Pro Tools HD 10.1.2 Build on Gigabyte X79 (Success)

[DaveyWavey]

DaveyWavey's Pro Tools HD 10.1.2 Build: i7-3820K - GA-X79-UD3 -
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850​

Mac OS X version 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 X79 ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064Z6YD2/

Intel Core i7-3820K Processor 3.6GH 10 MB Cache Socket LGA2011
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YM9JSW/

Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 PCIE Video Card (100315L)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047ZGIUK/

Xigmtake Aegir SD 128264 Cooler
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00431M352/[/amazon-uk]

Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RFBIUU/

OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-Inch Midrange Performance Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Z0S6SO/

Pioneer DVR-219LBK 24x Internal DVD/CD Writer
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HJNE7Q/

Fractal Design DEFINE XL USB 3.0 BLACK PEARL Case
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&category=2&prod=69

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Drive ST31000524AS
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IZN3YI/


Comments

Got my Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 System working a few days ago, dead easy just followed the iBoot and MultiBeast guide, using the attached DSDT. Now running with Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Only issue was that I had to add the PCIRootUID=1 to get the install to complete, but a real breeze after that. Thanks to TonyMacX86.
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• MB: Asus Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
• CPU:i7-3820 running at 3.6Ghz
• RAM: CORSAIR Vengence 16GB DDR3 1600
• GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD6850
• Cooler: Xigmtake Aegir SD 128264
• System HDD: OCZ Agility 120GB
Datastore HDD: Seagate ST31000340AS
• Optical: Pioneer DVR-S19LBK
• Audio: Digidesign HD Core Card PCI
• Audio: 2x Digidesign 192 I/O interfaces
• Midi: Digidesign Midi I/O
• Preamps: Digidesign PRE
• Control Surface: Digidesign C24

Been running for several days now and not had a single issue, even when running a session with 68 tracks, and over a hundred plugins, including some of the the new AAX format.

This Fractal Design case is on one of the best and quietest cases I have ever used.

 

[jester969]

Very nice build!

 

[Stork]

As of today, tonymacx86 and MacMan want you to know:

NOTE TO EARLY ADOPTERS: Power management isn't working yet on Socket 2011, so you'll still have to use NullCPUPowermanagement.kext with a DSDT. Because of that you won't be able to sleep the system and there is no speedstep functionality.

 

[subaro0o]

Hey there, where did you get the DSDT? You make it yourself?

I'm about to build a pro tools HD2 pci-e setup on a X79, im planning on using the sabertooth though, hows the system holding up?? geekbench?

 

[leluoch]

Pro Tools HD 10.1.2 with digidesign hd core card pci, u mean pci or pci e
if pci, does pci works under osx

 

[DaveyWavey]

Pro Tools HD 10.1.2 with digidesign hd core card pci, u mean pci or pci e
if pci, does pci works under osx

Yep this is PCI, it's works perfectly on Mac OSX. The chose of the X79 chipset means that PCI is supported natively by the chipset.

 

[DaveyWavey]

Hey there, where did you get the DSDT? You make it yourself?

I'm about to build a pro tools HD2 pci-e setup on a X79, im planning on using the sabertooth though, hows the system holding up?? geekbench?

Geekbench gives it a 13542, which is pretty damn good. Holding up well, not had a single issue in weeks

 

[pahoran]

wow glad to hear the mentioned board is working. do u have multibeast screen shots and maybe some pics of inside of your case?

congrats!

P0w

 

[KBV]

I have this mobo and have been looking EVERYWHERE for the DSDT. Can you please link me yours man? Ty

 

[pahoran]

Pro Tools HD 10.1.2 with digidesign hd core card pci, u mean pci or pci e
if pci, does pci works under osx

Yep this is PCI, it's works perfectly on Mac OSX. The chose of the X79 chipset means that PCI is supported natively by the chipset.

EDIT: it does have 1 old PCI slot.

Are u sure is not PCIe X1 ? That board has no old PCI slots
Let me re check...
Can u list the specific model of those digi design cards?

Thanks!