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- Jun 19, 2012
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- GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3
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- i5-3570k
- Graphics
- HD4000
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- Classic Mac
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tbealmear's Build: GA-H61N-USB3 - Core i3-2105 - 4GB - HD3000
Components
OS X Lion (App Store)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-lion/id444303913?mt=12
Apex MI-008 mini-ITX case w/250w power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154091
Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128526
Intel Core i3-2105 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz 65w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115090
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233132
Sony Optiarc 24x DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118067
Already Owned
Western Digital 500GB Caviar Green
Comments
About this build
This was originally going to be built as a proof of concept build for a streaming media server here at work. If it worked well, I was going to build a bigger badder version. THEN we found out that Lion Server doesn't have the quicktime media streaming server anymore. The parts were already ordered though, so here we are!
The system went together wonderfully. I got the parts in around 10am and had it running Lion by about 1pm. The power supply does rest right on top of the CPU fan but I don't think its going to be an issue.
It is ever so gently resting on there and that cpu cooler is SOLID so other than maybe so extra vibrations or noise I don't see it being a problem.
I also had to be careful with the hard drive placement as, on its lowest placement, barely cleared the RAM. Moving it up one spot fixed that issue.
Here is my MultiBeast config. Please let me know how my config is on this.
Only having two issues currently. One was the audio system "pop" whenever the audio system would come out of sleep. I fixed that with Robert Tomsick's Antipop app. It just runs as a service in the background keeping the audio system from sleeping.
The second issue is with my network card. I am using Lnx2Mac's Realtek driver and like a lot of other people here on the forum it doesn't like to get an IP address after it wakes from sleep or from a cold boot. Sometimes it take 3-4 restarts to get it to talk with the network. As far as I know this is my only option for this motherboard to get the LAN working so if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this that would be great.
UPDATE 7-16-12
Using the other Realtek 81xx kext in multibeast seems to have fixed the network issues. I have been able to unplug the cable and plug it back in and get an IP address. I have also been able to sleep the machine and upon waking it get an IP address. So far so good.
UPDATE 7-17-12
I added SuperIOFamily.kext and the FakeSMC.kext with KextBeast and am now able to monitor temps for the board and CPU along with the CPU fan speed. Its coming together quite nicely!