I’ve watched this video a couple times now and I must say I really enjoy it. I’ve been in the tech industry for almost two decades and there’s just something about bringing older hardware back to life and giving it another purpose only to have it perform really well I just really enjoy it. Keep up the quality content!
Another great hackintosh vid. I knew you were going to add a GPU to it, but buying a lot of them and then selling them back to lower costs was a twist I didn't see coming, haha. You've inspired me to do a cheap build like this. Very cool!
I absolutely love this series! Maybe a bit of gaming in later videos? You’ve really inspired me to find ways to upgrade from my 2015 macbook air without eating away at all the money I have.
Thanks for your reply to the other video. I got myself a Fujitsu P520 E85+ with i7 4790, 16GB Ram, MSI Rx560 ITX Aero 4gb PciE powered, same PciE Adapter and NVME. I am considering a FENVI T919 Wifi, Bluetooth card(for later). This is my first ever try and have my fingers crossed, lets see if I make it work or end up burninf money. I too nervous but also excited at the same time. 😅 most likely I will try Ventura first. Your videos, your replies to comments and most importantly your calm voice gives me hope. Keep the good work going on!🎉
@Itsraminstech th-cam.com/video/GGy3V3YT6tI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FstJbDOkvs5BlRO6 I did follow this video. Only after install, with one of the OCC, I corrected the Audio ALC ID, and using some boot mount tool, copied the EFI folder from USB Installer to hidden folder(partition) on the HDD which has Ventura. (Copied all thr folders where boot info is loaded on the hard drive partition, thus then it would boot without USB drive uninstalled). BTW, I added thr Fenvi wifi card later and it works without any issues. No configuration was needed. And Ram was upgraded to 32GB as well. Some tips, make sure that computer is connected to internet via Ethernet/Wired. Also I had mine windows drive completely disconnected physically.
I just watched this video. I started to buy the components immediately. I love this video. Not because of it is cheap, but becuase of this is just genius. Thank you!
Man, You are inspiring. For about a month I plan to build a hackintosh, and You are the one who shows how. Still, wanted to know, are You planning to make video about WiFi adapters? Or You already did and I just haven’t seen it?
The author himself mentioned the advantages of hackintosh. Original Apple machines are outrageously expensive. In addition, as time passes, everything will be soldered on the board. You want to upgrade the hardware, it cannot. And not only that, but the components on the motherboard will be locked. In other words, there is no freedom. Which leads to the absurdity of buying expensive hardware that restricts you from improving it and adapting it to yourself. Why would you buy the same one then?
@@sundayevening161 they only use Mac for the software, the hardware of Macs is overhyped and not worth the money. That’s why hackintoshes are a great budget option
@@thepapnmapn6733 THIS. However hackintoshes are not widely known and most people think they have to do it themselves, they could pay someone else to install it.
Very nice! I've wanted to make a hackintosh like that. I have a 2015 Macbook Pro which is great but I've been stuck with High Sierra because I'm happy with how it runs on that machine. Sadly newer software won't run on that ancient OS, and the M2/latest macs are abserdly spendy.
Hi! Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. A question: do you think could be possible to make the same build on a mATX or mITX motherboard and case? Thanks in advance!
That's a great build. I wish I could find similiar prices in these parts here in UK. I have a HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT i7-3770 with 16GB RAM , SSD, Palit GTX 1660. Do you reckon it would work for a Hackintosh or shouldn't bother? Carry on the great work!
You can definitely get a PC with similar specs on Ebay UK for the same or less money. Just avoid the fixed price listings and follow the auctions. Here are a few that ended recently. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404480723543 - sold for £8.99 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404357824697 - Sold for £8.99 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134742207812 - sold for £12.50 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145239309982 - Sold for £12.90 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404446821648 - Sold for £14.50 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134742207339 - Sold for £15.00 Any of these could run macOS. MacOS Ventura and Sonoma need AVX2, which your i7-3770 doesn't have, and also macOS doesn't support Nvidia GPU's, only AMD. But you could still put together a similar build to this for £50-£60 or thereabouts that would run Sonoma and edit video very well.
Apple could really take over the market if they came out with something like but a little newer for like 299... might even cut linux down before that really takes off.
This would be really useful in poor communities. Instead of creating more e-waste, collect the old hardware and using videos like these, give them new life to help people who would not be able to afford better computers!
I would be very cautious with SATA power cables. It is known that molex to SATA power cables (molex to SATA, lose your data) can short out and catch fire. Something at how the molding can be difficult with how close together the SATA pins are when laid out. I want to say this is why SATA power cables you see on power supplies are angled or perpendicular to the connector.
HP, Dell, Lenovo - all are hackintoshable. The only reason I chose this Fujitsu was that it happened to be cheap at the time I was looking on Ebay. There's nothing special about it that makes it more hackintoshable than any other brand, so just pick whatever PC is cheapest. The only drawback with the SFF PC's is the inability to add a graphics card, which I why I tend to prefer the mini tower systems.
@@mariah7945 The number and kind of USB ports and Display ports is not so much important to decide if it is possible to use for a Hackintosh. Regarding Upgrades: Can you install a dedicated Graphics Card as seen in this video? Can you change the CPU? Can you install a better CPU Cooler and Fan? Is there room enough in the Mini Tower or Tower for an additional fan to further reduce heat inside and to get a faster Hackintosh? etc. etc.
Hi, what resolution is your monitor, because I having a hard time to activate my 4k monitor at 60Hz. Configuration: Fujitsu p920, i5 4570, 16 gb ram, No GPU. So far I tray -cdfon, also lot of different arguments for patching IGPU, but nothing work. In bios also settings are correct - 64mb/Max. The monitor is connected with Displayport cable.
haha man i was doing a couple of hackintosh back in 2012-2014 . totally forgot about them. it was kind of a pain with software updates i remmember. is it still the same? it was kind of hard to get something that would work flawlessly. but when it did work it was good but not really worth it. is it better these days?
