Case Boyle

Hackintosh? Yessir.

So, while I’ve toyed with the idea for a VERY long time, and messed with the execution one or two times using VirtualBox, I’ve never actually gone ahead and messed with installing Mac OS X on a good ol’ PC.

Recently, my desktop PC bit the dust (right in the middle of a video stream, too - great job!) and it’s currently running an old copy of XP SP2 for temporary use. And since I’m really not using anything on there, I figure it’s about time I give OSx86 a shot.

Providing this goes well, it may influence what I build for my next rig. The current desktop that I’m planning on doing this with carries the following specs (don’t make fun of me, this shit was built in like 2007 or 2008):
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 (2.4GHz Dual-Core AM2)
- 2GB DDR2 RAM (Speed and type escape me right now)
- BFG GeForce 7950GT OC 512MB (Weeee, old chipsets!)
- 250GB HDD (SATA, 7200rpm, the usual)

So, the AMD compatibility will be what really tests me here. If the AMD compatibility is alright (which I’ve been informed can be the case 50% of the time), then my new rig might be a Phenom II based rig. I’ve always been an AMD fan, but it’s hard to see AMD making some nice strides as it once did. I also hate Intel due to the fact that I’m piss poor. (Don’t mind that the machine I’m on now is a Core 2 Duo - MBP never did come with much else.)

So, I guess I’ll be backing up some just barely useful crap from the ol’ desktop, and trying this out tonight. Let’s see how it goes. (I’ll post a follow-up at some point.)