Genius blog Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi gang, I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a motherboard to get. I was thinking along the lines of Gigabyte, specifically GA-EP35-DSL or DSR or a DSP or DS4? Or something along the linse of ASUS? Thanks Oh yea I'm working with an Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeplover Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 (edited) I used only Gigabyte Mainboards so far but I can recommend them 100%. My first board was the GA-P35-DS4 and now I use the GA-EP45-DQ6- you can take a look at my thread I could also test a GA-P35-DS3. All 3 boards work without any hazzle using the fast and simple installation method described by LS8 (link in the thread above). <-- EDIT --> Link fixed Edited July 14, 2008 by sheeplover Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euthenics Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The link does not work, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremestar Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 at any rate ive heard almost 100% positive reviews on the gigabyte ga-p35-ds3() series...that is, specifically the ds3l and ds3r models Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I´m typing this using my GA P35-DS3R, q6600, 8 gig memory, cheap ga 7300 gs 256 mb PCIe vid card (dual displays QE working) 1 IDE and 2 SATA drives, retail Leo 10.5.4, Logic Pro 8 etc etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeplover Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I fixed the link above ... and there is one in my signature as well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsweeting Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Gigabyte boards are good, and they are pretty good overclockers too. I've got a GA-P35-S3G, and my rig is running super nice - vanilla all the way. In a nutshell, can't go wrong with a Gigabyte. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-818762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
percussive Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Gigabyte boards are good, and they are pretty good overclockers too. I've got a GA-P35-S3G, and my rig is running super nice - vanilla all the way. In a nutshell, can't go wrong with a Gigabyte. I agree with Adam, here. I just did an Vanilla install from Retail DVD on a GA-P35-S3G. Easy and works great, except for the built-in audio (didn't really try, as I use a USB audio interface anyway). I chose this board since it has one PCI Express and 5 PCI slots - I was helping a friend who uses two Digidesign Protools cards and two UAD-1 cards. Think about it, once you put in a PCI-Express graphics card... none of the computers that Apple sells has 4-or-more available expansion slots! He wanted to stay with actual Apple hardware, but the need to preserve his investment in audio boards forced him into OSX86-land. His four cards (and a Firewire card) fit very nicely, and are much cooler than they were in his G4. Regarding the Gigabit LAN... Adam, what is the "rtl.r1000nic.kext" (or where did you get it) which you mention in your sig? I used the 2.0 driver from the Realtek site, worked fine. But I'm always looking to improve things. My previous build was on a Gigabyte board too, a GA-G33M-DS2R... that one's a dream. It's still available a few places, but no longer shipping. I wouldn't recommend ECS boards, I did two builds on them... took a long time since there's a lot less board-specific info on the forums, for that brand. BTW: My daily-use machines are an iMac & a MBP. Apple hardware is great, it's just a bit pricey! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-836278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlauth Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Im new to the hackintosh world and it looks like Gigabyte Mobos are king. Most all of them look relatively compatible. I still wish there was a better compatibility list than the one on osx84 website. Im in the market for new parts and am in the same boat as you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-1482397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko88 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Hi! I'm looking for a Motherboard micro-ATX wich have 4 slot ddr2 ram and support Q6600 (optionally firewire 400) fully compatible with Snow Leopard. Does anyone know one? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114936-which-motherboard-to-get/#findComment-1483180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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