Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide 2012

[Tec Junkie]

Im on the band wagon

 

[namio]

does native support mean that a DSDT is not required?

if a DSDT is required, i cant find them for any of these motherboards in the DSDT database ...

 

[ajlowndes]

Thanks a bunch for the guide guys! Yes OS X Fans, you may have your apple-cake and eat it too!

 

[GabeDamien]

What about the GA-Z77M-D3H? http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4142#ov
Tragon

To people asking about Z77 mATX boards, one probable reason TonyMac only listed Q77 and B75 is b/c the Z77 board (current) and Z77 TH board (coming in a matter of days/weeks) are listed with Via audio, not Realtek. Via audio is not supported. There are software workarounds but they are not 100%. You can use USB audio, but TonyMac's Customac suggestions usually aim for best possible compatibility.

I personally will be going with the GA Z77MX-D3H TH (Thunderbolt) and using USB audio, but mostly because I want to OC.

 

[Djfergus]

3770S supported?

No, no real reason, we might just add it.

Chatter on the forums indicates that the 3770S does not work, eg:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/buying-ad...-i7-3770s-build-advice-needed.html#post380674

Can you confirm it works as well as a 3770K?

 

[felixwartooth]

Anyone know why Sandisk Extremes are the only recommended SSDs?


I was planning to use a Crucial M4 msata because it's a msata unit that approaches the price and performance level of a standard SSD.


If the Sandisk is more compatible with ML, however, I'd much rather use one of those.

 

[TwoSheds]

@tony:
I regocnized that you recommend the Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P for the cheapest Customacbuild but actually this mainboard isnt available in Germany (for example). Iam using the Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H, can you tell me the difference between this two boards?

Hi there seem to be 3 B75M options:

GA-B75M-D3H Realtek ALC887 codec, Realtek GbE LAN and AMD CrossFireX support
GA-B75M-D3V Realtek ALC887 codec, Realtek 8111F chip LAN (16 GB of system memory)
GA-B75M-D3P Realtek ALC887 codec, Realtek 8111DP LAN and AMD CrossFireX support

In Australia the D3H and D3V are easy to find. I hope the GA-B75M-D3H can be added to the list next to the B75M-D3P.

Thanks

 

[E-s_Tragon]

To people asking about Z77 mATX boards, one probable reason TonyMac only listed Q77 and B75 is b/c the Z77 board (current) and Z77 TH board (coming in a matter of days/weeks) are listed with Via audio, not Realtek. Via audio is not supported.

Well I'm using a PCI audio device (Creatuve Audigy 4) to get sourround sound, so it would be fine for me.

Tragon

 

[thelostswede]

Just curious - are you saying ATI Radeon HD 7xxx cards won't work in a Hackintosh? What is there about them that's the problem?

No driver support

 

[thelostswede]

Thks a lot for the guide

There aren't any gigabyte z77 mATX mb recommended?

Because they use VIA audio, but as long as you can live with that, feel free to get one as it's really the only issue we're aware of.