My x99 build log

I've been looking for an upgrade, but didn't want to drop £7000 on a new Mac Pro for work.

After deliberation and research, I decided on the x99 platform for a bit of future-proofing. And, it also turns out that I'm a huge masochist, so it's been a wonderful experience.

After getting everything working with windows, I've totally reached the end of my knowledge, and hubris alone has gotten me a little further. Part of me wishes I'd gone with a completely natively supported build, but the rest of me is quitely confident that it'll all be ok.

Using Unibeast and RocheTech's tutorial, I've been able to install Yosemite, but only booting from USB, and with a glorious 640*480 screen resolution.

So last weekend I built a PC and failed miserably at hackintoshing, this weekend I'll be getting a lot more intimate with OSX.

If anyone has any x99 hackintosh tips, feel free to contribute!

Part list for those interested

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor	£452.34 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£88.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard	£164.62 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory	£259.99 @ Novatech
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£98.50 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£98.50 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£98.50 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card	£259.99 @ Novatech
Case	Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£71.93 @ Aria PC
Power Supply	Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£113.98 @ Dabs
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)	£72.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	Eizo CG247-BK 71Hz 24.0" Monitor	£1107.00 @ Amazon UK
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter	£25.74 @ Scan.co.uk
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse	£54.43 @ CCL Computers
Other	Apple keyboard	£40.00
		Total
	Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available	£3006.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 15:53 GMT+0000

...and the eponymous build log:

http://imgur.com/a/FgGaj

enjoy!

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