Quiet build for Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt: i7-4790K - Asus Z97-A - HD4600

[davearrow]

Have a look at this thread:

Fix for Slow Boot on Thunderbolt 2.0 Motherboards
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-for-slow-boot-on-thunderbolt-2-0-motherboards.128748/

Thanks - I tried this and it worked a treat! Boot times now down to about 10s I think (I've not stopwatched it).

 

[davearrow]

Why the mac pro def? Surely Imac 14.2 is what everyone is using? Very similar build to mine anyway. I even got USB 3 working.

I updated to iMac 14.2 and guess what - USB3 fixed! Thanks again

 

[NU-TRA]

Is it possible to add a 6 core processor to this set up?

 

[davearrow]

Is it possible to add a 6 core processor to this set up?

I think it would be supported if you upgraded at least the motherboard too. But I would start from scratch with a new parts list if I built a 6 core machine.

 

[Rap386]

Hello Guys im new here, I want to build this Mac for my new Studio, which Graphicscard do you consider on this Build?

 

[davearrow]

Hello Guys im new here, I want to build this Mac for my new Studio, which Graphicscard do you consider on this Build?

Hi, sorry for the delay. I don't think I'm getting notifications of posts, or maybe they're going into my spam folder...

I am using the onboard graphics in this build and that's absolutely fine for my basic 2 x 1080p setup - using Thunderbolt to DVI for one (via the Apollo) and DVI for the other. If I ever need something more than that I might look for a budget, probably fan-less card, but it's not a priority at present.

 

[audiotechnica]

Hi Dave,

I'm a music teacher and my expensive hobby is, you guessed it, recording my own music -__-"

I have a similar hackintosh to yours with the same pre-existing ideology and hardware. I was using my UAD Apollo Quad (silver) with my late-2009 MacBook Pro. Same as you, the laptop wasn't keeping up with Logic Pro X, so I built a hackintosh in 2014 with Mavericks OS. I used the Fractal R4 case. The R5 wasn't out yet but as I see, isn't it the same?

Today, I upgraded/installed a Thunderbolt card to upgrade my Firewire connection. It only took a whole Saturday to wire things up behind my rack and to my hackintosh. I couldn't get the Windows10 and El Capitan to see the TH, but finally got it to work after 1 hour of researching online/trial & error.

 

[davearrow]

Hi Dave,

I'm a music teacher and my expensive hobby is, you guessed it, recording my own music -__-"

I have a similar hackintosh to yours with the same pre-existing ideology and hardware. I was using my UAD Apollo Quad (silver) with my late-2009 MacBook Pro. Same as you, the laptop wasn't keeping up with Logic Pro X, so I built a hackintosh in 2014 with Mavericks OS. I used the Fractal R4 case. The R5 wasn't out yet but as I see, isn't it the same?

Today, I upgraded/installed a Thunderbolt card to upgrade my Firewire connection. It only took a whole Saturday to wire things up behind my rack and to my hackintosh. I couldn't get the Windows10 and El Capitan to see the TH, but finally got it to work after 1 hour of researching online/trial & error.

Hi audiotechnica. I don't recall the differences between the R4 and R5, but I think they were pretty minor. I like that you can mount 2 SSDs behind the motherboard without needing to use the disk mounting cages. Makes for a very tidy build. (Although I have just added a 3rd one to host EastWest Composer Cloud samples, so the smaller cage is now in there). Happy composing!

 

[audiotechnica]

You have your EastWest library on its own SSD?

 

[davearrow]

You have your EastWest library on its own SSD?

Yep. Most of the info I found on it recommended SSD streaming from a dedicated drive. My budget stretched to a 500GB Evo 850, so it's not big enough to hold everything included in the monthly plan, but OK for my current needs and I guess I could swap things around with external HDDs if needed.

I just need to learn how to use it now! I'm slowly working my way through the manuals. But the small amount I've played with it so far, the step-up in quality from Logic's own sounds is huge.