Pro Tools HD PCI w/Magma P7RB??

[Drexel]

Hey Everyone,
I would appreciate any advice/help with my first build. I have a Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis housing my PT HD4 PCI (soon to be HD5) and I would like to leave my G5 behind. I'm new to the Hackintosh world, but would love to build one. I'm constantly reading, but I don't have a computer background, so it's a steep learning curve. (I have a friend who's willing to help me build)
I'll try to be specific about my needs and I hope some of you can help point me in the right direction?
I'm upgrading to PT HD 10, snow leopard or Lion (whichever will be more stable with my build).
I have a magma p7rb pci - pci housing my hd4, two 20" cinema displays.
Would love SSD for OS X, any SSD's better than others?
Any recommendations for parts list would be much appreciated.
J

 

[mani2]

Hi
If anyone can help. With pleasure !!
I just built my first hackintosh to put in my studio
try to connect a expansion chassis (old digidesign one) with HD 3 PCI in it which works great for years.
Installation of OS was hard but i've succeeded.
Problem : installed with mountain lion
Have to reinstall with lion (to get PT 9 work) and let you know.
Hope is gonna work
Cheers


Intel core i5 3750
Gigabyte Z77X-UDA 5H
Gigabyte 560 GTX 1Go
8 Go RAM CORSAIR VENGEANCE

 

[Drexel]

Mani2, thanks!
I've done a little more diggin' and may have found a setup that might be plausible? I would like to find a rackmount case that would work, but I can go for a traditional case if I have to.
Since I have the magma chassis, I was considering this:
Okay, I've changed a few things and now I think I have everything I need to build this thing?

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

Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00603QXPM/

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

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507

OWC 120GB Mercury EXTREME™ Pro 6G SSD 2.5" Serial-ATA 9.5mm Solid State Drive
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDMX6G120T/

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009

Already have:

Pro Tools 10HD
Magma P7RB 7-slot chassis PCI-PCI (x)
Pro Tools HD5 (core & 4 accel)
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Would I need an Ethernet card or is the onboard LAN good to go on the mobo with OS X Lion? I'll pick up a FW800 card for my external drives that I have. Any other suggestions or changes, please let me know.

Please donate if you get a chance.

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[brado32]

Drexel,

I am am in a similar situation, minus the magma chassis. I am running at HD4 system on an old G4 and want to build a hackintosh, but keep my HD 4 cards. I have been looking to a compatible motherboard that has 4 PCI slots. I think the magma chassis are still too expensive?

I have actually seen motherboards that have 5 and 6 PCI slots, just dont think anyone has built a hackintosh with one.

-Brad

 

[Drexel]

Brad,
I thought about putting the cards in the machine directly, but got the chassis second-hand for a great deal. It's an older model pci-pci, so that's why I only need one pci slot. I can use the pci-e slots for video & FireWire. Plus, if wanted to go native in the future, I could make it work? I've seen a few guys with 4 pci slots running an hd4 on a hackintosh. If you search you should find the mobo. Try the DUC in the Mac OS tdm forum.
- J

 

[Drexel]

Okay, so I updated my build and I think I have everything I need to build this thing? Just need a firewire card and maybe an Ethernet card?
Decided to go with a traditional case. Any thoughts or changes, I welcome the input. I opted for a 6 core to semi future proof my build in case I wanted to go HD Native or HDX.

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10Q-32GBZL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015

120GB Mercury EXTREME™ Pro 6G SSD 2.5" Serial-ATA 9.5mm Solid State Drive
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDMX6G120T/

I already own:
Pro Tools HD5 / PT HD 10
Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci
OS X 10.7 Lion

I've donated to the fund and encourage everyone who hasn't to do so. There's a wealth of info here and it takes all of us to keep it going.
Thanks TonyMac!

 

[simondo3]

Okay, so I updated my build and I think I have everything I need to build this thing? Just need a firewire card and maybe an Ethernet card?
Decided to go with a traditional case. Any thoughts or changes, I welcome the input. I opted for a 6 core to semi future proof my build in case I wanted to go HD Native or HDX.

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10Q-32GBZL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015

120GB Mercury EXTREME™ Pro 6G SSD 2.5" Serial-ATA 9.5mm Solid State Drive
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDMX6G120T/

I already own:
Pro Tools HD5 / PT HD 10
Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci
OS X 10.7 Lion

I've donated to the fund and encourage everyone who hasn't to do so. There's a wealth of info here and it takes all of us to keep it going.
Thanks TonyMac!

I know this thread is old but was just wondering if you managed to get your intel PTHD5 system running well with the Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci. I'm in the same boat I have my eye on a used Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci but the host card is PCI and I'm not sure if it will work

 

[P1LGRIM]

I know this thread is old but was just wondering if you managed to get your intel PTHD5 system running well with the Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci. I'm in the same boat I have my eye on a used Magma P7RB 7 slot chassis pci-pci but the host card is PCI and I'm not sure if it will work

Drexel Last seen Jun 4, 2013

 

[gizmosonic]

I´m planing to build a Hack ( Mountain Lion ) for Pro Tools 10 HD.
I have a Magma P7 Chassis .My question , is the old PCI(x) slot the bottleneck for this system or is it running fast and smooth ?