tonymacx86 Build - GA-H67MA-UD2H - Core i5-2500K (SB)

[tonymacx86]

Hey everyone-

Gonna start a build thread here for my new test rig for Sandy Bridge! Note that this was build for budget and experimental purposes- not uber-performance Although it gets about 9700 in Geekbench

Specs:

Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGAMFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8

Intel Core i5-2500K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ?ie=UTF8

ADATA XPGâ„¢ Gaming Series 4 GB Low Voltage DDR3-1333
http://global.adatausa.com/index.php?ac ... =5&piid=91

Zotac ZONE (Fanless) GeForce GT430 1 GB 128-Bit DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00471D1OA?ie=UTF8

Cooler Master Elite 341 m-ATX Mini Tower Case Black
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KUV2BK?ie=UTF8

Corsair Memory Cx Series ATX 500 Energy Star Certified Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044R93SA?ie=UTF8

Here's pretty much a bare bones guide on running this system:

Guide for iBoot + MultiBeast on Sandy Bridge Systems.
viewtopic.php?f=81&t=18641

 

[tonymacx86]

Update 1:

Got the motherboard, case, PSU. Waiting on CPU and RAM to arrive later today. Initial impressions- Gigabyte has updated some of the design elements- even on the non-Black models. This one still has standard blue Gigabyte colors, but some heat related component areas are updated.

Case appears adequate- nice pop n' lock slot access and for devices.

 

[tonymacx86]

OK- As I was writing the last update- the cpu and RAM has arrived.

 

[tonymacx86]

Ok, iBoot Legacy working for 10.6.3 Retail DVD- no flags necessary

PS: Using a 9800 GT for the initial install- to see how it works with a fully compatible graphics card.

 

[tonymacx86]

Just noticed the choppy mouse- probably will need busratio=29 on reboot.

EDIT: Restarted and tried again- that fixed it Thanks to all the super early adopters- this is turning out to be a breeze.

 

[tonymacx86]

Installing Mac OS X on the disk "MsBridge"

 

[haribo49]

Installing Mac OS X on the disk "MsBridge"

how to get the Zotac ZONE (Fanless) GeForce GT430 1 GB 128-Bit DDR3 running ??
i getting always "black Screen"

lg
harry

 

[tonymacx86]

Installing Mac OS X on the disk "MsBridge"

how to get the Zotac ZONE (Fanless) GeForce GT430 1 GB 128-Bit DDR3 running ??
i getting always "black Screen"

lg
harry

Not using it for the install.

 

[tonymacx86]

Successful installation- swapped iBoot Legacy back in, now booting to new installation hard drive through iBoot.

Ok first wackiness- VoodooHDA/Patched kernel inside iBoot-Legacy gives massive sound issues with and without busratio=29. DSDT + ALC8xxHDA will solve I'm sure.

 

[seanmcd72]

I am thinking of this board or the UDP3. I just need to convince myself I don't need to overclock anymore...