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- GA-Z77X-UD5H [rev 1.0]
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- Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache
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- Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E
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[Success] GA-Z77X-UD5H i7 3770 GTX 560Ti Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 + Mountain Lion 8.0
Hi, recently sold my MacBook Pro as it could just not handle music production of the power I required.
This my hardware, all from ebuyer.com
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI DisplayPort 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Cost: £129.49
Item: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Cost: £191.36
Item: OCZ 240GB Agility 3 2.5" SATA-III SSD - Read 525MB/s Write 500MB/s 80,000 IOPS
Cost: £112.49
Item: Corsair Carbide 500R Black Case
Cost: £74.99
Item: Corsair TX750M 750W Modular PSU
Cost: £71.96
Item: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered
Cost: £58.33
Item: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless-N450 Dual Band PCIe Adapter
Cost: £26.24
Item: Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Cost: £144.36
Item: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x 8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Kit
Cost: £70.03
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 External USB SoundCard / Audio Interface
Cost: £110
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005OZE9SA/?tag=tonymacx86-21)
All as recommended from the customac 2012 buyers guide, apart from the Scarlett 2i2 external sound card.
I could open up and install OSX with uni beast (using PCIRootUID=0)
And when I got to Multibeast; this has to be the simplest setup I have ever seen.
You literally need nothing extra ticked! Just clicking the one box "DSDT Free Installation" and nothing else does the job
The Wifi works natively, and I have no need for Ethernet, all you need is Multibeast itself installed, so it looks like this:
Then after reboot ... and ... voila!
Here is what I get instantly:
Wifi:
GPU:
Audio:
Here's the GeekBench scores so far:
I have yet to install Logic Pro and Photoshop, but since the sound is already working through my Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 I really can't see there being an issue with either
EDIT: Photoshop, check. Logic Pro, Check
All working. Fully functional.
Hi, recently sold my MacBook Pro as it could just not handle music production of the power I required.
This my hardware, all from ebuyer.com
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI DisplayPort 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Cost: £129.49
Item: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Cost: £191.36
Item: OCZ 240GB Agility 3 2.5" SATA-III SSD - Read 525MB/s Write 500MB/s 80,000 IOPS
Cost: £112.49
Item: Corsair Carbide 500R Black Case
Cost: £74.99
Item: Corsair TX750M 750W Modular PSU
Cost: £71.96
Item: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered
Cost: £58.33
Item: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 Wireless-N450 Dual Band PCIe Adapter
Cost: £26.24
Item: Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Cost: £144.36
Item: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x 8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Kit
Cost: £70.03
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 External USB SoundCard / Audio Interface
Cost: £110
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005OZE9SA/?tag=tonymacx86-21)
All as recommended from the customac 2012 buyers guide, apart from the Scarlett 2i2 external sound card.
I could open up and install OSX with uni beast (using PCIRootUID=0)
And when I got to Multibeast; this has to be the simplest setup I have ever seen.
You literally need nothing extra ticked! Just clicking the one box "DSDT Free Installation" and nothing else does the job
The Wifi works natively, and I have no need for Ethernet, all you need is Multibeast itself installed, so it looks like this:
Then after reboot ... and ... voila!
Here is what I get instantly:
Wifi:
GPU:
Audio:
Here's the GeekBench scores so far:
I have yet to install Logic Pro and Photoshop, but since the sound is already working through my Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 I really can't see there being an issue with either
EDIT: Photoshop, check. Logic Pro, Check
All working. Fully functional.
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