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- Jan 24, 2016
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- z170i
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- 6700K
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- Radeon 580
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colombs’s Skylake mini ITX Build: Core i7-6700K - ASUS Z170I - 16GB - 980Ti
Components
ASUS Z170I Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015FY4HLS/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83UD9984
Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012M8LXQW/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559
PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 980ti Reference Edition
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YU72IS6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133611
NCASE M1 V5
https://www.ncases.com
Corsair SF600 SFX Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CGI5M24/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F84899429t
Noctua NH-C14 Quiet CPU Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ECRREM/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85B4TY8020
G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J7T5K6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231937
Samsung 850 Pro 250GB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMXBOP4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147360
Already Owned
Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitor P2715Q
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PC9HFO8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6BM4124190
Comments
After dipping my toe in the hackintosh universe with an Elite 8000 build, I decided I was ready to build my first hackintosh from scratch. The build revolves around the NCASE M1 case. I wanted something small, fast, quiet, and capable of driving a 4K monitor. Machine is primarily used for development and gaming. The build has been up and running for almost a year with a 750Ti, but it couldn't drive the monitor at 4K/60Hz. Card was a loaner while I waited for Pascal drivers. Those haven't come yet, so I got the 980Ti and it finally feels complete. Build started out on El Capitan and was updated to Sierra through App Store with no issues.
Installation Notes
Not much to see here. I followed neilhart’s excellent guide. I enabled VT-d and virtualization so I could run 64bit VM’s. Also, despite his warning, I updated the BIOS after everything was working. After the update I had to reset some settings for the machine to boot correctly.
What Works:
Audio
Ethernet
Sleep/Wake
iMessage
Not Working:
Audio after wake from sleep
Purchased iTunes videos ( trailers work )
Many thanks to everyone here who made this possible!
Updated 2017-01-01: Added luxmark score
Updated 2017-01-03: iTunes video notes
Updated 2017-02-25: Added config.plist
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