[UPDATED] mbar97/i3-2125/Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS250 [VIDEO]

Apple OS X Lion @ Mac App Store
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-lion/id444303913?mt=12

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-DDR3-Motherboard-GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/dp/B00518M77U

Palit Microsystems GeForce GTS250 1024 MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003B4PX40/

Intel Core i3-2125, 2x 3.30GHz 3.3 2 LGA 1155 Processor (BX80623I32125)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005L9D5X4/

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00264GING?ie=UTF8

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333MHz DIMM PC3-10666 Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X578GE/

Corsair XMS3 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 1333 MHz PC3-10666 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit CMX8GX3M2A1333C9
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003N8GVUY/

Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GQMHBI/

Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms - CMPSU-430CXV2
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2T2TM/

Acer Emachines E180HV 18.5in LCD Widescreen Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046TXJWW/



Western Digital 320 GB Caviar Blue SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD3200AAKX
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461E7JE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330555995&sr=1-1

Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Aluminum-Wired-Keyboard-MB110LL/dp/B000V07N9U/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330556045&sr=1-2

Apple Mighty Mouse
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MA086LL-A-Mighty-Mouse/dp/B0007Y79E4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330556088&sr=1-1

NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 256MB
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PVT84JUDD3-GeForce-Express-S-Video/dp/B000P9ZG00/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333810683&sr=8-1


A very nice and quiet system! Doesn't consume too much power but still a powerful machine. The RAM and GPU make this a great machine.

The motherboard seems underused by the community here in general. Very similar to the Z68X, but around $30 cheaper in my experience. Works great!

Runs QUIET. And I mean QUIET.

Case works fabulously, everything fits and nice airflow.

The PCIE slots on the board fit nicely with the case's expansion slots.

Everything working OOB with GPU and CPU and all that, no extra drivers needed! Just boot with the normal CustoMac MultiBeast config and you're set! It works great.

Card runs all Lion Core Animations like a charm.

I'm using the stock Intel cooler.


EDIT: I am currently only using the GTS250 as my research shows it's impossible to SLI 2 cards with different chipsets. Still working like a charm! I'll probably save the 8600GT for another lower-end build. heh, nope.

EDIT 2: WOW, a Golden Build?! Thank you so much tonymacx86 community! This means so much to me!

EDIT 3: Got the AirPort card working, internet is fast and runs incredibly well. I have the card right next to an Airport Express that I'm using as a network repeater, and I sometimes get 1.0 MB/s speeds, which is fabulous. I followed the guide here.

EDIT 4 (3/29/12): Okay, so with the new Chimera 1.9 (thank you MacMan!) I have added that old 8600GT as it was giving me kernel panics when I tried to boot with it, and because there are no kext mods needed now, I can add it with no problem. I'm getting around 35 FPS with Unigine Heaven 3.0, will post my scores when I get home.

EDIT 5 (4/2/12): Make that 38 FPS.

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

Nice job!

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

Great work and nice vid!!!

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Oh and if you ever want to get that Apple Chime, Judah did a great guide on it here:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=40854

Shouldn't hurt the wallet to bad

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

Congrats!
Wish i exposed to this at a younger age.
Just from the looks of the video, and the age, seems like your pretty set (money wise).

I grew up in a bigger family, not much money to do this kind of stuff, so I really couldn't get started doing this till i was around 17.

Learned programming on a 5 year old computer about 3 years ago, making the computer about 8-9 years old now.

Keep it up, if your really into computers, you should take up programming if you haven't already!

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

lxlifestream said:

Congrats! Just from the looks of the video, and the age, seems like your pretty set (money wise). Keep it up, if your really into computers, you should take up programming if you haven't already!

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Thank you so much for your comments! This was actually the result of 2 years of saving up and allowances and all that. I have always tried to take up programming but never found the time - what language do you think I should learn? Again, thank you so much!

@Adamsmasher Thank you! Loving the animations
@eelhead Thanks!

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

Mbar97 said:

lxlifestream said:

Congrats! Just from the looks of the video, and the age, seems like your pretty set (money wise). Keep it up, if your really into computers, you should take up programming if you haven't already!

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Thank you so much for your comments! This was actually the result of 2 years of saving up and allowances and all that. I have always tried to take up programming but never found the time - what language do you think I should learn? Again, thank you so much!

@Adamsmasher Thank you! Loving the animations
@eelhead Thanks!

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Oh wow.
Take up Objective-C, and then later more. Like C++
Objective-c for OS X/iOS and C++ for Windows

And do web too, that way if you ever create a product, you can do the web management as well. Great skills to learn.
Learn PHP, Javascript/Ajax/Jquery, CSS3 and HTML5

And programming is very time consuming! If you have a job where you are working 40-50hrs a week. And have a lot of other stuff going on, its very hard to keep at it.

I started programming probably at 16, and then when i started working I couldn't keep up with it. It is very very time consuming. And the younger you are the better off you are to learn.

I leave for college in the fall so i'll have tons of free time, and hopefully get some projects started and launched.

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

is there any way you can post a how to of your setup?
TIA!

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

kash04 said:

is there any way you can post a how to of your setup?
TIA!

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What do you mean?
To build it or to install?

Re: mbar97/Core i3-2125/GA-Z68A-D3H-B3/16GB RAM/GTS 250 [VIDEO]

eelhead said:

kash04 said:

is there any way you can post a how to of your setup?
TIA!

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What do you mean?
To build it or to install?

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install