New Hackintosh / PT7 monster HD PCI Rig

[James Drake]

Originally Posted by Peter Baird

Second, the chassis video doesn't function, so I need to figure out who gets which output.

do you mean the onboard video on the motherboard doesn't work?

i was about to order motherboard and ram and cpu, and bodge the rest together with what i have just to test.

but it's necessary to get a video card? choosing this seems to be a big thing when it comes to os x install..

But I'd like to make a small disclaimer here: if Apple still supported PCI I would still have bought an Apple box. And while I'm sure Avid studied the matter thoroughly before setting the prices on card upgrades, the buyin is still just too rich for me. The math comes out to about 7K out of pocket to move to current cards and Apple CPUs versus around $1800 for what I think will turn out to be a very sturdy and stable system.

Same here. I wanted to get a mac mini or a macbook pro and go thunderbolt to the pci-x cards. but looks like this won't happen.

i don't like being forced to go magama chassis and mac pro (which doesn't rack mount very well) and end up with 8U +.

this will be a rig for me to use, not to rent out to others or for install in a studio. and anyway you still get grey screens and other crashes with legit systems unless you are careful. especially so with G5 rig up to the latest legit install for pci-x cards.

[Abomb97]

Peter!

A work of art! A masterpiece! A thing of beauty!

Thank you for posting such detailed info about your Beast!
I have added you to the list at the top of the thread.

Justin

[RonTalley]

I cant seem to find the Jetway JNAF92-Q67 Mobo no where. I know that they were available at Newegg but where else? Please I soooooooooooooooooooooooo want one!!!

[RonTalley]

Originally Posted by RonTalley

I cant seem to find the Jetway JNAF92-Q67 Mobo no where. I know that they were available at Newegg but where else? Please I soooooooooooooooooooooooo want one!!!

I must have gotten lucky becuase Newegg came up in a google search and when I went the site I was allowed to purchase........we will see.

[Abomb97]

Originally Posted by RonTalley

I must have gotten lucky becuase Newegg came up in a google search and when I went the site I was allowed to purchase........we will see.

JNAF92-Q67 BACK IN STOCK AT NEWEGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813153216



BUY BUY BUY

[temetrepo]

just picked one up

[albee1952]

I'm loading Snow Leopard(actually updating after installing 10.6.3) on a Gigabyte X58A-UD3 right now. Anyone running HD/Native on one of these?

[Greg M]

I am w/ Win 7 x64. No issues at all.

Greg

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by albee1952

I'm loading Snow Leopard(actually updating after installing 10.6.3) on a Gigabyte X58A-UD3 right now. Anyone running HD/Native on one of these?

Sadly, my install failed. Gotta start over

Update; 3rd attempt was a dismal failure. Looks like that machine is going Windows 7.......rats!

[temetrepo]

^try kakewalk on your board. i have the ex25-ud3r and it doesn't get any easier than that with it