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Hackintosh

  • @iOsDeveloperWannaBe

    angelopatrick is spot on correct 10/10. I might as well try that workstation xeon build. :)

    Intel procie + preferably Asus or Gigabyte mobo + Nvidia video card.
  • @dan1000

    xeons are the way to go for hack builds (personal preference only)

    my modest fairly modern hackbox uses an e3 1230 paired with 32gb ecc ddr3 on an asrock rack itx board. though eto quadro k600 lang graphics kasi space constraint sa itx case (size of a small shoe box) msata ssd 256gb and 1tb 2.5" sata
  • Thanks, @angelopatrick and @dan1000.

    I've got an Asus motherboard (ASUS A68HM-E FM2+ AMD A68H FCH (Bolton D2H) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard), and a 500-GB Western Digital hard drive (black).

    If that mobo is good, then I will just have to buy the ff:

    Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) (7.5-9k)
    RAM: 8GB 4gbX2(Dual Channel) (How much is this? Any specific brand you can recommend?)
    Graphics Card: nvidia GT630 1GB DDR3 (pls. suggest another one one level better than this. Budget is 2500-3000)
    SSD: Adata SP900 SSD 128GB / Samsung 850 EVO 120GB whichever is better and available

    What else do I need aside from these?
  • ^ AMD motherboard won't work with intel proc.
  • Thanks, @Newbie.

    So:

    Mobo: Gigabyte H81M-DS2.
    Processor: i5 4460
    Graphics Card: nvidia GT630 1GB DDR3
    SSD: Adata SP900 SSD 128GB

    What else?

    Is there a huge difference between i3 and i5 in terms of performance?

    -- edited by iOsDeveloperWannaBe on Jan 29 2016, 01:40 PM
  • ^ you really want a desktop?

    An i3/i5 Ivy Bridge notebook would probably be an easier route, if you can opt for a laptop hack. why ivy bridge? because i3 and i5 ivy bridge mobile processors are all equipped with HD4000 graphics processor, which is OSX compatible.

    then you probably just replace the wifi car with oob compatible mini-pci card.

    you can get an i3/i5 ivy bridge laptop in less than 15k. if you target an i3, and not so picky, you'd be able to get one below 10k.

    -- edited by newbie on Jan 29 2016, 03:12 PM
  • @iOsDeveloperWannaBe

    Your latest spec suggestion is good and very much compatible. You can bump that GT630 to perhaps a GTX650, 650ti or a 660 (if perhaps you'll game on mac or dual booting windows for games and or minor game app developing - future proofing ba)

    In my experience an i3 + 8gb Ram was sufficient for me up until i bought a second monitor, Because of that i was opening so many applications, IDE's Xamarin + XCode, Gimp, Browsers, Spotify, Parallels Desktop (Windows 7 running + Visual Studio 2015 Community). It was choking my i3 to the point where it crashes.

    I had to upgrade to an i5 and 16gb ram and it is now as smooth as butter.

    -- edited by dan1000 on Jan 29 2016, 03:17 PM
  • Sir question lang.

    compatible ba sa laptop ko ang OSX?

    Laptop: HP Envy 15k 207ne
    Proc: Intel Core i7-5500U with Intel HD Graphics 5500 (2.4 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores)
    Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)
    Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (4 GB DDR3 dedicated)
    Hard Drive: 2 TB 5400 rpm SATA

    balak ko sana mag dual boot. existing OS ko is Windows 10.

    Thanks for the help.
  • @abheng_0124

    Replied to your pm. Switchable graphics po ba yung laptop nyo?
  • Hackintosh enthusiasts,

    May nakapag-try ba na magdownload ng El Capitan install.dmg from Apple App Store using VMWare Workstation 12? Balak ko kasi Vanilla installation ng OS X, based sa mga nabasa ko Ok gamitin ang Clover. Ang problema ko kasi, pag dina-download ko yung El Capitan install.dmg from the App Store laging nag-unknown error encountered and hindi na natatapos yung download. Nag try na ko ng via Wifi and derecho LAN cable, ganun pa din. Umabot na ako minsan ng mga 5.6+GB for the 6.1GB download, then mag- error encountered.

    Gusto ko ire-purpose yung rig ko to install only El Capitan:
    Mobo: GA H77N Wifi
    Proc: i5 3340
    GPU: GA GTX 750 Ti
    RAM: 2 x 4GB Ripjaws X
    SSD: 120Gb Kingston V300

    Baka meron ma-suggest na work-around at improvements sa set-up ko.

