Bobino's First build - GA-Z97X-UD7 TH - i7-4790K - GTX 760

Components
Based on October 2014 buyer's guide for CustoMac Pro (link)

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7-TH Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JKCHENK/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128703

Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPRWAX8/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369

GeForce GTX 760 graphics card
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHW4HXY/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932

Crucial Ballistix Tactica LP 32GB 1600MHz DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00A14ZT7E/

Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3W16OU/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147251

Seagate 3 TB HDD 7200 RPM HDD (3 units)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRLY/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844

Corsair RM 650 Watt Modular power supply
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EB7UIRS/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=%20N82E16817139054

Corsair Graphite 600T case
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008O0ZKLM/

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 wireless card
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133

LG BluRay Optical Drive
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00DVTBM2W/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136268

Already Owned

Apple Ciname Display (20 inch)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002ILKMW

Acer P206HL Display (20 inch)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q1ECHU

Apple Pro Keyboard A1048
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BB2PQNC

Apple Magic Trackpad
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ3MW

Bluetooth usb dongle, webcam, printer, ...


Comments.

Why I decided to build this system

I have a MacPro 1,1 (2006). A good workhorse, but felt like it needed a replacement. It had 4 internal disks (2 for RAID 1, one for TimeMachine and one for bootcamp). Going for a iMac / laptop was not an option. I waited to see what Apple would come up with for the "next gen" Mac Pro. As beautiful as the machine is, I did not see an easy migration path that did not require me to buy overpriced disk enclosures on top of the machine itself that proved how enslaved I was to this system. I had this rig so I could upgrade / scale / migrate easily. Apple was no longer playing along. So here I am.

OS(s)
This build is setup to multi-boot with Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.1) / Windows Vista (it's ok to laugh)

Everyone should know

• a Hackintosh will not play your movies with DRM: http://www.tonymacx86.com/mac-softw...deo-not-playing-sd-hd-drm-content-solved.html
• a Hackintosh will not give you hot swap on your Thunderbolt ports:http://www.tonymacx86.com/dsdt/89594-could-dsdt-fix-thunderbolt-problem.html

Installation Notes

• I did a ton of reading ahead of time. Installation was that much easier afterwards.
• This case has a FireWire port in the front, while the motherboard has no connector for it.
• This case has one SS USB 3.0 in the front, simply a pass-trough wire. I don't have a connector for the motherboard.
• I read the Yosemite install guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...-x-yosemite-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html
• All OSes are on the SSD drive. Instructions from RehabMan's blog post were crucial. (See his profile for the blog URL). I used "Parted Magic" to carry it out.
• See also in Forum->Installation->Other Operating Systems->Multi Booting. You will find there a sticky post that is a guide. This guide points to an external site with instructions to put users data on a different drive than you OS drive.
• I used UniBeast 5.0.2 and MultiBeast 7.1.1
• I used Mac Pro 3.1 as a system definition to avoid black screen I got after using 6.1. Also removed 'GenericUSBXCI.kext'. (both steps, as per post #5 here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...z97x-ud7-th-yosemite-installation-freeze.html)
• The boot time remains long because of thunderbolt until you apply this fix: http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/128748-fix-slow-boot-thunderbolt-2-0-motherboards.html
• Never had to boot with -x or -v (or any other boot flags)
• I don't have any thunderbolt peripherals so I can't really test much about those right now.
• Was under the impression I had no sound, until I plugged my wire in the black jack (instead of the green one)
• I don't use iMessage. Not on this machine or any other machine. Period.
• I did not try handoff.

