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- i7 3770k
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- Hd 4000
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Grotius Build: i7 3770k GA-Z77X-UP5 TH HD4000 16GB - OC
Components
Apple OS X 10.8 MountainLion
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Lian Li PC-A05FNB Black
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MESDTO
Intel Core i7 3770K 3,5Ghz Socket 1155
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SZ0EOW
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008LTB3QW
Corsair 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Vengeance LP
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TG8QRW
SanDisk Extreme SATA III 2.5" SSD 128GB (Mountain Lion)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006EKJCWM
SanDisk Extreme SATA III 2.5" SSD 128GB (Windows 7)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006EKJCWM
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057FRTPW
Corsair Professional Gold AX650
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00539M628
Corsair Hydro Series H80
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051U7HMI
2x Noiseblocker BlackSilentPRO PL-2 (120x120x25)
[amazon-de]http://www.amazon.de/Noiseblocker-BlackSilentPRO-PL2-L%C3%BCfter-120x120x25/dp/B002UJMCQ4/[/amazon-de]
Noiseblocker BlackSilentPRO PK2 (140x140x25)
[amazon-de]http://www.amazon.de/Noiseblocker-L-PK2R-BlackSilentPRO-PK2-140x140x25/dp/B002UJKRCU/[/amazon-de]
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A
Conceptronic CBT2Nano USB-Adapter Bluetooth V2.1 USB 2.0
[amazon-de]http://www.amazon.de/Conceptronic-CBT2Nano-USB-Adapter-Bluetooth-V2-1/dp/B001FFFVGW/[/amazon-de]
Apple Wireless keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DLDO4U
Apple Magic Trackpad
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ3MW
Comments
Background
This is my second Hackintosh build. The system is a dual boot with Mountain Lion and Windows 7. Each system has a seperate SSD to work from. The system will mostly be used for photo editing tasks with adobe products (i.e., CS6 Ext and Lightroom), office (Word, Excel) and web browsing. I'm using a NAS (18 TB) for most of my storage.
I wanted to do some overclocking with this system this is why i bought the liquid cooling system from Corsair. I provided the H80 with other fans (Noiseblocker PL-2) in order to make it run a bit more quiet. The H80 is configured in an intake push/pull configuration.Because of space limitations a bought the Lian Li A05FN. A beautifll (small) ATX case that has enough room for all my components. I added a 140mm exaust fan on top of the case.
Installation
I followed the guides from Tonymacx86:
- UniBeast: Install OS X Mountain Lion on Any Supported Intel-based PC
http://www.tonymacx86.com/61-unibeast-install-os-x-mountain-lion-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html
- Quick guide to configuring the UEFI on Gigabyte's 7-series
http://www.tonymacx86.com/99-quick-guide-configuring-uefi-gigabyte-s-7-series-lga-1155-boards.html
Installation process
- The installation Went smooth. No problems at all (no extra boot flags).
- I did disconnect the second (win7) SSD just to be sure.
- I used an USB Keyboard and Mouse plugged in the USB 2.0 ports.
- I used a corsair voyager 8 gb USB 2.0 flash disk for the installation.
MultiBeast Configuration for Mountain Lion
Windows 7
Installation process
This was messy. I had several problems with the USB 3.0 ports. In the end i had to use the USB 2 port and only add the USB in the second USB 2.0 port (problem solved). After installing all the latest drivers and updates.
SSD Tweaks
- Most is from this excellent guide (http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/70822-ssd-tweaks-optimizations-windows-7-a.html)
- I updated the firmware of the SanDisk Extreme SSD (R112 -> R201)
- to verify that TRIM is active. At a command prompt (start/run/cmd), type the following: " fsutil.exe behavior query DisableDeleteNotify"
It should respond back with DisableDeleteNotify=0 if trim support is ready and active. If it is not, type fsutil.exe behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0
- Make sure the defrag program is disabled for the SSD... Admin tools/Services set Disk Defragmenter to disabled.
- Page File. There has been much debate about this. I left mine at 2 Gigs
- Superfetch/prefetch/bootfetch: Windows 7 does not always turn it all off as it should. A) To disable Superfetch, etc: Admin tools/Services. Select superfetch and set to disabled. B) Run regedit and change the following values: HKLM/System/CurrentControlset/Control/Session Manager/Memory Management/Prefetch Parameters and change the key valus of Enableboottrace, enableprefetcher, enablesuperfetch all to 0 and exit regedit.
- Now on to some things we can do to reduce some on the unnecessary writes to the SSD. Go to start/admin tools and select performance monitor. Expand data collector sets. Click on Startup Event Trace Sessions. With the exception of the following NECESSARY logs (Application, Security, System, Security Essentials) we can stop them from starting. To do so, right click on each one that has a status of Enabled (except the ones mentioned above) and select Properties. Click the Trace Session tab. Unselect Enabled. Click Ok. Repeat for the others (including readyboot).After your next boot, you will have a lot less writes going to the SSD that are not needed.
