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Hi guys,

 

I just got done installing my new i7 setup... Everything except for sleep works. The only other problem is that I don't seem to be able to read CPU temps and fan speeds. Tried a few different programs, but they only see the hard drive temps. No CPU temps. I upgraded from my trusty old DELL Inspiron 530 to this build, so I used some DSDT.aml file I found online.... could this be the problem?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Yes thats it. The only thing I did was to add the HPET fix

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...&start=800#

 

sometimes helps to delete the powermanagement plist and reboot for a fresh start

 

I only use my 2 front speakers and integrated sub, I had rears working a couple of times but I'm not

bothered too much as if I want surround sound I'll use the tv and hifi. So I just use one of DD DSDT edits and

run with native Apple kexts, seems to work for me

 

I think I've cracked it at last!

My mistake was to enter my mobile me info at the os registration stage! This mounts your idisk (via webdav i guess).

This is what was KPing after sleep. After logging out of mobile me things where better, but still got some KPs with Sleepenabler.

 

Now I've patched my DSDT and running native apple cpu kexts and so far so good, sleep works and all my apps migrated over. Maybe even idisk might now work but, i fancy a break for risk of KP for a while!

 

Thanks to Locusofcontrol and Crusair + d00d for his DSDT info!

 

I've now noticed some turbo messages on boot, has 10.6.2 got some support for this as new imacs can have an i7?

 

Cheers

 

Jon

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I did it ...finally. This is how:

 

  1. Partitioned my disk into 1 HFS+ and a FAT32
  2. Restored a cloned version of my working OS X install (would otherwise install at this stage)
  3. Reinstalled my bootloader
  4. Rebooted and installed Windows (formatting my FAT32 partition as NTFS)
  5. Rebooted into OS X and set partition as active
  6. Reboot to check if bootloader worked correctly
  7. Boot into OS X and set Windows drive as active
  8. Boot Windows install disc and repair install
  9. Boot OS X and set partition to active (again)

I'm 90% sure that's how I did it. I'm not sure if all of those steps are necessary, but it works so I'm not gonna bother myself too much with the facts.

 

Thank you soooo much!!!

 

You saved my day!

 

 

THANKS!

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I changed some kexts around for 10.6.2 to boot into x64 mode and now my geekbench is 12400.

Which is low (relatively speaking)

 

my maintenance drive is geekbenching at 13444 which is normal.

 

Is there a kext that i am missing that is maybe disabling turbo mode to effectively bring my multiplier down to x20 instead of x21.. Have any of you experienced your geekbench going down dramatically by changing kexts around?

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Hi guys,

 

I just got done installing my new i7 setup... Everything except for sleep works. The only other problem is that I don't seem to be able to read CPU temps and fan speeds. Tried a few different programs, but they only see the hard drive temps. No CPU temps. I upgraded from my trusty old DELL Inspiron 530 to this build, so I used some DSDT.aml file I found online.... could this be the problem?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

New Fakesmc.kext 2.5 solved the problem...

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I changed some kexts around for 10.6.2 to boot into x64 mode and now my geekbench is 12400.

Which is low (relatively speaking)

 

my maintenance drive is geekbenching at 13444 which is normal.

 

Is there a kext that i am missing that is maybe disabling turbo mode to effectively bring my multiplier down to x20 instead of x21.. Have any of you experienced your geekbench going down dramatically by changing kexts around?

 

hey mango,

how did u get yours to go up to 13444 on geekbench? i'm at 4,0ghz with a 9800 gtx and i'm at 11700. is your gfx giving u the extra boost? you know what else is weird, previously in leopard i once had my 4.0 ghz overclock at about 42c with the megahalems, but for some reason after the snow leo install, it sorta stays at 48-52C at idle. I'm wondering also wether these are kext related. i do know that after switching to chameleon bootloader rc3, and there was one time kexts did not install the proper way, my geekbench went WAY down to about 6700 on a 4.0 ghz overclock, maybe DD can look into this and tell us which kexts are directly related to affecting CPU temps and performance!

 

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MAJ

 

MAJ, thanks for the reply. Here is a picture of the KP. I am installing from an image of my retail purchased Snow Leopard disc, so it is 10.6.1.

 

The error I mentioned happened while using the script, not the OS x installer. Thanks!