Could you make a video on making a hackintosh that will run Chief Architect Premier X15 and will run its real time Ray trace perfectly? This video gives me hope that it can be done.
If anyone wants to build something like this. And have a bit more to spare. I recommend getting a 6th or 8th gen i5. A lot better performance and even most sff office models. Even the micros have a native nvme slot 👍
Question is this Compatible with the Motherboard and NVMe SSD Patriot P300?: ASRock Rack RB4M2 - Quadro M.2 Adapter Board | 4 x M.2 M-Key SSD to PCIe3.0 x16 1:09
I was so stunned from your Video i bought a P420 and a RX 460 too to try it myself. Mine got the i5 4400 By factory. I can just copy your steps, am i right? One thing i would like to add would be AirDrop with wifi and bluetooth do you have a recommodation for that? Greetings from germany 👋🏻
To get working AirDrop you'll need a WiFi/Bluetooth card that uses the same Broadcom chipset that's used in real Macs. People most commonly use the Fenvi T919, which you can find on Amazon or Ebay, but any BCM94360-based card should work out of the box in Ventura. Apple dropped support for the Broadcom card in Sonoma, so if you install Sonoma you'll have to run OpenCore Legacy Patcher after installation to get WiFi/Bluetooth back.
Hi - thanks for your great videos. I built a Hackintosh based on your guide from about 7 months ago. All worked fine and i recently installed Sonoma as well. But i recently put a in a new motherboard a MSI Z490 gaming plus. I'm struggling to get Hackintosh to boot. I think it might be a motherboard settings issue? Can you advise on any key Bios settings please
Hi. Thanks for your video. Just two questions: Audio is not working, I tried all four alcid layouts but neither works. How can I proceed now? Also, I have three monitors on my desk, with Smbios iMacPro only two are working. I changed SMbios to macPro7,1 and now all three monitors are working, is this the optimal solution? Thanks.
Hey mate - love your videos and am going to make a Hackintosh as a science project. Do you reckon this spec looks ok? HP Prodesk 600 G1 MiT Desktop, Intel Core i5-4570 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB HD
I really enjoy your videos BarTechTV!! Great Job!! Maybe a weird question, but Can I buy one of these from you? :), with clean install MacOS sanoma? I live in the Netherlands and sending + extra costs is offcourse uppon me :). Tell me your price! I'm in :)
LOVE your vids man! You made me wanna try Sonoma in my haswell machine too, do you think is there anyway to just get it woking with only igpu and no external graphics card?
Yes, it'll work, you'll just need to use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to get graphics acceleration working after installation since Sonoma doesn't support HD 4xxx series.
@@BartechTV I'm curious how well OpenCore Legacy Patcher actually works on Hackintosh machines as so far I've only heard of it being used on real Macs. I have a Dell OptiPlex 9020 currently running MacOS 12.7 I'll have to try it on.
@@zeroturn7091 SMBOIS is the problem, I two or three different ones which were supported and it worked! Although keep in mind the graphics is pretty slow
I wish I can build something that cheap in Australia. I did have some luck getting a Dell XPS i5 PC for $90 Australian. I do have a coupleof old tower PCs but the motherboard can only take dual core CPUs. Ill just go hunting again and hope to get some bargain for a Computer Lab I'm putting together
Top vid :-) Ah haa I have the same GPU in my Haswell hackintosh - managed to get it triple booting Big Sur, Win11 and Zorin (Linux) - Have you tried Zorin? it's a very polished OS, almost mac-like.
Hi, I followed your guide but when I try to boot the system, the Apple logo just disappear after glitches and then goes to black screen. I tried to use also agdpmod=pikera but no results. Any ideas?
I'm shocked at how abismal the performance is on the apple products compared to a 10 year old build that costs a fraction of the price, my lenovo w530 laptop has the same score as that macbook air even though it's from 2013 and I only paid 150 dollars for it
The 1660 TDP is 120w. So, with a maximum 75w from the PCIe slot and 54w from the SATA connector you’d be pushing it right to the limit. It may work but I definitely wouldn’t expect it to be stable for long gaming sessions.
I have the same CPU and intel HD graphic running on Ventura, if I add an RX 560, what I need to do? Only changing the SMBios to iMac Pro or anything else ?
You don't have to change the SMBIOS to iMac Pro. You could leave the iGPU enabled in the BIOS, use a regular iMac SMBIOS, and change the device-id for the iGPU to a "headless" one. If you do this, macOS will use the dedicated RX 560 for the display and use the iGPU for Quicksync video decoding, just like a real iMac. Or, you can disable the iGPU completely and use an iMac Pro or Mac Pro SMBIOS in which case MacOS uses the DGPU for everything, like on a real iMac Pro. In this case, you'd delete everything iGPU-related under device properties since there's no iGPU to patch. So, it's up to you which approach you want. I found video encoding / decoding to be faster using the DGPU so I chose the second method.
@@BartechTV I got it. So the RX 560 is plug and play without any other setting that must I do ? I would use the second method, how to delete the iGPU things? Can I use OCAuxiliaryTool ?
Hi, I am in despair. Today all my parts arrived, I was really happy but the installation doesn't work. The installation stops at 12 minutes and then the PC restarts but does not boot into the installation. Is it a problem because of the NVME? I have the same components as you. I am desperate. Please help me :(
30-35 watts under low usage eg. web browsing, editing documents in Pages, etc. 105w under full load eg. benchmarking the GPU or exporting video from FCP. I pay €0.12/kWh so running costs are about €1/month if used for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have a spare i7 9700k, gigabyte itx motherboard and an Asus Amd rx5700xt GPU. 32 gb corsair ram and Samsung 970 evo plus nvme ssd. Do you think I could make those into a hackintosh?
