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- Sep 15, 2013
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- Motherboard
- GA-Z87X-UD4H
- CPU
- i7-4770K
- Graphics
- GTX 980
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
BacMook's Build - i7 4770k - GA-X87X-UD4H - 32GB RAM - GTX 760 2GB
ComponentsIntel Core i7 4770k
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CLD9URS/[/AMAZON-uk]
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D5EZK08/[/amazon-uk]
2x Corsair Vengeance DRR3 16GB Kits (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9)
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085IWXB8/[/amazon-uk]
Gainward GTX 760 Phantom
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DM9B8VQ/[/amazon-uk]
2x Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009LI7CTY/[/amazon-uk]
Western Digital 2TB Red
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008JJLZ7G/[/amazon-uk]
IOGear GBU521 USB Bluetooth Adapter
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007GFX0PY/[/amazon-uk]
BeQuiet! 630W Modular PSU
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005JRGVBQ/[/amazon-uk]
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Case
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009NP7MYA/[/amazon-uk]
Already Owned
Apple Wireless Keyboard
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002TUSWU4/[/amazon-uk]
Apple Magic Mouse
[amazon-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002NX0M8C/[/amazon-uk]
Dell U2211H 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor
No longer available to buy
Comments
This computer runs near-silently even under load. The CPU has happily overclocked to 4.4GHz.
I want to upgrade to a 27" monitor soon.
Installation was done with a spare USB keyboard and mouse as the installer does not seem to detect the Bluetooth adapter.
I haven't updated to the latest BIOS (F12). I'm still running the one the board shipped with (F3).
I didn't load optimized defaults before installing, OS X installed fine with my overclock enabled.
Intel graphics are disabled.
Working
Graphics
Audio
Network
Sleep
Wake from Bluetooth mouse/keyboard
Intel SpeedStep
TRIM
Not Working
HDMI Audio
Installation
Graphics, network, audio, sleep, and Bluetooth worked 'out-of-the-box'.
1 Download 10.8.5 from Mac App store
2. Prep USB disk using UniBeast 2.1.0
3. Disable XCHI in the BIOS - Installer will not work with it enabled
3. Boot from USB and install OS X
4. Get audio drivers working as per this thread:
a. Remove /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext, HDAEnabler1.kext
b. Download the Interim Kext
c. Download MultiBeast 4.6.1 (Lion)
d. Download KextBeast
e. Run MultiBeast 4.6.1 and install the non-DSDT ALC898 driver. DO NOT REBOOT YET.
b. Download the Interim Kext
c. Download MultiBeast 4.6.1 (Lion)
d. Download KextBeast
e. Run MultiBeast 4.6.1 and install the non-DSDT ALC898 driver. DO NOT REBOOT YET.
f. Copy the interim kext to your desktop.
g. Run KextBeast
h. Reboot. Audio should now work.
5. To enable SpeedStep and TRIM run Multibeast 5.4.3:g. Run KextBeast
h. Reboot. Audio should now work.
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