- Joined
- Aug 12, 2011
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- MSI P67A-G45 (B3)
- CPU
- Intel i7 2600K
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX285
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
KaySWS' Build:
Sierra 10.12.2, MSI P67A-G45, Intel i7 2600K, nVidia GTX285, 8GB
Sierra 10.12.2, MSI P67A-G45, Intel i7 2600K, nVidia GTX285, 8GB
Note: this is NOT a new build, so the components might seem a bit outdated
I'm sharing this build to show that it goes really well with Sierra!
Components
Intel Core i7 2600K Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FA8NOQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Thermalright MUX-120 Black Edition CPU Cooler
No links available
MSI P67A-G45 (B3) Motherboard - This board uses the Realtek ALC289 codec
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB DDR3-1333 CL9 kit (2x 4GB) Memory
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DDI0IE/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 1GB Graphics Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125280
Storage:
Crucial m4 128GB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2JKZI/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VKYA40/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FFIDSS/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Lite-On iHAS124 DVD Optical Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ERJXTE4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2JKZI/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VKYA40/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FFIDSS/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Lite-On iHAS124 DVD Optical Drive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ERJXTE4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Aerocool Sixth Element Black Case
No links available
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EYV690/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Acer P241WD Display
No links available
Logitech Internet 350 Keyboard Black (PS2!) Keyboard
No links available
TP-Link Gigabit PCI Network Adapter (not supported)
Comments
Like indicated at the top, I'm sharing this build to show people that it goes really well with Sierra. This build has been made in 2011, but still works like a charm. I wanted to share my experience, because it hasn't been easy to find out if things will run or not.
I currently have a dual boot with OSX and Windows (which I rarely use anymore).
Before I was running OS X 10.8.6, so I really needed to update... Before starting that, I duplicated my OS X partition to a backup partition using Carbon Copy Cloner, so I could return to that whenever things would go wrong.
Installation notes
I followed this guide: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ierra-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.200564/ but I'll explain my progress anyway:
- Created UnBeast install USB
Note: I used the Legacy Clover bootloader, not UEFI, because I couldn't get that to work. I think my motherboard should support it, but I couldn't really figure it out, so Legacy works fine. (I was running Chimera before, so little difference for me there)
- Formatted SSD using the installer
Note: I had to be a bit creative here as the setup does not support PS2 keyboards, and I could figure out how to add VoodooPS2 to the installer. Luckily, the setup is easy to go through using the mouse, so that went well.
- Install OS X on SSD
- Reboot using USB
- Import settings from OS X partition clone (saves me the whole setup)
- Reboot using USB
- Boot into OS X
- Run UniBeast:
- Install Legacy bootloader
- Additional kexts: none (the ALC289 kext doesn't work for my setup)
- Additional options: Inject nVidia
Note: At this moment, the nVidia graphics card is disabled, because the bootloader starts with nv_disable=1. This is NOT set by default on the new bootloader, so if you would like to reboot now, you need to set that flag. (Its not required if you follow the rest of my steps, as I add the right kext there)
- Install the following kexts:
NVDAStartup
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solved-nvidia-geforce-gtx-260-sierra.202912/page-4#post-1338199
VoodooHDA 2.8.8 (if you hear loud static noise, you should turn down the Input gain in the preferences)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/voodoohda/
VoodooPS2 2016-1208
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller - That's it! Reboot and it works like a charm!
It took me quite a while to figure out how to get my audio working, but eventually VoodooHDA helped me out.
I tried a lot:
-Codec Commander
-patched AppleALC by vit9696
-Toledas HDA patch
-Clover ALC
But all without success...-patched AppleALC by vit9696
-Toledas HDA patch
-Clover ALC
Then I read about VoodooHDA, and it worked immediately!
Warning:
DO NOT install the nVidia WEB drivers, they made my setup get kernel panics, even when I enabled Clover to use nVidia WEB drivers