Hackintosh: Roadblock the First

Hey friends.

Quick warning: this is another nerdy post. Read at your own risk.

As you know from my previous post, I’m in the midst of building a computer. I had the parts delivered to my house in Atlanta, and I picked them up when I went home for Easter last weekend. Drew and I have started assembling the machine. We would be completely done by now, but we hit a roadblock or two. This is alright; we expected to encounter setbacks with this new adventure, but it is a test of our patience.

First of all, we stupidly bought a 500 watt power supply for this beast. We didn’t realize that the video card alone sucks up 400 watts. Fail! I’ve sent it back for a refund, and its 800 watt replacement should arrive tomorrow. Also, Newegg shipped me a defective monitor. It’s got something sliding around loose inside of it, as if an assembly worker accidently left a tool inside. It sounded really broken. So the monitor is also on its way back to Newegg for a replacement.

We will be able to finish the build when the new power supply arrives tomorrow. The assembly process has been inspiring so far. We had a number of close calls fitting things into the case, especially the fan assembly. I bought a really powerful cooling fan, and it clears the enclosure lid by about a centimeter. Phew! I also had to modify the viewing window on the lid so that the little fan built onto there could fit inside the case. Building the hackintosh is really exciting. Also, it’s beautiful, inside and out. Check out the photos to see what I mean.

The adventure has just begun. Once we’ve got the machine built, the next challenge begins: installing the operating system(s). More to come!