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question for you hackintoshers out there - rz - 06-29-2011
Saw this on Dealmac today:
Buy.com offers the refurbished HP Pavilion Elite HPE-570t Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 3.4GHz Desktop PC (no monitor), model no. LC120AAR#ABA, for $599.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen for any HP Pavilion desktop with a Core i7 CPU. (It's also a current price low by $231.) It features the new Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz quad-core "Sandy Bridge" processor, 8GB RAM, 1.5TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner with LightScribe, ATI Radeon 5450 1GB video card, memory card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Now, I know this can't be hacked to run OS X. But theoretically if I were to get the right motherboard, pretty much all the other pieces would work, correct?
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - mikebw - 06-29-2011
Sure, the RAM would probably be the slowest speed possible to run at 3.4GHz so don't count on overclocking it. Certain optical drives are not known to be as friendly to work with, as well as certain video cards. For ATI, as long as there is a Mac version with the same model number then it should be compatible. I would do a bit of research at the tonymac forums if you can.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - p8712 - 06-29-2011
It may work as-is, depending on what controllers the motherboard uses. You need to know what specific components are included before you start looking for a new motherboard. Sometimes a vanillia install will work just fine on hardware like that.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - Dick Moore - 06-29-2011
And if it turns out that you can't hack that MB, just do as you have suggested and pop in one that you can. Any memory that will work with the 3.4G chipset will be just fine. That's a good buy on a lot of horsepower.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - Trouble - 06-29-2011
Check to see if that HP mobo has standard mounting holes. You also want to make sure the case doesn't have some funky accessibility for the back of the mobo as well. You don't want to replace the mobo and find out it doesn't mount in the case without extensive mods to the mounting plate and back of case.
I recommend sticking with known good equipment. When I built mine, I didn't want to screw around with trying to make stuff work. I wanted to plug everything in and just have it work.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - anonymouse1 - 06-29-2011
But you want the 2600K CPU--it's unlocked, so you can overclock.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - anonymouse1 - 06-29-2011
For $679, after rebate, I'd go with this, if you're willing to build your own. Might be worthwhile to see if you can upgrade the HD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.675226
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - AllGold - 06-29-2011
That's a very good price for a PC.
If you want a PC, buy it. If you want a Hackintosh, don't buy it; buy your own components.
The motherboard in that HP probably won't be Hac compatible, can't be overclocked, the power supply is probably low quality, the video card is weak and you're paying for Windows--and that copy can't be used on another machine and probably would not work as a VM on a Mac.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - JoeH - 06-29-2011
anonymouse1 wrote:
For $679, after rebate, I'd go with this, if you're willing to build your own. Might be worthwhile to see if you can upgrade the HD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.675226
There is support for most (all?) of the components in that bundle to be used in a hackintosh. You would probably need to add a video card, reports are that the integrated video does not work well with OS X.
Re: question for you hackintoshers out there - macphanatic - 06-29-2011
Build your own. It's not difficult and should only take about an hour to assemble with simple tools. Best way to ensure that every component works.