[SUCCESS] GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 / Intel Core i5-2500K

[fxe74]

Shovelhead Build - Core i5 2500k - GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 - 16GB RAM - HD3000

Component List

Mac OS X version 10.7.2 Lion

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR x 2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139023

AZiO BTD211 Micro Bluetooth Adapter USB 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833340019

Already Owned

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317

SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245

ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049

Logitech G7 Black 6 Buttons Tilt Wheel Cordless Laser 2000 dpi Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104203

Logitech diNovo Edge Mac Edition Cordless Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-diNovo-Edge-Cordless-Keyboard/dp/B001U0WQJM/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322608760&sr=1-5

LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1L


Comments:
Most everything seems to be up and running great. I have it overclocked at 4.2GHz and stable. One issue I do have though is using my M-Audio Firewire 410 Audio Interface. It performs just as well as it always has but refuses to come back on after sleep. I assume I will probably have to pop in a firewire card with the TI chipset as opposed to the VIA which is on the board. Any suggestions?

For the time being I'm sticking with the HD3000 graphics. I have a dual monitor setup with my 24" Asus and a 26" Sony Bravia and no problems. I am not a gamer at all so I can't justify the cost for a good graphics card but if anyone has some good suggestions for one around $50 - $75 that works OOB I may upgrade.

This is my second build. The first being an HP DV8 laptop running Snow Leopard which is rock solid.

I was originally planning on waiting a while for my next hackintosh but was able to pick up this mobo/cpu combo at microcenter for $269 on Black Friday and just could'nt pass it up.
Also got a good deal at Newegg on the G.Skill Sniper on Black Friday - $29.99 for 8GB(2 x 4GB) so I just had to pick up 2.

Cheers

 

[Scuba]

good post, and thanks again for your help with my dual monitor challenge. I'm sorry I can't be much help with your current questions I am thinking about a new build already and it will look a lot like yours.

 

[madeyemoody85]

I just bought the z68x-ud3h-b3 LGA 1155 motherboard (which is same as yours). I was wondering if you had any problems about the bios version f10 ? i havnt started the install yet but just came across one thread that said this motherboards f10 bios's dsdt file is not available...

 

[Stork]

The F10 DSDT file will be available shortly.

 

[madeyemoody85]

The F10 DSDT file will be available shortly.

So do you suggest to wait till the F10 or go ahead with F9.

 

[Stork]

If you BIOS is F10, wait. If it's F9, press on.

 

[powerpcg5]

M-Audio Firewire 410 Audio Interface. It performs just as well as it always has but refuses to come back on after sleep. I assume I will probably have to pop in a firewire card with the TI chipset as opposed to the VIA which is on the board. Any suggestions?

Yup. You need a firewire card. I'm using a Syba firewire card $26 with my MOTU828mk2. This will solve the unknown GUID, and dead firewire after sleep.
See my thread here, including link to Amazon for the Firewire TI card: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=39503&hilit=firewire&start=10

 

[fxe74]

Yup. You need a firewire card. I'm using a Syba firewire card $26 with my MOTU828mk2. This will solve the unknown GUID, and dead firewire after sleep.
See my thread here, including link to Amazon for the Firewire TI card: http://tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=7 ... e&start=10

Yeah I saw your post there. I was hoping there might be a fix without putting in the extra card but I guess I will probably go with your solution. Thanks for the info.

 

[Stork]

fxe74, see my Z68 build description. My FW does not have the wake up problem. Make sure you're using the latest Lion MultiBeast v4.1. Matter of fact, please take a snapshot of you MultiBeast configuration and /Extra/org.chameleon.Boot.plist file and attach them to a post or PM me with them. You must have missed something trival, and, maybe, I can find it.

 

[fxe74]

fxe74, see my Z68 build description. My FW does not have the wake up problem. Make sure you're using the latest Lion MultiBeast v4.1. Matter of fact, please take a snapshot of you MultiBeast configuration and /Extra/org.chameleon.Boot.plist file and attach them to a post or PM me with them. You must have missed something trival, and, maybe, I can find it.

Thanks for the reply Stork. Here is my Multibeast config and Boot.plist.

I am using MultiBeast v4.1.