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- Jun 15, 2014
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z87X-UD5H
- CPU
- i7-4770K
- Graphics
- Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Tis in SLI @ 1.25 GHz each
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hey everyone,
I just wanted to share a personal accomplishment of mine. I have read online all over the place and also on this forum that the 780 Ti and above (i.e Titans etc..) will not function with OS X due to the new Rev. B chip used in them. I am certainly not the first to have solved this problem but I think I could shine some light on the matter for those who are struggling. Note: the main purpose of the build is for 4K app development, gaming & video editing.
CPU: Intel 4770K @ 4.3 GHz (with Intel HD 4600)
GPUS: Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Tis in SLI @ 1.25 GHz each
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD5H
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 Memory
Storage: 2X Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB SSDs & 2X Seagate Barracuda 2Tb 7200 RPM mechanical drives
In terms of installation there are some steps you need to take before you get underway:
*N.B*: for this to work you need a OS X natively compatible GPU or integrated GPU in the CPU (e.g Intel HD 4600, what I used) for this to work, as well as the 780 Ti of course.**
When you first build your rig LEAVE OUT the 780 Ti(s), boot up the BIOS and make sure you are using IGFX (Integrated Graphics) and then boot off of your USB with UniBeast etc... the install went smoothly for me and once I had OS X up and running I went on and installed my mobo drivers etc. At this point DO NOT RESTART, you need to get the latest NVIDIA web drivers off of their site, stick 'em on a USB and install them to your Hackintosh, whilst still using the IGFX, note: make sure you have the Web Drivers set as default, then your computer will boot using them.
Then you need to install the 780 Ti(s) and then power your system back on, this is the clincher, you will need to go into your BIOS and select that your computer uses IGFX and 32M of max memory BUT your computer will actually not use the IGFX it will instead use the 780 Ti, this can be confirmed post startup both in the NVIDIA drivers pane and system information tab.
I also use the following boot flags on startup:
IGPEnabler=Yes GraphicsEnabler=No
These allow my computer to boot with no problems at all and run on the 780 Ti's (as I have 2 in SLI) with no problem at all.
Now, be warned YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, this goes without saying but you may have a different rig and what works for me may not work for you, but this solved the problems of failed startups for me.
I have more info at the YouTube video I made of the rig fully operational and I give some more info as to how I did it there:
Hope this helped some of you out there, if you have any questions hit me up in the YouTube comments of that video as I don't check this forum very regularly, and I may be able to help!
Cheers, Pullerz
I just wanted to share a personal accomplishment of mine. I have read online all over the place and also on this forum that the 780 Ti and above (i.e Titans etc..) will not function with OS X due to the new Rev. B chip used in them. I am certainly not the first to have solved this problem but I think I could shine some light on the matter for those who are struggling. Note: the main purpose of the build is for 4K app development, gaming & video editing.
CPU: Intel 4770K @ 4.3 GHz (with Intel HD 4600)
GPUS: Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Tis in SLI @ 1.25 GHz each
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD5H
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 Memory
Storage: 2X Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB SSDs & 2X Seagate Barracuda 2Tb 7200 RPM mechanical drives
In terms of installation there are some steps you need to take before you get underway:
*N.B*: for this to work you need a OS X natively compatible GPU or integrated GPU in the CPU (e.g Intel HD 4600, what I used) for this to work, as well as the 780 Ti of course.**
When you first build your rig LEAVE OUT the 780 Ti(s), boot up the BIOS and make sure you are using IGFX (Integrated Graphics) and then boot off of your USB with UniBeast etc... the install went smoothly for me and once I had OS X up and running I went on and installed my mobo drivers etc. At this point DO NOT RESTART, you need to get the latest NVIDIA web drivers off of their site, stick 'em on a USB and install them to your Hackintosh, whilst still using the IGFX, note: make sure you have the Web Drivers set as default, then your computer will boot using them.
Then you need to install the 780 Ti(s) and then power your system back on, this is the clincher, you will need to go into your BIOS and select that your computer uses IGFX and 32M of max memory BUT your computer will actually not use the IGFX it will instead use the 780 Ti, this can be confirmed post startup both in the NVIDIA drivers pane and system information tab.
I also use the following boot flags on startup:
IGPEnabler=Yes GraphicsEnabler=No
These allow my computer to boot with no problems at all and run on the 780 Ti's (as I have 2 in SLI) with no problem at all.
Now, be warned YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, this goes without saying but you may have a different rig and what works for me may not work for you, but this solved the problems of failed startups for me.
I have more info at the YouTube video I made of the rig fully operational and I give some more info as to how I did it there:
[video=youtube;9HYIycVic_I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HYIycVic_I[/video]
Hope this helped some of you out there, if you have any questions hit me up in the YouTube comments of that video as I don't check this forum very regularly, and I may be able to help!
Cheers, Pullerz