[SUCCESS] Azntaiji's Haswell mATX: Intel i5-4670k - GA-Z87MX-D3H - NVidia GTX 760 - 8GB RAM

Components

Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBOW/

Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H DVI/HDMI/VGA/DP
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CU4L4XG/

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHW4HXY/

Corsair CX500 modular PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 (4x2)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B004CRSM4I/

2 x Samsung 840 EVO 6Gb/s SATA 120GB SSD (MZ-7TE120BW)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00E3W15P0/

Remanned Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178430

Rosewill N900PCE Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166076

Corsair Carbide 200r Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018

Acer full HD S230HL 23" LED Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q5F7KM

iHome Full Size Mac Keyboard with 2 USB Ports (IMAC-K121S)
http://www.amazon.com/iHome-Full-Keyboard-Ports-IMAC-K121S/dp/B007X3VEBG

Logitech M500 Tilt Wheel USB Corded Laser 1000 dpi Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104328


Comments

Been wanting to build a CustoMac for over a year now - just got around to it after being sick of my MBP with integrated graphics. Setup went as smooth as butter.. a few adjustments here and there in the BIOS and MultiBeast, but I pretty much did everything according to Tony's similar build. I based this build off of the March 2014 buyer's guide mATX.

Everything is faster than I need it, and I'm really happy with it! I'd recommend this setup for a mostly plug-n-play (thanks to the DSDT-Free motherboard and optimized MultiBeast settings) build.

MultiBeast settings

I pretty much used the same settings that Tony did in his similar build.



You can also download the .mb (attached)

Benchmarks
General system benchmarks from Geekbench 2


OpenGL test results from Unigine Heaven for Nvidia GTX 760 graphics at 1080p


Update 3/31/14: Was having issues with no sound after waking from sleep. I saw a thread where people had similar problems. I downloaded Multibeast 6.1.0 from the Archive as recommended and installed the ALC892 codec from there, and it solved the problem.

Update 4/28/14: I added NVRAM file to Extras/Modules to fix iMessages. Also added two 120MM fans - one at the bottom for intake and another at the top for exhaust. That should be it for now! Next up I'll probably get a liquid CPU cooler.

Did you use the same MultiBeast configuration as tonymacx86? ...and his .mb file? If not, please post your MultiBeast configuration screen snapshot and .mb file. TIA. Good write-up, BTW.

Thanks! Edited and updated - I was having the "audio cutting out after waking from sleep on Mavericks problem". Installed the ALC892 codec from Multibeast 6.1.0 and it solved the issue.

I couldn't get my build to work, after several tries it keeps freezing, crashing, some apps won't launch...

Congrats! It doesn't get a lot of love here, but the i5 is more than capable, and my similar build also very solid. I haven't bothered with the graphics card though, presume that makes gaming (which I never get around to) pretty awesome.

Armoured said:

...but the i5 is more than capable...

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I concur. I read somewhere that the i5 K processor is a gamer's processor. (I'm not a gamer.) The i5 K meets 98% of my needs for computing.

My build is coming next week and is basically the same, I only have MSI N760 and I have a Xeon E3-1230v3.
Could you please provide more info about the BIOS version and settings? my plan is to first update to the latest BIOS from Gigabyte, then go with everything.
Also, I plan to install using 1333 MHz and then go to 1600 MHz memory clock. Did you do the same? your Geekbanch score seems low for a i5-4670K, I would have expected something more 14k (or maybe I'm just confusing with i7s).

Thanks.

Gaming has been awesome on it! I've been able to run any game I can throw at it (given the limited OSX games library on Steam), including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Portal 2, Rust, etc.

Let's see, latest updates: I added NVRAM file to Extras/Modules to fix iMessages. Also added to 120MM fans - one at the bottom for intake and another at the top for exhaust. That should be it for now! Next up I'll probably get a liquid CPU cooler.

rad-we said:

My build is coming next week and is basically the same, I only have MSI N760 and I have a Xeon E3-1230v3.
Could you please provide more info about the BIOS version and settings? my plan is to first update to the latest BIOS from Gigabyte, then go with everything.
Also, I plan to install using 1333 MHz and then go to 1600 MHz memory clock. Did you do the same? your Geekbanch score seems low for a i5-4670K, I would have expected something more 14k (or maybe I'm just confusing with i7s).

Thanks.

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BIOS settings are using optimized settings based off of the 10.9 Installation guide along with X.M.P. Memory Profile set to to Profile1, and I'm running BIOS version F6.

I built it and installed with 1600 MHz memory, so not sure on the 1333 MHz. Also, if you run into any install issues, try some of the various Chimera boot flags.

Thanks!
this means your build is no more pending

I'm installing.

Question: how did you mount the PSU? the Define Mini has an opening below the PSU, so the fan can be placed either sucking air from the inside or sucking air from the bottom.
If it sucks from the bottom, it is ok only when it runs, but at low power (below 40%) my fan is not spinning (Corsair RM550) and the natural convection does not work very well.
But if I place it with the fan opening inside the case, the natural convection improves when the fan is not spinning, but as soon as it starts, the air circulation gets inverted, because at that point the fan pushes outside.