    Thanks!
  • Hello mga boss,


    pa help naman po ako, yung hackintosh ko kasi working naman siya almost 1 year, wala naman ako ginagawa sa kanya o install ng kung ano man bago mangyari yung problem ko, suddenly kasi nagrerestart siya automaticaly lalo na pag long usage na or kadalasan ito pag nagDota2 ako.. dati naman hindi ganun nangyayari.. pero ngayon kasi sobrang dalas na nya.. nilinis ko na din po yung Ram and buong cpu baka kasi madumi lang.

    any inputs mga sir?
  • ^

    Try checking you PSU. Also try it with other OS para ma check mo if sa OS X lang may problema.
  • Mga sirs, pwede pa kaya i-hackintosh yung old PC ko? If yes, anong latest Mac OS ang pwede?

    Specs:

    CPU (LGA775): Intel Core2Quad Q8400
    Motherboard: Asus P5Q-SE2
    RAM: 4GB 800Mhz DDR2 (Kingston)
    GPU: Nvidia GTX460 1GB (Palit)
    PSU: 700W HEC Cougar
  • @karlkalabaaaw:

    pwedeng pwede. fully compatible lahat ng prerequisites nyang system mo. LAN, Audio, Chipset, Graphics

    kahit el capitan kaya yan
  • @angelopatrick

    Thanks! Sir pwede po ba pa-post or PM ng link ng guide para ma-hackintosh ko yung PC ko? Never ko pa kasi nagawa yan...
  • <click here for link> andyan lahat ng kailangan mo to build your first hackintosh.

    for beginners, use chimera bootloader then saka ka magclover kapag medyo gamay mo na ang ins and outs ng hackintosh
  • @angelopatrick

    Thank you sir! :)
  • @angelopatrick

    Sir, dun sa tonymacx86.com Clover na nirerecommend na gamiting bootloader, ok lang ba yun? Tsaka ok na rin ba na ito na sundan kong installation? <click here for link> Wala kasi ako nung mga older na OS...
  • Up lang sa tanong ko, may fix ba sa ganito laging error pag download ng El Capitan sa App Store?




    Wala kasi akong kilalang may Mac para maki-download. Baka meron naman dyan pwedeng kopyahan, pa-PM na lang.

    Thanks!
  • @karlkalabaaaw:
    ok lang na sundin mo yang guide na yan. saka ka na magclover kapag mas gamay mo na mga hoops and whatnots ng hackintosh.

    @jmj92180:
    usually kapag ganyan, connection related problem yan. happened to me before on a legit macbook pro and to my hackintosh box eventually nadownload ko din naman

    -- edited by angelopatrick on Feb 18 2016, 08:09 AM
  • ^ Thanks!
  • Question:

    May spare akong 80GB na hard drive, gusto ko sana dun muna i-try ang hackintosh... Kung maging successful ang hackintosh ko dun sa spare hard drive ko, anytime ba pwede ko ibalik at gagana pa rin ba yung hard drive ko na naka-Windows 7?
  • yes.
  • ^
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  • Thanks @angelopatrick & @kamote02..
  • @karlkalabaaaw:
    ok lang na sundin mo yang guide na yan. saka ka na magclover kapag mas gamay mo na mga hoops and whatnots ng hackintosh.


    Unibeast supported Clover since 5.2.0.




    -- edited by xboxmoto on Feb 18 2016, 07:28 PM
  • Help mga sirs... Nagha-hackintosh ako ngayon... Nasa install osx na ako pero ayaw gumana ng keyboard at mouse ko... May na-miss ba akong step?
  • Mga sir patulong naman... Kaka-install ko lang ng El Capitan kaso wala akong audio... Sa sound preferences nakalagay "No output devices found"... Nag-try na ako mag-install ng driver using Multibeast, ang ininstall ko is yung VoodooHDA... Asus P5Q-SE2 po mobo ko... Pano ko po ba malalaman kung alin dun sa mga drivers sa Multibeast ang dapat kong iinstall?
  • ^

    Update: Kung ito audio chip mo VIA VT1708S, try mo to <click here for link>

    Kailangan alamin mo muna kung anong audio chipset meron ang motherboard mo.

    -- edited by xboxmoto on Feb 21 2016, 11:43 PM
  • @xboxmoto

    Thank you sir... Yan nga po ang codec ng mobo ko... Nakita ko nga rin po yan kanina & dinownload at inistall ko yung 'ViaHDA.kext' na naka-attach pero ganun pa rin... Before that pala ininstall ko yung VoodooHDA...

    Eto yung sa sound preferences ko:




    Tanong ko na rin po...kasi pag shina-shut down ko sya imbes na mag-shut down eh nagre-restart sya... Yung mga nabasa kong ganyan eh caused daw ng 'Wake on LAN' sa BIOS, pero sa BIOS ko naka-disable naman. Ano po kayang problema nito?