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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Updated NVIDIA Drivers for Mac OS X: Install Guide and iBoot-GE

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This week, NVIDIA released drivers for their line of "Fermi" cards for Mac OS X.  Besides supporting their new flagship Quadro 4000, these drivers support the GeForce GT 430, GTS 450, GTX 460, GTX 465, GTX 470, GTX 480. They also show increased OpenGL, Quartz Graphics, and User Interface performance for NVIDIA 2xx cards.

To use the new drivers on any system, we made an alternate installer, tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update, that overcomes the official installer's system limitations.  We also created iBoot-GE, a new variation of iBoot that uses Chameleon's GraphicsEnabler instead of enabler kexts.  Finally, we've updated MultiBeast to include the necessary bootloader.
  • iBoot-GE uses Chameleon's GraphicsEnabler, with updated device IDs for new NVIDIA cards.  Update: iBoot now works for NVIDIA 4xx cards- you may need to type -x PCIRootUID=1 to install using these cards
    • MultiBeast now contains Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease which includes device IDs for all new NVIDIA cards.
    Guide for a Fresh Installation
    If you're starting from scratch, follow iBoot + MultiBeast.
    1. Install using iBoot
    2. Install latest Combo Update
    3. Install UserDSDT or EasyBeast, plus the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 from MultiBeast
    4. Install the tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update 
    5. Reboot

    Guide for an Existing Installation
    If you've already installed and configured your system to boot from hard drive
    1. Install latest Combo Update
    2. Install the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 from MultiBeast
    3. Install the tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update 
    4. Reboot
    Post your results in the forum!  Have fun, and enjoy!  

    -tonymacx86 & MacMan




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    Building a CustoMac: Three Updated LGA 1156 Builds for OS X

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    By request, here are three updated builds, based on the original CustoMac post from June 2010.  These builds are our most current 1156 recommendations for fully compatible budget builds running Mac OS X as the primary operating system.  

    All three builds include:
    • Gigabyte LGA 1156 Motherboard
    • Intel Core i-series Quad-Core CPU
    • 4GB or 8GB of RAM, expandable up to 16GB
    • 1 TB Hard Drive
    • CD/DVD Burner
    • Case and Power Supply
    • Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD
    We've included all components besides monitor, as any standard monitor will do.  You can use these recommendations as a jumping off point for further customization, or as a shopping list.  Prices reflect those as of February 2011, and do not include shipping or tax. 

    Budget Power Build 1
    Core i5-760 / Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H / GeForce GT 240 / 4GB DDR3 RAM
    $683.88

    Motherboard:  GA-H55M-UD2H $94.99

    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.99

    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    Power Supply: Antec 550W Continuous Power $64.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Budget Power Build 2
    Core i7-870 / Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H / Radeon HD 5770 / 4GB DDR3 RAM
    $991.23


    Motherboard:  GA-H55M-UD2H $94.99



    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.99

    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 2 $47.35

    Power Supply: Corsair 650HX Modular 650W $119.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Budget Power Build 3
    Core i7-870 / Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 / Radeon HD 5870 / 8GB DDR3 RAM
     $1211.41

    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 $130.22

    Graphics: Diamond ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB $234.99

    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.95
    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 2 $47.35
    Case: Antec 900 $99.99

    Power Supply: Corsair 650HX Modular 650W $119.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Optional Accessories
    NOTE: Only MODEL NO: ACB10us v1.0 will wake from sleep.

    Oh, and don't forget, if you end up buying anything, click through one of the links above, or in the sidebar.  That way, you'll be supporting the site, as well as getting the best prices.  Thanks in advance!   

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