emperor: i7 3770K - GA-Z77X-UD5H - GTX 570 - Mountain Lion

[nemes]

emperor: i7 3770K - GA-Z77X-UD5H - GTX 570 - Mavericks

emperor: i7 3770K - GA-Z77X-UD5H - GTX 570 - Mountain Lion

Components

Apple OS X Mountain Lion @ Mac Apps Store
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?mt=12

INTEL CORE I7 3770K 3.50GHZ QUAD-CORE CPU
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/SYN-BX80637I73770K/1917/

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Z77 LGA1155 ATX M/B with Intel Z77 chipset
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-GA-Z77X-UD5H/1918/

16GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE 240-PIN DDR3 1600MHZ PC-12800 PACK
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9/1695/

CORSAIR COOLING HYDRO SERIES H80 CPU COOLER
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-CWCH80/1840/

GAINWARD GEFORCE GTX570 PCI-E 2.0 1536MB VIDEO CARD
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/ACH-VGAGNW5701GA/1896/

CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 550D BLACK TOWER CASE
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-CC550D/1717/

CORSAIR 750W TX-750 V2 ATX POWER SUPPLY
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-CMPSU-750TXV2/1496/

LITE-ON 24X8 SATA DVD-RW DRIVE
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/SYN-IHAS324-BLACK/1550/

20M MINI USB BLUETOOTH ADAPTOR CLASS 2 (Broadcom Chipset)
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/EL-BD-230/412/

180GB INTEL 520 SERIES 2.5INCH SSD - OS X
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/SYN-SSDSC2CW180A310/1773/



Already Owned

120GB CORSAIR FORCE SERIES 3 120 SSD - Windows 7
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/AL-CSSD-F120GB3-BK/1773/

"MAJESTOUCH NINJA" FILCO BLACK CLICKY KEYBOARD
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/KE-FKBN104MC-EFB2/1838/

Logitech Wireless Gaming Mouse G700
http://www.logitech.com/en-au/gaming/mice-keyboard-combos/7244

2 x Dell UltraSharp U2410
http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/...ynoteSearch&baynote_bnrank=4&baynote_irrank=0

Razer Nostromo
http://au.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards/keypads/razer-nostromo

Focal Bird 2.1 Sound
http://www.focal.com/en/home-audio-loudspeakers/bird.php

OS X Installation

Update "BIOS" to F14

Reset to "Optimised Defaults" and change the following:
- Enable Intel Virtualisation Tech

When booting from USB and from the HDD without multibeast, use GraphicsEnabler=yes

Do a software update to get to 10.9.4

Follow the standard installation: http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

MultiBeast Configuration - 2014-07-25 04:04:06
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Quick Start > DSDT Free
Drivers > Audio > Realtek ALCxxx > ALC898
Drivers > Disk > 3rd Party SATA
Drivers > Disk > TRIM Enabler > 10.9.4 TRIM Patch
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v6.9.1315
Drivers > Network > Atheros > ALXEthernet v1.0.2
Drivers > Network > Intel > AppleIntelE1000e v2.5.4d
Drivers > System > AppleRTC Patch for CMOS Reset
Bootloaders > Chimera v3.0.1
Customize > Boot Options > Basic Boot Options
Customize > Boot Options > Generate CPU States
Customize > Boot Options > GraphicsEnabler=Yes
Customize > Boot Options > Hibernate Mode - Desktop
Customize > Boot Options > IGPEnabler=No
Customize > Boot Options > Use KernelCache
Customize > System Definitions > Mac Pro > Mac Pro 3,1
Customize > Themes > tonymacx86 Black

Windows 7 Installation

Unplug OS X Drive

Install Windows 7 SP1

Only install the drivers necessary for the components to be recognised in the device manager; Gigabyte's driver suite is just bloatware and their audio drivers aren't as good as the ones that Windows installs itself.

Attach OS X Drive

Install HFS windows drivers as per: http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?t=17519

Tell Windows that we're using GMT in the "BIOS", not local time: http://weblogs.asp.net/dfindley/arch...Pro_2900_.aspx



Little Problems

Only the orange (centre) line out and digital out of the motherboard's ALC898 are functional.

The first graphics card I purchased was an Inno3D GTX 570, which blew up after a couple of days.

 

[blackgin]

Have you tried the Firewire port?

 

[eheffa]

Nice Build. Thanks for all the detail.

-evan

 

[nemes]

emperor: Core i7 3770K - GA-Z77X-UD5H - 16GB RAM - GTX 570

I haven't tried enabling firewire (disabled in the BIOS) as I don't have any devices to test it with.

The thread is moved here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-builds/65049-emperor-i7-3770k-ga-z77x-ud5h-gtx-570-mountain-lion.html

 

[warjack]

Little Problems

When a USB drive is mounted and the computer goes to sleep, the following error is reported:

​

Disable XMP. This Problem will only appear if you overclock your CPU or as someone mentioned a few days ago, if you enable XMP Profile.​

 

[nemes]

Disable XMP. This Problem will only appear if you overclock your CPU or as someone mentioned a few days ago, if you enable XMP Profile.

Thanks warjack - disabling XMP fixed the USB ejection problem.

Of course I want to run my RAM at 1600MHz instead of default speed, so I've re-enabled XMP and overclocked to 4.0GHz

 

[HoochShepherd]

tagged, and thanks.
any luck with the wifi card?

 

[nemes]

tagged, and thanks.
any luck with the wifi card?

No wifi card to test... I didn't go with the GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI as it's always plugged into the switch.

 

[miller hammond]

Thanks warjack - disabling XMP fixed the USB ejection problem.

Of course I want to run my RAM at 1600MHz instead of default speed, so I've re-enabled XMP and overclocked to 4.0GHz

You can have your RAM running at 1600MHz with XMP disabled, as I have discovered completely by accident.

 

[nemes]

You can have your RAM running at 1600MHz with XMP disabled, as I have discovered completely by accident.

Wow... please explain how I do this...