- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Messages
- 43
- Motherboard
- GA-Z87X-D3H
- CPU
- 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256MB
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Components
Intel Core i7-4770K / 3,5GHz (3,9GHz Turbo) / 8MB / Socket 1150
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CO8TBQ0[/AMAZON-uk]
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H - ATX / Intel Z87 / Socket 1150
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CXK59QK[/AMAZON-uk]
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 PC-12800 1600MHz CL9 (2x8GB)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085IWXB8[/AMAZON-uk]
Corsair Carbide 500R - White
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005E97ZUU[/AMAZON-uk]
be quiet! PowerSupply (PSU) Pure Power L7 630W
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005JRHMQO[/AMAZON-uk]
SanDisk SSD EXTREME II 2.5" 120GB SSD SATA/600 MLC
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0039JSB5U[/AMAZON-uk]
Seagate Intern Harddisk Barracuda 2TB (64MB / 7200RPM)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001R4BBL0[/AMAZON-uk]
Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005F306RY[/AMAZON-uk]
SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Blade - Black (USB 2.0)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002U28LZC[/AMAZON-uk]
Asus DVD-RW Drive
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BZF31UU[/AMAZON-uk]
TP-Link TL-WDN4800
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006PMX964[/AMAZON-uk]
Gainward GeForce GTX 760 2GB
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DM9B7OY[/AMAZON-uk]
Cooler Master CPU Kylare Hyper 212 Evo - Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM3+ / FM1
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0068OI7T8[/AMAZON-uk]
Dell Ultrasharp U2212HM 22 inch IPS LED Monitor
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005MHMEFA[/AMAZON-uk]
Wacom Cintiq 22 HD
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008JJU4V4[/AMAZON-uk]
Already Owned
OSX 10.8.5
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Comments
SquadSeven's build is extremely helpful since its pretty much the same machine. Please also check out tonymacx86 and Stork's builds and posts. Lots of great information everywhere!
I work a lot with After Effects, video editing, Photoshop, Painter and compositing. I have a dual monitor set up: Wacom Cintiq 22 HD + DELL 22. I use all the everyday stuff like iCloud and iTunes. So far everything works except Messages which is a common issue for the Hackintosh. I am very satisfied with this machine. I have a TimeMachine backup and I keep my MacBook Pro 13" at hand in case something goes wrong.
Installation
Bios Configuration
Installing OSX 10.8.5
Installing OSX 10.9
Drivers > Audio > Realtek ALCxxx > Without DSDT > ALC898
Drivers > Disk > TRIM Enabler > 10.9.0 TRIM Patch
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v5.3.820
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v5.3.820 Plugins
Drivers > Network > Inter - hnak's AppleIntelE1000e v2.5.4d
Bootloaders > Chimera v2.2.1
Customize > Boot Options > 1080p Display Mode
Installing Windows 7
Intel Core i7-4770K / 3,5GHz (3,9GHz Turbo) / 8MB / Socket 1150
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CO8TBQ0[/AMAZON-uk]
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H - ATX / Intel Z87 / Socket 1150
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CXK59QK[/AMAZON-uk]
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 PC-12800 1600MHz CL9 (2x8GB)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085IWXB8[/AMAZON-uk]
Corsair Carbide 500R - White
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005E97ZUU[/AMAZON-uk]
be quiet! PowerSupply (PSU) Pure Power L7 630W
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005JRHMQO[/AMAZON-uk]
SanDisk SSD EXTREME II 2.5" 120GB SSD SATA/600 MLC
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0039JSB5U[/AMAZON-uk]
Seagate Intern Harddisk Barracuda 2TB (64MB / 7200RPM)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001R4BBL0[/AMAZON-uk]
Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005F306RY[/AMAZON-uk]
SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Blade - Black (USB 2.0)
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002U28LZC[/AMAZON-uk]
Asus DVD-RW Drive
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BZF31UU[/AMAZON-uk]
TP-Link TL-WDN4800
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006PMX964[/AMAZON-uk]
Gainward GeForce GTX 760 2GB
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DM9B7OY[/AMAZON-uk]
Cooler Master CPU Kylare Hyper 212 Evo - Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM3+ / FM1
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0068OI7T8[/AMAZON-uk]
Dell Ultrasharp U2212HM 22 inch IPS LED Monitor
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005MHMEFA[/AMAZON-uk]
Wacom Cintiq 22 HD
[AMAZON-uk]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008JJU4V4[/AMAZON-uk]
Already Owned
OSX 10.8.5
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?ls=1&mt=12
Comments
SquadSeven's build is extremely helpful since its pretty much the same machine. Please also check out tonymacx86 and Stork's builds and posts. Lots of great information everywhere!
I work a lot with After Effects, video editing, Photoshop, Painter and compositing. I have a dual monitor set up: Wacom Cintiq 22 HD + DELL 22. I use all the everyday stuff like iCloud and iTunes. So far everything works except Messages which is a common issue for the Hackintosh. I am very satisfied with this machine. I have a TimeMachine backup and I keep my MacBook Pro 13" at hand in case something goes wrong.
Installation
Bios Configuration
- Press F7 to load optimized default values.
- Under Peripherals > xHCI Mode, change it to AUTO
- Under Peripherals > xHCI Hand-OFF, change it to ENABLED
- Under Peripherals > EHCI Hand-OFF, Change it to Enabled
- Under Peripherals > Internal Graphics, Change it to Disabled.
- Under Peripherals > Init Display First, change it to the PCIe slot that you placed your graphics card in.
- Under Power Management > Wake on Lan, change it to Disabled.
- Under BIOS Features > Boot Options, change it to your boot disk but pick the one that starts with P#.
- Save and Exit Bios.
Installing OSX 10.8.5
- Create a USB installer of OSX 10.8.5 (do not use an older version of ML for this set up)
- Install OSX 10.8.5
- Boot with -x -v
- Run Multibeast for OSX 10.8.x with this configuration (see image below)
- Install Chimera and reboot normally. DONE!
Installing OSX 10.9
- Download a free version of OSX 10.9 from the App Store.
- Create a USB OSX 10.9 installer.
- Install OSX 10.9
- Boot with -x -v
- Run Multibeast for OSX 10.9 with same settings as OSX 10.8.5 (Specs below). No need to install Chimera separately, it comes with Multibeast:
Drivers > Audio > Realtek ALCxxx > Without DSDT > ALC898
Drivers > Disk > TRIM Enabler > 10.9.0 TRIM Patch
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v5.3.820
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v5.3.820 Plugins
Drivers > Network > Inter - hnak's AppleIntelE1000e v2.5.4d
Bootloaders > Chimera v2.2.1
Customize > Boot Options > 1080p Display Mode
Installing Windows 7
- Buy a Windows 7 license.
- Unplug the OSX drives and leave only connected the one you want to install Windows.
- Run the installation normally.
- After Windows installation make sure you install the drives that come with the MOBO, GPU and the WIFI.
- After installation connect all the drives and from the BIOS make sure that the OSX drive is booting first.
- Done, you will see OSX and Win7 on the boot screen to choose from.