- Joined
- Oct 20, 2013
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3
- CPU
- i5-4690
- Graphics
- Asus STRIX GTX 970
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
[Success] 13-2120 / GA-H61M-DS2 / HD7770 OC / 8GB RAM / 10.10 Yosemite!
Components
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KZDV8E/
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005PX3UYA/
Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHZ OC 1GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11201-20-20G
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AW5E9O6/
Corsair XMS3 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1333 MHz (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory (CMX8GX3M1A1333C9)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006XB56VI/
Fractal Design Core 1000 Cases, Black (FD-CA-CORE-1000-BL)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E983JW/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E98FVS/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030
WD Black 500 GB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA III, 64 MB Cache, 5 Year Warranty - WD5003AZEX
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRLY/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844
New Components:
Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A/60G, 60 GB SSD
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-Adapter-Solid-SV300S37A-60G/dp/B00A35X6GM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413566899&sr=8-1&keywords=Kingston+SSDNow+V300+SV300S37A%2F60G%2C+60+GB+SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST2000DM001
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413566968&sr=8-2&keywords=seagate+2tb
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless N 450Mbps PCI Express Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-450Mbps-Express/dp/B00JOC93HQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413567054&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=TP-LINK+TL-WDN4800%2C+WLAN-Adapter
Comments
I've been using this build for a year now, since it was just a budget computer after graduating from college and I used it for pretty much everything, from hardcore gaming to Photoshop. I have always used a MacBook Pro and I just don't feel comfortable using windows, the productivity simply drops when using windows and thus I stumbled upon the tonymacx86 forums, a few weeks back I registered here as I became interested in running OSX on a PC and now I've got 10.9 Mavericks running flawlessly.
Are you the kind of guy who can not afford a 2500$ Mac and only has the budget for a mid-range computer that has a lot of bang for buck? then this build is just PERFECT for you.
BIOS Settings
Screenshots
What doesn't work
HDMI audio, There might be a fix around but since I have no interest in it I didn't even bother looking at it.
[FIXED]Bootloader; In order to fix the boot0 error you will have to follow this guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/401-install-bootloader-extra-efi-partition.html
Take in mind that I had ZERO Experience with Hackintosh before I started this and I managed to get it working in just a few days. ( 2 weeks in total if you count the time that I had to wait for my Snow Leopard installation disk to get delivered )If i can do this, ANYONE CAN.
Components
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KZDV8E/
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005PX3UYA/
Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHZ OC 1GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11201-20-20G
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AW5E9O6/
Corsair XMS3 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1333 MHz (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory (CMX8GX3M1A1333C9)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006XB56VI/
Fractal Design Core 1000 Cases, Black (FD-CA-CORE-1000-BL)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E983JW/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E98FVS/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030
WD Black 500 GB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA III, 64 MB Cache, 5 Year Warranty - WD5003AZEX
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRLY/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844
New Components:
Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A/60G, 60 GB SSD
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-Adapter-Solid-SV300S37A-60G/dp/B00A35X6GM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413566899&sr=8-1&keywords=Kingston+SSDNow+V300+SV300S37A%2F60G%2C+60+GB+SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST2000DM001
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413566968&sr=8-2&keywords=seagate+2tb
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless N 450Mbps PCI Express Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-450Mbps-Express/dp/B00JOC93HQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413567054&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=TP-LINK+TL-WDN4800%2C+WLAN-Adapter
Comments
I've been using this build for a year now, since it was just a budget computer after graduating from college and I used it for pretty much everything, from hardcore gaming to Photoshop. I have always used a MacBook Pro and I just don't feel comfortable using windows, the productivity simply drops when using windows and thus I stumbled upon the tonymacx86 forums, a few weeks back I registered here as I became interested in running OSX on a PC and now I've got 10.9 Mavericks running flawlessly.
Are you the kind of guy who can not afford a 2500$ Mac and only has the budget for a mid-range computer that has a lot of bang for buck? then this build is just PERFECT for you.
BIOS Settings
Loaded Optimized defaults
Set SATA to AHCI
Internal Graphics: PEG
Onboard Graphics: Disabled
HPET: Enabled
Set SATA to AHCI
Internal Graphics: PEG
Onboard Graphics: Disabled
HPET: Enabled
MultiBeast Configuration for Yosemite
http://puu.sh/cfZOZ/c103f9a3c1.png
http://puu.sh/cfZTF/509c98a756.png
http://puu.sh/cfZVO/937e7d62ad.png
http://puu.sh/cfZYB/c288da443f.png
http://puu.sh/cg00L/cfce697294.png
http://puu.sh/cg03B/f3cec36e1e.png
http://puu.sh/cfZOZ/c103f9a3c1.png
http://puu.sh/cfZTF/509c98a756.png
http://puu.sh/cfZVO/937e7d62ad.png
http://puu.sh/cfZYB/c288da443f.png
http://puu.sh/cg00L/cfce697294.png
http://puu.sh/cg03B/f3cec36e1e.png
Screenshots
What doesn't work
HDMI audio, There might be a fix around but since I have no interest in it I didn't even bother looking at it.
[FIXED]Bootloader; In order to fix the boot0 error you will have to follow this guide: http://www.tonymacx86.com/401-install-bootloader-extra-efi-partition.html
Take in mind that I had ZERO Experience with Hackintosh before I started this and I managed to get it working in just a few days. ( 2 weeks in total if you count the time that I had to wait for my Snow Leopard installation disk to get delivered )If i can do this, ANYONE CAN.
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