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hiwa's Build: ASUS Z87 Maximus VI EXTREME - Core i7-4770K - GTX 680
Components
ASUS Z87 Maximus VI EXTREME* Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/Maximus-VI-EXTREME-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B00CRJUG10/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131974
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 3000 (PC3 24000) F3-3000C12Q-16GTXDG - $1400 USD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231688
G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series 120GB SSD SATA II (FM-25S2S-120GBP2)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003THXNQ4/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231378
MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5 GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127695
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007V9JL1C
Thermalright Shaman Graphic Card Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-100000218-Shaman/dp/B004CPEXRK/
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Drive
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036Q7MV0/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZMG55I/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252
Antec TruePower Quattro Series TPQ-1200 Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002EP30GK/
ASUS MX279H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/MX279H-27-Inch-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00B17C5KO/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V0RW3517
BitFenix Ronin Midi-Tower Black
http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/ronin/
Case Modding Parts
BitFenix BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP Spectre Pro 120mm LED Case Fan, Red
http://www.amazon.com/BitFenix-BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP-Spectre-120mm-Case/dp/B005CKQF3E/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835345033&Tpk=BitFenix%20BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP
BitFenix BFF-LPRO-14025R-RP Spectre Pro 140mm LED Case Fan, Red
http://www.amazon.com/BitFenix-BFF-LPRO-14025R-RP-Spectre-140mm-Case/dp/B007OWPV6U/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835345034&Tpk=BFF-LPRO-14025R-RP
Bitfenix Recon Internet Connected 5.25" 5 Channel PC Fan Controller
http://www.amazon.com/Bitfenix-Internet-Connected-Channel-Controller/dp/B00BI4VVGY/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997078
BitFenix Essentials Pro Pack - ATX 24pin, EPS 8pin, 2x PCI-E 6pin Set - Red/Black
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=35307
More information about the sleeved cables: http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/premium-modding/alchemy-cables#overview
BitFenix SATA3 (6Gb/s) Cable - 30 cm - Silver Sleeve
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31815
Thermalright Macho Rev. A. (=HR-02 Macho + Support Socket 2011 + Screw Driver)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009MS326U/
Already Owned
Intel i7-4770K Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901
Comments
About This Build
The build is going to be my best Hackintosh for using After Effects and editing video. As my last Haswell build, i found the Maximus IV Extreme to be a very good at overclocking for my memories and processor; I can easily run 4700MHz on processor and 2960MHz on memories with primary timings at 12-14-14-35 and 1.65 Vdimm.
Using the G-SKILL 2933 Single sided MFR IC memory from hynix for higher performance timings are tight. The default memory settings at 1333 gave me -2K on Geekbench V3 32bit.
The next Project will be Z87N-WIFI board.
Installation
Using 0711 Bios, there are only several changes in BIOS:
- Using 0711 Bios, there are only several changes in BIOS:
- Change the memory frequency to 2933 with 100 cpu Strap;
- Change primary timings to 12-14-14-35
- Manually set the VDIMM to 1.65;
- Manually set the CPU VTT to 1.05;
- Load Gamers Profile (this profile is ready on ROG board)
Next, boot from your UniBeast USB thumb drive (F8) and choose your USB called "USB" if you followed the method in the UniBeast Guide. Upon booting into the installer, first, use Disk Utility (top Utilities menu) to Format your installation SSD or HDD, and name it "Mountain Lion". Close Disk Utility. Then, once back into the installer, choose your "Mountain Lion" drive for installation of Mountain Lion 10.8.4.
Note: when installation is finished, use the tonymac86 Temporary Installation Guide for Haswell Systems [10.8.4 only] to copy the modified mach_kernel for Haswell CPUs to your installation drive. http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-...lation-guide-haswell-systems-10-8-4-only.html
When this done reboot and this time boot with your "Mountain Lion" drive; choose country, keyboard and, then, complete the rest of the installation.
Then, you'll see WELCOME TO ML 10.8.4
We're almost done. Using Safari, go to tonymacx86.com, log in and download the latest MultiBeast to install the appropriate drivers.
Now, reboot.
To finish up, check the Software Update to look for any updates. The App Store will find the new 10.8.5 Download and Update them reboot to install, After reboot you don't need to change anything as 10.8.5 supports Haswell natively. With 10.8.5, you will have full speed with USB3.
Here's What Works So Far:
Audio only USB headset and not Speakers
Network
iMessage
USB 3
Some Geekbench and Cinebench CPU test
CPU at 4500MHz
Graphic Test MSI GTX 680 2GB
Cinebench OpenGL
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4
LuxMark 2.1 Beta2 GPU
LuxMark 2.1 Beta2 GPU + CPU
PICS ready