soppa Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've heard from a few people that hackintosh's have some problems with audio so I was just wondering if anyone else had experience using a OS X on a pc laptop and if it works with logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 It works fine, the audio will depend on your hardware. Usually only line out works though unfortunately, at best. But for Logic work you will anyway want to buy a proper external USB/Firewire sound card. These will be more compatible. I can only recommend this if you can't afford a Macbook though. If you still wanna go ahead, be sure to search around the forums and check the wiki HCL's (hardware compatibility list) first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 At the end of the day it really doesn't matter - no serious work is done on on-board audio. Any decent external interface will work like on any other mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've heard from a few people that hackintosh's have some problems with audio that s not true i use my hackintoch everyday with very big projects without any problem it just work like a real mac though a laptop ( even a real mac ) isn t the best choice for logic audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 It works OK just get yourself a good soundcard and your good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 If a 17" MBP isn't good for logic what is it good for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 If a 17" MBP isn't good for logic what is it good for? any mac desktop will do the job ( MP, imac ) just fine but laptops HD are too slow for decent audio production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSupachicken Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 dude - not much difference between an iMac and a top of the line MBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 only the hard drive speed ( by default 5400 ) but now you can finally get a 7200 which is a lot better !! though need to add 300$ :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenle Z. Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 the Creative Xmod external USB sound card does NOT work with Logic and Ardour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos86 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi, Do you think a Pentium 4 @ 3Ghz + 1.5GB RAM (pc3200) will be good enough for Logic? BTW beleive it or not my VERY old Pentium 4 2Ghz + 512mb RAM handles logic, very very slow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe_ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi,Do you think a Pentium 4 @ 3Ghz + 1.5GB RAM (pc3200) will be good enough for Logic? BTW beleive it or not my VERY old Pentium 4 2Ghz + 512mb RAM handles logic, very very slow though. By looking at the Minimum System Requirements, I would GUESS so. I'm with Synaesthesia - Only do it if you can't afford a MacBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 A 3ghz P4 will run Logic just fine. It's way faster than any G4. Of course, the faster your processor, the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos86 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thanks.. I am upgrading my RAM, I will post here the results. If the P4 3Ghz won't handle it, I'll either build a Q6600 + 2 or 4 GB (around 650 USD) or buy a MacBook which I can't afford right now. I actually think that Q6600 + 2GB will handle Logic better then a basic 2.1Ghz/1Gb MacBook (non pro). good night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Thanks.. I am upgrading my RAM, I will post here the results.If the P4 3Ghz won't handle it, I'll either build a Q6600 + 2 or 4 GB (around 650 USD) or buy a MacBook which I can't afford right now. I actually think that Q6600 + 2GB will handle Logic better then a basic 2.1Ghz/1Gb MacBook (non pro). good night I have a P4 3Ghz and 3 gig memory works ok about the same as my Mac mini core 2 dual. Be sure to get a Pci Firewirecard with Texas instruments chipset if you have a FW soundcard otherwize you get in troubles with sound dropping out and stuff. I´ve been running lots of audiotracks so a P4 3 Ghz is pretty ok. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos86 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thank you guys, It seems that my computer is dead.. My new rig for Logic 8 will be either that or a iMac 2.0Ghz/3GB or a macBook 2.1Ghz/3GB. 2 X CRUCIAL ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804 2gb kit (1gb x 2) match pair pc26400 800mhz 4-4-4-12 240-pin ddr2 dimm w/heat spreader $129.50 INTEL core 2 quad q6600 (BX80562Q6600) 2.4ghz quad core w/8mb cache 1066mhz $249.00 GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R intel p35 chipset ATX form factor 1xPCI-E(x16)/3xPCI-E(x1)/3xpci/4xddr2 w/sata2 raid,lan(gb) $125.25 EVGA 512-P2-N548-TX GEFORCE 7600GS 512MB GDDR2 PCI EXPRESS X16 VIDEO CARD w/HDTV & DVI $68.00 SEAGATE 80gb ST380815AS / ST380817AS SATA300 7200rpm 8mb 8.5ms $40.90 Total $627.94 I am not sure about the motherboard and video card as I am looking for best compatibillity (any recommendations for motherboard?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe_ Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I am not sure about the motherboard and video card as I am looking for best compatibillity (any recommendations for motherboard?) Gigabyte GA-P35-DS 3/4's seem to be well supported and documented on this site. Check out this wiki: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph....2#Motherboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Thank you guys,It seems that my computer is dead.. My new rig for Logic 8 will be either that or a iMac 2.0Ghz/3GB or a macBook 2.1Ghz/3GB. 2 X CRUCIAL ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804 2gb kit (1gb x 2) match pair pc26400 800mhz 4-4-4-12 240-pin ddr2 dimm w/heat spreader $129.50 INTEL core 2 quad q6600 (BX80562Q6600) 2.4ghz quad core w/8mb cache 1066mhz $249.00 GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R intel p35 chipset ATX form factor 1xPCI-E(x16)/3xPCI-E(x1)/3xpci/4xddr2 w/sata2 raid,lan(gb) $125.25 EVGA 512-P2-N548-TX GEFORCE 7600GS 512MB GDDR2 PCI EXPRESS X16 VIDEO CARD w/HDTV & DVI $68.00 SEAGATE 80gb ST380815AS / ST380817AS SATA300 7200rpm 8mb 8.5ms $40.90 Total $627.94 I am not sure about the motherboard and video card as I am looking for best compatibillity (any recommendations for motherboard?) 3 guys here said a P4 3 Ghz would do it and I´m one of them, I have one myself and told you it works perfectly ok. So why on earth did you ask in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos86 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 3 guys here said a P4 3 Ghz would do it and I´m one of them, I have one myself and told you it works perfectly ok. So why on earth did you ask in the first place? "It seems that my computer is dead" It burnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 OK sorry to hear that man, good luck with your new build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section_14 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 That motherboard should work nicely. I have a P35-DS3L and 10.5.1 runs nicely. If you find that you are having trouble with the installation such as: not booting up or install fails. Try a MBR format and install OS X without the vanilla kernel. That's what I did. Not sure if it was the MOBO or what but, if you get any install errors try what I mentioned. I'm running Logic 8 with regular realtek audio(with the patched HDA kext) and it runs awesome. I have entire songs built up with a bunch of effects and busses/auxes and it barely taxes the CPU. I noticed when I used sculpture and space designer on a track it used a bit more CPU but, it still had loads of CPU to spare. It runs fantastic. I can't imagine how well it would run on a quadcore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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