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- Mar 29, 2013
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- MSi Z77 MPower
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 3770K
- Graphics
- Sapphire HD 6850 Vapor-X
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Components:
Intel Core i7 3770K
http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B007SZ0EOW
MSI Big Bang Z77 MPower
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090Z39EA/?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
Corsair Vengeance 2X4GB 1600 MHz
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4
ZALMAN Z12 Plus
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-Z12-Supports-Bottom-Installation/dp/B00B839IHO
CORSAIR GS600
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Gaming-Series-Bronze-GS600/dp/B008O0RWV8
Scythe Ashura
http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-SCASR-1000-Ashura/dp/B00B7DDDL2/
Already Owned
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Mountain Lion
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Sapphire HD 6850 Vapor-X - Discontinued
SteelSeries KANA (Black and Orange)
http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Kana-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B005M2KSLC
Roccat Taito M
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006P0IS5I/[/AMAZON-uk]
Razer Arctosa
http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Arctosa-Gaming-Keyboard-Black/dp/B001L5U18E
LG FLATRON W2240S 5ms 60Hz 1080p VGA Monitor - Discontinued
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8
WD Caviar Blue 320GB
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Drive-WD3200AAKS/dp/B000RT3GHI
Optiarc DVD RW AD5260S - I cant find it on Amazon nor Newegg.
Comments
I've been a part of the hackintosh scene since Leopard. I had my old Pentium configuration back then. Since the hackintosh scene was new there wasn't much support for the hardware like there is on tonymacx86. I enjoyed troubleshooting and finding solutions to all of my compatibility problems not only on mine, but even on my brothers AMD CPU system. I later upgraded to AMD as well because I was on a small budget. As time passed by I got some money I decided to buy a new system. It's a good investment since I'm in school to be a computer programmer, I'm very passionate about my bass guitar so I use a lot of professional audio tools and I also do some intense graphics work as well. I needed a system that would be reliable and future proof for about 2-3 years so I built this baby. The only thing I need is to upgrade my GPU and get an SSD.
Working:
everything except Built-In Wi-Fi
Install Guide:
Since it's a bit tricky to install OS X on this machine, reason being the fact that you need to flash the motherboard BIOS, I'm gonna write a short tutorial!
Step 1 - Patching your motherboards BIOS (Video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SFwykHo1jA)
1.1. You need to download PMPatch, as it's the only way to patch your BIOS.
1.2. Follow the instructions on the thread and after a sucessfull patch copy it to the root of your flash drive (it's worth to mention that your drive needs to bi FAT32 formatted and the Map Scheme must me MBR)
1.3. Now reboot your machine and open up the BIOS. When your in the BIOS click on Utilities > M-Flash > Update BIOS > Select one file to update BIOS, now a new windows opened up and now you need to choose your USB flash drive and after double click on it you'll see the BIOS file you patched and after that step 1 is over.
Step 2 - Installing Snow Leopard (Skip this if you already have a mac or a hacintosh and go to step 3 if you want to update to Lion, and step 4 if you want to update to Mountain Lion)
2.1. Download and burn iBoot Ivy Bridge from tonymacx86.com
2.2. Purchase a Snow Leopard installation drive. (Please buy it and don't use a t*****t, i ordered it from Croatia so the shipping cost was more than the drive so I don't see the reason of you not buying it.)
2.3. When booting keep pressing the F11 button and choose your Ivy Bridge disk when the new window pops up.
2.4. Now you can follow Bob's guide since there is not much to add except that you need to update it to at least 10.6.6. and don't try booting it with anything except the iBoot-IvyBridge disc.
Step 3 - Installing Lion (Skip to step 4 if you want Mountain Lion)
3.1. Purchase Lion from the AppStore (Please purchase it).
3.2. Partition your flash drive with the following settings.
3.3. Now download the lastest UniBeast and run it.
3.4. After UniBeast is finished you need to download BridgeHelper 4.0.1. and since tonymacx86 only has the 5.0.0 version now you'll need to find it yourself (Google is your friend). After downloading it run it and install it to your UniBeast Flash Drive.
3.5. Now simply reebot and press the F11 Key while booting and then select the UniBeast Flash Drive. Then boot to the installer and install Lion.
3.6. You need to boot into UniBeast one more time as the kernel that Lion installed doesn't work with you CPU. Once at the installer screen run terminal with theese commands:
3.7. Now you can boot into Lion and run MultiBeast with these settings.
3.8. Last thing you need to do is run BridgeHelper 5.0.0 and install it to you hard disk and you're all set!
If you use the same GPU as me download this and put it to your Extra folder.
Step 4 - Installing Mountain Lion
4.1. Purchase Mountain Lion from the AppStore.
4.2. Partition your USB with the following settings.
4.3. Run UniBeast and select your hard drive.
4.4. Now boot into your UniBeast drive and install Mountain Lion.
4.5. Boot into Mountain Lion and run MultiBeast with these settings and your done!
Note: If you use the same GPU as me you need to delete, actually backup, the ATI6000Controller.kext to boot into the Mountain Lion Installation, and after the OS install you need to install the backed-up kext. I suggest using Kext Wizard or Kext Beast!
