JLITMAN Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm a first time Hackintosh builder but have built custom pc's and did my own upgrading on the many macbooks, mac pro's I've had over the years.First and foremost I've given myself a budget of $3,000 strictly for the build. I already have an interfae (UAD Apollo Quad) along with a OWC Mercury Pro Extreme 240GB SSD which I intend to use. Can someone please point me in the right direction or let me know if I've steered in the wrong one with the list of components I've chosen. Any suggestions, major or minor about how I can get the most out of the budget I've allocated would be amazing!Sonnet Presto Gigabit PCIe2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM Cooling FanCorsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU CoolerLG Electronics GH22NS70B 22X SATA Super Multi DVD+/-RW Internal Drive (Black)2 x Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200RPM 2 TB SATA 6 GB/s NCQ 64 MB CacheG.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) F3-12800CL10Q-32GBXLIntel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155Thank you again, really could use your help as I plan this dream workstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 What motherboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLITMAN Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 What motherboard? Was thinking Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Dual thunderbolt, highly compatible, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLITMAN Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Next week I tackle it, fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The only thing that won't work, AFAIK, is onboard wi-fi: if you need wireless, you must buy also a PCI-e card, such as TP-Link WDN 4800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLITMAN Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 I've found it hard to locate the UP5's at reasonable price if at all and was wondering if any other Gigabyte Motherboards were available (price not an issue to an extent) that would have the thunderbolt (2) integrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4281#ov http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4280#ov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 There are reports of serious USB issues with the UP4-TH, 3.14r2. Not as a compatible board as the UP5. The other one i didn't heard about. All the best! P.S.: did a quick google search and there are consistent reports the z77mx-d3h-th will work, so this is a serious option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLITMAN Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thank you both for giving me some alternatives in the right direction. Definitely going to check out the mx-d3h-th.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 There are reports of serious USB issues with the UP4-TH, 3.14r2. Got it, thanks! Are these issues OS X specific or for all OSs in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 AFAIK, only with OSX. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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