- Benchmark: HDTUNE (2.55 Free, Block 8mb): Minimum 410.5, Maximum 526.0, Average 514.5, 0.1 ms, 165.5 Burst.
Time sync in windows (synced time in OS X and windows 7)
1. Launch regedit.exe.
2.Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation.
3.Create a new key called RealTimeIsUniversal (case-sensitive!)
4.Give the key a DWORD Value (displays as REG_DWORD) of 1
Overclocking
I followed the guides from Tonymacx86: http://www.tonymacx86.com/overclock...lock-z68-z77-power-management-ssdt-edits.html
After making my own settings i also tried easytune 6 (ET6) within windows 7. ET6 made some additional (auto) changes and my hackintosh clocks 4700 mhz with a 46x multiplier. The voltage is around 1.26. The system is stable after several hours of testing (LinX, Prime95 (win7 and os x version) and Intell burntest. The maximum temperature is 73 degrees celcius. Thanks to the OC i went from 14.200 to 17.442
Bios Settings
-
Optimization
-
Working / not working
- USB 3.0: working - unsure if the speed is correct (what is good way to test?)
- Sleep: works, although it takes some time before i can enter user password)
- HD4000, no problems
- Optical?
- HDMI Audio? (i do not have TV to test..)
- Firewire?
Problems
- Audio: just before a sound is played my box " ticks"
Updates
-
Windows 7
Installation process
This was messy. I had several problems with the USB 3.0 ports. In the end i had to use the USB 2 port and only add the USB in the second USB 2.0 port (problem solved). After installing all the latest drivers and updates.
SSD Tweaks
- Most is from this excellent guide (http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/70822-ssd-tweaks-optimizations-windows-7-a.html)
- I updated the firmware of the SanDisk Extreme SSD (R112 -> R201)
- to verify that TRIM is active. At a command prompt (start/run/cmd), type the following: " fsutil.exe behavior query DisableDeleteNotify"
It should respond back with DisableDeleteNotify=0 if trim support is ready and active. If it is not, type fsutil.exe behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0
- Make sure the defrag program is disabled for the SSD... Admin tools/Services set Disk Defragmenter to disabled.
- Page File. There has been much debate about this. I left mine at 2 Gigs
- Superfetch/prefetch/bootfetch: Windows 7 does not always turn it all off as it should. A) To disable Superfetch, etc: Admin tools/Services. Select superfetch and set to disabled. B) Run regedit and change the following values: HKLM/System/CurrentControlset/Control/Session Manager/Memory Management/Prefetch Parameters and change the key valus of Enableboottrace, enableprefetcher, enablesuperfetch all to 0 and exit regedit.
- Now on to some things we can do to reduce some on the unnecessary writes to the SSD. Go to start/admin tools and select performance monitor. Expand data collector sets. Click on Startup Event Trace Sessions. With the exception of the following NECESSARY logs (Application, Security, System, Security Essentials) we can stop them from starting. To do so, right click on each one that has a status of Enabled (except the ones mentioned above) and select Properties. Click the Trace Session tab. Unselect Enabled. Click Ok. Repeat for the others (including readyboot).After your next boot, you will have a lot less writes going to the SSD that are not needed.
- Benchmark: HDTUNE (2.55 Free, Block 8mb): Minimum 410.5, Maximum 526.0, Average 514.5, 0.1 ms, 165.5 Burst.
Time sync in windows (synced time in OS X and windows 7)
1. Launch regedit.exe.
2.Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation.
3.Create a new key called RealTimeIsUniversal (case-sensitive!)
4.Give the key a DWORD Value (displays as REG_DWORD) of 1
Overclocking
I followed the guides from Tonymacx86: http://www.tonymacx86.com/overclock...lock-z68-z77-power-management-ssdt-edits.html
After making my own settings i also tried easytune 6 (ET6) within windows 7. ET6 made some additional (auto) changes and my hackintosh clocks 4700 mhz with a 46x multiplier. The voltage is around 1.26. The system is stable after several hours of testing (LinX, Prime95 (win7 and os x version) and Intell burntest. The maximum temperature is 73 degrees celcius. Thanks to the OC i went from 14.200 to 17.442
Geekbench score: multiplier 46x
Bios Settings
-
Optimization
-
Working / not working
- USB 3.0: working - unsure if the speed is correct (what is good way to test?)
- Sleep: works, although it takes some time before i can enter user password)
- HD4000, no problems
- Optical?
- HDMI Audio? (i do not have TV to test..)
- Firewire?
Problems
- Audio: just before a sound is played my box " ticks"
Updates
-
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