help with my new hackintosh for audio

[stoersignal25]

hi,
i just wanted to ask if somebody could confirm that this config will work....
i`m planning on buying:
Gigabyte Intel Z77 Dual Thunderbolt ATX Motherboard with BT4.0/Wi-Fi (GA-Z77X-UP5-TH)
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
2x SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDX-240G-G25
EVGA GeForce GTX 660Ti 2048MB GDDR5 DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP, SLI Graphics Card (02G-P4-3660-KR) Graphics Cards 02G-P4-3660-KR
Corsair Professional Series HX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (HX750)
Corsair Graphite Series Black 600T Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC600TM)
Corsair XMS3 Dominator DIMM Kit 32GB PC3-12800U CL9

in addition i want to use an apogee symphony (w. thunderbolt) , 1 UAD2 Quad PCI + 1 SSL Nucleus vie ethernet

if this would work a dream of mine would come true, so i hope you guys can confirm that this is alright

 

[Robbish]

You need to select a CPU that supports the LGA 1155 socket like the Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 in order to use the GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Mobo

otherwise select a different motherboard that supports the LGA2011 socket

unless plan do serious video projects on your DAW then the Core i7-3770K with a sh!t load of RAM should be more that ample power performance for any DAW

+ if you are connecting Pro Audio DSP audio interfaces then those interfaces often offload some of the burden from your PC anyway so don't go overkill with your budget

 

[stoersignal25]

can you recommend a different mainboard with thunderbolt which supports the Intel Core i7-3960X?
thanks in advance

 

[stoersignal25]

is there even one? i cant find any.....

 

[Robbish]

There are very few motherboards out there that have Thunderbolt, some are not even intel certified so not recommended

there is currently no LGA2011 motherboards out there with TB at the time of writing this.

You would need to stick with the tried and tested (on this forum) Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Mobo and the LGA1155 IvyBridge CPU

what do you hope to gain from having a Hexacore CPU on a DAW, you don't even need a graphics card when using an IvyBrige CPU with intergrated HD4000.

If you're going to use your Hackintosh as a Gaming PC, 3D modeling or Large Video projects then the pricey GPU is justified however if you are just building a DAW then you don't need the GPU otherwise GTX650 should suffice.


please check out BoomR on this site, he is a very experienced engineer/musician whom has given invaluable advice on this site to anyone building a DAW


http://www.tonymacx86.com/members/boomr/


Liking the case you have chosen although I would recommend the Fractal Design R4 myself : )

 

[stoersignal25]

there are very few motherboards out there that have thunderbolt, some are not even intel certified so not recommended

there is currently no lga2011 motherboards out there with tb at the time of writing this.

You would need to stick with the tried and tested (on this forum) gigabyte ga-z77x-up5 th mobo and the lga1155 ivybridge cpu

what do you hope to gain from having a hexacore cpu on a daw, you don't even need a graphics card when using an ivybrige cpu with intergrated hd4000.

If you're going to use your hackintosh as a gaming pc, 3d modeling or large video projects then the pricey gpu is justified however if you are just building a daw then you don't need the gpu otherwise gtx650 should suffice.


Please check out boomr on this site, he is a very experienced engineer/musician whom has given invaluable advice on this site to anyone building a daw


http://www.tonymacx86.com/members/boomr/


liking the case you have chosen although i would recommend the fractal design r4 myself : )

thank you very very much