Yes. You could make that into a hackintosh that would be a video and photo editing beast. The 5700 XT is about 50% faster than the M3 Pro. One thing I'd change is the SSD. WD drives play better with macOS than Samsung. Swap out the 970 EVO for an SN770 or SN850X and you have a killer hackintosh build.
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Hi, I installed macos ventura and then I wanted to upgrade to sonoma, but after starting the pc it says something like radeonsensor, my GPU is RX570, do you know how to fix it? Thank you
RadeonSensor is a pair of kexts and an app for monitoring GPU temperatures in your status bar. If you don't need it just remove RadeonSensor.kext and SMCRadeonGPU.kext from your kexts folder and your config.plist.
can install mac os on a Intel Core Ultra 7-155U - 1080p - Windows 11? I would love to build a hackintosh but i am so out of my depth on the technical side that it would just be a waste of money for me.
Yes. Most will run macOS Sonoma. For Intel it needs to be from 7th gen to 10th gen for the graphics to work, or for Ryzen you need an AMD APU with integrated Vega graphics and NootedRed kext.
*Do you happen to know if I'd be able to sell this locally if I decided to sell it? Do "Hackintosh" pc's sell well or would they be too hard to get rid of? I'm not sure if people would find them too sketchy.*
Ok so I am new to this HACINTOSH RELM... I have an old Dell T7810 and wanted to install sonama OS14 on it. It has an Nvidia Quadro 5000 in it. Can I install Sanoma on this system?
well you can edit the smbios to support sonoma install, then after you install it on your dell, use opecore legacy patcher to patch that nvidia so it will somehow be usable
I got the low profile versión of this computar, same processor. Which low profile graphics card would you suggest to achieve this dedícated gpu hackintosh?
The PCI slot and BIOS will support anything. PCIe 4 cards will still work in PCIe 3 and PCIe 2 slots. You could put a 4090 in there if you wanted to. The problem is that premade desktops like this have a proprietary, low wattage power supply with no GPU power connectors. You can't even replace the PSU with an ATX one since they don't follow the ATX standard - the motherboard power connectors are proprietary. I was able to use a SATA to 6-pin adapter in this case, and it worked because the RX 460 card only pulls a very small amount of power from the 6-pin connector. But power hungry cards wouldn't work unless you powered them separately, perhaps by using a separate PSU outside the case.
4th Gen or higher CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a compatible graphics card or iGPU (Kaby Lake or newer). If you have an unsupported iGPU (like the HD 4600 in this PC) you can still get it to work by running OpenCore Legacy Patcher after installation.
Man , please reply me...i really need your help. Please tell me combination of hardware for i5 13500 as you have suggested in your older videos...but pls tell all hardware. Keep it compatible for logic Pro especially
Hola tengo un problemita he comprado un M2 con su adaptador psi pero la bios no lo reconoce sin embargo cuando inicio Windows o Mac en otro disco si aparece pero en la bios no que hay que hacer para poder instalar un SO y arrancar desde el Agradecería Ayuda por favor Gracia
Boa tarde. Não sei falar ou escrever espanhol, mas vou responder em português. O BIOS dos computadores antigos não reconhecem SSD NVMe, então é necessário ter OpenCore instalado num SSD SATA ou um USB, junto com o driver NVMe do OpenCore "NvmExpressDxe.efi", dentro da pasta EFI/OC/Drivers. Assim, o computador inicializar desde o USB ou SSD SATA, e OpenCore carrega seus próprios drivers nvme, permitindo que você selecione a unidade nvme no instalador do Windows ou macOS.
This is a fine video. Thanks. I buy all things and it works. Only one thing womt work. Booting from the PCIe NVME Card + adapter is not possible. Please give the information for correct setupof the card. Thanks!!
Thanks! Ok with driver I'm a step forward. I have Sonoma on the NVME. I have also a EFI Partition on the NVME. But it's only boot from the stick. The BIOS will not see the EFI Start System on the NVME card in the start sequence.. @@BartechTV
You need to use OpenCore Auxiliary Tools to mount both EFI partitions - the one from your USB drive and the one from your NVME drive - and copy the EFI folder from the USB EFI partition onto your NVME EFI partition. Then you will see the NVME drive as a boot option in the OpenCore picker.
I do all things. But the motherboard BIOS give not the opportunity to start from NVME. I tested also two other PCIe adapter and the possibility to use the NVME Disk as bootable for Windows. Nothing works. All works good with the workaround over an bootable USB Stick with opencore. To install sonoma i choose as model: iMac20,1 Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10 GHz. I must not patch the GPU. I choose a MSI model. Now i search for a stick for WiFi and Bluetooth. Have you a reference for me? @@BartechTV
@@BartechTV i find it a bit challenging to find a LP gpu with a good price,i spotted an RX460,do you think this is going to be futureproof or i will need to change the GPU at some point.
Hey, just found your channel. Can you please tell me what is the latest version of MacOS I can install on a Lenovo Z50-70 with an i5 4210u, 8GB ram and Nvidia Geforce 840M, of course it has the iGPU as well if I can use both, I would like that if not then only the Nvidia one. And if you can explain how to install the MacOS or if you have a video showing that. Keep in mind I install Windows regularly for more than 8 years but I just never got into MacOS and if it is a lot different then I will need some guidance.
You can run Monterey. Ventura dropped support for HD 4400. Your NVidia graphics won't work at all, you'll have to either disable it in the BIOS or by adding the "-wegnoegpu" boot flag. It's not possible for me to make a video showing how to install it on your laptop because I don't own a Z50-70 and every laptop is different. The easiest way for you to try would be to find an existing EFI from someone with the same laptop model like this one - github.com/thedeadfish59/lenovo_z50-70_hackintosh
Hi man, love ur videos and channel :D could you please help me figure out how to get sonoma booting on my x79 sabertooth and 3930k cpu please ? i did install sonoma but not able to boot not to mention pm problem post install :(
Only a Fujitsu power supply will work, because they use a special 16-pin PSU with 11v standby instead of a normal ATX PSU. You can buy an adapter on Ebay for ATX PSU's, although it's a bit expensive.
