- Joined
- Dec 11, 2015
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI
- CPU
- i7-7700K
- Graphics
- GTX 970
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
lostczech's Kaby Lake ATX:
GA-Z170XP-SLI - i7-7700K - GTX 970
GA-Z170XP-SLI - i7-7700K - GTX 970
GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012AQGL4A/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA65C5497220
Intel i7-7700K Kaby Lake Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXSI216/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117726
Cooler Master Hyper 212X - CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IBSR18G/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13C-000X-00037
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Graphics Card (Note: I got a great deal on this.. "open box, refurbished" for $170)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NN0GIA0/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4SR9652
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) F4-2400C14D-32GVK
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018XAGBX8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231943
Dell 27" 4K - P2715Q Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PC9HFO8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6BM4124190
TP-Link AC1750 (Archer T8E) Wireless PCIe Card
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RL4A314/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704237
GMYLE Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter Dongle
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MKMJGO/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Already Owned
CORSAIR CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0092ML0MY/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
SAMSUNG 840 EVO 2.5" 500GB SSD - It's too old, if you are using this as a guide, I would suggest going M.2, or at the least a newer generation 2.5" SSD
2x 1080 Monitors
Computer Case
Comments
My 2011 27" iMac died inexplicably. I replaced the PSU, motherboard, then after both didn't fix the issue, I figured it was the GPU. However, being the high end custom GPU, the replacement didn't make sense financially, so my goal was to build a machine more capable than the highest tier iMac, but for a fraction of the cost. I could not be happier with the result!
I'm running macOS Sierra 10.12.3 with the above WiFi and Bluetooth and no additional work needed for Handoff & Continuity!
I have native resolution on the 4K monitor using the DisplayPort out from the GTX 970. Side monitors are connected via DVI.
All USB ports that I can test work fine. I don't own anything that uses USB-C, so I'll update on that if/when I have a USB-C device.
BIOS Settings
UniBeast
In order to load the macOS installer, you will need to give the machine a FakeCPUID of 0x0506e3 (SkyLake) in Clover Options > Binaries Patching at startup.
MultiBeast
Version 9.0.1 - Sierra
https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fakesmc-kozlek/downloads/
Clover
Version 4.38.1
ACPI
Boot
"nvda_drv" is set to 1, otherwise my second DVI port isn't recognized
Kernel and Kext Patches
System Parameters
Patches and Drivers
Grab the latest NVIDIA web drivers > https://www.tonymacx86.com/nvidia-drivers/
To maintain the iMac 17,1 identifier, you will need to run AGDPfix (In a nutshell, you will get black screen on boot because the 17,1 iMac is expecting the 5K monitor).
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/424-agdpfix/
I lost audio after resuming from sleep. This guide solved that issue (Note: Above image shows I used darkwake=0, not 8)
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...p-on-1150-and-possibly-other-realteks.170063/
Integrated graphics will not work natively without setting a FakeGPUID of the Skylake's integrated graphics. I don't need them, so I haven't bothered (My GPU supports 4 monitors!)
GeekBench
Heaven Benchmark
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