[SUCCESS] Pinoymac's Budget Build: GA-Z77P-D3, i5-3570K, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon 6850

Components

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3, BIOS F6
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00870OVU0/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K @3.4Ghz
www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/

Graphics Card: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB DDR5
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-E-Video-100315L/dp/B0047ZGIUK/

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Red DDR3-1600Mhz (2 x 4GB)
http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Vengeance-240-Pin-Desktop-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R/dp/B0053GLCEY/

SSD: Samsung 128 GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6 Gb/s
http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7PC128B-WW/dp/B0077CR60Q/

PSU: Kuroutoshikou KRPW-P630W 85+ Bronze (Modular Type)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004ADTRQ6/

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Case: Sharkoon T28 ATX (Green)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0081ELWC2/

Bluetooth Adapter: Buffalo Bluetooth 3.0+EDR Class 1 BSHSBD05BK
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004UDYRSE/

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (Apple Apps Store)


Already Owned

Monitor: BENQ G2420HD

Keyboard: Apple Wireless Keyboard

Mouse: Logicool Optical Mouse

USB: Silicon Power 2 x 16GB USB 2.0

OSX 10.7 Lion DVD installer: Purchased at Apple Store Ginza a loooong time ago.


Comments

Having already owned an existing, albeit aging Macbook Pro. It was difficult to upgrade my current system from OSX Lion to Mountain Lion due to the fact that my MBP is a 32-bit system. And with current Macbooks' prices going through the roof, it was high time i went through the hackintosh alternative. After a lot of reading through this forum, I ventured to assemble a budget build with an i5 Ivy Bridge Chip. My needs are moderate graphics and video editing using Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, After Effects, and Flash. But the most important factor was to build a system around a ¥60,000 ($500) budget. If I was going to spend close to ¥100,000 (~$1200) on a desktop running hackintosh, I would rather buy a real Macbook Pro.

The motherboard I chose, GA-Z77P-D3, was the most basic Z77 I could find locally. I didn't go for the mid or high end of the spectrum because the standard one will do the job. The board has only 1 HDMI port but I was not planning on using Intel HD4000 anyway so I bought myself a Sapphire AMD Radeon 6850 which was on sale at a nearby shop and was natively supported under OSX Lion.

I went for a 128GB Samsung SSD because it was enough to install OSX and Adobe Creative Suite CS5. I have an old 500 GB 2.5 HDD drive which I plan on using for the Windows and Linux systems as well as for saving files into. The 8GB Corsair Vengence RAMS were also more than adequate for my needs that included playing some games.

Except for those parts which are only available in Japan, the rest can be purchased online at Amazon or Newegg.

The process to build an OSX Mountain Lion Hackintosh was a 2-step process for me. The App Store did not allow me to download Mountain Lion because my MBP couldn't support it. So, I installed OSX Lion 10.7 first using Unibeast following thisguide. Once 10.7 was up and running on the system, I upgraded the system to 10.7.4. Now, I had a system capable of running Mountain Lion. So, i went ahead to the App Store and finally was able to buy and download OSX Mountain Lion.

Installation
Preparation:

1. Purchase the OS X Mountain Lion Application from the Mac App Store
2. Create a Unibeast 1.5 Mountain Lion USB installer (follow this guide)
3. In the Unibeast Mountain Lion USB, unhide the hidden files/folders and navigate to System>Library>Extensions.
4. Find the ATI6000Controller.kext (for those using Radeon 6xxx series GPUs) and IONetworkingFamily.kext files, copy them to a separate HDD or USB.
5. Go back to the Unibeast USB and delete the kext files. If left undeleted, the GPU will not be recognized natively and the Realtek ethernet connection will not work. Both the copied kext files need to be reinstalled after ML is installed.

UniBeast Mountain Lion Pre Installation:

1. Either use the onboard Intel HD4000 graphics via the HDMI port or use the AMD Radeon 6850 GPU. No issues here.
2. Check that the motherboard's UEFI version is F6. If not, download the latest here and flash that using Q-Flash.
3. Press F7 to load the Optimized Setting for the board.
4. In the UEFI menu, navigate to "BIOS" and set the SATA to AHCI (default is IDE).
5. Save and Exit then turn off your PC. You are about to install Mountain Lion.

Unibeast Mountain Lion Installation:

1. Plug in the Unibeast Mountain Lion USB to any of the USB 2.0 ports.
2. Install your graphics card if you did not use it the first time around.
3. Press F12 and choose the USB as the boot disk from the motherboard UEFI list.
4. Follow the Tonymacx86 Unibeast Mountain Lion Step 3 guide here. Type "PCIRootUID=0 GraphicsEnabler=No" (without the quotes) at the Chimera screen and press ENTER.
5. After Mountain Lion has successfully installed in the HDD, type "GraphicsEnabler=No" (without the quotes) at the Chimera screen again before choosing the HDD install to boot.

Post-Installation:

1. Inside your new Mountain Lion system, navigate to the System>Library>Extensions folder.
2. Find the ATI6000Controller.kext and IONetworkingFamily.kext files and delete them. Empty the trash bin.
3. Install the previously copied ATI6000Controller.kext and IONetworkingFamily.kext in the new install. If you know how to properly code and install kext files, please do so. Otherwise, a free app called KextDrop is available to automate it for you. For some reason, a simple copy-paste approach did not work for me with these kext files so I used KextDrop.
4. Reboot your system and afterwhich the Graphics card will now be properly reflected in the system and the Realtek ethernet will work natively. There is no need to use the Lnx2Mac patch in Multibeast.
5. Update files via the app store and your all set.

