I've been planning for a new pc , seems like i wud be going with hackintoch this time.
I just wanna know about those hackintoch optimized audio drivers ,does they alter the sound quality ???

and i got no room for a interface for now so i will be relying on the integrated sound card .

 

I had a hackintosh for a few years, I used an external usb audio device so i never had trouble with the audio.
for internal audio I recommend a good GIGABYTE MOBO!!!

 

i am going for asus p8z68 ..since gigabyte is not easily available at my place

 

you really aren't going to get real far using the onboard soundcard tbh.
the latency will be in the 100's of ms and the track count will be low.
if you are planning on recording an input these two things will screw you.

if you plan on making beats in the box in non realtime, it might be ok i guess.

 

i agree latency gets annoying some times when i get carried away with effects n plugins, but i mainly do EDM and most of the time i end up freezing tracks though i believe an interface is a must have for a studio *yes*

 

i agree, gigabyte boards are the closest to apple specs makes for an enjoyable experience. try online there must be one somewhere. and Google iatkos s1v2 or l1.
the best and easiest IMHO to install.. osx86 kexts .com and other sites will help with drivers. pm me if you need help,ill do what i can to be of service.

 

Hi,
look at this site:

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

..... for the mobo Gigabyte!!!! about latency look here:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1415783

The thing about Asus motherboards is, you can't turn off "HPET" in the BIOS,on the Gigabytes you can (HPET increases DPC latency).

Soundcard with asio/core audio is a must,m-audio fast track are cheap:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrack.html

you can find it really cheap on ebay!!!

 

can't use asio with Mac. core audio only.

 

i read it here http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1973&pageID=9970
that in asus PCH configuration menu is actually for the High Precision Timer setting .

i bought oxygen 49 when i was in UK and found that m-audio has some high quality stuff but yes theres lots of goood stuff on ebay that i found but the problem is it cant find me ;)

and big thanks for your input guys

 

can't use asio with Mac. core audio only..... you are right,was my fault.
M-audio has the drivers here:

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support&tab=driver&serie_ID=6&PID=5ea97966cd3fcd681250f391119131e0&OS=x52#tabs

For help building hackintosh look here too:

http://www.hackintosh.com/

 

uh, oxygen 49 is about as FAR from good quality as you can get. They did redeem themselves with the axiom line though.