GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K (Dual) MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250s

Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AMHWP8?ie=UTF8

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX (F9) Ver. 1.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498


(2) MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Overclocked-N250GTS-1G-OC/dp/B002QQ00TW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320204473&sr=8-1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127445

Intel Core i5-2500K Processor 3.3GHz 6 MB Cache Socket LGA1155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ/&tag=tonymacx86com-20

MicroCenter @ 150 on sale weekends
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0354589

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00264GING?ie=UTF8

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Limited Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104266

NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.amazon.com/GAMMA-Classic-Interior-Chassis-Black/dp/B002UDK9U6

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMPSU-750TX-750-Watt-Certified-compatible/dp/B000X2677A

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Western Digital 250 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B000Q84G5Q

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136771

Already own:

Acer V193 DJB 19-Inch LCD Display

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-V193-DJB-19-Inch-Display/dp/B003D59FE6

OC 2436V Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160057

Logitech K120 Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-002478-Keyboard-K120/dp/B003ELVLKU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126096

Generic USB Lenovo Mouse



Comments:

My first new build and it had to be a hackintosh. I have always loved the look and capabilities Mac OS has offered to users in the form of excellent photography and video editing applications, productivity software and the simple intuitiveness of the operating system. In my case I did not have the funds for such an expensive purchase such as macs until I came across tonymacx86’s hackintosh forum and a hackintosh video on YouTube. I spent a month researching various builds that aligned within my budget, searching for endless video cards and the right computer case. The easiest hardware I purchased was from MicroCenter for $150 (Intel Core i5 2500K) which was on sale. Now, finally I have a Mac pro desktop comparable to Apple’s proprietary builds minus the steep price. The purpose of this build was specifically for amateur photography and video editing workstation for a soon to be college graduate. In the future possibly will build a high end hackintosh to dwarf my first build once I have more dough. Just loving it! Thank you to tonymac and all the other successful and helpful community members for posting their methods and builds to help me accomplish this endeavor. Without this unique community and helpful database this would not have been possible. Merci amis!

Before Installation

Used Computer Shopper Guide for hardware PC building setup.
http://computershopper.com/feature/75-pc-building-tips


Installation
Followed the usual installation steps provided by tonymacx86 using iBoot + MultiBeast.

Gordo's GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Golden Thread Guide
viewtopic.php?f=168&t=32306

Used UpdateHelper to get me from 10.6 -10.6.8, reboot, install 10.6.8 Combo Update, install MultiBeast kexts and software and Ethernet kext/driver, reboot! This took a couple of fresh installs to get my system working because of CPU power management KP.

For this specific board refer to Gordo's guide to ENABLE C-State and EIST in BIOS from AUTO.

In addition, make sure you are not using NullCPUManagement kext. It will prevent sleep, in my case I removed it, and finally achieved full SLEEP, WAKE functionality.

Audio

Use these default settings

System Utilities?
>Drivers & Bootloader>Audio
>ALC8XXHDA + AppleHDA rollback 

Alternative Audio Fix but NOT necessary for this board since it works with the settings above in MB.

idd's Audio Guide
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=26486

Network
Installed Lnx2Mac’s latest RealtekRTL81xx Ethernet driver and upon reboot, a fully functional Ethernet connection.

Mac App Store Fix

http://tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=169&t=33177

A big thanks to Mak 1 for helping me with this. Visit his thread for your hack store fix!

Wireless USB Adapter

WUSB600N V2 USB Adapter
• Download Ralink 2870 Driver from here: http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support ... php?sn=502
• [The first link beginning from the top. V4.1.7.0] as of October 17, 2011
• Install the driver USB(RT2870/RT2770/RT3X7X/RT537X)
3. Reboot
4. Modify /System/Library/Extensions/RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext with TextWrangler
5. Change the <integer> value for Linksys RT2870 - 2 to 121. Save and quit
6. Run Kext Utility
7. Reboot

May 22, 2012

WUSB600N wakes from sleep without any problems and reconnects.

All credit goes to psenechal for providing this information.

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=16602&hilit=WUSB600N

iPinas Visual Demonstration

http://tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=41936


[VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgzEe1ZTAKE[/VIDEO]

Graphics Card
This is if you have my video card: MSI Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 (1GB) (GeForce GTS 250 TwinFrozr OC 1GB)
Ran into trouble figuring this out but ultimately went the other route using the below text. I was running 64-bit option which did not allow my card to run 100% and gave me hell to get operational. EDIT: Issue Fixed.


