Gigabyte or AsRock Mobo?

[fredz0004]

Hi, I am preparing to build my first custom mac, and I want to make sure I have everything I need, and compatible, I went to customac guides, and most of the mobos there are gigabyte but rarely any reviews on them on newegg so I am a little sceptical about choosing a mobo with no reviews.

Are DSDT's a must? For example I don't see one for the AsRock P67, but I see one for the GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 there is a dsdt, F5, F6, F10-13 a little confused about DSDT's.


Any suggestions are welcome.

At the moment I am going to go with no graphics card, but will add it later on.

I put the list on Excel for easy editing, with links.

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

Total $700 Not including Graphics Card

Backup Mobo

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

I am planning to install ML.

 

[Mate94]

Gigabyte always. And change the optical drive to Sony Optiarc. F things are the DSDT for different BIOSes

 

[totenkopf4]

Hi, I am preparing to build my first custom mac, and I want to make sure I have everything I need, and compatible, I went to customac guides, and most of the mobos there are gigabyte but rarely any reviews on them on newegg so I am a little sceptical about choosing a mobo with no reviews.

Are DSDT's a must? For example I don't see one for the AsRock P67, but I see one for the GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 there is a dsdt, F5, F6, F10-13 a little confused about DSDT's.


Any suggestions are welcome.

At the moment I am going to go with no graphics card, but will add it later on.

I put the list on Excel for easy editing, with links.

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

Total $700 Not including Graphics Card

Backup Mobo

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

I am planning to install ML.

fredz0004

Mate94 is correct do use a GIGABYTE MB

GIGABYTE please

 

[fredz0004]

fredz0004

Mate94 is correct do use a GIGABYTE MB

GIGABYTE please

Thanks for the replies, Gigabyte it is then.

 

[eelhead]

I'd use that AsRock one, as it does have supported Audio and Network
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265



Nice little guide here from Snow Leopard up.
http://legacy.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=20928&start=30

There are others as well when you look around.