Lukas12 1stBuild: GA-Z77-DS3H i3-3225 ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series 8GB CROSSHAIR RAM OSX 10.8.3

[Lukas12]

Lukas12 First Build
GA-Z77-DS3H - i3-3225 - ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series - OS X 10.8.3

Components

Gigabyte SKT-1155 Z77-DS3H Motherboard
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007KZQFOS[/AMAZON-uk]

Apple OS X Mountain Lion @ Mac Apps Store
http://www.apple.com/uk/osx/apps/app-store.html

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225 3.3Ghz
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BX80637I3...ther_Computing_Networking&hash=item35c72d0dd9

RAM: Corsair C8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004CRSM4I[/AMAZON-uk]

Optical:LITEON LiteOn 24x Int. DVDRW Black SATA
http://www.ebuyer.com/410560-liteon...ium=products&gclid=CJaBqZ7VlbcCFRMQtAodQUUA7Q

Case: Apple Powermac G5
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140970319255?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l26

PSU: Alpine 500W Quiet Silent PC Power
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004X1LAE2[/AMAZON-uk]

USB Bluetooth wireless adapter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380628455232?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Apple wireless Keyboard and mouse
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC184B/B/apple-wireless-keyboard


Already Owned

Fujitsu MJA2500BH 500GB Hard Drive

Seagate 500GB Barracuda Internal Hard Drive



Comments​

So, this is my 1st Build and to be honest it couldn't have gone any smother. I followed all the advice from the guides and installed Mountain Lion with no problems at all, i also looked around the forums and Google to see what MulitBeast settings people used for my Motherboard. The machince is running flawlessly with no problems.
Thank you TonyMac

I do intend in the near future to buy a Core i7-3770K. I assume there would be no issues with this?

The only problem i did have was a slow bootup time roughly about 30 seconds, however i managed to fix this buy looking in forums and i found this http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-lion-desktop-support/65106-mountain-lion-slow-boot-up-time-5.html
now my bootup time is between 10-15 secs

Other than that the only other issue i have is that it seems to think i running Dual Monitors ?
im currently uplugged into graphics card via HDMI so if anyone has any advice please help.

I will Update with pictures of my G5 case soon!

MultiBeast settings
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Why i Built a Hackintosh?
Well other than the fact its great value for money and that i totally enjoyed the whole experience. I built this machine solely for use of music production. My MacBook (2008) could not handle what i expected from it. I am currently using Pro Tools 8 M Powered with a M-Audio Ultra 8r and everything runs smoothly with no crashes and time outs.

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[Tailgate77478]

*[SUCCESS] Lukas12 first build: GA-Z77-DS3H i3-3225 ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series 8GB RAM OSX 10.8.3

Would you mind posting your BIOS setting changes, as well as what selections you made in Unibeast? That would help me, as my build is very similar to yours (without graphics card) and has NOT been smooth.

Also, is your MB the rev. 1.1 with the F9 BIOS?

 

[Lukas12]

Hi there i followed this builds BIOS setting to a T and yes i a using rev 1.1 http://www.tonymacx86.com/golden-bu...ild-i7-3770k-ga-z77-ds3h-16gb-ram-6850-a.html as for unibeast i always booted into safe mode (-X) i cant help to much unless you tell me the exact issues ?

 

[charlie108]

A fellow UK hackintosher!

You were very lucky to get the G5 case at that price.

Anyway, I wanted to ask if the Bluetooth dongle fully worked with Mountain Lion including sleep and wake.
I wanted to get an IOGear adapter but it seems like it is very hard to get in the UK without paying ridiculous shipping prices.

Thanks