Usually Apple supports Mac models for 5 years with OS updates. The last Intel Macs were released in 2020, so it's likely that macOS 16 next year will be the last to include Intel support, with macOS 17 in 2026 being ARM only. However Apple still provides security updates for another 2 years after support is dropped, so Intel Macs (and therefore hackintoshes) will likely still be able to run a currently supported version of macOS until 2028.
My hackintosh can’t boot without flashdrive. I have copy and paste the EFI file. But still, my bios doesn’t recognize it. Update: solved by adding my ssd using Bootx64.efi with new usb drive
Is your BIOS set to UEFI with secure boot off? Is your EFI exactly the same structure on the USB and desktop partition? Are you able to boot to the boot picker?
You can install macOS Monterey or earlier but not Ventura or Sonoma since they require AVX2 instructions which were only introduced with Intel 4th Gen.
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I’ve watched this video a couple times now and I must say I really enjoy it. I’ve been in the tech industry for almost two decades and there’s just something about bringing older hardware back to life and giving it another purpose only to have it perform really well I just really enjoy it. Keep up the quality content!
Another great hackintosh vid. I knew you were going to add a GPU to it, but buying a lot of them and then selling them back to lower costs was a twist I didn't see coming, haha. You've inspired me to do a cheap build like this. Very cool!
I absolutely love this series! Maybe a bit of gaming in later videos? You’ve really inspired me to find ways to upgrade from my 2015 macbook air without eating away at all the money I have.
You've inspired me quite a bit with this one, thank you!
Thanks for your reply to the other video.
I got myself a Fujitsu P520 E85+ with i7 4790, 16GB Ram, MSI Rx560 ITX Aero 4gb PciE powered, same PciE Adapter and NVME. I am considering a FENVI T919 Wifi, Bluetooth card(for later). This is my first ever try and have my fingers crossed, lets see if I make it work or end up burninf money. I too nervous but also excited at the same time. 😅 most likely I will try Ventura first.
Your videos, your replies to comments and most importantly your calm voice gives me hope.
Keep the good work going on!🎉
Were you able to get yours working? If so did you just make the same EFI or was It different cause i7?
@@Itsraminstech Yes, it is working.
@@deamonsnake1985 thanks. Did you do anything different to the video?
@Itsraminstech th-cam.com/video/GGy3V3YT6tI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FstJbDOkvs5BlRO6
I did follow this video. Only after install, with one of the OCC, I corrected the Audio ALC ID, and using some boot mount tool, copied the EFI folder from USB Installer to hidden folder(partition) on the HDD which has Ventura. (Copied all thr folders where boot info is loaded on the hard drive partition, thus then it would boot without USB drive uninstalled).
BTW, I added thr Fenvi wifi card later and it works without any issues. No configuration was needed. And Ram was upgraded to 32GB as well.
Some tips, make sure that computer is connected to internet via Ethernet/Wired. Also I had mine windows drive completely disconnected physically.
@@deamonsnake1985 thanks!
I just watched this video. I started to buy the components immediately. I love this video. Not because of it is cheap, but becuase of this is just genius.
Thank you!
I just stuck on one issue. If I install MacOS on NVME drive, I cannot boot it. Simply not appear on boot option in BIOS settings. Any idea?
Man, You are inspiring. For about a month I plan to build a hackintosh, and You are the one who shows how. Still, wanted to know, are You planning to make video about WiFi adapters? Or You already did and I just haven’t seen it?
Sick - that you can build something for 60 bucks and kick ass with the original Macs
You really made me interested in building a hackintosh .. I'll try to test that on my old pc
The author himself mentioned the advantages of hackintosh. Original Apple machines are outrageously expensive. In addition, as time passes, everything will be soldered on the board. You want to upgrade the hardware, it cannot. And not only that, but the components on the motherboard will be locked. In other words, there is no freedom. Which leads to the absurdity of buying expensive hardware that restricts you from improving it and adapting it to yourself. Why would you buy the same one then?
Elite Class. Why would people pay 1000$ for iphone , when they can use chinese phone for 100$.
Just look at US colleges 99% use Mac.
@@sundayevening161 they only use Mac for the software, the hardware of Macs is overhyped and not worth the money. That’s why hackintoshes are a great budget option
@@thepapnmapn6733 THIS. However hackintoshes are not widely known and most people think they have to do it themselves, they could pay someone else to install it.
I’m gonna do my first hackintosh wish me luck
Great video. Been thinking about putting togather this machine for myself. Keep it up..
Very informative . Great video 👍
What a great deal, had no ideia you were portuguese till i saw the pcdiga website 😆
Very nice! I've wanted to make a hackintosh like that. I have a 2015 Macbook Pro which is great but I've been stuck with High Sierra because I'm happy with how it runs on that machine. Sadly newer software won't run on that ancient OS, and the M2/latest macs are abserdly spendy.
You are genious! ❤
Hey! Awesome video. I was wondering if you ever plan on doing the equivalent of this pc, on a laptop, since getting the portability is a good thing.
amazing setup for such a price!
Hi! Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. A question: do you think could be possible to make the same build on a mATX or mITX motherboard and case? Thanks in advance!
Yes it’s definitely possible. In fact my first hackintosh all the way back in 2015 was a mini ITX build based on a Gigabyte H81 board and 4th gen i5.
Hi mate! Great video as always, do you think a RX6600 PowerColor could work fine with this hackintosh?
Yes it will
That's a great build. I wish I could find similiar prices in these parts
here in UK. I have a HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT i7-3770 with 16GB RAM , SSD, Palit GTX 1660. Do you reckon it would work for a Hackintosh or shouldn't bother?