That KP is not revealing what process has crashed, so it _looks_ like a non-kext-related crash with little information.

Next time you boot, try using the -v flag at boot time, so we can see most of the log during the KP.

 

You're installing from a Leo install to another partition on the same system, correct?

Using a 10.6.1 retail disc.

 

Have you tried a preboot CD or USB drive method?

 

Don't really see what's going on, sorry!

MAJ

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hey mango,

how did u get yours to go up to 13444 on geekbench? i'm at 4,0ghz with a 9800 gtx and i'm at 11700. is your gfx giving u the extra boost? you know what else is weird, previously in leopard i once had my 4.0 ghz overclock at about 42c with the megahalems, but for some reason after the snow leo install, it sorta stays at 48-52C at idle. I'm wondering also wether these are kext related. i do know that after switching to chameleon bootloader rc3, and there was one time kexts did not install the proper way, my geekbench went WAY down to about 6700 on a 4.0 ghz overclock, maybe DD can look into this and tell us which kexts are directly related to affecting CPU temps and performance!

 

ed

Hey, edvardlee! :rolleyes:

 

I've noticed a lot of differences in the Geekbench scores myself. One thing we need to make sure of is that we are all using the same version, as the later versions (starting with 2.1?) has really changed the scoring. Plus, make note if we are using the 32-bit version or 64-bit version.

 

The other thing to realize on these new i7 systems is that the base clock isn't the only predictor of CPU performance now. We have "Turbo Boost" technology (overclocking of individual cores), which improves single-threaded performance, and "Hyper-Threading" technology (addition of 4 logical cores), which aids in multithreaded performance most of the time. We also have control over the Uncore speed, RAM specs, etc.

 

What generally happens in overclocking these systems is that you end of trading one technology benefit for the other. For example, to squeeze 4GHz, one may have to disable Turbo Boost or Hyper-Threading to get there, thereby losing some performance. In the end, you get a high base clock, but performance is not as high as expected, considering the numbers. Basically, you going to be limited by how much heat you can safely dissipate and other related factors.

 

This explains why I can have a modest overclock of 3.4GHz and a reasonable, but not-so-impressive Geekbench score of 12145. If you look at others running at 4GHz (17.6% over mine), you'd expect a score somewhere north of 14,000. But, in reality, it will be less because of the tradeoff. The secret will be finding that perfect combination that works for your particular chip and we'll all be limited by our particular batch. Mine could never OC to 4GHz, and I've tried many times with different combos. 3.8GHz was the highest, but I've never been able to repeat it.

Again, YMMV.

 

regards,

MAJ

 

P.S. The NullCPUPowerManagement.kext is definitely related to CPU temps. Running without it can increase your temps as much as 10°C.

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I am at 3.8ghz. I was simply saying that i had 10.6.2 running in 32 bit mode at 13400 then i booted into my maintenance drive which also geekbenches (64bit version) to 13444 and then i followed some comments about 64bit booting. I changed some kexts around according to posters in this thread and now booting into 64bit mode I lost 1000 points in geekbench.. system seems stable and everything but why the lower geekbench. Since we are not talking about a change in the hardware settings in bios but rather changes made to kexts in extra and s/l/e on my snow 10.6.2 drive.

 

I stupidly did not make notes as to my previously configuration.. so i'm trying to get things back to 13400 but I can't so far.

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I am sure the issue related with shutdown is due to your bios settings, u can try and reset your bios settings and edit only the needed ones which will enable the machine to boot. I have also noticed that overclocking also sometimes messes up reboot/shutdown/sleep.

 

You can check d00ds post here, maybe that might help you if you want to patch your DSDT. I honestly dont know why your sound isnt working in direct 6 channel mode, can you provide a log or check your system profile to see if the kext is being loaded.

 

I tweaked my BIOS and got shutdown working properly. I'll see about sleep later, but that's not as important.

 

My boot log used to look like this:

 

11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	Loading VoodooHDA 0.2.1 (based on hdac version 20090401_0132)
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::init
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDACodecHints: not present in plist
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDAHints: not present in plist
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::probe
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	Controller: Intel 82801J (vendor ID: 8086, device ID: 3a3e)
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::initHardware
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	error: failed to open PCI device
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::stop
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::disableEventSources
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::deactivateAllAudioEngines
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::free
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457400]::deactivateAllAudioEngines
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	Loading VoodooHDA 0.2.1 (based on hdac version 20090401_0132)
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457000]::init
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDACodecHints: not present in plist
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDAHints: not present in plist
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457000]::probe
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	error: couldn't open PCI device
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457000]::free
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	VoodooHDADevice[0xa457000]::deactivateAllAudioEngines
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	Warning - kext com.apple.iokit.CHUDKernLib has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel* and com.apple.kpi.* components; use only one style.
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	kernel	Warning - kext com.apple.iokit.CHUDProf has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel* and com.apple.kpi.* components; use only one style.
11/28/09 10:15:44 PM	/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[43]	Login Window Application Started
11/28/09 10:15:45 PM	kernel	DSMOS has arrived
11/28/09 10:15:45 PM	kernel	com_chucko_RealtekR1000: Ethernet address ###
11/28/09 10:15:45 PM	kernel	com_chucko_RealtekR1000: Ethernet address ###
11/28/09 10:15:45 PM	kernel	FakeSMC: key info not found MSDS, length - 6
11/28/09 10:15:46 PM	configd[14]	network configuration changed.
11/28/09 10:15:47 PM	configd[14]	network configuration changed.
11/28/09 10:15:47 PM	configd[14]	network configuration changed.
11/28/09 10:15:49 PM	configd[14]	setting hostname to ###
11/28/09 10:15:50 PM	kernel	ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out
11/28/09 10:15:50 PM	kernel	AppleTyMCEDriver::start coreVIDPID = 0x2c418086 Number of packages = 1 Number of cpus = 8 memory monitor trough MCA
11/28/09 10:15:55 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:55 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:55 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:55 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	com.apple.SystemStarter[36]	Starting HighPoint RAID Management Server
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	com.apple.SystemStarter[36]	Starting CUDA Kernel Extension
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	com.apple.SystemStarter[36]	2009-11-28 22:15:56 /Library/StartupItems/Hptsvr/Hptsvr-alive: Starting
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 3641 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:56 PM	kernel	Sound assertion "0 != widget->setUnsolicited ( true )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 989 goto handler
11/28/09 10:15:57 PM	kernel	Request 28-00-03-28 8d-00-00-00 || 80-00-00-00 00-00-00-00 to device 1 failed as status 21
11/28/09 10:16:00 PM	kernel	Request 28-00-03-28 8d-00-00-00 || 80-00-00-00 00-00-00-00 to device 1 failed as status 21

 

So I noticed AppleHDA was still being loaded. I deleted AppleHDA from /System/ and now Voodoo loads correctly. SPDIF doesn't work, but I'm still happy!

 

Also, in the news: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11...to_mac_pro.html ;)

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I have the SL install DVD copied to a bootable USB stick. This works great. Had a Leopard based Hackintosh that worked flawlessly and trying to get SL intalled and working

SL installation is troublesome. In order to speed things up a little I created an archive from S/L/E. SL kernel paniced. Booted in Leopard. Copied the sle.tar to SLE and than recalled it wat the SLE of Leopard. One minute later Leopard was frozen.....

 

Leopard panics now when trying to boot. And Snow Leopard was already showing this behaviour :-(

 

I can boot from my installatio USB stick. What do I need to do to get the network working? I tried kextload-ing the Realtek 1000 module, this worked and two interfaces show up. ifconfig functions ok. Have the interfaces up. However I can't do anything. Is there more to get to a Leopard computer on the same network (192.168.0.X)?

Used: ifconfig en0 192.168.0.246 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255

and same for en1 (not sure which one of the interfaces is what) after destroying en0

 

If I get there, I can "just" copy the SLE of that installation to my destroyed SLE directory. Hopefully it will boot again for any final repairs if any.

 

Other solutions are welcome too ofcourse

 

Thanks

Paul

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interesting post on xlr8yourmac about cpu temps and turbo boost. it seems 'real' macs get the same warning message.

WARNING: ACPI_SMC_CtrlLoop::initCPUCtrlLoop - turbo enabled but no turbo P-state found

for each core.

 

see news of 11/27/09 at

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/

 

Jon

Under what circumstances do you see this message?

I only saw that if the CPU section of the DSDT is passing PStates that are different from what you would get from running ab___73's getSSDT5.sh;

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1336822

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Under what circumstances do you see this message?

I only saw that if the CPU section of the DSDT is passing PStates that are different from what you would get from running ab___73's getSSDT5.sh;

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1336822

 

Hi,

I see this message when my machine boots. i'm running 10.6.2 with native apple cpu management.

I've only patched the cmos reset fix and HPET and PWRB dsdt changes, should I patch the _PSS as you link to? I have a ud5 with a 2.67 ghz i920.

Cheers

Jon

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Hey, edvardlee! :(

 

I've noticed a lot of differences in the Geekbench scores myself. One thing we need to make sure of is that we are all using the same version, as the later versions (starting with 2.1?) has really changed the scoring. Plus, make note if we are using the 32-bit version or 64-bit version.

 

The other thing to realize on these new i7 systems is that the base clock isn't the only predictor of CPU performance now. We have "Turbo Boost" technology (overclocking of individual cores), which improves single-threaded performance, and "Hyper-Threading" technology (addition of 4 logical cores), which aids in multithreaded performance most of the time. We also have control over the Uncore speed, RAM specs, etc.

 

What generally happens in overclocking these systems is that you end of trading one technology benefit for the other. For example, to squeeze 4GHz, one may have to disable Turbo Boost or Hyper-Threading to get there, thereby losing some performance. In the end, you get a high base clock, but performance is not as high as expected, considering the numbers. Basically, you going to be limited by how much heat you can safely dissipate and other related factors.

 

This explains why I can have a modest overclock of 3.4GHz and a reasonable, but not-so-impressive Geekbench score of 12145. If you look at others running at 4GHz (17.6% over mine), you'd expect a score somewhere north of 14,000. But, in reality, it will be less because of the tradeoff. The secret will be finding that perfect combination that works for your particular chip and we'll all be limited by our particular batch. Mine could never OC to 4GHz, and I've tried many times with different combos. 3.8GHz was the highest, but I've never been able to repeat it.

Again, YMMV.

 

regards,

MAJ

 

P.S. The NullCPUPowerManagement.kext is definitely related to CPU temps. Running without it can increase your temps as much as 10°C.

 

 

Hey maj!!

good to hear from you again! Thank you for your clear explanation of what's happening. I'm in 32 bit mode running geekbench 2.1.2. Should i be expecting a lower score because of that?

Apart from that, I have turbo boost enabled, and hyperthreading enabled too!! And when i get the chance i will take same picutres of my bios.

I have also read somewhere else that having more than 6gb of ram can cause problems with temps and overclocking and geek bench scores. I have 12gb of ddr3 ram and maybe that could be the cause of my low score. You'd have to advise me on that.

I'd say i'm not complaining about a 11500 score. I'm using it for music production and i would say i can barely make a crack on this computer when i'm running protools, logic runnning tons of plugins ( if you know what i'm talking about). But if someone is getting 13400, i'd like to know how!!! haha

I also had another core i7 setup with a DFI lan party junior x58 motherboard, and i remembered i overclocked that to about 3.4ghz without much voltage change, i only geekbenched close to 10,000. So i don't know how you're getting 12,400. I also had turbo mode enabled and hyperthreading enabled.

i'm using a D0 stepping chip by the way, just bought this about 2 months ago. i used to have the c0 one and yes that was very difficult to get it past 3.6ghz!! the d0 ones are superb for overclocking.

 

Anybody got news about the core i9? issit out yet? i heard our core i7 mobos will support that!! woohooo

 

ed

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i'm using a D0 stepping chip by the way, just bought this about 2 months ago. i used to have the c0 one and yes that was very difficult to get it past 3.6ghz!! the d0 ones are

ed

 

mine is a c0 stepping and i achieved my stable 3.86 ghz with everything on auto... apparently i got a lucky one. I bet if I actually cared to fuss with everything i could get it stable at 4ghz. Keep in mind at 3.8 im at 38-40 degrees at idle and never above 80 at full load even after hours or testing. I'm using a noctua cooler with two noctua 120mm quiet fans in push pull.. along with about 4 more around the case for airflow. I guess I should just stop bitching about my score since I wasnt trying to rub it in. Apparently I have nothing to cry about..

