Antarès23 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Hi, I already posted this message in the French section, but I think I may have more answers here It's my birthday soon, so I wanna get a new hackintosh (well "new", newer than what I have), since the Core 2 Duo is really getting old and underpowered for my needs. I have a budget of 100 to 150€ I thought of buying a Optiplex 790/990/7010 (since these Optiplex have a good macOS support, I'm actually using a Optiplex 780, macOS was pretty easy to get running on this pc) And, I saw the chipset used in the 390 doesn't support AHCI, so it's a no-go for a Hackintosh, plus it only have 2 RAM slot. So I found on eBay: Optiplex 990 Mini Tower Intel Core i5 2400@3,1GHz 1x4GB RAM DDR3, that I'll upgrade to 12GB, using my actual 8GB of DDR3 2x500GB HDD that I'll be using for Windows and Linux, I'll add a 240GB SSD and a 1TB HDD that I already have for macOS and my files Intel HD 2000, but I'll use my Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB (GV-N730D5-2GI REV2.0) Intel Q67 Express chipset for 130EUR Did anyone successfully got Mojave running on the 990 ? Do you have any kexts, DSDT or Clover config files for it ? Does everything works ? Thanks Edited October 8, 2018 by PandaStirling Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocajoe Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) I haven't read through all the posts but this guide for Dell OptiPlex 780 (760) (755) (790) (990) has lots of people upgrading to Mojave if you want to take a look. They also have all the kexts and info you'll need. Edited October 11, 2018 by bocajoe Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2640277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarès23 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Thanks, I read that thread. I found some kexts and DSDT for the 990, even tho I may get a 790 MT with a i7 2600 or a Thinkstation S30 with a Xeon E5-1620 (which both are quad core with hyper threading, better performance than the i5 2400) which I found for not so much (180EUR) Edited October 12, 2018 by PandaStirling 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2640409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocajoe Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 4 hours ago, PandaStirling said: Thanks, I read that thread. I found some kexts and DSDT for the 990, even tho I may get a 790 MT with a i7 2600 or a Thinkstation S30 with a Xeon E5-1620 (which both are quad core with hyper threading, better performance than the i5 2400) which I found for not so much (180EUR) Nice. I have a 790 with a i7-2600 with Mojave, it's a nice machine. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2640443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarès23 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Awesome ! If you have any DSDT or kexts that you use, I'll happily take them if I can't buy the Thinkstation (since the listing say "Selling in lot: 180 units", but anyway I asked if it was possible to buy one unit, waiting for the reply) EDIT: Well... It looks like I found THE ultimate PC, at least for the price it cost: 160 euros: Dell Precision T3500 : Intel Xeon W3680 6 core 12 threads - 12GB RAM DDR3 - Quadro 3800 (yeah I know the GPU isn't supported on macOS tho, I still plan to use my 730, maybe I'll keep the Quadro inside the system, so I have more GPU power available when running Windows 10 or Ubuntu) Edited October 13, 2018 by PandaStirling Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2640445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
socam77 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Any news if Optiplex 990 and Mojave is working? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2654568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarès23 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) I have brought a Optiplex 7010 MT, but that's basically the same (well the chipset in the 990 is the Q67, while in the 7010 it's the Q77)) So yeah Mojave is compatible as long as you have a Metal supported graphics card With my GT730 I was able to run Mojave with everything working (sound, LAN, USB 3.0, sleep/wake) Tho now I have brought a GTX 1060, I'm running High Sierra until Nvidia release the web driver for Mojave If interested, I can post my Clover folder with everything (DSDT, config.plist, kext, driverUEFI64, Lilu+WhateverGreen) if anyone need it Edited December 19, 2018 by Lysergatek Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2654573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
socam77 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I have an Nvidia GT220. Is this Card currently supportet? I struggle since > 5 Days (some hours a day working on it) by installing High-Sierra on it. It's drives me totally crazy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2654575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarès23 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Nah it's not supported, you can get a GT710 for 30 bucks and it's supported under Mojave Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2654576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
socam77 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Can confirm, that Optiplex990 works well with Mojave. If you wan't to minimize effort choose GT710 (or another OOP) as Graphic Card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2657225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseler Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 4:21 AM, socam77 said: Can confirm, that Optiplex990 works well with Mojave. If you wan't to minimize effort choose GT710 (or another OOP) as Graphic Card. My install keeps crashing at 2 minutes remaining, can you post your EFI? I've been trying to get my optiplex 990 to work for over a month now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2658833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rania_d Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Hi, Yes. you can install Mojave on dell optiplex . DigitalOcean SiteGround iPage Edited March 27, 2019 by Rania_d Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2668013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarès23 Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi, I know thanks, it has been answered multiple times already, I'm typing this from my Optiplex 7010 MT running High Sierra 10.13.6. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335879-optiplex-990-mojave-compatible/#findComment-2672864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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