stucked Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hello! I'm currently in the process of finalizing my build for Mountain Lion. I have a i7 3770k, and I can't decide which motherboard would be the best choice for me. I don't care about the size, or built in WiFi. I just want everything else to work OOB. I'm perfectly fine with flashing BIOS, sacrifices to the osx86 lords, etc. I'm looking at these choices: - MSI Z77MA-G45 - I heard that other users had problems with the onboard sound working right. - Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI - Haven't heard of any problems with this one... maybe USB 3.0 port issues? - Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - Overclock issues? Heard it wasn't super 100% compatible, but an install package is available... not sure what doesn't work after that - GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H - No idea how this would be better/worse My budget for a motherboard is about ~$130. I would like overclocking, but not a deal breaker. I would just like something hassle free and stable. I read somewhere that OSX might be incompatible with certain ram? Is this true? I thought any mobo compatible ram would work just fine. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I have used the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H in several builds and loved it. It is on my recommend list and there is a patched AppleHDA for it even with it having VIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stucked Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Thanks for the input! I would have to re-patch AppleHDA every time there is an update right? Your recommendation certainly makes it a top choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Thanks for the input! I would have to re-patch AppleHDA every time there is an update right? Your recommendation certainly makes it a top choice. Just install the one you already have patched after every 10.8.x update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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