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[deglobas]

Hi All,

I'm very new to this idea but I'm really interested in building a customac. After reading this post I think I'm going to go for the pro system and hopefully install Mountain Lion on it, but after searching for a while I couldnt find any definitive build and installation guide. Does such a thing exist? Like I said I'm new to this, but I have a strong background in computers and I'm confident I could do it, but a guide would be very helpful.

Thanks

 

[skyflyer999]

Welcome to Tonymac!

First things first, Hackintoshes are very unique, and some aspects could vary.

To be simple, here is the guide --> http://www.tonymacx86.com/61-unibeast-install-os-x-mountain-lion-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

Now you need to choose compatible parts...the User Builds Section and Golden Builds part is a great reference.
Here is a list of the most compatible, and supported parts. But remember, you are not limited to these! --> http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

If you reach a problem, dont worry! As I have learned, everyone here on Tonymac wants to help!

 

[deglobas]

Many thanks for your help. I do just have a few quick questions first:

1) Does Mountain Lion support multiple Hard drives? ie. would it be possible to install three 1TB drives?

2) Is there a cap on memory or can I take it up to 32gb?

thanks again

 

[Mate94]

1. Yes... uhh.
2. You can take it up to 32GB, but this is always depend on the motherboard.

 

[skyflyer999]

You will have to partition the drives first. You cant install with over 1tb of memory

 

[Going Bald]

You will have to partition the drives first. You cant install with over 1tb of memory

You mean a boot partition greater then 1Tb, yes? I don't know of any board/cpu that supports 1Tb of RAM (memory)

 

[skyflyer999]

Ahh yes! I confused the two

 

[deglobas]

Thanks for answering what might have seemed like a stupid question, but the hardware list on the tony mac blog mentioned you couldn't have over 1TB so I was confused. Ive run into another question in my research that I can seem to find the answer to. I'm looking into these two parts:


[h=1]EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2682-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB[/h]

[h=1]GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH[/h]The motherboard come with two thunderbolt ports which seems incredibly convenient for displays, but if I connect the displays directly to the board will they still use the graphics card or will they run off the integrated graphics on the board? I apologize in advance for what might be a stupid question, but it's one that I have found a lot of conflicting info about.

Thanks

 

[Going Bald]

Thanks for answering what might have seemed like a stupid question, but the hardware list on the tony mac blog mentioned you couldn't have over 1TB so I was confused. Ive run into another question in my research that I can seem to find the answer to. I'm looking into these two parts:


EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2682-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB



GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH

The motherboard come with two thunderbolt ports which seems incredibly convenient for displays, but if I connect the displays directly to the board will they still use the graphics card or will they run off the integrated graphics on the board? I apologize in advance for what might be a stupid question, but it's one that I have found a lot of conflicting info about.

Thanks

If you use the Thunderbolt for your monitor, then it's using the onboard Intel HD4000 graphic card and your GTX680 is unused.

 

[deglobas]

Are integrated graphics on a board like this adequate? it seems like they must be pretty powerful to run three separate displays, but then again maybe not....

Edit:

also the gigabyte site says this:
"Allows users to dynamically switch between built-in graphics and high-end, 3D discrete graphics cards."

does that mean I can in fact plug in to the motherboard and use the graphics card?

thanks