Hey everyone. I'm putting together a new build for a friend based on an eVGA X58, so thanks for 30+ pages of good info. I've read through a lot of it and tried to retain as much as possible, but still have a couple questions. I just started really working on getting things up and running (hadn't found a good thread like this till today), so I haven't tried a whole lot yet.

The build is: X58 FTW3, i7 920, AMD 5870

Ignoring the GPU for now, because I know most people in here are using NV cards, here are my questions.

1. LAN, For the SLI or Classified most people have, does eth work out of the box? Maybe I missed what everyone is using for a fix there, but I haven't seen anyone mention the RLT811xx driver that I've been using. I need to reread the DSDT patches more carefully, so maybe it's in there. That driver is actually working perfectly for me, but it needs to be installed to /s/l/e and I'd prefer to go another route if there is one.

2. Audio, seems like HDEF in the DSDT and a patched AppleHDA is working well, but some people are still using Voodoo. I'm more used to patching HDA, so planing on doing that unless there's a strong reason not to.

3. USB, I tried upgrading to 10.6.5 once already, but lost USB entirely like some other people did, but I haven't seen anyone report that in this thread. Is that a problem unique to the FTW3? Or will it not be an issue once I get a DSDT built?

4. DSDT, Does anyone know how similar the FTW3 actually is to the SLI or Classified in terms of the DSDT. Those two boards are clearly the most popular here, but maybe I missed someone saying they'd had success with similar patches on an FTW3. I like making mine by hand anyway, so I'll find out soon enough, but just figured I'd ask if it could save me some trouble.

Thanks again for all the work you've already done, and any help you can provide.