Ok I am jealous! So even with that configuration you still feel that a mac pro can beat it performance wise? I am wondering if there is a cutoff where the PC hardware beats the mac for performance and is still cheaper to the point where it's worth the extra hassle to setup a pc mac instead of buying a real mac.
Thanks, ------------------------------------------ Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Sr. Security Researcher Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com ------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Boswell Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] OSX on PC Hardware I'm running OSX 10.5.7 on :- Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.78Ghz 8GB (4x2GB) OCZ DDR2-800 @ 891Mhz HIS Radeon 4890 1GB 2x 500GB WD HDD's (1x scratch, 1x Time Machine) 1x 500GB Seagate HDD (presently OSX boot drive) 1x 750GB Samsung HDD (Vista) Lg Super Multi-Blu + Samsung DVDRW It's a BOOT-132/Chameleon install, so the OSX install itself is "native" and the hacks are all applied by the bootloader (so software update works flawlessly, even the 10.5.6 > 10.5.7 update) It hauls ass, feels as quick as any real Mac, until you hit it with something that can really make a Mac Pro stretch its legs (as I've only got 4 cores), even then the 4890 pulls its weight for things like Aperture and Final Cut filters. I've also put OSX on an i7 rig for a friend, and that thing... is simply WOW, I suspect there are very few moments where it won't blow the sidepanel off a full blooded nehelem Mac Pro Might be something to do with this though... https://photos-4.getdropbox.com/i/l/1F7CeoKfpTt7PlM9OlXEk0ZuR-YotULw4_mL1l2ZC3w #12 - Partial assembled rig - https://photos-1.getdropbox.com/i/l/lUURdDq1OyRc2zlmtboM6ia1luoMhmEdUZXKelcTzCk #5 That Gigabyte GA-X58-UD5 is a REALLY REALLY good board for hackintoshing, there's even a script that'll completely set up the OS boot-132 style on the thing. On 1 Jul 2009, at 18:36, Mesdaq, Ali wrote: > Anyone on the list done anything with running OSX on off the shelf > PC Hardware? > http://wiki.osx86project.org/ > If so what's performance like? Is it worth it to try to build a > badass OSX box or is it just worth it to buy a Mac? Looking to do > some audio work. > > Thanks, > ------------------------------------------ > Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) > Sr. Security Researcher > Websense Security Labs > http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com