Carry on the great work!
You can definitely get a PC with similar specs on Ebay UK for the same or less money. Just avoid the fixed price listings and follow the auctions. Here are a few that ended recently.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404480723543 - sold for £8.99
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404357824697 - Sold for £8.99
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134742207812 - sold for £12.50
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145239309982 - Sold for £12.90
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404446821648 - Sold for £14.50
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134742207339 - Sold for £15.00
Any of these could run macOS.
MacOS Ventura and Sonoma need AVX2, which your i7-3770 doesn't have, and also macOS doesn't support Nvidia GPU's, only AMD. But you could still put together a similar build to this for £50-£60 or thereabouts that would run Sonoma and edit video very well.
@@BartechTV Thank you very much for your effort and your time to reply me. I appreciate it. I will have a look to the list above.
Apple could really take over the market if they came out with something like but a little newer for like 299... might even cut linux down before that really takes off.
Cool stuff! How much is this applicable to other builds? Can you do updates?
How about a budget Mac Mini Hackintosh? :)
Would this be well for music production. What would be a good budget music production build
This would be really useful in poor communities. Instead of creating more e-waste, collect the old hardware and using videos like these, give them new life to help people who would not be able to afford better computers!
Where are you finding these prices? Everything I find on ebay is at least 5X more expensive.
I would be very cautious with SATA power cables. It is known that molex to SATA power cables (molex to SATA, lose your data) can short out and catch fire. Something at how the molding can be difficult with how close together the SATA pins are when laid out. I want to say this is why SATA power cables you see on power supplies are angled or perpendicular to the connector.
I struggle to find a pc at the price tag on ebay . How do you feel about the mini pc from Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo using i5 6500t or newer?
HP, Dell, Lenovo - all are hackintoshable. The only reason I chose this Fujitsu was that it happened to be cheap at the time I was looking on Ebay. There's nothing special about it that makes it more hackintoshable than any other brand, so just pick whatever PC is cheapest. The only drawback with the SFF PC's is the inability to add a graphics card, which I why I tend to prefer the mini tower systems.
@@BartechTV How about this one?
HP Elitedesk PC
- Intel Core i5-4570 CPU 4x 3,4Ghz
- 8GB RAM
- 6x USB 2.0, 4x USB 3.0
- 2x DisplayPort; 1xVGA
That'll work fine.
@@mariah7945 The number and kind of USB ports and Display ports is not so much important to decide if it is possible to use for a Hackintosh.
Regarding Upgrades: Can you install a dedicated Graphics Card as seen in this video?
Can you change the CPU?
Can you install a better CPU Cooler and Fan?
Is there room enough in the Mini Tower or Tower for an additional fan to further reduce heat inside and to get a faster Hackintosh?
etc. etc.
Hi, what resolution is your monitor, because I having a hard time to activate my 4k monitor at 60Hz. Configuration: Fujitsu p920, i5 4570, 16 gb ram, No GPU. So far I tray -cdfon, also lot of different arguments for patching IGPU, but nothing work. In bios also settings are correct - 64mb/Max. The monitor is connected with Displayport cable.
Trying to open a new tab in Chrome, wondered why it wasn't working, I was clicking the one in your video lol
haha man i was doing a couple of hackintosh back in 2012-2014 . totally forgot about them. it was kind of a pain with software updates i remmember. is it still the same? it was kind of hard to get something that would work flawlessly. but when it did work it was good but not really worth it. is it better these days?
RX460 is only one that will work? Its so hard to get it in EU.
They cost like 60-200€ ebay
I don't know you did fix SATA to 6 pin PCIe but I do recommend 2 Molex to 6 pin PCIe over this.
Could you make a video on making a hackintosh that will run Chief Architect Premier X15 and will run its real time Ray trace perfectly? This video gives me hope that it can be done.
Hey mate, what would be the most transparently Hackintosh compatible modern build you could build?
@bartechtv would you consider selling one of your hackintosh machine?
If anyone wants to build something like this. And have a bit more to spare. I recommend getting a 6th or 8th gen i5. A lot better performance and even most sff office models. Even the micros have a native nvme slot 👍
Can you use Ryzen CPU’s for this. As I have a spare 1600 and 2600 currently. Just not sure since Apple used to use intel chips.
@@definitelynotchadfish no
@@definitelynotchadfish check ryzen open core builds
@@jj-icejoe6642stop spreading misinformation, ryzen processors work fine
@@thepapnmapn6733 Oh yeah then good luck...
Question is this Compatible with the Motherboard and NVMe SSD Patriot P300?:
ASRock Rack RB4M2 - Quadro M.2 Adapter Board | 4 x M.2 M-Key SSD to PCIe3.0 x16
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I was so stunned from your Video i bought a P420 and a RX 460 too to try it myself. Mine got the i5 4400 By factory. I can just copy your steps, am i right?
One thing i would like to add would be AirDrop with wifi and bluetooth do you have a recommodation for that?
Greetings from germany 👋🏻
To get working AirDrop you'll need a WiFi/Bluetooth card that uses the same Broadcom chipset that's used in real Macs. People most commonly use the Fenvi T919, which you can find on Amazon or Ebay, but any BCM94360-based card should work out of the box in Ventura.
Apple dropped support for the Broadcom card in Sonoma, so if you install Sonoma you'll have to run OpenCore Legacy Patcher after installation to get WiFi/Bluetooth back.
Great Video. Congratulations . What is the motherboard model ? Thank you
The motherboard model is D3230-A13.
