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[100% SUCCESS] tonelab77's X79 Build: GA-X79-UD5 - i7-3930K - GTX 680 (4GB) - 64GB RAM - 5 x 512GB S

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[100% SUCCESS] tonelab77's Build: GA-X79-UD5 - i7-3930K - GTX 680 (4GB) - 64GB RAM - 3 x 512GB SSDs [Audio/Sleep Working]

[100% SUCCESS] tonelab77's Build: GA-X79-UD5 - i7-3930K - GTX 680 (4GB) - 64GB RAM - 5 x 512GB SSDs [Audio/Sleep Working]

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Components

Apple OS X Mountain Lion @ Mac Apps Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?mt=12

Silicon Power Touch T02 Mini 8GB Waterproof USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Green) Model SP008GBUF2T02V1N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820301131

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5 LGA 2011 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-X79-UD5-Intel-E-ATX-Motherboard/dp/B0064Z6Y9G

ZOTAC ZT-60103-10P GeForce GTX 680 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500288

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M2A1333C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145278
(NOTE: this memory was purchased specifically for installing OS X Mountain Lion. The MoBo requires a minimum of 2 ram modules and OS X would not successfully install if I had more than 4GB. This ram was installed in slots 1 & 3 – no additional ram was used. Once OSX Mountain Lion was installed & working I upgraded to the following:

2 x CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ32GX3M4A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233303

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

LITE-ON DVD Burner - 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model iHAS124-04
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352029

CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834

KINGWIN Model PCI-02 12" EPS 12V 8-Pin Power Extension Cable F-M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226050

5 x SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147194

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032

IOGEAR GBU521 Bluetooth 4.0 Micro Adapter USB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833139027

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter, 2.4GHz 450Mbps/5GHz 450Mbps, IEEE 802.1a/b/g/n, WEP/WPA/WPA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133

Dynex DX-PCI2PF Firewire PCIe Adapter (2 x FW800/1394b & 1 x FW400/1394a)
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...ct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50

Already Owned

Apple Wired Keyboard Model A1048
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=A1048+keyboard

Logitech MX310 Wired Mouse
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mx310+mouse

Samsung Syncmaster 906BW 19" LCD Monitor
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=samsung+906BW


Comments

Hi all,

I have built 50+ Custom Macs (1366 & 1155 chipsets) since 2010. However, this is my first venture into the 2011/X79 platform. I was commissioned by a world renowned advertising photographer to build this insane computer for heavy/intense graphics work. His current setup wasn't performing to his liking. It took 3:40 to open a 12GB image in Photoshop, and 6 minutes to save that same file. This is/was totally unacceptable for his busy workflow. He wanted speeds of at least 3 times faster, so I proposed this build.

Side note: This is the first time I've ever seen such large 2D image files. They're using some pretty expensive, cutting edge equipment at his studio!

He provided me with a 12GB image file on a flash drive, along with a large check to begin ordering the components for the build. I ordered everything needed, and the remaining shipments are scheduled to arrive in 3 days. While waiting on the parts, I copied his 12GB file to my "Mac" (GA-Z68-UD3H-B3 mobo, i7 2600K CPU [OC'd to 4.4GHz], SL 10.6.8, 32GB 1333MHz RAM, 240GB Mushkin SSD [OS Drive], 60GB Mushkin [Win7 Drive]. It took 1:10 to open the file, and 2:22 to save it to the Win7 drive. That's nearly 3 x as fast right there! At that point, I was happy to know that this new build should cut those times in half, especially since my OS has no TRIM support and my SSDs' speeds are not what they should be.

I'm planning on setting up a RAID0/striped array (2 x 512GB SSD) on the board's 6GB/s (GSata) connectors, to satisfy my client's request of 1TB of fast workspace drives.

The third 512GB Vector SSD will be the system drive, and the 2TB spindle HDD will backup all drives (system & both SSD RAID0 arrays).

I got the H100i because I want to try to get at least 4.4GHz out of the 3930K. The Dynex firewire card has always served me well on other builds, so I stuck with it. I chose the IOGEAR GBU521 after researching this site for best Bluetooth compatibility. The GPU is what was requested, as was the 64GB RAM.


Installation Instructions

First and foremost: This installation guide is based on Ziglen's guide to a similar build (with slight modifications). His guide can be found here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-buil...ga-x79-ud5-4gb-ram-evga-geforce-gt-640-a.html

1. Edit motherboard bios similar to this" http://www.tonymacx86.com/99-quick-guide-configuring-uefi-gigabyte-s-7-series-lga-1155-boards.html
NOTE: If overclocking, change your multiplier to 44 (4.4GHz), and your vcore to 1.290.