Summary
All works well except I can't use Find My Mac. I have slightly OC'd the motherboard pushing it to 3.8GHz with no problems. I didn't want to venture beyond 3.8GHz as the CPU temperature past that was hovering around 55ºC ~ 56ºC with a stock cooler :-o. For now, I'm good with 3.8GHz until such time when I decide to upgrade the cooler to handle above 4.0GHz overclocking. Current CPU temperature is still within tolerable limits at about 51ºC.

Wanted to share setup info as well

Native Realtek kernel set. No need to use the Lnx2Mac patch in Multibeast


AMD Radeon 6850 set.



USB 2.0 and 3.0 working fine.

Updated Multibeast 5.0.2 settings:

Hi Pinoymac,

first of all, I want to thank you for your wunderful little walkthrough. Last week I bought the same CPU and MoBo and startet to bulid my own new HackMac - my last HackMac was based on 10.6. on an AMD-System. But I got in serious troubles. Every time, I tried to install MacOs from the Unibeast-USB-Key, the system stuck before the Installation-Screen appears (Grey Screen with Apple-Logo an the rotating Mouse-Symbol). It took me days to find the problem. And I want to post the solution here to help other people, who might have the same problem.

The actual 10.8.2-Bulid from the Appstore seems to have slight modifications, so that your walkthrough has to be modified for a fresh installation. I only mention the steps that a different from your list:

[...]
Unibeast Mountain Lion Installation:
- Follow the Tonymacx86 Unibeast Mountain Lion Step 3 guide here. Type "PCIRootUID=0 GraphicsEnabler=No -x" (without the quotes) at the Chimera screen and press ENTER.
After Mountain Lion has successfully installed in the HDD, type "GraphicsEnabler=No -x" (without the quotes) at the Chimera screen again before choosing the HDD install to boot.

Post-Installation:
[...]
Install the previously copied ATI6000Controller.kext and IONetworkingFamily.kext and the AppleACPIPlatform.kext (can be found here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-lion-desktop-support/72956-10-8-2-problem.html#post452776) in the new install.


I had to use the "Lnx2Mac patch in Multibeast", to get the Network working and I downloaded the outdated "Multibeast 5.0.2", because in the newer Versions some of your Choices are missing.

If you use the Radeon HD 6850 be aware, that Dual-Screen with two DVI-Ports isn´t working. But you can use Dual-Screen, if you use the upper DVI-Port and the HDMI-Port on your Radeon-Card.

The only Thing, that still doesn´t work for me, is the Power-Management (Sleep, Restart, Power-off etc. pp.). But I´m still looking for a solution.

And finally a little tip for other people: You don´t have to remove the Radeon-Card for the Installation. If you change the UEFI-Bios-Setting (IGFX first) for the Installation and then (PGE first) for the first run after the Post-Install-Procedure everything is working fine.

best regards and thx!!!

xyman said:

Hi,

Firstly, thanks for your detail installation report.~!

I am using same main board GA-Z77P-D3 and update the UEFI to Z7, also I deleted the ATI6000Controller.kext and IONetworkingFamily.kext in my USB driver. But I still hang on network card when I install ML, any comment?

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Use the "Lnx2Mac patch" in Multibeast. Everything should work fine afterwards.

jaybee0815 said:

...I had to use the "Lnx2Mac patch in Multibeast", to get the Network working...

Click to expand...

Just to set the record straight, it's a full driver, not a patch.

jaybee0815 said:

If you use the Radeon HD 6850 be aware, that Dual-Screen with two DVI-Ports isn´t working. But you can use Dual-Screen, if you use the upper DVI-Port and the HDMI-Port on your Radeon-Card.

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Try the following at the Chimera selection screen: AtiConfig=Bulrushes AtiPorts=4 If that works, add them to the /Extra/org.chameleon.Boot.plst file:
<key>AtiConfig</key>
<string>Bulrushes</string>
<key>AtiPorts</key>
<string>4</string>

I can get the USB 3 ports to work with USB 3 devices front and back. But cannot use USB 2 drive in USB 3 port. Any ideas?
USB 3 not backwards compatible with USB2?

hello!

where do i find dsdt for the motherbard? giga z77p-d3? thanks mate

Gigabyte Z77 motherboards (generally) don't need a DSDT. However, use the "UserDSDT or DSDT-Free Installation option in MultiBeast to load the default items. See page 3 of the MultiBeast Features document which comes with MultiBeast.

hello bro... i need ur help, ive got the same motherboard as yours, but im having problems with the istallation of OS X lion,
- i ran unibeast and in bootloader when i hit enter, it restarts and comes back to same bootloader screen...
- i even tried running in verbos mode, same thing happend
- i unplugged the graphic card (sapphire hd 6870)
- the bios version is too complicated, (f7) i see u used (f6) how to do the settings on f7??? can u tell me step by step?

this is my very 1st hackintosh build so guys, and pinoymac.... pls help me out with this....

thanks for your response bro!