Boot Options
32-bit Apple Boot Screen (If you have this specific card!)

OR

Kext.com
NVidia> GeForce GTS 250 ( eVGA , XFX , etc )

http://www.kexts.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=431

OR

Works OOB under Lion 10.7.3 using 64bit Apple Boot Screen.


Video of Build in Action

[VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHGYlyYX9M[/VIDEO]



EDITS:

NOV 30 2011

Installing Mac Chime

[VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRQesBz9foc[/VIDEO]

Adding drive bays to setup.

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=40712

December 31, 2011

Added new monitor to the setup!

March 8, 2012
Added Windows HDD and entered triple boot domain!

Three monitors using the two DVIs on the GTS 250 using DVI->VGA adapters, and 1 VGA -> cable for the third monitor using the VGA port of the motherboard. I could probably use the HDMI/DVI port of the motherboard to achieve another possible 2 monitors under Windows.

Everything works great! My machine is suitable for all my needs on all three OS platforms.

May 12, 2012

Full SLEEP and WAKE with out any additional kexts to achieve it, some minor editing of work log.

July 9, 2012

Dual MSI GTS 250 1GB cards!

Triple Boot Fix for Windows Clock Error

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24697





Triple Boot Elitist!

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

December 18 2011 Update

Added old Yahoo PS/2 keyboard to build since it has volume controls which by the way work in Mac OS SL 10.6.8 without any problems. Unfortunately, the other top keys do not work. No media functions for playing songs in iTunes. :

Picture coming once I remove some of this closet dusk w/a cloth.




Kexts Used

I had my keyboard plugged in the back while installing and trying out kexts until I realized I needed to unplug the keyboard once I installed and repaired permissions. Once I had done that keyboard worked as should. Lights were showing booting at post so that led me to unplugging and plugging back in.

http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=1448

I only installed the two kexts inside the PS2-Synaptics-Keyboard-32+64.zip folder using Kext Helper no need for the trackpad zip file unless you have a laptop trackpad.

Bye bye Logictech K120. Now onto dual booting SL & Lion.

EDIT: 26 DEC 2011
PS/2 keyboard needs to be replugged in after each reboot to get keyboard working. Will have to search for a solution so OS can recognize after getting to desktop. Post boot lights light up on keyboard but once on desktop needs a quick unplugging/plugging. :

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

December 23, 2011 Update


Dual Boot Snow Beast and Lion Beast!!!

Installed Lion on a 20GB SATA drive for kicks. Once I installed MB options Lion recognized card OOB, sound works, USB ports, webcam recognized OOB and full acceleration of gfx card. Did not install Ethernet kext by lnx2mac was stoked I accomplished what I set out to do. One caveat is the screwed up mouse scroll in reverse will deal with that later. :


Installed using latest F10 DSDT w/a F9 BIOS without any problems could not find my F9 DSDT anywhere. Updating to 10.7.2 in a bit for iCloud support.

Hungry!

EDIT: 26 DEC 2011

Installed 10.7.2 update and iCloud works without any errors. Installed MB options below without installing Ethernet kext, installed directly from Lnx2mac's blog AFTER installing 10.7.2 INSTALL and REBOOT. Mouse issues just solved today!

EDIT: 27 JAN 2012

MSI GTS 250 drives my two monitors now with TWO DVI-VGA adapters running my ACER V193 19" and AOC 2436 24".

Below are my MB options.

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Nice. You can change the scroll direction in the mouse settings, just a FYI in case you didn't know.

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Warbski said:

Nice. You can change the scroll direction in the mouse settings, just a FYI in case you didn't know.

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Thank you!!

You learn something everyday!

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

hey does your appstore work?

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

jeanthebean817 said:

hey does your appstore work?

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App Store works without any problems.

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

hey how do i get to the kext editor or how do i install kext n stuff. i just need sound and video now. hit me on skype sirstackalot1

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

You can either use KextBeast or Kext Helper to install kexts.

Re: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 i5 2500K MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Hi, I have a question,

Your signature says you have the GA-Z68A-UD3H-B3

However, the thread and the link you posted is for the Z68X

Which one do you have? B/c I'm looking at the two boards and trying to decide which to use. Thanks!