- Joined
- Oct 9, 2010
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Z97
- CPU
- i7 4790K
- Graphics
- GTX 980 TI
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
So, I built CustoMac#4 and was very disappointed in the GA-Z68X-UD5-B3. It installed fine but was just an all around poor experience with the board itself, numerous issues on post, etc. So I switched to an ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe last night.
This board was by far the most simple install I have ever done and the closest to vanilla I have ever come. I am very impressed. Let me start by saying thanks to vdmesis and his guide that can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=168&t=26252
It is not my intention to clone this guide, only to list the hardware I used to make a nearly perfect system. So here it is:
-Sabrent Mini Bluetooth USB Adapter BT-USBT (Works OOB, full Magic Trackpad Gestures, disabled onboard BlueTooth in BIOS to be safe, I know the Sabrent works perfectly)
http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-BT-USBT-Wireless-Bluetooth-2-5Ghz/dp/B002SBF108/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1311856092&sr=8-12
-XFX 6870 Black Edition Dual Fan GPU (Works OOB with GraphicsEnabler=yes)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150520
-OCX Solid 3 Sata III 6GB SSD (used in 6G sata port)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227728
-ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe (see guide linked above to install and my note below)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131753&Tpk=p8z68%20deluxe
-Cooler Master Elite 370 Case (kind of a cheesy case but it works, cards all fit, needs fans)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119226&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Intel Core i7 2600K 3.8GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145346&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Corsair 750 Watt PSU: (I am using 2X 6870 in Crossfire for WIN7 Gaming so went bigger here)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Thats my build plus a magic trackpad/keyboard/mouse/monitor I already had. Again, follow the guide listed above making sure to add the following:
This board was by far the most simple install I have ever done and the closest to vanilla I have ever come. I am very impressed. Let me start by saying thanks to vdmesis and his guide that can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=168&t=26252
It is not my intention to clone this guide, only to list the hardware I used to make a nearly perfect system. So here it is:
-Sabrent Mini Bluetooth USB Adapter BT-USBT (Works OOB, full Magic Trackpad Gestures, disabled onboard BlueTooth in BIOS to be safe, I know the Sabrent works perfectly)
http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-BT-USBT-Wireless-Bluetooth-2-5Ghz/dp/B002SBF108/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1311856092&sr=8-12
-XFX 6870 Black Edition Dual Fan GPU (Works OOB with GraphicsEnabler=yes)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150520
-OCX Solid 3 Sata III 6GB SSD (used in 6G sata port)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227728
-ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe (see guide linked above to install and my note below)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131753&Tpk=p8z68%20deluxe
-Cooler Master Elite 370 Case (kind of a cheesy case but it works, cards all fit, needs fans)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119226&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Intel Core i7 2600K 3.8GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145346&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4902415&SID=
-Corsair 750 Watt PSU: (I am using 2X 6870 in Crossfire for WIN7 Gaming so went bigger here)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Thats my build plus a magic trackpad/keyboard/mouse/monitor I already had. Again, follow the guide listed above making sure to add the following: