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Hardware Hackintosh Thread V2.0, The Official OSX86 Thread (Hardware)
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miramar
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 Oct 25 2012, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE(speedhunter @ Oct 25 2012, 12:03 PM) guys, can recommend the cheapest working motherboard pair with i5 2300? looking into garage sale, the model no is not 100% same with tonymacx recommend example: tonymacx recommend Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P but in garage sale only got GA-B75M-D3V GA-B75M-D3V works fine. Ethernet, audio, manual sleep and even USB3. Only thing that doesn't work is Mute. Very straightforward install. What GPU you plan to use? This post has been edited by miramar: Oct 26 2012, 07:12 AM |
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mikelanding
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Oct 26 2012, 01:43 PM
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QUOTE(miramar @ Oct 25 2012, 05:12 PM) GA-B75M-D3V works fine. Ethernet, audio, manual sleep and even USB3. Only thing that doesn't work is Mute. Very straightforward install. What GPU you plan to use? The best GPU choice right now should be the Nvidia 6 series.. Ati 7XXX is a NO NO |
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miramar
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Oct 26 2012, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE(mikelanding @ Oct 26 2012, 01:43 PM) The best GPU choice right now should be the Nvidia 6 series.. Ati 7XXX is a NO NO Agreed, for casual gaming, a single slot GT640 1GB can be had for as little as RM280. Nice and cheap and low power. Even HD4000 is enough if not into much gaming. B75M + i3-3225 for a budget build. |
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mikelanding
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Oct 26 2012, 02:54 PM
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QUOTE(miramar @ Oct 26 2012, 02:27 PM) Agreed, for casual gaming, a single slot GT640 1GB can be had for as little as RM280. Nice and cheap and low power. Even HD4000 is enough if not into much gaming. B75M + i3-3225 for a budget build. ya. invest money for other key components like Ram 8GB is more than enough under mountain Lion. SSD is a must because you will get the best overall performance improvement. Now all my laptop, pc are upgrade to SSD. My MBP13 is just 60gb SSD with 500gb at optibay for data/ storage. This setup is more than enough for surfing, word processing and media streaming |
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miramar
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Oct 26 2012, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE(mikelanding @ Oct 26 2012, 02:54 PM) My MBP13 is just 60gb SSD with 500gb at optibay for data/ storage. This setup is more than enough for surfing, word processing and media streaming That sounds like a manually managed Fusion drive you have there. :-) SSDs best bang for the buck upgrade I've ever done. |
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azsmartz
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Oct 26 2012, 10:21 PM
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hello bros, i just movin into mac os... after i bought my mbp, then i just noticed bout hackintosh.. i plan to start using my old desktop.. any suggestion where can i check wether my old machine can support installing the osx?
sorry bro, noobie here.. hehehe
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mikelanding
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Oct 26 2012, 10:45 PM
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QUOTE(azsmartz @ Oct 26 2012, 10:21 PM) hello bros, i just movin into mac os... after i bought my mbp, then i just noticed bout hackintosh.. i plan to start using my old desktop.. any suggestion where can i check wether my old machine can support installing the osx? sorry bro, noobie here.. hehehe why dont you just list down all the components in you desktop first? most important is the Motherboard and VGA card. Other components still secondary |
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samowong
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Oct 27 2012, 10:28 AM
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QUOTE(mikelanding @ Oct 25 2012, 03:41 PM) Not complicated at all. You just need to buy these 2 components, plug in the mini pcie wifi card to the adapter. Plug the assembled into your motherboard. Your Hackintosh will recognized straight. I am glad with its performance especially dual band support. My house is full with 2.4Ghz devices. With my recent upgrade to dual band router (Asus RT-AC66U). Now only got 3 devices (Hackintosh, MBP and Ipad3) connected under 5Ghz band. Less crowded. Thanks for your advice.  I bought the above for rm89. Mac drivers are for Lion but installs and runs fine in MLion as well as Windows 7  This post has been edited by samowong: Oct 27 2012, 10:29 AM |
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miramar
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Oct 27 2012, 10:39 AM
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 Nevermind, I thought it was a Bluetooth adaptor. Here's an article on hack-compatible WiFi adaptors. http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/04/most-com...s-for-your.htmlPersonally I'm using the AR9285 mini-pcie that came with my motherboard. This post has been edited by miramar: Oct 27 2012, 10:52 AM |
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mikelanding
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Oct 27 2012, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(miramar @ Oct 27 2012, 10:39 AM) Nevermind, I thought it was a Bluetooth adaptor. Here's an article on hack-compatible WiFi adaptors. http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/04/most-com...s-for-your.htmlPersonally I'm using the AR9285 mini-pcie that came with my motherboard. Good link you got there!
Added on October 27, 2012, 12:51 pmI found this forum thread. It seem like work under Mac http://www.tonymacx86.com/network/77448-9-...html#post480885 USD7 only! Ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDUP-Mini-Wireless...=item3370565d33This post has been edited by mikelanding: Oct 27 2012, 12:51 PM |
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speedhunter
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Oct 28 2012, 10:47 AM
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QUOTE(miramar @ Oct 25 2012, 05:12 PM) GA-B75M-D3V works fine. Ethernet, audio, manual sleep and even USB3. Only thing that doesn't work is Mute. Very straightforward install. What GPU you plan to use? That stock come with amd 5470. So i will stick with hd 2000 (stock i5 2300), not planning to do gaming on that machine (its at the office) |
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miramar
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Oct 28 2012, 12:30 PM
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QUOTE(speedhunter @ Oct 28 2012, 10:47 AM) That stock come with amd 5470. So i will stick with hd 2000 (stock i5 2300), not planning to do gaming on that machine (its at the office) Not sure about ATI5470 but HD2000 won't work. Suggest a i3 3225 CPU which has HD4000 or use a cheap GT520 or GT210. Or an old GPU like a 9500GT or 8400GS is good too. |
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speedhunter
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Oct 28 2012, 12:34 PM
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QUOTE(miramar @ Oct 28 2012, 12:30 PM) Not sure about ATI5470 but HD2000 won't work. Suggest a i3 3225 CPU which has HD4000 or use a cheap GT520 or GT210. Or an old GPU like a 9500GT or 8400GS is good too. Thanks for the heads up bro, looks like i need to add gpu/proc into the list |
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mikelanding
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Oct 28 2012, 05:50 PM
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QUOTE(speedhunter @ Oct 28 2012, 12:34 PM) Thanks for the heads up bro, looks like i need to add gpu/proc into the list If just normal use and no gaming. Goes for Ivy Bridge with Intel HD4000. More than enough. |
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azsmartz
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Oct 29 2012, 09:49 AM
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QUOTE(mikelanding @ Oct 26 2012, 10:45 PM) why dont you just list down all the components in you desktop first? most important is the Motherboard and VGA card. Other components still secondary bros, i'm using hp compaq dc5100mt with this config Pentium 4 3.4GHz Broadcom Nextreme NIC Intel 910GL graphic Soundmax integrated audio 500gb hdd 4gd ram possible to run hackintosh? |
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TSwiraone
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Oct 29 2012, 10:02 AM
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For those who're thinking of trying to install OSX on your PC, to less you headache, go with the current iMac, MacMini, MBP or MacPro specs, least you should go with -1 version. Any lesser specs will not worth to continue with your dream. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/10/mo...m_requirements/ |
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mikelanding
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Oct 29 2012, 12:25 PM
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QUOTE(wiraone @ Oct 29 2012, 10:02 AM) For those who're thinking of trying to install OSX on your PC, to less you headache, go with the current iMac, MacMini, MBP or MacPro specs, least you should go with -1 version. Any lesser specs will not worth to continue with your dream. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/10/mo...m_requirements/They can alway install OSX Lion or even snow Leopard. I dont think there will be the problem for older, compatible hardware for a PC/Laptop
Added on October 29, 2012, 12:32 pmQUOTE(azsmartz @ Oct 29 2012, 09:49 AM) bros, i'm using hp compaq dc5100mt with this config Pentium 4 3.4GHz Broadcom Nextreme NIC Intel 910GL graphic Soundmax integrated audio 500gb hdd 4gd ram possible to run hackintosh? Your hardware is rather old. I did a google search, it seem like your best suitable OSX is 10.5.2 with limitation to 1 core and also no QE support. This post has been edited by mikelanding: Oct 29 2012, 12:32 PM |
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miramar
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Oct 29 2012, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE(azsmartz @ Oct 29 2012, 09:49 AM) bros, i'm using hp compaq dc5100mt with this config Pentium 4 3.4GHz Broadcom Nextreme NIC Intel 910GL graphic Soundmax integrated audio 500gb hdd 4gd ram possible to run hackintosh? I think best not to try. Save yourself the headache. It'll be hard to find people doing the same thing for help or ideas. The oldest chipset that I'm confident of installing OS X is Intel 945G. |
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Hara520
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Oct 29 2012, 11:30 PM
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plan wanna buy 1 set...
any recommend set (hardware)? Budget below 2k, cpu only
and any thread is for newbie guide ?
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mikelanding
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Oct 29 2012, 11:53 PM
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QUOTE(Hara520 @ Oct 29 2012, 11:30 PM) plan wanna buy 1 set... any recommend set (hardware)? Budget below 2k, cpu only and any thread is for newbie guide ? Follow this guide you wont goes wrong. If you cant find the same model of motherboards. Do let us know which one U plan to buy. We will give advise. But best motherboard brand is Gigabyte http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac |
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