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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
- CPU
- i7-3770K @4.2-4.4GHz
- Graphics
- GTX 660 Ti
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is it possible that it will be on sale this month?
Anything is possible...
is it possible that it will be on sale this month?
I have been trying to sell my old desktop to build a CustoMac Mini. The best guide I've seen is TonyMac's from 2011. The GA-H61N-USB3 MiniITX board is so far the only compatible board thats truly supported, with a DSDT available and everything.
Unlike the H61N board this board has a built in WiFi slot, so just pop in a native airport card if necessary.
For my purposes I was going to build it as a Guest/HTPC/Web browsing computer for my family and any friends that need to use a computer.
My friends are interested in this as well and would love to make it for them as a gift. But it would be a pain to tell them they have to use a USB WiFi adapter which we all know isn't stupendous on a hackintosh.
If there is any great compatible MiniITX motherboards with power management, sleep, restart working let me know in a response.
Hopefully its the same or lower priced than the H61N (about $80).
Well, this board should be the same as Gigabyte's other 7-series boards in that it doesn't need a DSDT file. That said, you'll have some issues with Sandy Bridge CPU's and graphics, as you need to modify the drivers, but as I pointed out in an earlier reply, the Ivy Bridge Core i3 CPU's should be out sometime this quarter.
And no, this will not be cheaper than the H61N, as for one, it has a more expensive chipset and as the board has more features, included Wi-Fi card etc. it's going to be a fair bit more expensive.
CustoMac Mini?
I'm disappointed that it doesn't have the DisplyPort to go toe-to-toe with the ASUS and Zotac offerings, but I can always get a discrete video card if I must. Either that or patch the ASUS board and run with it.