About This Mac
64-Bit GeekBench
32-Bit GeekBench
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Intel Core i7 3770K
http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B007SZ0EOW
MSI Big Bang Z77 MPower
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090Z39EA/?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
Corsair Vengeance 2X4GB 1600 MHz
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4
ZALMAN Z12 Plus
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-Z12-Supports-Bottom-Installation/dp/B00B839IHO
CORSAIR GS600
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Gaming-Series-Bronze-GS600/dp/B008O0RWV8
Scythe Ashura
http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-SCASR-1000-Ashura/dp/B00B7DDDL2/
Already Owned
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Mountain Lion
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Sapphire HD 6850 Vapor-X - Discontinued
SteelSeries KANA (Black and Orange)
http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Kana-Optical-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B005M2KSLC
Roccat Taito M
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006P0IS5I/[/AMAZON-uk]
Razer Arctosa
http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Arctosa-Gaming-Keyboard-Black/dp/B001L5U18E
LG FLATRON W2240S 5ms 60Hz 1080p VGA Monitor - Discontinued
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8
WD Caviar Blue 320GB
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Drive-WD3200AAKS/dp/B000RT3GHI
Optiarc DVD RW AD5260S - I cant find it on Amazon nor Newegg.
Comments
I've been a part of the hackintosh scene since Leopard. I had my old Pentium configuration back then. Since the hackintosh scene was new there wasn't much support for the hardware like there is on tonymacx86. I enjoyed troubleshooting and finding solutions to all of my compatibility problems not only on mine, but even on my brothers AMD CPU system. I later upgraded to AMD as well because I was on a small budget. As time passed by I got some money I decided to buy a new system. It's a good investment since I'm in school to be a computer programmer, I'm very passionate about my bass guitar so I use a lot of professional audio tools and I also do some intense graphics work as well. I needed a system that would be reliable and future proof for about 2-3 years so I built this baby. The only thing I need is to upgrade my GPU and get an SSD.
Working:
everything except Built-In Wi-Fi
Install Guide:
Since it's a bit tricky to install OS X on this machine, reason being the fact that you need to flash the motherboard BIOS, I'm gonna write a short tutorial!
Step 1 - Patching your motherboards BIOS (Video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SFwykHo1jA)
1.1. You need to download PMPatch, as it's the only way to patch your BIOS.
1.2. Follow the instructions on the thread and after a sucessfull patch copy it to the root of your flash drive (it's worth to mention that your drive needs to bi FAT32 formatted and the Map Scheme must me MBR)
1.3. Now reboot your machine and open up the BIOS. When your in the BIOS click on Utilities > M-Flash > Update BIOS > Select one file to update BIOS, now a new windows opened up and now you need to choose your USB flash drive and after double click on it you'll see the BIOS file you patched and after that step 1 is over.
Step 2 - Installing Snow Leopard (Skip this if you already have a mac or a hacintosh and go to step 3 if you want to update to Lion, and step 4 if you want to update to Mountain Lion)
2.1. Download and burn iBoot Ivy Bridge from tonymacx86.com
2.2. Purchase a Snow Leopard installation drive. (Please buy it and don't use a t*****t, i ordered it from Croatia so the shipping cost was more than the drive so I don't see the reason of you not buying it.)
2.3. When booting keep pressing the F11 button and choose your Ivy Bridge disk when the new window pops up.
2.4. Now you can follow Bob's guide since there is not much to add except that you need to update it to at least 10.6.6. and don't try booting it with anything except the iBoot-IvyBridge disc.
Step 3 - Installing Lion (Skip to step 4 if you want Mountain Lion)
3.1. Purchase Lion from the AppStore (Please purchase it).
3.2. Partition your flash drive with the following settings.
3.3. Now download the lastest UniBeast and run it.
3.4. After UniBeast is finished you need to download BridgeHelper 4.0.1. and since tonymacx86 only has the 5.0.0 version now you'll need to find it yourself (Google is your friend). After downloading it run it and install it to your UniBeast Flash Drive.
3.5. Now simply reebot and press the F11 Key while booting and then select the UniBeast Flash Drive. Then boot to the installer and install Lion.
3.6. You need to boot into UniBeast one more time as the kernel that Lion installed doesn't work with you CPU. Once at the installer screen run terminal with theese commands:
Code:
rm /Volumes/"Name of hard drive"/mach_kernel
cp /Volumes/"Name of USB drive"/mach_kernel /Volumes/"Name of hard drive"/
3.8. Last thing you need to do is run BridgeHelper 5.0.0 and install it to you hard disk and you're all set!
If you use the same GPU as me download this and put it to your Extra folder.
Step 4 - Installing Mountain Lion
4.1. Purchase Mountain Lion from the AppStore.
4.2. Partition your USB with the following settings.
4.3. Run UniBeast and select your hard drive.
4.4. Now boot into your UniBeast drive and install Mountain Lion.
4.5. Boot into Mountain Lion and run MultiBeast with these settings and your done!
Note: If you use the same GPU as me you need to delete, actually backup, the ATI6000Controller.kext to boot into the Mountain Lion Installation, and after the OS install you need to install the backed-up kext. I suggest using Kext Wizard or Kext Beast!
How to enable Built-In Bluetooth
[video=youtube;SodL6mlAf4g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SodL6mlAf4g[/video]
How to generate and install a SSDT
By default my processor (actually all Ivy Bridge Processors) has only 3 cpu states 1600MHz, 2900MHz and 3900MHz. If you want to enable more cpu states follow this guide (it's also recommended that you use a mac mini 6,2 system definition), if you don't manage to do it by yourself contact me and I'll do a video tutorial on it![video=youtube;SodL6mlAf4g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SodL6mlAf4g[/video]
How to generate and install a SSDT
[video=youtube;vK_ALk9N3L4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK_ALk9N3L4&feature=youtu.be[/video]
About This Mac
64-Bit GeekBench
32-Bit GeekBench
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