Building first Mac system. Would like it to be dual boot (Win8 + OSX)

[NickM1979]

Hello Everyone,

I am planning to build my first system and would like it to be dual boot in nature. My primary usage is browsing, video, gaming with programming thrown in.

I have created the following build system:

My Wish List Details




Mac Pro Build

Qty.	Image	Product Description	Unit Price	Savings	Total Price
1		Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEMModel #:AS5-3.5GItem #:N82E16835100007Return Policy:Consumable Item Refund Only Return PolicyIn Stock	$11.99	-$2.00 Instant	$9.99
1		Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer CaseModel #:CC-9011012-WWItem #:N82E16811139009Return Policy:Standard Return PolicyIn StockMail in Rebate Card	$139.99		$139.99
1		GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel MotherboardModel #:GA-Z77X-UP5 THItem #:N82E16813128559Return Policy:Standard Return PolicyIn Stock	$249.99	-$10.00 Instant	$239.99
1		EVGA 02G-P4-2670-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video CardModel #:02G-P4-2670-KRItem #:N82E16814130782Return Policy:VGA Standard Return PolicyIn StockMail in Rebate Card	$399.99	-$20.00 Instant	$379.99
1		CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power ...Model #:CP-9020030-NAItem #:N82E16817139012Return Policy:Standard Return PolicyIn StockMail in Rebate Card	$139.99	-$20.00 Instant	$119.99
1		Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570KModel #:BX80637I53570KItem #:N82E16819116504Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return PolicyIn Stock	$229.99		$229.99
1		CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10Model #:CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10Item #:N82E16820233246Return Policy:Memory Standard Return PolicyIn Stock	$85.99		$85.99
1		Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare DriveModel #:ST31000524ASItem #:N82E16822148697Return Policy:Standard Return PolicyIn Stock	$109.99	-$10.00 Instant	$99.99
1		TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 PCI Express x1 Wireless N Dual Band AdapterModel #:TL-WDN4800Item #:N82E16833704133Return Policy:Networking Extended Return PolicyIn Stock	$54.99	-$12.00 Instant	$42.99
Subtotal:	$1,348.91

Am I missing something? I want to install Mountain Lion on this. Any gotchas that I need to remember?

 

[Going Bald]

Looks good to me. Are you planning to overclock or leave standard and use the included cpu fan?

 

[NickM1979]

I have never tried to overclock. Is it tough to do?

Is there a kit that I need to buy?

 

[Going Bald]

I have never tried to overclock. Is it tough to do?

Is there a kit that I need to buy?

No kit - it is done in BIOS. If you have never done it do a lot of research and reading before you try it.

 

[1pq]

In my experience overclocking on the Z77X-UP5 TH causes weird USB issues after sleep. After I overclocked my 3750K, my keyboard would be really spotty for about a minute after waking up, and then function fine after that. It was really weird.

Another thing that happened is that when I logged back in it had that error message that said that something had been unplugged without ejecting it.

It is a really annoying bug—I don't know if it is happening for others or not. To get rid of it, I didn't just set my processor back to stock speed, I had to reset CMOS. But when I did, both problems disappeared.

Also it reappeared when I enabled EHCI handoff.

So, I would recommend only buying a good third party cooler if you don't mind living with these issues. I keep one BIOS unoverclocked with EHCI handoff disabled, and one overclocked to 4.7ghz, which I use when I need to do processor intensive activities.