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New Macpro Hackintosh Build / Guide: Dual Xeon with E5-2680v2 and ASUS Z9PE-D8

I think speedstep and boost might get addressed on Mavericks(10.9.2) which is imminent.
 
Would be curious to know the estimate price for your all system compare to the price of a new macpro 2014 unit... Is it worth it? Could you use 64gig of ram and does OSX fully use your dual CPU, all your core?
 
Like the Xeon E7-8890 v2 ?


http://www.anandtech.com/show/7753/intel-readying-15core-xeon-e7-v2


+) It's socket LGA2011
+) 15c x 2.8Ghz (no turbo)
+) I'm hoping the memory supported is still at least DDR3-1866
+) Same number of PCI lanes
+) Not sure about DIMMs a channel
+) Should peak at 17% faster than the 12c under full load.
+) $$$ pricey!


It is 155w ... but I think the 12 core E5-2697 v2 ramps up to >130w in the nMP
So the nMP can probably handle it.


http://www.anandtech.com/show/7603/mac-pro-review-late-2013/14


AJ


Jarek Zabczynski said:
Yeah, I know I'll be considering a Hack if Apple doesn't revise the MacPro with a second processor in the coming years.
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So I purchased 2x 2687w's and a Titan with 64 gigs of ram, and desperately need a detailed walk through for this. It's my first hackintosh and I'm honestly lost. Anyway someone can do a video walk through of MoBo settings, bios versions, step by step install etc? I'm just lost...
 
Fabian Benninghoven said:
Geekbench in 32bit is about 24000 (with one CPU). I can playback 5K (tested 9:1 comopression) natively. But in Premiere i have to switch to half res...
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I cannot believe you have all of this running on a 750w psu!!! That is nuts, thanks for the details.
 
I will not advise to save money on the power supply indeed....

Wnyone else manage to run a E5-2680v2 dual xeon hackintosh?
 
Vincent Thomas said:
I will not advise to save money on the power supply indeed....

Wnyone else manage to run a E5-2680v2 dual xeon hackintosh?
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1x Cpu 115W
Gpu 450W or Higher end gpu 600W
256GB SSD 0.04W-3.13W
500GB SSD 0.04W-3.18W


3x WD 2TB Black Edition 10.3W each @ 31W total

All coming in at around~ 611W. Luckily you have no speedstep/OC or CPU Boost. This is just estimating with some load on the ssds/hdds.

While using the high-end gpu + an extra Xeon since you wanted two of them, the numbers would go beyond 750. A higher watt psu would be required.


http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/2tb-hard-drive-constellation,2630-9.html
http://www.ssdreview.com/review/com...b-25-inch-htran101,130/power_consumption.html
 
Could you use the CUDA of your graphic card?

What is the best graphics card GTX you could use on a hackintosh today? Would the TITAN work?
As well could i use the version of the xeon E5_2680 iwth the same motherboard and be sure it will work?

thanks

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Vincent Thomas said:
Could you use the CUDA of your graphic card?

What is the best graphics card GTX you could use on a hackintosh today? Would the TITAN work?
As well could i use the version of the xeon E5_2680 iwth the same motherboard and be sure it will work?
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FWIW there are varying degrees of success out there with the GTX780ti, Titan, and GTX780 (GK110B cards) using the 10.9.2 Nvidia beta web drivers and a few workarounds:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/123974-nvidia-web-drivers-10-9-x-mavericks-found-8.html
http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/122777-fix-opencl-crash-gk110b-based-cards.html
http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,8369.60.html

I haven’t found a clear answer though as to whether OpenCL and Cuda are both working 100% for those that are trying the these guides on 10.9.1. Seems like some have only CUDA working or only OpenCL working but not both. Hope I'm wrong and someone can speak up here. I can’t afford the potential downtime so I haven’t tried these guides with my GTX780 on my hack.

Last time I used my GTX780 was with 10.8.5 which worked great for CUDA renders but would crash whenever an OpenCL task was called by the OS. It’s been a paperweight ever since. When 10.9.2 is officially released I’ll give it another try.
For the last few months I’ve been using a GTX770 with the default 10.9.1 drivers and can live with the performance in Resolve and Scratch Lab for now. This is my model:
https://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX770DC2OC2GD5/#overview
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55061736/hack1.jpg
If you need a working solution now I can recommend this card as I have given it a serious workout and it’s solid with one exception. The only crash I have experienced is half of the time Scratch Lab will crash if I turn on Statistics. All other tasks within Scratch Lab are solid. Assimilate support has said Stats are strictly a CUDA task so until 10.9.2 is out I just leave them off. My system can render DNXHD 115 and H264 deliverables from Alexa Prores4444 at 40-43 FPS simultaneously (in other words 80-85FPS at once) so the GTX770 is pretty good. Haven’t done a Red job since getting the GTX770…) If you want more benchmarks for this card and the GTX780 I have some posted here:
http://www.coreyrobson.com/post/70376369733/to-mac-pro-or-not-to-mac-pro-that-is-the-question

If you can wait until 10.9.2 it is likely faster cards will be officially supported for your hack. Jeff Kilgroe has previously posted about his experiences with the GTX680 which is very close performance wise to the GTX770 if you want another working option now. If there is a fast ATI solution for 10.9 that would be good to know but I haven’t tried any Radeon cards myself.
As far as your Xeon question the motherboard’s website should contain a list of compatible CPUs and required bios.
 
Got my GTX670 working on 10.9.1, 10.9.2. Getting OpenCL, CUDA are online and working but CUDA has some crazy weirdness going with it but it works.

I'm going to need a card that pulls some heavy punches, say a Titan or GTX690, sooner or later. Right now it is all 1/4 impulse.
 
Im thinking to build this station :

płyta Asus Z9PE-D8 WS
processor 2x Xeon e5-2696v2 ( 2x 12 core- 48 HT, 3.4 Ghz Turbo)
memory 64 GB ddr3 ECC Kingston 1600 MHz ( 8x8GB)
Cooler for processors - Arctic i-30
PSU 1000 W Be Quiet! Powerzone 1000W
Case Fractal Designe XL R2
Gtx770 4GB Gigabyte
SSD 512 GB Samsung

Now i'm concerned about stability and other weirdness on OSX... Would this XEON work? I haven't seen any example yet but i guess it should as it's the same proc as in the latest Macpro 12cores.
Excepted it's 30% cheaper to build and will render a 3d scene almost 2x faster while being both windows on osx compatible.
Now is it a good choice at the end? What about the latest tech the macpro bring, not speaking about how compact is it... What about the graphics card? a GTX 780 or Titan will be off course better than a 670...
 
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