Hi - thanks for your great videos. I built a Hackintosh based on your guide from about 7 months ago. All worked fine and i recently installed Sonoma as well. But i recently put a in a new motherboard a MSI Z490 gaming plus. I'm struggling to get Hackintosh to boot. I think it might be a motherboard settings issue? Can you advise on any key Bios settings please
Depending on your cpu gen. There should be some settings in bios to be disabled
Hi. Thanks for your video. Just two questions: Audio is not working, I tried all four alcid layouts but neither works. How can I proceed now? Also, I have three monitors on my desk, with Smbios iMacPro only two are working. I changed SMbios to macPro7,1 and now all three monitors are working, is this the optimal solution? Thanks.
Hey mate - love your videos and am going to make a Hackintosh as a science project.
Do you reckon this spec looks ok?
HP Prodesk 600 G1 MiT Desktop, Intel Core i5-4570 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB HD
it can run upto Monterey, Nick
I really enjoy your videos BarTechTV!! Great Job!! Maybe a weird question, but Can I buy one of these from you? :), with clean install MacOS sanoma? I live in the Netherlands and sending + extra costs is offcourse uppon me :). Tell me your price! I'm in :)
A very up to date system for a Hackintosh.
nice content!
LOVE your vids man! You made me wanna try Sonoma in my haswell machine too, do you think is there anyway to just get it woking with only igpu and no external graphics card?
Yes, it'll work, you'll just need to use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to get graphics acceleration working after installation since Sonoma doesn't support HD 4xxx series.
Thanks, really appreciate replying 😄
May I know which SMbois would you use without the dgpu?
@@BartechTV I'm curious how well OpenCore Legacy Patcher actually works on Hackintosh machines as so far I've only heard of it being used on real Macs. I have a Dell OptiPlex 9020 currently running MacOS 12.7 I'll have to try it on.
@@drahrekot683I’ve patched my Sonoma (beta) Haswell T1700 with OCLP, and accelerated graphics still doesn’t work. This is a good question.
@@zeroturn7091 SMBOIS is the problem, I two or three different ones which were supported and it worked! Although keep in mind the graphics is pretty slow
hey hope you answer this, what version do you use for Final Cut? thx
I wish I can build something that cheap in Australia. I did have some luck getting a Dell XPS i5 PC for $90 Australian. I do have a coupleof old tower PCs but the motherboard can only take dual core CPUs. Ill just go hunting again and hope to get some bargain for a Computer Lab I'm putting together
Top vid :-) Ah haa I have the same GPU in my Haswell hackintosh - managed to get it triple booting Big Sur, Win11 and Zorin (Linux) - Have you tried Zorin? it's a very polished OS, almost mac-like.
No, I had never heard of Zorin until now. I must give it a try.
Zorin OS version 16 is a well working Operating System and free. The paid Pro Version adds an even more Apple Mac feeling and some other features.
Hi,
I followed your guide but when I try to boot the system, the Apple logo just disappear after glitches and then goes to black screen. I tried to use also agdpmod=pikera but no results. Any ideas?
Got it, vey nice, can I buy one from you….?how much, ship it to Canada?Please.
I'm shocked at how abismal the performance is on the apple products compared to a 10 year old build that costs a fraction of the price, my lenovo w530 laptop has the same score as that macbook air even though it's from 2013 and I only paid 150 dollars for it
I just bought one of these! Do you think I could use a GTX 1660 with the current PSU? Sata power included.
The 1660 TDP is 120w. So, with a maximum 75w from the PCIe slot and 54w from the SATA connector you’d be pushing it right to the limit. It may work but I definitely wouldn’t expect it to be stable for long gaming sessions.
@@BartechTV Thanks! I’m thinking about getting an atx PSU and an adapter. Quite expensive though.
@@BartechTV Do you know how I can fit a 600w PSU in there? I got the GTX 1660 but now I’ve got to get the right psu.
I have the same CPU and intel HD graphic running on Ventura, if I add an RX 560, what I need to do? Only changing the SMBios to iMac Pro or anything else ?
You don't have to change the SMBIOS to iMac Pro.
You could leave the iGPU enabled in the BIOS, use a regular iMac SMBIOS, and change the device-id for the iGPU to a "headless" one. If you do this, macOS will use the dedicated RX 560 for the display and use the iGPU for Quicksync video decoding, just like a real iMac.
Or, you can disable the iGPU completely and use an iMac Pro or Mac Pro SMBIOS in which case MacOS uses the DGPU for everything, like on a real iMac Pro. In this case, you'd delete everything iGPU-related under device properties since there's no iGPU to patch.
So, it's up to you which approach you want. I found video encoding / decoding to be faster using the DGPU so I chose the second method.
@@BartechTV I got it. So the RX 560 is plug and play without any other setting that must I do ?
I would use the second method, how to delete the iGPU things? Can I use OCAuxiliaryTool ?
I thought Apple had made changes that broke Hackintosh. This is still happening?
I hope they never do that
Hi,
I am in despair. Today all my parts arrived, I was really happy but the installation doesn't work. The installation stops at 12 minutes and then the PC restarts but does not boot into the installation. Is it a problem because of the NVME?
I have the same components as you. I am desperate. Please help me :(
That’s impressive. What the power consumption of this build btw?
30-35 watts under low usage eg. web browsing, editing documents in Pages, etc.
105w under full load eg. benchmarking the GPU or exporting video from FCP.
I pay €0.12/kWh so running costs are about €1/month if used for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have a spare i7 9700k, gigabyte itx motherboard and an Asus Amd rx5700xt GPU. 32 gb corsair ram and Samsung 970 evo plus nvme ssd. Do you think I could make those into a hackintosh?
Yes. You could make that into a hackintosh that would be a video and photo editing beast. The 5700 XT is about 50% faster than the M3 Pro.
One thing I'd change is the SSD. WD drives play better with macOS than Samsung. Swap out the 970 EVO for an SN770 or SN850X and you have a killer hackintosh build.
