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[Success] TyFuji's Haswell - i7-4790K - HD 4600

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Motherboard
GA-Z97X-UD5H
CPU
i4970k
Graphics
4600
Mac
  1. Mac Pro
Classic Mac
  1. PowerBook
Mobile Phone
  1. iOS
TyFuji's Haswell ATX:
GA-Z97X-UD5H - i7-4790K - HD 4600


Components


Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Z97 with Killer E2200 and Intel Gaming Networking SATA Express M.2 SSD ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JKCHDKY/

Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Processor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWAX8/

Corsair Carbide Series Black 500R Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005E983JW/

Corsair RM Series 650 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EB7UIRS/

Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1600
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YG9C6C/


Already Owned

WD Black 500GB Performance Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache
http://www.amazon.com/Black-500GB-Performance-Desktop-Drive/dp/B008968L6M/

Plan to Add

Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti GDDR5-2GB 2xDVI/2xHDMI OC Graphics Card
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IGQ4UX8/

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ412U/


Comments

I had my eye on this system ever since the iMac 5k came out with the same processor and I guessed that it would work well, so far so good...

My uses are for video and photo storage and editing, my last workstation was a 27 inch iMac with a 2.93 i7, but storage was too limited even after I added the eSATA port.

I knew I had to have at least as fast a processor for this build and also wanted the ability to add a lot of drives, which is why I chose such a big case.


Installation Notes

I followed this guide http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...-x-yosemite-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

I tried several times and was getting the boot0 error so I fixed it using an external USB case and my MacBook. Installed Yosemite on the build then removed the hard drive and ran MuiltBeast on my MacBook targeting the drive.

UEFI Settings
1. To access UEFI Setup, press and hold Delete on a USB Keyboard while the system is booting up
2. Set to Optimized Defaults.
3. (Optional) Set X.M.P. Memory Profile to Profile1
4. Save and exit.
It booted right up after that, I never used a boot flag once. I had freezes now and then but changed the BIOS XHCI to Auto from Smart Auto and it hasn't frozen again yet.

MultiBeast Settings
Yosemite 10.10.5 - MultiBeast for Yosemite


Screen Shot 2015-09-03 at 11.25.48 AM.png

Additional Notes

If you have freezes, make sure you uncheck Generate CPU States.
My System Definition is iMac 15.1 which I chose because it has the same processor.


Lingering Questions

1. Is it OK that the processor is running at 4.3 in the profiler? bios and HW monitor say 4.0 but wasn't sure if that was an issue.

2. Is the below power supply enough for this build?

I plan to add 750Ti video card when it comes -
3. advice on installation of video card is welcome...

Screen Shot 2015-09-03 at 8.23.39 AM.png

Thanks to all the forum post I gleaned to get her working...:headbang::)
 
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We don't recommend using the iMac 15,1 System Definition. I recommend you change it to iMac14,1. Then, when you add your GTX 750 Ti (see my signature block for my installation guide), you can change the SysDef to iMac 14,2.

You should be using the MultiBeast Quick Start>DSDT-Free instead of the EasyBeast as your processor does have power management. (See page 3 of the MultiBeast Features document or at MultiBeast.com.
EasyBeast is for Core 2, Core i or Xeon systems with no native CPU Power Management.
 
Forgive me for my ignorance but should I do a fresh install or can I just run multibeast again after I remove the kexts that were listed?
 
I know it's a PITA, but I'd do a fresh install. Then, run MultiBeast (latest version) using
Quick Start > DSDT-Free
Drivers > Audio > Realtek ALCxxx > ALC1150
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC Plugins
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC HWMonitor Application
Drivers > Network > Intel > AppleIntelE1000e
Customize > System Definitions > iMac > iMac 14,1​
Do not use the "USB 3.0 - Universal" as this driver is for 5/6-series motherboards.

Good Luck! :thumbup:
 
Hi,

This sounds like a good motherboard choice.
I am interested in this motherboard also. Where you able to get the Tos-link optical to work?
I am looking for a motherboard with Tos-link optical output to connect to a home AV receiver.

-Thanks
 
I have not tried the TOSlink but if I can find a cable I will tomorrow...
I do have 5.1 working using the other audio outputs.
 
I had a few freezes still until I realized my RAM voltage was set at 1.5 and it was supposed to be 1.35.
My Dock is also not reappearing when I put mouse over it, not sure why, so I chose not to hide it...
Other than that it is running very well...
 
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