09-01-2009, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Germany
Posts: 779
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Max. compatible and >cheap< Hardware?
Hi there,
Well I definitely need to get some better Hardware, to be "Snow Leopard ready", since my current configuration was already hard work with Tiger running Semthex Kernel, and a b*tch with getting Leopard to work since common stuff like those bootloader with Efi Emulation and allmost all Kernel (except ToH based ones) don't work...
I am not going to have the money until next month , so the situation will maybe change, but anyway I want to check out, which components you would recommend to use.
Maximum Budget will be about 130€ - less preferred.
I thaught about buying:
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2600 MHz E5300 (FC-LGA4, "Wolfdale-2M") > 54€
RAM: Some 2 GB DDR2-667 DIMM > at least 25€
What leaves just 50€ for a Socket 755 mainboard... I need: - IDE-Controller
- Onboard sound with Line-Out, Line-In and microphone working (guess ALC* will do)
- working onboard LAN
Questions:
- Do you think the E5300 is a good choice for the CPU?
- Any idead about a mainboard, where most parts will work ootb?
- Should I wait with buying the RAM or should I get it already yet?
- All other recommendations welcome.
Many thank!
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - ASRock AM3A770DE - 8GB DDR3-1333 - Radeon HD 5570 1GB passiv - BCM4318 802.11b/g - Snow Leopard Retail
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AMD Phenom X3 8450 - ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA (BIOS L2.39) - 4GB DDR2-800 - Radeon HD 4650 512MB - Snow Leopard Retail (retired) / OpenBSD
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