HansHugo's Build - Core i5-3570K - GA-Q77M-D2H - 8GB RAM - MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti - Mavericks 10.9.3

[Success] HansHugo's Build - Core i5-3570K - GA-Q77M-D2H - 8GB RAM - MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti - Mavericks 10.9.3

Components

Apple OS X Mavericks @ Mac Apps Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mavericks/id675248567?mt=12

GIGABYTE GA-Q77M-D2H LGA 1155 Intel Q77 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-Micro-Motherboard-GA-Q77M-D2H/dp/B008CJ2VGM/

MSI N660Ti-PE-2GD5/OC Twin Frozr IV Power Edition OC Graphics Card
www.amazon.com/MSI-Overvoltage-N660TI-PE-2GD5/dp/B008SBX6GI/

Intel Core i5-3570K, 4x 3.40GHz, boxed (BX80637I53570K)
www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/

Corsair XMS3 DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR3-1600, CL9-9-9-24 (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-2x4GB-Desktop-Memory-CMX8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B0042A7CAA/

SilverStone Grandia GD05B USB 3.0 (SST-GD05B-USB3.0) case
www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Tek-GD05B-USB3-0-Aluminum-Computer/dp/B008J0ZOV8/

be quiet! Straight Power E9 400W ATX 2.4 (E9-400W/BN190)
www.amazon.com/Be-Quiet-BN190-E9-400W-Straight/dp/B005LUXLHS/

Crucial m4 256GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CT256M4SSD2)
www.amazon.com/Crucial-256GB-2-5-Inch-9-5mm-CT256M4SSD2/dp/B004W2JL2A/


Comments

Today I replaced my old GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H mainboard a with a new GIGABYTE GA-Q77M-D2H and installed Mavericks OSX 10.9.3
Why did I replace the GA-B75M-D3H? The GA-B75M-D3H worked fine with 10.8.2, but when I replaced my old power supply with the „be quiet! Straight Power E9 400W“ I had random system freezes. Also when using Windows 7 or even in BIOS. I tested the power supply with other PCs without having any problems. I also get a new one, but somehow it seemed, that the power supply and the GA-B75M-D3H were not compatible. So I bought a new GA-Q77M-D2H that came with BIOS version F2. I think this is the newest BIOS version at the moment.

I didn´t found any user build guide for the GA-Q77M-D2H running Mavericks so I decided to share my experience. First of all: the installation and configuration is very easy using this hardware and everything works fine for me:

Audio: works
Front audio: works
Optical audio: works
HDMI audio: not tested yet
Display: DVI and HDMI works. Dual Display: works
Sleep/Wake: works
Ethernet: works
iCloud: works
AppStore: works
TimeMachine: works
AirPlay Mirror: not tested yet
USB3: works

Mavericks Install Process:

1. BIOS: Just use tony´s guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/99-quick-guide-configuring-uefi-gigabyte-s-7-series-lga-1155-boards.html
   (Set everything back to factory default; then set SATA to Run AHCI; Peripherals - Set xHCI mode to AUTO; Enable xHCI and EHCI Hand-off; because of using a discrete graphics card I set Init Display First to PEG; Set internal Graphic memory to 64M)
2. Download Mavericks 10.9.3 from the AppStore, run Unibeast 3.0.1 and install Mavericks 10.9.3. Also just use tony´s guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html
   Note: Because I am using a GTX 660 ti graphics card I used in „STEP 4: Install OS X Mavericks“ the boot flag „GraphicsEnabler=Yes“, but I am not sure if this is necessary
3. Run Multibeast 6.3 with this settings:
   DSDT Free
   ALC887/888b Current
   3rd Party SATA
   TRIM Enabler (because of using a SSD)
   FakeSMC
   Intel - AppleIntelE1000e v3.0.4.1a
   AppleRTC Patch for CMOS Reset
   Chimera v3.0.1
   Basic Boot Options
   Generate CPU States
   Hibernate - Desktop Mode
   Use KernelCache
   1080p Display Mode (because of using a 1080p display)
   Mac Pro 3,1
   Tonymacx86 Black
4. Reboot - Done

edit: Sleep/Wake works too

Try GE=No on bootup. I have a 650 Ti in Thunderball and Mavericks + Chimera v3 working with the default GE=No.

Stork said:

Try GE=No on bootup. I have a 650 Ti in Thunderball and Mavericks + Chimera v3 working with the default GE=No.

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Thanks, but there was no problem at all. I just wanted to mention that I used GE=No for installation, but I don´t know if this was really necesarry at all.

Thanks for sharing !!

My custom is pretty much the same, only i use the Core i7 processor, and 16GB RAM, works as a charm