Questions before building a cutomac

[johnny-2007]

You can use Ivy CPU and Z77 boards.

tonymacx86 Blog: Intel's New Ivy Bridge Socket 1155 CPUs and 7-Series Motherboards Now Available

Ok so I think I'll go with the z77x-ud5h board with the i5 3570k, hd6870, corsair vengeance ram and corsair 650w psu.
Don't know about what case to get and I think I'll want 2 of the Samsung 830 smaller ssd's for Os x and windows.

Will this work and work well?
As a first time builder, will I have issues?

 

[johnny-2007]

And just another question. Is there not a better video card I could use?

 

[Beastlymac]

I would wait till tonymac updates them for mountain lion so that you are getting the best machine for cost that you can the new builds should come out in a week or so when mountain lion is out

 

[thelostswede]

That should all be fine, but as the poster above said, wait a couple of days and we'll have a list of recommended hardware for Mountain Lion up, including whatever new graphics cards work.

 

[johnny-2007]

Wil do guys. Thanks for the advice. Looking forward to everyone's findings.

 

[johnny-2007]

Hey guys, so judging from what I have read. It looks like I should be quite ok with this build. No real issues with ML.

I think i will stick with the he 6870. Mainly because of my budget. (I want ssd), can't have both at the moment.

 

[johnny-2007]

And also, Ram, is anything ok? I was looking at this ram

Specifications : Standard 1G X 64 Non-ECC 1600MHz 240-pin Unbuffered DIMM (DDR3, 1.5V, CL11, FBGA, Gold)