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- Apr 30, 2013
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- Motherboard
- GA-Z77X-UD5H 1.1
- CPU
- I5-3570K (stock, OC later)
- Graphics
- MSI GTX 660
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Lazy Photog's build: GA-Z77X-UD5H - i5 3570K - GeForce GTX 660
Components
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard ver 1.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard
Original attempt, exchanged for UD5H due to sound and USB issues
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608014
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CML16GX3M4A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233198&IsVirtualParent=1
MSI N660 Twin Frozr III 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699
SAMSUNG 470 Series MZ-5PA128Z 128GB SSD
Windows 7 drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147161
WD Black WD5003AZEX 500GB Hard Drive
Mountain Lion 10.8.3 drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345
WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB Hard Drive
Data drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Antec P183 V3 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H7QICG/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523702&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001ULCOV6&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0H7KKFV0A81QFX25479B
Antec HCP-850 850W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371053
LG 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259
Logitech Illuminated Ultrathin Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illuminated-Ultrathin-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B001F51G16
Logitech G700 Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104377
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter
Note that 5Ghz on router must be on a ch less than 64 for this to pick it up
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133
Apple Macintosh OS X Snow Leopard
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Apple Macintosh OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3
Can only download this to a Mac running 10.6 or greater
https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Already Owned
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992
PLANAR PX2611W Black 26" 5ms (GTG) Widescreen IPS 1920x1200 LCD Monitor
Out of stock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824016084
Comments
Final Mountain Lion 10.8.3 build runs smooth and will eventually be overclocked. Built a system 4 yrs ago on an I5-750 and am amazed at how much easier it is now, thanks to the guides provided on this site, and to the improved compatibility of products.
Didn't have access to a Mac so purchased Snow Leopard and followed guide here:
iBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC
First time through I was building on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H which was fine except for some pesky audio and USB 3.0 issues. I used the IBoot Ivy Bridge 1.1.0 and removed my GTX 660 to let the system boot the internal Intel 4000 graphics. I used the EasyBeast method the first time. After some experimentation to get the drive to boot, I realized that PCIRootUID=0 needed to be selected for my system. The TL-WDN4800 wifi PCIe card works OOB, but note that you have to set your router 5Ghz ch to less than 64 for this card to pick it up.
Note that once Snow Leopard was installed, I had to update the Apple Software Updater from the original Snow Leopard purchase to get everything working and get the Mountain Lion download. By the way, I suggest that you want to disable the automatic updates from Apple - review them carefully before installing.
My goal here was just getting my system to run enough to download Mountain Lion and then do a fresh install using the following guide: UniBeast: Install OS X Mountain Lion on Any Supported Intel-based PC
This is where, after doing much reading in the forums, I decided to return my GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H and replaced it with a GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H to avoid audio and USB issues. With the UD5H and the GTX660 and 10.8.3, once you have the Bootable ML USB Drive Using UniBeast prepared, it is easy to create a new installation. With USB boot in hand, I turned off the system, re-installed my GTX 660, changed the bios to boot first from PEG under Periphials/Init Display First, and booted to my USB stick. You need to use the code GraphicsEnabler=No and select the USB to install Mountain Lion.
Using MultiBeast 5.3, I chose the DSDT free method and selected ALC898 audio, both the Atheros and the AppleIntel ethernets, 3rd party SATA and 3rd Party eSata to enable the Marvell 88SE912s, and GraphicsEnabler=No and PCI Root ID Fix under Boot Options. Note that I then tweaked the PCI Root ID in org.chameleon.Boot.plist to change the value to PCIRootUID=0 from PCIRootUID=1.
All works very smoothly, including sound and my Planar IPS looks better than ever after Mac calibration.
MultiBeast Configuration for Mountain Lion 10.8.3
Lazy Photog
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