Hi, I installed macos ventura and then I wanted to upgrade to sonoma, but after starting the pc it says something like radeonsensor, my GPU is RX570, do you know how to fix it? Thank you
RadeonSensor is a pair of kexts and an app for monitoring GPU temperatures in your status bar. If you don't need it just remove RadeonSensor.kext and SMCRadeonGPU.kext from your kexts folder and your config.plist.
can install mac os on a Intel Core Ultra 7-155U - 1080p - Windows 11? I would love to build a hackintosh but i am so out of my depth on the technical side that it would just be a waste of money for me.
No, sadly macOS doesn't support the integrated graphics on Intel CPU's newer than 10th gen, so there's no way to install it on a Core Ultra 7.
is any mini PC compatible with Macos?
Yes. Most will run macOS Sonoma. For Intel it needs to be from 7th gen to 10th gen for the graphics to work, or for Ryzen you need an AMD APU with integrated Vega graphics and NootedRed kext.
*Do you happen to know if I'd be able to sell this locally if I decided to sell it? Do "Hackintosh" pc's sell well or would they be too hard to get rid of? I'm not sure if people would find them too sketchy.*
selling hackintoshes is illegal
@@stanleyhoptroffyes but people still do it
@@stanleyhoptroff This has never stopped anyone ever. Most pcs you see for sale have pirated windows as well.
Ok so I am new to this HACINTOSH RELM...
I have an old Dell T7810 and wanted to install sonama OS14 on it. It has an Nvidia Quadro 5000 in it. Can I install Sanoma on this system?
No, MacOS has no Nvidia support, only AMD.
well you can edit the smbios to support sonoma install, then after you install it on your dell, use opecore legacy patcher to patch that nvidia so it will somehow be usable
I got the low profile versión of this computar, same processor. Which low profile graphics card would you suggest to achieve this dedícated gpu hackintosh?
MSI RX 560 Low Profile 4GB
Great job
Is it noisy? I remember Esprimo being very silent machine.
No it's surprisingly quiet, you don't even hear it.
This is so impressive.
what about 14.5 please?
What is the maximum GPU that you can install in this computef? Will the PCI slot and BIOS support an Nvidia RTX card?
The PCI slot and BIOS will support anything. PCIe 4 cards will still work in PCIe 3 and PCIe 2 slots. You could put a 4090 in there if you wanted to. The problem is that premade desktops like this have a proprietary, low wattage power supply with no GPU power connectors. You can't even replace the PSU with an ATX one since they don't follow the ATX standard - the motherboard power connectors are proprietary. I was able to use a SATA to 6-pin adapter in this case, and it worked because the RX 460 card only pulls a very small amount of power from the 6-pin connector.
But power hungry cards wouldn't work unless you powered them separately, perhaps by using a separate PSU outside the case.
RTX isn’t supported natively in the vanilla OS.
What's the point of using an nvme in a pcie2 x1 slot? SATA speed is better than this.
Hey BarTech , What's the minimum System requirements for Hackintosh Ventura ?
4th Gen or higher CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a compatible graphics card or iGPU (Kaby Lake or newer). If you have an unsupported iGPU (like the HD 4600 in this PC) you can still get it to work by running OpenCore Legacy Patcher after installation.
Man , please reply me...i really need your help. Please tell me combination of hardware for i5 13500 as you have suggested in your older videos...but pls tell all hardware.
Keep it compatible for logic Pro especially
For a budget build -
Gigabyte B760M-DS3H-D4 - €110
32GB of Kingston Fury DDR4 - €80
WD SN770 1TB NVMe SSD - €50
+ a used Radeon RX 570 - €50-€60.
@@BartechTV thanks man ...
How far the performance if i want to build hackintosh with i5 6500 + rx 570 4gb vs i5 4570 + rx 570 4gb ?
The 6500 would be 5 to 7% faster than the 4570. Likely not enough to even be noticeable.
@@BartechTV ok thank you very much, i really appreciate it 🙏, and do you think i5 8400 is sufficient for budget build ?
Yes for sure. The i5 8400 will be significantly faster than either the 4570 or the 6500 thanks to the extra cores.
Hola tengo un problemita he comprado un M2 con su adaptador psi pero la bios no lo reconoce sin embargo cuando inicio Windows o Mac en otro disco si aparece pero en la bios no que hay que hacer para poder instalar un SO y arrancar desde el Agradecería Ayuda por favor Gracia
Boa tarde. Não sei falar ou escrever espanhol, mas vou responder em português.
O BIOS dos computadores antigos não reconhecem SSD NVMe, então é necessário ter OpenCore instalado num SSD SATA ou um USB, junto com o driver NVMe do OpenCore "NvmExpressDxe.efi", dentro da pasta EFI/OC/Drivers.
Assim, o computador inicializar desde o USB ou SSD SATA, e OpenCore carrega seus próprios drivers nvme, permitindo que você selecione a unidade nvme no instalador do Windows ou macOS.
Muchas gracias lo probaré así gracias por tu tiempo
Do widgets and the calculator work correctly in this build?
Yes they work the same as on a real Mac.
1:05 Are patriot nvme support trim on sonoma? How long time second for boot?
Yes Trim is working fine. Boots in about 10 seconds.
This is a fine video. Thanks. I buy all things and it works. Only one thing womt work. Booting from the PCIe NVME Card + adapter is not possible. Please give the information for correct setupof the card. Thanks!!
Make sure that you have Opencore's NVME driver - "NvmExpressDxe.efi" in your EFI/OC/Drivers folder.
Thanks! Ok with driver I'm a step forward. I have Sonoma on the NVME. I have also a EFI Partition on the NVME. But it's only boot from the stick. The BIOS will not see the EFI Start System on the NVME card in the start sequence..
@@BartechTV
You need to use OpenCore Auxiliary Tools to mount both EFI partitions - the one from your USB drive and the one from your NVME drive - and copy the EFI folder from the USB EFI partition onto your NVME EFI partition. Then you will see the NVME drive as a boot option in the OpenCore picker.
