Hardware possible for Hackintosh
Wondered if anyone can answer this. I have read the suggestions on hardware config but, does anyone know if they would all work well with Snow Leopard? If not what is the highest version known to work well? Setup: Motherboard : Asus…
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Wondered if anyone can answer this. I have read the suggestions on hardware config but, does anyone know if they would all work well with Snow Leopard? If not what is the highest version known to work well?
Setup
Motherboard: Asus M4A785TD-M EVO (µATX, Sound, HDMI, VGA, G-LAN, RAID) or
alte rnate.de/html/pcbuilder/productDetail.html?searchClass=mainboard&artno=GDEG05&cn=1 Mainboards Sockel AM3 GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (alte rnate.de/html/pcbuilder/productDetail.html?searchClass=mainboard&artno=GDEG05&cn=1)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (Boxed, OPGA, "Deneb", Black Edition)
Video: Gainward GTS250 (Retail, HDMI, DVI)
Hard Drive:Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640 GB (Caviar Blue)
Memory: G.Skill DIMM 4 GB DDR3-1333 Kit (F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH, Ripjaws-Serie)
Power Supply:
Chieftec GPS-500AB (2x PCIe)
DVDRW Serial ATA:LG GH-22NS (Bulk)
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@will1384A GT250 is a 9800GTX, its slightly upgraded and uses less power but works just fine with EFI strings for a 9800GTX, and is even detected and usable without EFI strings, using "PC EFI 10.5" and its GraphicsEnabler As far as getting parts for a Hackintosh (1) Stick with Intel and Nvidia (2) Stick with dual DVI video card, name brand (3)…
I wonder what microATX motherboard is good for installing (Snow) Leopard?
Because I already have an microATX Case.
Would this work ? silentp creview.com/asus-m4a78-htpc
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AMD is always a challenge, if you really want OSX, you should try Intel, but it might be possible to get it working with AMD if you know how.
I saw someone had the GT250 working, but I can't seem to remember how.
A GT250 is a 9800GTX, its slightly upgraded and uses less power
but works just fine with EFI strings for a 9800GTX, and is even detected
and usable without EFI strings, using "PC EFI 10.5" and its GraphicsEnabler
As far as getting parts for a Hackintosh
(1) Stick with Intel and Nvidia
(2) Stick with dual DVI video card, name brand
(3) Get a name brand, well reviewed, power supply
(4) Get a motherboard know to work, that there is a guide
for, like the "GA-EP45-UD3P" and others, that will cut
out 90% of the problems
@MacRob81I wonder what microATX motherboard is good for installing (Snow) Leopard? Because I already have an microATX Case.
Maybe a GA-G31M-ES2L?
just Google something like
+hackintosh +microatx +guide ↗
or something like
+snow +leopard +microatx +guide ↗
or look around in the various forums for an easy to use guide
Also
The grapics is a radeon hd 4200 on that board I have this board also, there is no kext for the radeon hd 4200 that I know of.
You can read my specifications in my signature.
I suggest you to get a better graphic card and a dual-core INTEL processor.
You can go with the same motherboard, because the drivers are easy to find and almost always included in the distros.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (5 credited usernames · Thread #4928)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @MacRob81 | Primary Author | 3 | 2009-12-13 → 2009-12-15 |
| @will1384 | Contributor | 2 | 2009-12-14 |
| @x986123 | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-13 |
| @00010 | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-14 |
| @Coolzrock | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-21 |