2. Get access to another mac and download Mountain Lion from the App Store, and make a Unibeast bootable USB drive (at least 8GB required).
a) Download 10.8.3 combo update from: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640, and put it on your Unibeast drive.
b) Download all files attached to this (original) post, and create a folder on your Unbeast drive to put them in (for later installations).
c) Unzip & run the "ShowAllFiles" application so you can see the files on your USB/Unibeast drive.
d) Unzip "X79-UD5 USB Boot drive update".
e) Place the "org.chameleon.Boot.plist" into the Extra folder on your USB/Unibeast drive (overwrite or delete the one already there - make a backup of that one if you wish). Authenticate as necessary.
f) Place the "SleepEnabler.kext" into the Extra/Extensions folder on your USB/Unibeast drive.
Now your ready for installation of Mountain Lion without the need for special tags at the Unibeast screen.

3. Boot from the "USBHDD" by pressing F12 rapidly until you come to the boot screen in the bios. Select "USBHDD"
a) Install Mountain Lion and reboot. Make sure to boot from the "USBHDD" again by pressing F12.
b) Install combo update 10.8.3. DON'T REBOOT AFTER UPDATE.

2. Unzip my attached "X79-UD5 Put in Extra folder.zip" file. Copy it's contents into the Extra folder (found in your OS/system drive's root - if it's not there, create it).

3. Run MultiBeast 5.2.1 and tick the following boxes:

MultiBeast Configuration for Mountain Lion

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It might be necessary to re-copy the "org.chameleon.Boot.plist" file from "X79-UD5 Put in Extra folder.zip" back into the Extra folder if Multibeast changed it. In my case, it remained unchanged.

You will need to edit the "org.chameleon.Boot.plist" with Textedit changing:

<string>PCIRootUID=1 npci=0x3000</string>
to
<string>PCIRootUID=1 acpi=off npci=0x3000 darkwake=0</string>

4) Unzip Lorengrin's "Kexts X79-UD5.zip" file. Place the contents onto your desktop.


5) Unzip & Run "KextBeast" to install Lorengrin's Kext files.


6) Unzip "Bluetooth Kext.zip" file. Place the edited "IOBluetoothFamily.kext" file on your desktop (making sure that it's the only .kext file on the desktop). Grab "IOBluetoothFamily.kext" from S/L/E and either delete it, or save it somewhere safe (other than the desktop). Use "KextBeast" to install the edited "IOBluetoothFamily.kext" file that you placed on the desktop.

7) Reboot.

That's it. If your system is like mine you should now be up & running 100%!

Audio is working at the front and back of the computer!
Note: The only oddity is that the audio ports on the front panel of the case are reversed, but work well (ie: input is output and vice versa). No biggie.

Sleep works too!

Another oddity happens when you power the computer on. It doesn't boot until you press the "reset" button (next to "power" button). I wait a few seconds (until I hear the fans spin down slightly), before pressing the reset. After that, I get the Gigabyte splash screen and it boots like normal. Again, no biggie at all. :)

I ran Geekbench and scored 19,762 @ 4.4GHz (1.290 vcore) http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1827860

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Also, here's an update for speed of opening and saving the same 12GB image file in Photoshop from the striped RAID0 arrays:

Open 12GB Image: 0:49
Save 12GB Image: 1:10


Not what I hoped for, but good enough for my client's needs. :)
 

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This Motherboard :GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5 LGA 2011 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - Is now discontinued. Any other boards that you would recommend that should work right alot with your post?
 
Ok sweet, and I am thinking about the ASUS Sabertooth X79 with 2011 Socket.
 
Thanx a lot verry good info. Everything worked perfect ecxept for Audio !!! I have ...UD4 instead of UD5 Mobo could that be the problem?
Any one have a link to Audio fix for GA-x79-UP4?

Please help

Reagrds
Wayne
 
Thanx a lot verry good info. Everything worked perfect ecxept for Audio !!! I have ...UD4 instead of UD5 Mobo could that be the problem?
Any one have a link to Audio fix for GA-x79-UP4?

So you have a UP4 or UD4? I believe UD4 has different audio.
 
It´s an UP4 (sorry for wrong spelling) the audio should is Realtek ALC892 (High Defenition)
Have probably tried wrong kexts (for wrong ALC898).
Looks like you need to be a proffessor to edit a DSDT file from another guide.
Realy wish there were a more simple solution...

thanks
 
Thanks tonelab77!

You gave me the clue. GA-x79-UP4 audio high def works pefect now!!!
I just patched with latest MultiBeast "Without DSDT ALA892"

Love peace and understanding - life is great again
 
Did you have any problems with Premiere not playing ?
 
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