I do all things. But the motherboard BIOS give not the opportunity to start from NVME. I tested also two other PCIe adapter and the possibility to use the NVME Disk as bootable for Windows. Nothing works. All works good with the workaround over an bootable USB Stick with opencore. To install sonoma i choose as model: iMac20,1 Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10 GHz. I must not patch the GPU. I choose a MSI model. Now i search for a stick for WiFi and Bluetooth. Have you a reference for me?
@@BartechTV
How did you get all the parts for so cheap :( im in the uk and i cant find them for so cheap.
On Ebay Germany, mostly. Look for auctions and ignore the fixed price listings.
@@BartechTV I have actually found a p420 e85+ for 28.49 GBP and it has an i3, 8gb of ram and a Samsung 256gb ssd
Are you from Portugal or living here in the moment?
Tou a viver em Portugal mas não sou tuga. Eu sou inglês.
@@BartechTV ok obrigado
Por favor mostra-nos como instalar no laptop intel core 7 hp das gerações mais antiga
hello brohter, i have vga (rx550 2gb) how to install driver for macos ventura?
i seen on reddit that someone made the 550 worked, the title was, Making the radeon RX 550 4GB DDR5 to work on hackintosh
since rx 570 is more expensive here, will gtx 5/6/7xx series work? whats the minimum gpu to run sonoma?
RX 460 is the cheapest GPU that is natively supported in Sonoma.
These GPU's work in Sonoma:-
RX 460 / 470 / 480
RX 560 / 570 / 580 / 590
RX Vega 56 / 64 / VII
RX 5500 / 5600 / 5700 / XT
RX 6600 / 6800 / 6900 / XT
@@BartechTV So AMD card only, noted. Prolly started with ventura dedicated gpu. Thank you for the reply. I wish i found your channel earlier. :D
as there is problem with space on those kind of pc which low profile you recommend?
@@BartechTV
@@BartechTV i find it a bit challenging to find a LP gpu with a good price,i spotted an RX460,do you think this is going to be futureproof or i will need to change the GPU at some point.
Hey, just found your channel.
Can you please tell me what is the latest version of MacOS I can install on a Lenovo Z50-70 with an i5 4210u, 8GB ram and Nvidia Geforce 840M, of course it has the iGPU as well if I can use both, I would like that if not then only the Nvidia one.
And if you can explain how to install the MacOS or if you have a video showing that. Keep in mind I install Windows regularly for more than 8 years but I just never got into MacOS and if it is a lot different then I will need some guidance.
You can run Monterey. Ventura dropped support for HD 4400. Your NVidia graphics won't work at all, you'll have to either disable it in the BIOS or by adding the "-wegnoegpu" boot flag.
It's not possible for me to make a video showing how to install it on your laptop because I don't own a Z50-70 and every laptop is different.
The easiest way for you to try would be to find an existing EFI from someone with the same laptop model like this one - github.com/thedeadfish59/lenovo_z50-70_hackintosh
how can i install macos on my pc? i have windows 11 already installed and i want to dualboot im stuck in the black part when i press the install macos
perhaps you have wrong bios settings or bad EFI
Hi man, love ur videos and channel :D could you please help me figure out how to get sonoma booting on my x79 sabertooth and 3930k cpu please ? i did install sonoma but not able to boot not to mention pm problem post install :(
Sonoma needs AVX2, so it won’t work on a CPU older than Haswell. It needs 4th gen or newer.
hey man please reply to this i have same case i am thinking of upgrading my psu what type of psu for this case?
Only a Fujitsu power supply will work, because they use a special 16-pin PSU with 11v standby instead of a normal ATX PSU. You can buy an adapter on Ebay for ATX PSU's, although it's a bit expensive.
can you give me links for them?@@BartechTV
if i change the motherboard can i change psu?@@BartechTV
How much longer until the newest macOS is no longer x86 compatible
Usually Apple supports Mac models for 5 years with OS updates. The last Intel Macs were released in 2020, so it's likely that macOS 16 next year will be the last to include Intel support, with macOS 17 in 2026 being ARM only. However Apple still provides security updates for another 2 years after support is dropped, so Intel Macs (and therefore hackintoshes) will likely still be able to run a currently supported version of macOS until 2028.
Take care maybe the hoy takes all power from the 6pin and none from the pci slot
My hackintosh can’t boot without flashdrive. I have copy and paste the EFI file. But still, my bios doesn’t recognize it.
Update: solved by adding my ssd using Bootx64.efi with new usb drive
Is your BIOS set to UEFI with secure boot off? Is your EFI exactly the same structure on the USB and desktop partition? Are you able to boot to the boot picker?
@@zeroturn7091 I have solve this problem using Bootx64.efi and register the efi ssd to the bios, and It is appear on the boot picker
Apple sales after this: 👁️👄👁️
*****. Super
nice
Can you please help me upgrade my i3 Fujitsu to Mac please bro
Nice video. But it’s hard to find in my place desktop PC with i5 4570 + DDR3 8Gb even with HD not SSD still more than $50-60
Which country do you live in?
Indonesia 🤭
@@andrejagalhah😂 mentok cari aja banyak bang orang yg i5 6500 build up pc se set aja 1jt yg berarti sekitar 65$ cmiiw
Where i can find efi and file for this hackintosh!?
If I'm using external gfx card would I need to remove amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1 ? Thanks
Goddammit, I shouldn't have sold my i7-7700k with 1080, I should have made one of these.
what could you do with 1000 Euros? 🤔
I have a system with i5 3rd gen and rx 570 4gb is it possible to install macos on it and how should I do that any videos?
You can install macOS Monterey or earlier but not Ventura or Sonoma since they require AVX2 instructions which were only introduced with Intel 4th Gen.
any tutorial of your on mac Monterey installation? @@BartechTV
@@BartechTV can I run MacOS Sonoma on core i3 10th gen without a gpu Nvidia driver