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- Mar 11, 2011
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- Motherboard
- GA-P55-UD5
- CPU
- i7 860
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 285
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
We are planing our new Hack and are not quite sure, which mainboard to chose. We are are considering the Asus Maximus V Extreme or the new Gigabyte Z77X-UP7. An alternative would be the GA-Z77X-UP5 TH.
Our current hack is based on a GA-P55-UD5 with a Nvidia GTX 285. It is working fine, except for the sleep mode.
The new system should have:
- OS X 10.8, Mountion Lion
- Stable performance
- Speed step
- Sleep
- Power management
- Nvidia GTX 670 or 680
Here are a few questions we have concerning our hardware selection:
Which oft he two manufacturer (ASUS or Gigabyte) causes less problems in general?
With which do I need to patch less kernel extensions?
Which could cause less problems after a future update from apple? (drawing from past experience
I read, that Gigabyte no longer requires dsdt-files. What about Asus? Does Asus require dsdt-files and/or custom bios? If so, from where do I get these? How can I create them myself?
What about switching between the onboard and a dedicated GPU? Does this work in a hack system? Does it make sense? (Office apps = onboard / Aperture = dedicated GPU)
Thank you very much for your help. If you can offer us a further alternative than the two mainboard mentioned above, we would be very happy to consider them too.
Our current hack is based on a GA-P55-UD5 with a Nvidia GTX 285. It is working fine, except for the sleep mode.
The new system should have:
- OS X 10.8, Mountion Lion
- Stable performance
- Speed step
- Sleep
- Power management
- Nvidia GTX 670 or 680
Here are a few questions we have concerning our hardware selection:
Which oft he two manufacturer (ASUS or Gigabyte) causes less problems in general?
With which do I need to patch less kernel extensions?
Which could cause less problems after a future update from apple? (drawing from past experience
I read, that Gigabyte no longer requires dsdt-files. What about Asus? Does Asus require dsdt-files and/or custom bios? If so, from where do I get these? How can I create them myself?
What about switching between the onboard and a dedicated GPU? Does this work in a hack system? Does it make sense? (Office apps = onboard / Aperture = dedicated GPU)
Thank you very much for your help. If you can offer us a further alternative than the two mainboard mentioned above, we would be very happy to consider them too.