ASUS P7H55-M PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AARS 640GB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
 
Sandy Bridge isnt supported but people are experementing to get it working. Its not recommended if you want a working system today.

Sandy Bridge processors is socket 1155 and the motherboard you have choosen is socket 1156. They dont work together!

Difference with the K models of Sandy Bridge processors is that they are overclockable.

Better choice of processors is i5 760 or i7 870, or something around there.

GeForce 9500 is an old budget card. Get a GeForce 430 or something like that. 400 series support Directx11 and opengl4.1.
 
SMHI said:
Sandy Bridge isnt supported but people are experementing to get it working. Its not recommended if you want a working system today.

Sandy Bridge processors is socket 1155 and the motherboard you have choosen is socket 1156. They dont work together!

Difference with the K models of Sandy Bridge processors is that they are overclockable.

Better choice of processors is i5 760 or i7 870, or something around there.

GeForce 9500 is an old budget card. Get a GeForce 430 or something like that. 400 series support Directx11 and opengl4.1.
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ok thanks for these suggestions but i thought the fermi cards dont work on mac and that geforce 430 is fermi http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product. and maybe if i can end up affording it i might get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product that will work great right? also do you know if the motherboard i chose will work
 
I have search the forum and GeForce 430 works according to some people.

Regarding motherboard if you plan of getting a normal ATX motherboard to get a P55. It has support for two 8x PCI Express ports, or one 16x and ... yadda yadda yadda. I do not understand why they put so many PCI ports on the motherboards when the chipsets support more PCI Express ports that are on the boards.

Gigabyte is the recommended brand at tonys but other boards work to. Take a look in the DSDT database.


If you want raw performance socket 1366 is a better choice then 1156. But Core i7 processors on socket 1366 is 130W and on 1156 they are 95W. It depends on how you prioritize cooling and the noise from the system.
 
SMHI said:
I have search the forum and GeForce 430 works according to some people.

Regarding motherboard if you plan of getting a normal ATX motherboard to get a P55. It has support for two 8x PCI Express ports, or one 16x and ... yadda yadda yadda. I do not understand why they put so many PCI ports on the motherboards when the chipsets support more PCI Express ports that are on the boards.

Gigabyte is the recommended brand at tonys but other boards work to. Take a look in the DSDT database.


If you want raw performance socket 1366 is a better choice then 1156. But Core i7 processors on socket 1366 is 130W and on 1156 they are 95W. It depends on how you prioritize cooling and the noise from the system.
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ok this will be my first computer i built and i dont know much about this but i decided to get the radeon hd 5770 but all i really want to know is if i build a computer with all these components, and put mac osx on it would it run nicely.




• Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply = $119.99

• Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner – OEM = $16.99

• HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $54.99

• GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard = $109.99

• Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760 = $185

• * COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 = $29.99

• * G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL = 49.99

• ASUS CuCore Series EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card = $100

• Apple Wireless Keyboard (Retail Packaging) = $59.57

• Apple magic trackpad = $61.07
• Snow leapord disc = $29
 
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