Posting from my NEW Hackintosh!

[KBCraig]

Less than 5 hours after arriving home to some boxes from NewEgg (via UPS), I have a working Hackintosh!

I assembled a mini-ITX box using an Intel D945GCLF2 motherboard (integrated Dual Core Atom 330, integrated GMA 950 graphics), and after 3 false starts successfully installed using iPC 10.5.6.

Wow. After using a 10 year old G3, this feels like riding lighting!

I'm not done; I still have to get the audio working. But the computer works! First time I ever built my own, and it's a Mac! (sort of!)

[Tom Sawyer]

 

[KBCraig]

Oh, and if someone wants a $250 computer, this kind of hardware is the way to go.

Mini-ITX Intel Dual Core motherboard, $80 (integrated CPU and graphics)
DVD burner, $22
2GB RAM, $18
320 GB SATA-II drive, $60
Mini-ITX case w/250 watt power supply, $50

That's under budget and leaves money for a firewire card or USB keyboard.

[K. Darien Freeheart]

Nice.

I got sick of messing with my hackintosh, but it's certainly better than WIndows if you can avoid the insane cost of hardware lock-in with Apple.

[rzvgy0]

Hey KBCraig,

Which parts actually parts from Newegg did you use to get your Hackintosh up and running.

thanks

[KBCraig]

Intel D945GCLF2 motherboard
One stick (2GB) of DDR2 PC5300 RAM (Kensington)
320GB Western Digital drive (any 3.5" SATA drive will do)
Mini-ITX case (I used an Apex; take your pick)

That's it, since the CPU, video, and LAN are all integrated on the motherboard.

For the install, either iPC or Kalyway seem to work fine.