Is the ASUS P8Z77-V Premium motherboard w/ Thunderbolt possibly compatible with hackintosh? Any obvious issues known? Any features that won't work? Thanks.

specs below:



Model
Asus P8Z77-V PREMIUM

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type
LGA 1155

CPU Type
Core i7 / i5 / i3 (LGA1155)

Supported CPU Technologies
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Chipsets

North Bridge
Intel Z77

Memory

Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin

Memory Standard
DDR3 2800(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066

Maximum Memory Supported
32GB

Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 3.0 x16
4 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8 or quad x8)

PCI Express x1
2

Storage Devices

SATA 3Gb/s
3

SATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID
2 x SATA 6Gb/s (gray), 3 x SATA 3Gb/s (blue) and 1 x mini-SATA 3Gb/s with onboard 32GB SSD (black) by Intel Z77 Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
4 x SATA 6Gb/s (navy blue) by Marvell 9230 Support Raid 0, 1, 10

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset
None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC898

Audio Channels
8 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset
Intel 82579V

Second LAN Chipset
Intel 82583

Max LAN Speed
Dual 10/100/1000Mbps

Wireless LAN
WiFi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth
Bluetooth V4.0 and Bluetooth V3.0+HS

Rear Panel Ports

HDMI
1 x HDMI

DisplayPort
1 x DisplayPort

USB 1.1/2.0
2 x USB 2.0

USB 3.0
4 x USB 3.0

eSATA
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s

S/PDIF In
1 x Optical

Audio Ports
6 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB
2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors
1 x TPM connector(s)
1 x mSATA connector(s) with 32GB SSD onboard
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
4 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x TPU switch(es)
1 x EPU switch(es)
1 x CPU/DRAM overvoltage jumper(s)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)

Physical Spec

Form Factor
ATX

Dimensions
12.0" x 9.6"

Power Pin
24 Pin

Features

Features
Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with SMART DIGI+ Power Control

SMART DIGI+ - Get a Blazing Performance Boost and CPU Wattage Requirements Cut in Half!

Thunderbolt onboard - Blistering-fast Data Transfers and Daisy Chain Expansion

mSATA 32GB SSD onboard - Complete System Boosting Solution

Wi-Fi GO! - DLNA Streaming and Remote Desktop Made Easy

Fan Xpert 2 - The Most Customizable Fan Controls

ASUS SSD Caching II - Multiple SSD Caching, Instant Upgraded Speed

The wifi card may not work, but other than that, it looks good. We do not know what thunderbolt chips will be supported yet.

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P67 Guide - viewtopic.php?f=79&t=23350
Z68 Guide (and how to clean install Lion) - viewtopic.php?f=168&t=32306

Main Hack: GA-Z68X-UD3H, i5 2500k, 16GB RAM, 64GB C300 SSD, 1TB Samsung F3, Sapphire 5870 3SR - Build Log
HTPC: GA-H67N-USB3, i3 2105, 8GB RAM, HD3000 Graphics

Ok, being a hackintosh noobie, how hard is it to get this sort of setup working on Mountain Lion and every interim update that Apple rolls out? Also, I don't really understand the boot up process. What extra steps are necessary after hitting power on. Again, sorry for the noobie questions. I'm disgusted with Apple's stance on the Mac Pro updates.

Read the blog and the guides and then come back with specific questions pelase

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P67 Guide - viewtopic.php?f=79&t=23350
Z68 Guide (and how to clean install Lion) - viewtopic.php?f=168&t=32306

Main Hack: GA-Z68X-UD3H, i5 2500k, 16GB RAM, 64GB C300 SSD, 1TB Samsung F3, Sapphire 5870 3SR - Build Log
HTPC: GA-H67N-USB3, i3 2105, 8GB RAM, HD3000 Graphics

Are you using a Ivy Bridge CPU w/this board?

If so...here...

Ivy Bridge Install

http://tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=168&t=59052

Mountain Lion won't be out until July.

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Jester969's Build: Core i5-2500K - GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 - Two GeForce GTS 250s -SL, Lion and Windows 7
User Builds & Golden Builds

I never really post anything but my current build is one i am actually going to post pics and a video but if you let the thunderbolt display go into sleep mode you have to restart.
also it works fine with the pegasus but it has to be after the display and if the display goes to sleep the pegasus has no connection. Im running a 3.4 ivy bridge, vertex 3 ssd 240gb and 32gb of ram. wifi is a no go i have to use my usb one still and the bluetooth works fine but the sleep mode shuts it off also.