[Cube] Confession...

[George Pepper]

I too had considered a hackintosh, and what I was thinking was to take  
a SERVER chassis so that I could put my main control room computer in  
a rack like all of my other signal processing gear.  In fact, I  
actually got a first generation G4 Xserve and set it up as a client  
with a proper video card and non-server OS X, but the fans were  
RIDICULOUSLY loud.  I mean, unless it was in an Xrack, it sounded like  
a jet aircraft.  LOL!  So, I got rid of it and lost no money.

I hear the G5 Xserves are easier to set up as a client and can take  
real good video cards without needing a riser card, and the fans are  
supposed to be much, much quieter.  Those are down to about $800.00 on  
eBay now, so I may actually go that route.  Anyone know how quiet the  
fans actually are in a G5 Xserve?  I've never actually been next to  
one, but if it's as quiet as my G5 BUB that would be perfect.

BTW: I don't think a bunch of Cube owners talking about options now  
that the Cube is so old is off topic at all.  In fact, judging from  
the activity of this thread, I'd say it was the most topical  
discussion we could be having. ;^)

George

On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Riba wrote:

>>> your own. I was never too fond of this route as every OS X update  
>>> breaks
>>> the install (until the 'patched' one is released by the  
>>> community)...
>>> EFI-X gets rid of these annoyances but there is a hardware  
>>> compatibility
>>> list that you need to take into account as well.
>>
>> True up to a point. I was able to apply the last two updates directly
>> using
>> Software Update. It mainly depends on the install that you pick as  
>> your
>> starting point, I discovered.
>>
>> Though I don't want to sound like I'm dissing the EFI-X approach.  
>> It's a
>> good idea. I'm just cheep and found another way.
>
> Thanks for clarifying... I am just not the kind of person who is
> thorough enough at these things so I know that would not be the right
> route for me. :)