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i7-3770K + GA-Z77M-D3H, Lo-profile HTPC case [Success]

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sky

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Motherboard
H370M-D3H
CPU
i7-8700k
Graphics
RX 580
Mac
  1. MacBook Pro
Mobile Phone
  1. Android
  2. iOS
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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 K
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SZ0EOW/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116501

CPU Cooler: Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. (SCBSK-2100)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070066DI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835185174

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H MATX
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007R21JW2/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128541

Graphics: MSI 440GT
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M8SB34
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127571

Factory cooling system on this card was nice looking but horrible noisy. I removed fans and replaced them by 60-mm GlacialTech fan. To minimize noise, i just swapped wires in fan's molex pin to provide 5V power to the fan instead of 12V. Now it's very quiet.
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Case: JSP-Tech EzCool R-120D
Unfortunately, i couldn't find any link to worldwide shops for this case. It's too sad, because this is a nice and cheep case.
But i think it's possible to find some similar, i quickly found this and liked it too:
http://www.amazon.com/XION-Desktop-Card ... 23&sr=1-10

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Installation with latest UniBeast 1.3 and Mac AppStore's Lion 10.7.4 app updated from store. I used latest bridge helper as described

After installation just run MultiBeast as shown:
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Note about sound:
This motherboard has VIA audio, which is reported as unstable. I simply resolved this by using my external sound card. There are a lot of models of USB cards including Pro-audio graded. You may also try to use VIA audio with VoodooHDA as described here. I simply disabled onboard audio in BIOS.
 

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I have the same motherboard that you are using in this build. Can you tell me what version of bridge helper you used when you made your usb drive? I have been unsuccessful so far in getting my hackintosh up with this motherboard. If you followed a guide, would you be willing to point me in the right direction?

Also, have you updated to ML yet and if so, was it easy?

Awesome build!
 
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