stupatch's CustoMAC - GA-Z68X-UD5 - i5-2500K - HD 6870

[stupatch]

stupatch's CustoMAC Pro V1: GA-Z68X-UD5 - i5-2500K -
HD 6870 - Lion 10.7.3

Components

Intel Core i5-2500K
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FA8NX2/[/amazon-uk]

GA-Z68X-UD5-B3
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/giga...r3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-(x16)-atx

XFX 1GB Radeon HD 6870
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0047ZH7GE[/amazon-uk]

8gb Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600mhz
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006YG94Y2/[/amazon-uk]

OCZ Agility 3 60gb SSD
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Z0S6RU/[/amazon-uk]

Hitachi Deskstar 1tb HDD
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0065Y5PAA/[/amazon-uk]

Lian Li PC V1020A
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_0932.html

Silverstone SST-FP58S Slim Optical to 5"1/4 Bay Silver
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_38008.html

3 x Samsung S23A350H 23 inch Widescreen LED monitor
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004O6ADFS/[/amazon-uk]


Comments

I have recently put together a modest build using the above components.

Here is the Slot Drive Bay I will install very soon

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Excellent build!

Pretty impressive hardware specs - and running OS X it will fly.

Great Lian-Li case and a good looking alternative to a genuine Mac Pro.

I haven't come across that slot drive adaptor before. Is it designed to take a laptop DVD drive? Would be interested to learn who makes it?

 

[stupatch]

Cheers UtterDisbelief

I have left the i5 2500k at stock speeds for now ... as I am not looking at chasing frame rates. It certainly has everything I require for running Adobe Creative Suite. Yep the slot drive bay is designed for a laptop drive ... I am kind of holding out for a Blu Ray drive ideally and I just hope that OS X support for Blu Ray improves. The slot drive bay is obtainable in the UK from Kustom PCs and it is manufactured by Silverstone (Model: FP58s) http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_38008.html They were the first in the UK to ship the silver version after I ordered it from them ... although others such as http://www.Scan.co.uk now stock it I believe.

 

[Stork]

We just discovered that you can burn BR data disks natively in Lion. You'll still need a 3rd part app for burning BR HD (media) disks. Toast has a VG reputation as a BR burner.

 

[jester969]

I want one of those Lian Li cases so bad but they are so expensive.

I envy you with so much jelly fiber!