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Success! GA-Z87N-WiFi / I5-4670K / Mavericks Build

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Motherboard
Asus Rog Maximius Hero z370
CPU
I7-8700K
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Hydro 11 GB
Mac
  1. MacBook Pro
Mobile Phone
  1. iOS
Zhuangzi's Build: Core i5-4670K - GA-Z87N-WiFi - 8GB RAM - MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr

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Components

Apple Mac OS X version 10.9.2 Mavericks
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/os-x-mavericks/id675248567?mt=12

Zalman Z9 Plus Black Mid Tower / ATX / Micro ATX Case
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008LA5Y6G/

Intel I5-4670K Desktop Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBOW/

GIGABYTE GA-Z87N-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel Mini ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DMLOR8A/

Corsair RM Series 550W Watt ATX/ESP Modular 80Plus Gold Certified PSU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EB7UIO6/

Steelseries Kinzu V2 Pro
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005YR1EUY/

Coolermaster Hyper212 EVO CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/

ASUS VN279Q 27in 178 Degree Ultra Wide LED Backlit AH-IPS 16:9 1920x1080 16:9 5ms HDMI Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DX64DCY/


Already Owned

SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB 2.0 Thumb Drive
http://www.amazon.com/dp/

Two Noctua 120mm Fans
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BEZZBFO/

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Twin Frozr III 2GB / OC GPU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0094CX8QI/

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00569K7LM/

Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3W15P0/

Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B004IZN3YI/

Apple Wired Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DLDTAE/

Swiftech 8 Way PWM Splitter
http://www.swiftech.com/8-WayPWMsplitter.aspx


Comments/Install Method

Installing components onto this Mobo was a touch easier than using the GA-Z77N-WiFI board. There is slightly more space. Of particular note: a Hypercooler 212-EVOs copper pipes will slightly touch your RAM (depending on configuration) when using the Z77N-Wifi. This is *not* the case with the GA-Z87n-Wifi. The Zalman z9 Plus comes with 4 120mm quiet-style fans: 3 LED and 1 regular. I replaced them all with only 2 Noctua 120mm fans using the most quiet voltage reducing adapter.

Installing MultiBeast was uneventful. I followed the standard guide found here:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

Specific MultiBeast settings are below.

A fresh install of Mavericks was used. Software Update was Performed. Repair permissions initiated.

I then *only* installed Chimera v2.2.1, Ethernet Kext, and Basic options shown below.

I then used Time Machine to replace the temporary user OS X installed with a previous user profile from an existing Hackintosh. Restarted after. Used *previous* /Extras folder from my previous hack system. See following image for MultiBeast settings.

Once everything was stable, I OC'd the system to 4.4GHz, ran stability tests, OCd the RAM to 1800MHz, ran more stability tests. See following images for BIOS settings, temps under stress, etc.

note: Although the Mobo has two Ethernet ports (depending on configuration in case) only the Lower/Right hand port worked for me. See following image.

Note: Make sure you turn *off* Wake On Lan in BIOS or you will get the reboot on shut down error.

Sleep, reboot, iMessages works, USB 3.0 works, speed stepping *appears* to function with no DSDT/SSDT. This is the most solid mac-like hack I've ever owned with zero hassle or frustration on any level.

Geekbench Score
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MultiBeast Configuration for Mavericks
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Chameleon Wizard Settings
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Bios Settings with CPU at 1.27v Vcore
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4-core Stress Test showing CPU Temps with 26C ambient at 4.5GHz
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MSRDumper P-States Reached (after 10 minutes)
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Side Panel View
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8 Way Swiftech PWM Splitter
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This Ethernet Port worked for me
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I am not a Cable Management Master
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Theming!
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Nice build! i love the write up and all the pictures!

Is there anything not working on your build?
 
Nice build! i love the write up and all the pictures!

Is there anything not working on your build?

Everything works perfectly. I'm beyond happy with it. I really can't recommend this mobo+CPU combo enough.
 
I have the same setup (MB/CPU/Fan). The issue im running into though is that the backplate for the Hyper 212 evo seems to touch some of the electronic components. Can you take a photo of your backplate on the corners? I seem to have shorted my board already (Just got it back from Gigabyte on a RMA)
 
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