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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 - Mavericks

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Masi51952

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i7 6700HQ
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Works fine, just installed.
But somehow only bootable with Clover

Cheers

LINGja
 
Hackintosher HD said:
the 1230v3 works fine, no special things needed, installed os x just as i would with an i7 or i5, chimera works fine, even about this mac reports it correctly, Video of my system: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_S9ve7IIew
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Hi I'm also about to make a new Build. But I don't have one yet, so if I would start following the guide (Buying and Installing Snow Leopard and so on) the problem would be that Snow Leopard doesn't support the GTX 6/7xx series, does it?So the built won't work then because the xeon doesn't have an iGPU, right? Or can I run Snow Leopard without any graphics until I've upgraded to Mavericks?
 
sGollSv said:
Hi I'm also about to make a new Build. But I don't have one yet, so if I would start following the guide (Buying and Installing Snow Leopard and so on) the problem would be that Snow Leopard doesn't support the GTX 6/7xx series, does it?So the built won't work then because the xeon doesn't have an iGPU, right? Or can I run Snow Leopard without any graphics until I've upgraded to Mavericks?
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You need to have a way to see what you are doing and what your system is doing when you create your build. It is of this reason that we recommend that new users should use one of the retail processors from the buyers guide that have supported graphics - they will work from Snow Leopard right through to Mavericks. They also come with a standard Intel cooler that can be used in your build.

There are not a great number of supported GPUs around that will work with Snow Leopard and Mavericks. You can save a lot of pain by using something that will make life considerably easier particularly for a first build. HD4600 graphics will always work - so if your GPU should fail in the future you have a basic backup plan - might not be great for playing the latest greatest games but it offers a great deal of piece of mind and simplicity.

Rather than the XEON processor (supplied without graphics or cooler) I would suggest picking one of the i7 processors from the buyers guide. The XEON is just a stripped down i7
http://www.tonymacx86.com/420-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-april-2014.html#cpus

Adrian B
 
Macallan
GA-B75M-HD3 |  i7 3770 |  Radeon HD 5570
Adrian is correct that for a first time builder the Xeon may not be the best choice. BTW I've
seen the I7-4770K for 289 to 299 USD recently, not that much more than the Xeon. If you
already have Mavericks and another Customac or Mac it's fairly easy to get Mavericks onto
a new drive and then run multi beast. You would then put that drive into your new build
with the Xeon and something like a GT 640 or better. It's a piece of cake.

Hackintosher HD is highly experienced in installing OS X on PC hardware and has other CustoMacs
to do this. If you don't already have a customac and have an incompatible with Snow Leopard gfx card you're in for a lot of this :banghead: trying to install Snow Leo and then download Mavericks. Those are the factors to consider. You can do it either way, It's just a choice of how difficult you want it to be.
 
@Adrian B & @trs96 Thank you guys I know the xeon is just a stripped down i7 but that's why I wanted it. It's just cheaper. However I'm gonna take an i7 then. Would you use the i7 4770 or the 4770k is it worth to overclock ? Or could I save some money there?
 
sGollSv said:
@Adrian B & @trs96 Thank you guys I know the xeon is just a stripped down i7 but that's why I wanted it. It's just cheaper. However I'm gonna take an i7 then. Would you use the i7 4770 or the 4770k is it worth to overclock ? Or could I save some money there?
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For most uses you won't need to overclock an I7 so I'd go with the 4770. If you were to be rendering
a lot of video or doing intensive gaming then yes, go with the K version.
 
sGollSv said:
@Adrian B & @trs96 Thank you guys I know the xeon is just a stripped down i7 but that's why I wanted it. It's just cheaper. However I'm gonna take an i7 then. Would you use the i7 4770 or the 4770k is it worth to overclock ? Or could I save some money there?
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The i7-4770K will give you the option to either under or over clock the CPU - having this option might cost a few more bucks, but it also lets you change the performance of your build. The cost difference will depend on how strongly that you feel this might benefit you. You may prefer to get the build up and running on stock settings and play with different clock speeds later - its completely your choice. May/ June last year you were actually able to purchase the 'K' i7 for less than the non 'K' model. Whether that happens this year or not remains to be seen.

One thing is for sure - if you wait long enough there is always a new "better" option nearly within grasp.

Adrian B
 
Macallan
GA-B75M-HD3 |  i7 3770 |  Radeon HD 5570
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