Monday, August 17, 2009

Making a Hackint0sh - PLEASE FEEDBACK!!!

Recently I have decided that I am going to build a computer. First it was going to be a killer gaming rig that could run Crysis on full settings while rendering the apocalypse in a virtual machine but I realised that it would be far too expensive as I am currently not in a high pay job. So I decided, why not do what you have always wanted and make a hackint0sh from the ground up with all compatible parts?

So, I set out (on Google) and searched through literally hundreds of pages until I found a couple of good ones:

Firstly, this one outlines 4 basic to workstation builds that can run OS X as well as any quad core Mac Pro.

Secondly, this one outlines compatible netbooks. (which would be AWESOME).

Thirdly, the OSx86 team wiki outlines compatible parts and laptops etc.

What I can't decide is whether to go for a:

a) Custom desktop
b) Netbook
c) Laptop

As I already have a laptop, I would be unlikely to want that. But I want a netbook anyway and a decent desktop would be nice anyway, as the one I have at the moment is falling to bits and doesn't meet the minimum specs for Windows 7, which I would like to dual boot also.

Some thoughts please below - if anyone reads this.