Wishlist
*I don't know if any of this is plug-n-play or simply could not work with this build, but I would be willing to try*

• USB 3.0 connector that will let me plug the front port to the motherboard
• Wifi Card with bluetooth / handoff capable: http://www.osxwifi.com/apple-broadc...-bluetooth-4-0-with-adapter-for-pc-hackintosh

Almost perfect...
Still working to iron out a few kinks:

• Valid DVD could not be found -70012 / Eject button not working. (I did not try the kext fix yet as I was under the impression Yosemite needed signed kexts for this)
  • http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-...rive-could-not-found-70012-mountain-lion.html
  • http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-...-dvd-drive-eject-button-dvd-player-fixed.html
  • http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-lion-desktop-support/60793-eject-button-ml-8.html
• When booting, the motherboard gives me a led error code '51' (memory initialization error occurs). If at the chimera screen I press a key to get the list of available boot drives, but select the same drive: no more error (led code = '01') (that's without any boot flags). If I boot with windows, led code = '01'. If I get led code = '51' under OS X and do 'reboot' instead of 'shutdown' the next boot led code is '01'. ?!?!? I doubt I'm reading those backwards (10 and 15 instead of 01 and 51, because otherwise I would have to read the other ones of the boot sequence backwards too: 'AE' does not read both ways...)

Change Log

• 2015-01-12: Installation notes - additionnal note for the removal of GenericUSBXCI.kext
• 2015-01-11: initial publication

Bobino's First build

Good build and well written-up. Looks like a very powerful machine

Your few problems are the ones that really annoy - I know.

There is a USB 20-pin to 9/10-pin x2 adaptor available for your front USB ports. I had one for free with an older Lian-Li case but you can find many different types on Ebay for little cost.

I've checked myself and you will need either to build your own wifi/BT card for Handoff compatibility (There's a thread here on Tonymacx86) or you can buy them ready-built from China.

The DVD eject is another mentioned many times here. I just installed the eject button to my menu bar until I got it sorted. Check if OS X is reporting the DVD drive as internal or eternal. There's a kext to fix it. If you install it properly with the Kext Dev Mode tick-box workaround mentioned here :

http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...-x-yosemite-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

See Step #4, No 9

it should be OK. I've installed 3rd party kexts.

Nice build- it's alot like the Z87X-UD7-TH + i7-4770K + GTX 770 build that I use for my main rig. And welcome to the forum!

Used Mac Pro 3.1 as a system definition bad idea.
At that time there was no CPU i7-4790K. Use iMac 14,2. This is true.

Very impressive...my congratulations.

I have very similar build:GA-Z87X-UD7 TH, Core i7-4770K, 16 GB A-DATA DDR31600, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, Samsung SH-S203N DVD Burner, Broadcom USB bluetooth, Corsair White Graphite Series 600T case, Apple LED 27" Cinema Display, 10.10.1 Yosemite.

I had had the same way of Yosemite installation as you had and I have the same memory 51 error every time I boot the system, but I stopped worrying about it. I also fixed system frizzing by removing GenericUSBXCI.kext and changing System Definition from MacPro3,1 to iMac14,2.
My system startup time is 34 seconds (from pressing Power button to the fully functional system) and I don't have any problem with DVD burner ejecting, though I have a different burner.

The USB 3.0 problem is easy to fix; you have 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 20-pin header (just next to the DDR3_1 slot). You need a "20-Pin Header to 2 x USB 3.0 Female Adapter Cable". You can buy it at Dealextreme (DX) dot com for $4.67, or any comp hardware store.

What is your rig Geekbench 3 score? Mine 64-bit Multi-Core score is 15700.

my best regards,
yurid

Hi bobbing, you can post your chameleon.Boot.plist?
And youse nvidia we bdriver?
Thanks.

Any chance you could post your multibeast settings? I have the same build going on and am having a heck of a time getting audio to work. Thanks

waefre said:

Any chance you could post your multibeast settings? I have the same build going on and am having a heck of a time getting audio to work. Thanks

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I am running this same board and processor with a GTX780. I use Clover for a bootloader with the on the fly patch. Haven't had any problems with system upgrades and audio.

Refer to the link below.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/143757-audio-realtek-alc-applehda-guide.html

yurid said:

...I also fixed system frizzing by removing GenericUSBXCI.kext ...

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Are you still able to make generic USB2 equipment work on USB3 ports after you removed GenericUSBXCI.kext? Like a scanner, usb hub, card reader etc?

hi i've the same config any idea how to fix step by step the usb 3.0 under el capitan?