[BUILD ADVICE] looking for input on X99 Video Production machine

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Hi all,


First time posting on reddit - hope I'm doing this right :O


I'm a relatively experienced Hackintosh builder; right now I have a SB-based build that has been pretty reliable. Needing some more horsepower, though, and so here's where I am at.


I'm in discussion with the fellow over at http://rampagedev.wordpress.com/ regarding this build, and will likely get his help as well to make sure this system works, but I wanted as much community input and advice as I can get before I build a pretty expensive system. I picked the Asus X99-Deluxe as he recommended that as most stable.


I've marked the hardware I already own, as I'd like to continue using that hardware if at all possible.


My biggest unknown is whether my SATA/USB3.0 needs will be satisfied. I need 2-4 USB3.0, I need some internal hotswap SATA ports, and I need a couple external eSATA as well. I'm not sure if the motherboard's ports will work, and I only have one available and not-blocked-by-graphics-cards PCIe slot available.


Needs:



  • working 2x hotswap eSATA for external drives, my redmag reader, etc.

  • working 2x internal hotswap SATA. I need this for my internal hot-swap drive bays.

  • working USB 3.0, either built-in, or PCIe card

  • working built-in Ethernet

  • working thunderbolt (I understand hotswap will not work; that's fine)

  • working iMessage/Facetime (currently using Clover to support it on my machine & have access to a 5,1 and 6,1 serial if needed)


Don't care about:



  • built-in audio working; have external audio interface

  • built-in wifi working; wifi not needed

  • built-in bluetooth working; I have a working USB adapter

  • CPU power management


First, the case, cooling, & power:



  • Fractal Design Define R2 XL Black E-ATX case

  • Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler

  • 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm case cooling

  • [already own] EVGA Supernova 1300G2 1300W Power Supply


Next, drives/storage. I backup my entire system via Time Machine to a networked Qnap NAS.



  • [already own; edit drives] 3x WD Black 4TB in software RAID-0

  • [system] ADATA SX900 2.5" 256GB SSD SATA 3 Sandforce

  • [already own; user directory] 1TB WD something-or-ther

  • [already own] 2x Wiebetech RTX110-INT 5.25" Internal 3.5" hot-swap drive bays. These guys are the reason I'd like the internal SATA ports to be hot-swappable if possible. I don't mind if the other drives show as "external" either.


the guts:



  • ASUS X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 X99 Motherboard

  • Intel Core I7-5930K 3.70GHZ Six Core (will likely OC to 4.2GHz or so)

  • Corsair Vengeance Lpx 32GB 8X8GB DDR4 DRAM 2666MHZ

  • Asus Motherboard THUNDERBOLTEX II DUAL adapter card


expansion slots:



  • [slot 1] [already own] EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black Superclocked 6GB

  • [slot 2] covered by Titan

  • [slot 3] [already own] EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked 3GB

  • [slot 4] covered by 780

  • [slot 5] EITHER [if mobo SATA hotswap works / Sonnet Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port USB3-4PM-E] OR [if mobo SATA hotswap does not work NewerTech MAXPower USB/eSATA 2x2]

  • [slot 6] [already own] Blackmagic SDI


SO! In summary, any input on the following:



  • case/cooling

  • X99 hackintoshing

  • a working USB3.0, eSATA, and hotswap internal SATA configuration


Thanks all!



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