Will My Build work?

[Bryan_D]

I copied the motherboard the RAM and CPU and the HDD from Elric Phrase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvHm_zGAMvM
so basically i'm a big copy cat but i don't know what to put into a Mac since i don't know the hardware for what to put into a hackintosh
I did get an alternate SSD for the computer for the price
I was also wondering if the SSD would affect the MAC OS if i used the gigabyte boards Intel Smart Response Technology to enable acceleration on the SSD to use it as Cache for the Windows HDD
(if it will have a problem with the partitioned space, or if it will try to use it for Cache as well)


-Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (2)
-SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM (1)
-XFX HD-687X-CNFC Radeon HD 6870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card(1)
-CORSAIR DOMINATOR 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMP16GX3M4X1866C9
-GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623i72700K
-OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)(1)


I am probably going to get the RAM from Amazon because its a better value


-Corsair Dominator 16 GB 4 x 4 GB PC3-10666 1333mHz 240-pin CAS 9 Dual Channel DDR3 Core i3, i5, i7 Memory Kit CMP16GX3M4A1333C9


I was wondering when the 7850 would be available


-XFX Double D FX-785A-CDFC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

 

[Mate94]

I'm not sure about the optical drive. Better to change it to a Sony Optiarc 72xx.

The rest is perfect.

AMD HD7xxx series are not supported at the moment. No ETA.

 

[Bryan_D]

I'm not sure about the optical drive.

it will, but if you thing the Sony Optiarc 72xx is better than sure i'll see of changing to it

 

[jester969]

You can purchase the Crucial M4 256GB for 214 dollars then that OCZ.

 

[rrapidoo]

your build is very similar to mine

everything will work, but change the optical drive to a Sony Optiarc, it works better with sleep
get the 6870, i have one and it's great
the 7850 isn't supported yet

no problems with the SSD, i have myself a OCZ Vertex 3 120GB and it works like a beast
i think that Intel Smart Response doesn't work with OS X
use the SSD as boot drive and to store programs, put stuff in the 1TB drive, i do that

 

[Bryan_D]

no problems with the SSD, i have myself a OCZ Vertex 3 120GB and it works like a beast
i think that Intel Smart Response doesn't work with OS X
use the SSD as boot drive and to store programs, put stuff in the 1TB drive, i do that

Better to change it to a Sony Optiarc 72xx.

Thank you rrapidoo was really worried about the SSD
and i'll probably switch to the sony optiarc than since you and Mate94 both said it was better.

is the 7850 going to be compatible later on though?

 

[rrapidoo]

maybe, but we don't know when or if it will be supported
you better stick with the 6870

 

[Bryan_D]

one last question, i know the build will work better with an ivy bridge processor, but is it worth the hassle and will the 3770k work with my board?

 

[pwalth21]

It's not that much of a hassle. Plus Mountain Lion will be out in a month, which natively supports Ivy.

 

[Bryan_D]

now that Mountain Lion is out

Now that Mountain Lion is now out I've been reading some forums and articles on compatibility which seem to been having some problems with certain boards I'm just checking if everything I have is still good to go with the Mountain Lion OS X also if the Radeon 7xxx will be able to run on the Mountain Lion OS X.

Also if the way to install Mountain Lion OS X is different from Lion OS X i haven't heard anything on the installation process

if you guys can help me choose between
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-Corsair Dominator 16 GB 4 x 4 GB PC3-10666 1333mHz 240-pin CAS 9 Dual Channel DDR3 Core i3, i5, i7 Memory Kit CMP16GX3M4A1333C9

or

-CORSAIR DOMINATOR 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMP16GX3M4X1866C9
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i can't decide on one and i'm getting a little annoyed
(the case is probably going to be a COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x ...)
airflow should be good i'm just not sure if the extra fans on the memory will help it out any