Does anybody really read this section...?

[Supergrover]

Come on guys USE the reported post button then, that is why it is there.

There is no need to be digging through old threads to make a useless post.

[SKYMTL]

Thread cleaned. See the response by SG above since he makes two very good points:

- If there is an issue with a post, report it instead of trying to "get back" at the offender

- There is no need to dig up an older thread without good reason.

[homer98]

A noobish question, but how do you know what hardware is compatible for running OS X? it would be neat to experiment with some things, since I am not a mac user, but would like to get familiar with the OS and see for myself why some people hype it up so much, Thanks

[lowfat]

Originally Posted by homer98

A noobish question, but how do you know what hardware is compatible for running OS X? it would be neat to experiment with some things, since I am not a mac user, but would like to get familiar with the OS and see for myself why some people hype it up so much, Thanks

Take a look @ the insanlymac forums. If the product was used in any Apple computer than there is a good chance it will work w/ OSX86. Buy a motherboard w/ the same onboard sound/network and either a Nvidia 9-series or ATI 4-series card and you should be golden.

[Dadi_oh]

+1 for Insanelymac forum. You will almost certainly find a guide for your motherboard particularly if it is an Intel chipset.

Personally I use whatever technology makes sense (i.e. I don't consider myself either a Mac or PC snob). My video server is a Hackintosh (ASUS P5Q-PRO with Q6600 @ 3.2GHz, 6GB RAM, 8800GTS, and about 10TB of disk drives. I run Snow Leopard and then Parallels 5 virtual machine for a Windows 7 64 bit installation. The Win7 I set in one display and Snow Leopard in the other display. I can run Mac and Windows apps simultaneously and moving between the OS'es is as simple as moving the mouse For example I really like Anydvd but it is only available in PC version. So it rips DVD's while I use Handbrake in the Mac OS to encode MP4's. It is a great setup.

And if I want to boot into full Windows I have Vista 32bit on another hard drive and just reboot the machine there. That way I can also game on the machine.

My wife has a Mac Mini and a Macbook Pro and, although expensive compared to PC hardware I have to admit the build quality is excellent. The kids have their own Windows laptops but guess what they are always stealing the Macbook Pro.

But my main rig is a gaming rig. Q9550 OC to 3.8GHz and a 5870 with 3X 23" monitors for Eyefinity. No Mac will touch this for anywhere near the price

So I recommend anyone try out the Hackintosh route. Grab a cheap 500GB disk and experiment. You can always boot back into Windows on your main hard drive when you get bored or frustrated.