8 Core Hackintosh??

[prof]

Anyone here successfully build an 8 Core Hackintosh??
I'm interested in giving it a shot and looking for advice.

TIA,
prof

[volcs0]

This is the state of the art.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=81&threadid=2242545

Yes, I've read that whole thread...

If you google "8-core" and hackintosh, there is information.

[decay]

not sure.

try these links:

http://leopardsoup.pbworks.com/

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=81

[prof]

thanks for the links guys, very informative.
Does anyone happen to know if you can boot from and external HD with Hackintosh, or is that just a pipedream??

[guitarist]

YWIA

[Panopticon]

prof wrote:
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Does anyone happen to know if you can boot from and external HD with Hackintosh, or is that just a pipedream??

If the external is a GUID with a properly installed EFI, it should work. The Mini 9 will boot a {correctly prepped} USB2 Flash Drive or Hard Drive that's had OS X correctly installed with EFI. BTDT

I'm now preparing to build a C2Quad OSx86 with a Firewire 400 card, hopefully it will boot from a FW external :bat:

[Will Collier]

I dunno about Firewire booting. That might depend on the motherboard bios. USB would probably be a sure thing these days, though.

[Jimmypoo]

Current i920 (D0 series) and the right board will get you from rated 2.67GHz to 4.2GHz with no additional
cooling and nominal temps. I got the info (I watched it step by step) - unfortunately, at the last minute,
stability with F@H was SO GOOD, and the latest incarnation of Fista was viewed superior for Media Center,
that in the process of creating it - "we" lost a 20 year Mac enthusiast.

I strongly opted for the above processor @ ~~~$250 vs dual i965s at $1800/pair. Solution (as designed)
came in $5k less. Great decision making by machine owner along the way, and overclocked the board, cpu
and RAM to 2100MHz with NO problems.

I want to do it without considering even having a safety boot to WinANYTHING. Perhaps one day soon.
4.2GHz without additional cooling beyond stock - nominal temps - on a 2.67GHz CPU? And surviving a
week++ of Folding @ Home on all cores??

That's impressive.