fninetwo Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hey guys, I asked this in another forum prior to finding this and didn't get any replies there. I am new here and would like to thank you for all your work. I want to build a Hackintosh because my MacBook Pro is getting a bit too slow. I have experience with Linux so hopefully it will be a bit easier. I read a lot about Hackintoshes but still have some problems understanding when you need kexts and when it's OOB. I have 2 possible configurations and would like to know which one is better and why. First one: Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-D2H CPU: Intel Core i3 550 GPU: AMD Radeon HD5570 1GB PCIe Sound: Realtek ALC888B 7.1 Channel HD And second: Mainboard: ASROCK H55M-LE CPU: Intel Core i3 550 GPU: AMD Radeon HD5770 1GB PCIe Sound: ?? (I think it's Realtek ALC888B 7.1 Channel HD) I wanted to go for the second mainly because of the HD5770 but I am not sure the mainboard is the best choice for Hackintosh. I would like it to be compatible with future versions of OS X, too if that makes a difference. Thanks for any help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swhay Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I would go with the GIGABYTE GA-H55M-UD2H mainboard if I were you. A lot of uses are using Gigabyte boards, and there is a reason, they seem to be the easiest and most compatible. There is no reason you can't use the Radeon HD5770 with the Gigabyte board. I have only used Gigabyte boards for the 5+ systems I have put together, all of them work very well with NO problems. The main rule of thumb with building a Hackintosh, is use the hardware that is as close to a real Mac as possible. Just doing that you gain compatibility now and in the future. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1704920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fninetwo Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks. But I can't mix and match, I am not good with assembling PCs so I thought I should buy a prebuilt one. Is the ASROCK H55M-LE incompatible or just harder to setup? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swhay Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks. But I can't mix and match, I am not good with assembling PCs so I thought I should buy a prebuilt one. Is the ASROCK H55M-LE incompatible or just harder to setup? I am sure some have installed on the ASRock Motherboard. But please trust me on this, if you want a hassle free experience as possible, stick with hardware that the majority of hackintoshers are using. as for building you're own PC, it is not hard. if you can do the following, then you can put one together yourself. 1. follow directions 2. use a screw driver 3. plug in wire connectors Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fninetwo Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hm, I don't really think I could build a PC. I wish the ASROCK H55M-LE would be supported... I don't have a lot of money and will need to buy a Magic Mouse, USB adapter and FireWire card besides the PC, so I'm on a budget and can't afford to break something while building it. Thanks for all your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hm, I don't really think I could build a PC. You don't have to. Once you have bought everything, ask a friend or one of most computer shops. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swhay Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hm, I don't really think I could build a PC. I wish the ASROCK H55M-LE would be supported... I don't have a lot of money and will need to buy a Magic Mouse, USB adapter and FireWire card besides the PC, so I'm on a budget and can't afford to break something while building it. Thanks for all your help. You are welcome. Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't think you can put a computer together or even try to learn how to do it (lots of places on the web and Youtube that you can learn from) then maybe building and running a Hackintosh isn't for you. Building the PC is the easy part. The harder part is installing OS X. Granted a lot of talented people have put together good tools to help the process along, but it still can be frustrating and time consuming to get everything working as close to a real Mac as possible if you're new to Hackintoshing and Mac OS X, and it will take a little while of reading and learning to understand how it all works so you are comfortable making changes, checking things and knowing what you need (Kext files, plist files, DSDT files etc) to make things work right. You might be able to get a machine up and running using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] (tonymacx86), but what if something goes wrong or you install an Apple update and you can't boot anymore? It will take some time to learn what the problem is and how to fix it, if you're new to it. I have been building my own machines and running Windows since 1998. I am a professional Windows (.Net) and Mainframe programmer since about the same time. It took me about 6 to 8 months to get the hang of OS X (Never having used a Mac, not even seeing one in person), and hackintoshing. I'm not trying to scare you away, just want you to understand that building a PC is the easy part. And if you are not willing / able to learn how to do that, then maybe you would be better off buying a new or used Mac instead of building one. Good luck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fninetwo Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it and understand your point. I know Mac, Windows and Linux inside out and have much experience with them. I read about Hackintoshes for about a month now so you are right that I don't know much about Hackintosh itself. My problem with building PC's is just that I have never done it before so it's an additional thing to learn and where things can go wrong. I thought the PC with the HD5770 would be a good choice but you told me not to because of the Asrock instead of Gigabyte mainboard. Reading the HCL, I got this: GA-H55M-UD2H: Use SL Retail + [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] + [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3.4 [23]Install Method;[24] 10.6.3 -> 10.6.7 (Manual Update) Components: [25] Motherboard Rev 1.3, F11 Bios Intel Core i5 760 Seagate 500 GB SATA2 Hard Drive Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz Memory - 8GB (4x2GB with 2x2GB installed during installation) PNY Nvidia 8400GS GPU Sony Optiarc DVD-RW UserDSDT Install (DSDT from database - [26]) Notes: Audio, Network, USB, Firewire, Sleep function 100% Video Card, QE-CI works 100% (DVI port used) with Graphics Enabler=yes, EFI strings in /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist, DeviceID added to NVDANV50Hal.kext And for the Asrock H55M-LE: Intel® Core™ i5-760 / Kingmax 2x 2048 Mb DDR3 1333 / Forsa GeForce 9600GT 512M Dual DVI / ▪ Bootloader - Chameleon 2.0 RC4 ▪ Audio - VoodooHDA ▪ Video - Nvidia EFI Patch ▪ USB - Work ▪ Ethernet - Realtek RTL8111DL (install from ) ▪ Shutdown, Reboot - work (Sleep - Not Work) ▪ Install Method: iATKOS S3 10.6.3 + [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] supported → [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] The Asrock entry if for 10.6.3 though so I don't know what way people installed Mac OS X then but it doesn't list any problems. Could you please provide some info on what problems Asrock makes and how people solve them. Thanks for your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1705793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it and understand your point. I know Mac, Windows and Linux inside out and have much experience with them. I read about Hackintoshes for about a month now so you are right that I don't know much about Hackintosh itself. My problem with building PC's is just that I have never done it before so it's an additional thing to learn and where things can go wrong. Building a computer and dealing with software are 2 very different skills. You don't have to be proficient in both in order to have a hackintosh working. Only, you need to know what to buy. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1706577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fninetwo Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 And which one of the 2 computers above would you recommend me to buy? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1706604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 And which one of the 2 computers above would you recommend me to buy? The first one, definitely (Gigabyte GA-H55M-D2H). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1706825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fninetwo Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks, do you know if the HD 5570 will work out of the box like HD 5770? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/260966-which-of-the-2/#findComment-1707043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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