Hackintosh build feedback thread

[indokyne]

Hey all -
Looking for some help building a music-producer friend of mine build a Hackintosh.

His target rig: 12-core Mac Pro
His budget: Make it cheaper than buying a Mac Pro

From Apple's site:

- Two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” processors
- 6GB (six 1GB) memory
- 1TB hard drive
- 18x double-layer SuperDrive
- ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB GDDR5
- $4,999.00

I've built dozens of rigs - including servers - but never anything of this caliber and this would also be my first Hackintosh...

Aside from sourcing these parts, what else do I need to take into consideration?

Can a home-built PC/Hackintosh perform at the level of a store-bought MacPro?
What other suggestions, tips, feedback could you guys give me?

Thanks in advance guys...

 

[indokyne]

and a few more questions...

Where can I find benchmarks on 2xquad core compared to 2x6 core performance? To help reduce costs, we may end up with dual quad cores instead.

 

[tiraides]

The main thing you have to do is ensure that the parts that you're considering will work in a Hackintosh, and that's before you finalize your parts list.

(Unfortunately, I can't really help you with selecting your core components as I have no experience with Hackintoshes or dual-CPU systems.)

 

[Dangman]

Sorry, no dedicated Hackintosh discussion allowed here.