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DVD Player is not installed during Snow Leopard clean installation.

 

I think this is a common problem with installs on non-Apple hardware. This is pure guesswork on my part, but I think the primary installer bundle checks for supported DVD-playing hardware and only executes the player install on a hit. In my case, the LG BR/DVDR drive must not have produced the hit:

 

HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GGC-H20L:

 

Firmware Revision: 1.03

Interconnect: ATAPI

Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support)

Profile Path: None

Cache: 2048 KB

Reads DVD: Yes

CD-Write: -R, -RW

DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW

Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

 

The fix is simple, and I'd wager could be easily built into DD's script:

 

Insert or mount your SL installer. In the Finder hit CMD-SHIFT-G. Enter:

 

/Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Installation/Packages/

 

Launch DVDPlayer.pkg - everyone should be able to figure it out from here.

 

Regards.

FOr people who have this problem and or lag in their windows dont forget to run EFI studio and OSX86 tools and the Dvd Player will work after wards.

DD great script once again, you cease to amaze me !~

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MAJ, here is the screen shot using the verbose boot flag. Let me know if you can figure out the KP. I have not tried installing using any other method as I have always had good luck with your script loading to a separate HDD. Thanks!

Ouch. Your KP is happening right at the beginning just after loading the kernel. Anyone have an idea here?

 

I suspect the boot cache in Extra. Is there a Extensions.mkext file present in Extra? What size? What kexts is it composed of? Built in Leo?

Do you have a DSDT patch installed? If so, remove it for the time being. We'll try to cut this down to the bare minimum.

 

MAJ

 

Anybody got news about the core i9? issit out yet? i heard our core i7 mobos will support that!! woohooo

NDA... :D

 

Yeah, it's nice our current X58 chipset will support it! An increase in performance of about 20-25%, clock for clock! 12MB L3 Cache. But, I hear the price will be in 4 figures, like the eXtreme versions. Bet it'll come down, though.

 

MAJ

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Im looking at building a system and read though the pages , i had a few questions here is my setup im thinking of getting:

 

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 $239.99 .. anyone using this?

Core i7 975

Not sure on Ram. suggestions

Nvidia Geforce GTX 295,285,275 or 260 -- anyone have exp with any one of these

 

What I would like is to use 2 500 Sata drives, one for osx and one for win7 and then dual boot depending on what I need to work in

 

Can anyone give a suggestion on the Ram, network card (unless the mb one works) , audio (unless the mb one works)

 

I will probably try the latest OSX 10.6x depending on which one is working.

 

question: can you use boot camp? or parallels to load in either win 7 into osx so I dont have to reboot at times?

 

Sorry totally noob questions ... I was eyeing a iMac Core i7 but at $2600 thats way to much..

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Upgrading to 10.6.2 for NVidia Users

 

If you are using an NVidia 9xxx, 8xxx or 7xxx series graphics card, be sure to visit this thread for information on problems you may encounter when upgrading to 10.6.2. Basically, if you get a solid blue or black screen after installing the 10.6.2 update, but no kernel panic, you may be affected.

 

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 brings new NVidia drivers which may cause problems for users who have certain NVidia 7, 8, or 9 series cards connected to an HDCP capable display. This would include all HDMI monitors, as well as some DVI monitors (especially newer ones). VGA monitors use analog video, which does not have HDCP protection, so it does not appear to affect those.

 

Essentially, the solution is to use the NVidia drivers from 10.6.1 to work around the issue. They can be installed in the EFI or system partition. This thread has the details of the problem and how to resolve it.

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@ROBASEFR
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Yeah, it's nice our current X58 chipset will support it! An increase in performance of about 20-25%, clock for clock! 12MB L3 Cache. But, I hear the price will be in 4 figures, like the eXtreme versions. Bet it'll come down, though.

 

MAJ

 

You can buy it here !

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-6-Core-Xeon-West...1#ht_844wt_1167

 

Price is in 4 zeros !

 

Thanks for some bench on our X58 mobo !

 

:rolleyes:

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Hello,

Does anyone knows a way to make the Gigabyte GV-R485OC compatible with snowleopard? I still have graphics corruption.. the only way to boot snwoleopard is to boot in safe mode, and the system recognize my graphic card, but shows only 256mb of memory. I've heard about rom injection...?

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