[Success] GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i7 2600K ATI 6870 1GB Yosemite 10.10.5

[rmunz]

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Munz's Build: Core i7-2600k - GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 16GB RAM - ATI 6870 1GB ​

Components

Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FA8NOQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Scythe Mugen 3
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006EENA7G/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 HDMI SATA III USB 3.0 FW 400 ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00518M74I
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6870 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125357

HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104169

2 x CORSAIR Force GT 90GB 2.5" SATA6G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G1GC1897

Western Digital Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...re=WD_Caviar_Black_2TB-_-22-136-792-_-Product

LG Black 16X BD-R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-ray_Writer_SATA_Black-_-27-136-269-_-Product

Mini PCI-E to PCI-Express Wireless WiFi Card Adapter Converter w 3 Antenna
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._to_PCIe_converter-_-9SIA27C3GJ6927-_-Product

BCM94321MC WiFi Network Card for Apple
http://www.ebay.com/itm/020-5280-A-...740211?hash=item3d1561dd33:g:W7YAAOSwxcRW9LC2

Apple MB110LL/A White USB Wired Slim Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6&cm_re=apple_keyboard-_-23-101-006-_-Product

Apple Magic Mouse
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TLTGM6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Manhattan 100915 60-in-1 USB 2.0 Multi-Card Reader/Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=multicard_reader-_-20-474-001-_-Product

Fractal Design Define R5 FD-CA-DEF-R5-BK Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...actal_design_refine_r5-_-11-352-048-_-Product

Corsair Professional Series AX 750
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PJ6QWE/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Bluetooth Adapter Dongle
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015R7OA1U/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Already Owned

Soudblaster Audigy 2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CREATIVE-SO...790289?hash=item1c66251411:g:d8oAAOSwn1RXInY9

Microsoft LifeCam VX-2000 Webcam - Black
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0021ZJUC6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Bose Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HZDF8W/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Samsung UE40J5100 Full HD 1080p
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VBUYMU2/?tag=tonymacx86-21


Comments

The system components were bought as a present for a major achievement in my studies. Back in 2012, they were mainly chosen after the famous Zorro Build. The first hack mounted Mavericks as OS, loaded with Unibeast/Multibeast method. After a long period of inactivity of the build I have decided to take it back to life. Having bought a new DLSR camera, I have realized that the RAW files shot by the D750 were no longer readable by OS X 10.9. So I have decided to go for a fresh install of Yosemite. Together with this choice I have flashed the MB bios from F10 to UEFI and changed the bootloader with Clover after reading about all the fuss about the iMessage issues.
The hackintosh is now running with the main purpose of a Mediacenter with Kodi, VLC, Spotify and iTunes as preferred apps. Apart from that, the system is also used as a backup server, with TimeMachine Server app backing up my MacBook Pro 13", which is used as main workstation. Since the hackintosh is by far more powerful than the MBP, my idea would be also to edit some simple video by means of Final Cut Pro.
The system is very quiet and can stay turned on in the leaving room without anyone (but the cat) noticing it.

Clover Configuration
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