GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH + HD4000 + Dedicated Graphics (GTX 670 / 680 Kepler) Mountain Lion 10.8 (updated to 10.8.2 and MultiBeast 5.2)

COMPONENTS

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Thunderbolt Motherboard

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) HD 4000 Graphics

Asus GTX670 Top (GTX670-DC2T-2GD5)

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600

120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD MacSales

Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU

SilverStone RAVEN Series RV03

OTHER

Apple OS X Mountian Lion @ App Store

Apple Magic Trackpad Apple

Apple Wireless Keyboard Apple

2x Dell UltraSharp LED IPS LCD U2412M

BRAVO Digital Processor Denon AVR-1912 2x Polk Audio TSi 300 Schiit BiFrost Schiit Valhalla Sennheiser HD 650 Grado Prestige Series SR325is



Background:

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (R.I.P)

Gigabyte EP45-DS3R (R.I.P)

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3

MSI Z77A-GD80 (Returned)

Downloads:

TonyMacx86 - Link UniBeast Multibeast

Graphics patch Text file: Link

10.8.2 Supplemental Update - Link

MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 Pre-patched - Link or Patch it your self: Download update from Apple - Link Download edited Distribution file - Link Open update from Apple using Flat Package Editor Part of Auxiliary Tools for Xcode Developer Preview (OS X Mountain Lion) - Link Replace the update’s Distribution file Save



Procedure:

Set BIOS to the following: Link UniBeast Follow this tutorial: Link

Stop after completing steps 1 and 2. Boot from flash drive I had to boot using verbose mode. (-v)

More info: Link Install Mountain Lion Follow this tutorial: Link

Follow: “STEP 3: Install Mac OS X Lion” During the restart I again had to use verbose mode to get it to start. Complete initial setup. Do not reboot till after step 11. Run MultiBeast and select the following options: Editing your org.chameleon.Boot.plist or replace your file with mine - Link Locate org.chameleon.Boot.plist which is in /Extra Edit using TextEdit Make sure GraphicsEnabler is set to No . Then below the GraphicsEnabler line copy and past the text from the Graphics patch Text file. Install the 10.8.2 Supplemental Update Once it’s it’ll give you the option to reboot. Ignore it and leave the window open. Install the Patched MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 Now hit the reboot button. Reboot and enjoy your hackintosh!

Notes:

The reason we patch for the HD4000 is so you can use AirPlay. It also allows you to use 2 more monitors. With a GTX670 that gives you 5 total screens.

Post your questions here: TonyMac Link

I’m using the latest BIOS update: Link

To fix how system profiler looks follow this guide: Link

Thunderbolt Works but you must boot with the device plugged in. No hot-plugging.



Edit:

Here is a guide for the audio jacks on the back of the board: