[success] Z77X-UD5H & i7-2600K @ 4.5Ghz 16GB GTX 660 ML 10.8.4

[blank001]

[success] Z77X-UD5H & i7-2600K @ 4.5Ghz 32GB GTX 660 ML 10.8.4

blank001's Build: Z77X-UD5H - i7-2600K @ 4.6Ghz - GTX 660 - ML 10.8.4

Components

Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545

2 x 16Gb Crucial Ballistix Low Profile @ 1866 Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148663

Corsair H90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181036

ASUS GTX 660 Graphic Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Vertex-2-5-Inch-Performance-VTX3-25SAT3-120G/dp/B004Q81CKY

Seasonic X650 650 Watt Power Suppy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

NZXT 410
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146087


Comments​

About this build
This was a very straightforward install with z77 and sandy bridge and wanted to share because I know there has been some confusion about building sandy bridge on a z77 platform. I went with Z77 because it has great support here (the UD5H is a great board too) and sandy bridge because there are great deals on used CPUs online (I also think the 2600k is the best of a classic series along with the conroe, p4 1.6a, P3 500E and so forth).

There were absolutely no hitches in this install and everything is humming perfectly. I just created the unibeast drive, installed osx, booted into osx for the first time with GraphicsEnabler=No, and installed multibeast as seen above.

There's another 16GB in the mail coming.

The 2600k and Z77X-UD5H were bought used on forums. The Vertex 3 and GTX 660 were carried over from an old build, the rest were new.

I plan to use this primarily for data analysis (R/python), when my lab cluster is swamped.

(included this for anyone who does matrix multiplication in R)
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Update:

I'm now at 4.6ghz at 1.344-1.356v (depending on LCC). The geekbench for this is: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/2269077

 

[blank001]

*[success] Z77X-UD5H & 2600K @ 4.5Ghz ML 10.8.4

Ok I believe I've made the necessary changes. Thanks.

 

[sirretv]

[success] Z77X-UD5H & 2600K @ 4.5Ghz 16GB GTX 660 ML 10.8.4

That is one sexy case! Is there a reason why you went with the sandybridge chip? Also I have they same motherboard does it support the speed of your ram or does it downclock it to 1600? Anyways great build man!

 

[blank001]

That is one sexy case! Is there a reason why you went with the sandybridge chip? Also I have they same motherboard does it support the speed of your ram or does it downclock it to 1600? Anyways great build man!

I went with the 2600k over the 3770k because it saved about $100 and overclocked at say 4.5ghz there's tiny differences between them. The ram is actually 1600 that I'm running at 1866.

Case is amazing. Very nice change from dark towers of doom. It's almost a return to the days of cream colored cases.

 

[Macnerd1239]

Looking to do similar build, just wondering why you chose the Mac Mini system definition?

 

[MikeMata]

Wow man, Great build, I have the same mobo + CPU, Just i have a GTX 670, I am going to post a Guide + Photos VERY soon

I went with a iMac 12,1 Definition, I did a FakeSMC plugin install too for HW monitor and what not, And i also did SSDT for Sandy bridge core i7 unlocked, My system is booting in 4 seconds load time at apple logo which i find awesome, I am just doing testing as im putting the computer in sleep mode and seeing if it runs into errors, WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE NEXT QUESTION!!!!!


HAVE YOU HAD ANY DAMN BOOT LOOPS WITH YOU'RE MOBO? i had a bunch, So i looked it up online and everyone on the GB forums said to flash my bios to a Older more compatible SB bios, i went with F6 i believe, So i have been testing my new bios for the past 2 and half weeks, No boot loops yet, So i installed OSX again, and now i have been trying to find someone with my same decent setup and i see this thread, so i just want to say thank you for the great guide, and if you could answer some of my questions it would be greatly appreciated.