Best graphics card for Hackintosh

[Adrian B]

I'll go to the FV-T919 since it has both WiFi and Bluetooth.

Talking about bluetooth... Do I have to do anything in order of geting AirDrop working?

The FENVI FV-T919 seems to be a really good product!
For AirDrop I hope that this helps:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203106

 

[Chuck23]

It is worth a try - I was suggesting that people should try this on the 1070/1080 thread some time ago. UEFI/BIOS options are different between different motherboards.
I use a 980 and it works in Windows and macOS without issue - it is also has the same graphical power as the 1060 card without any of the headaches that go with dual booting.

Buy a card on its compatibility and performance. I still have an old GTX 670 from 2013 in another build - that has similar performance to a GTX 960 or the unsupported GTX1050Ti, but it is actually pretty reasonable for 1080P gaming. Don't write off a card just because it is not 'new'.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...-2016-hierarchy-chart-by-toms-hardware.81325/

I think that people have the Intel 630 graphics running - do some more reading this thread is getting quite big - lots of people testing!
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...cpus-200-series-motherboards-in-macos.211743/

I am going to change in the build 1 (Build 1 Windows on my signature) the graphics card and install OS X. I wanted advice in some things...

1.- Will it work all OOB (regarding the GPU)

2.- Wich cheap GPU under 100€ do you recommend me for this build? I will use it mainly for daily tasks and some exporadic Photoshop and Illustrator.

 

[Adrian B]

If you find a guide that uses the P7P55D motherboard to assist in the installation process. These boards have been popular and you can probably find information on installation of some reasonably moden versions of OS X.

If you are using Adobe apps then these respond well to having an nvidia card. Look for a GTX 760 on eBay. A GTX 950 will also work but I doubt you will find one at a better price than a used 760. Both of these cards have about the same performance, the 760 requires no graphics injection, no additional drivers and works very well from Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and Sierra.

 

[Chuck23]

If you find a guide that uses the P7P55D motherboard to assist in the installation process. These boards have been popular and you can probably find information on installation of some reasonably moden versions of OS X.

If you are using Adobe apps then these respond well to having an nvidia card. Look for a GTX 760 on eBay. A GTX 950 will also work but I doubt you will find one at a better price than a used 760. Both of these cards have about the same performance, the 760 requires no graphics injection, no additional drivers and works very well from Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and Sierra.

I have my build 1 working pretty good OOB, the only thing is that I have no graphics acceleration (and audio from my HDMI). Everything is working perfectly (ethernet connection is very slow...).

I'll take a look to those graphics cards and see their prices. The only thing is that I prefer buying them from the store rather than from

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[Adrian B]

I believe that you are in Spain:
http://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=gtx+760&_sacat=0

On Amazon.es you will find a GTX 950 difficult to get:
https://www.amazon.es/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_es_ES=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&url=search-alias=computers&field-keywords=gtx+950&tag=tonymacx86c03-21

I do not know if you can buy from Amazon in France, Germany or UK but you will find it difficult to get at a reasonable price.

EDIT: This looks like the best performing card for the money on Amazon.es:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/B013XFK0R6/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21

 

[Chuck23]

I believe that you are in Spain:
http://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=gtx+760&_sacat=0

On Amazon.es you will find a GTX 950 difficult to get:
https://www.amazon.es/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_es_ES=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&url=search-alias=computers&field-keywords=gtx+950&tag=tonymacx86c03-21

I do not know if you can buy from Amazon in France, Germany or UK but you will find it difficult to get at a reasonable price.

EDIT: This looks like the best performing card for the money on Amazon.es:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/B013XFK0R6/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21

I've followed the link (ES) from the "buyers guide" from the GTX 960 and follows me to this page of amazon and I've seen the GT 610 DDR3 (for 40-80€) and GT 730 DDR3 (100€). Are this card compatible? Does they work good?

 

[Adrian B]

The GT610 does not work, the GT730 should work but a lot of people have seem to have problems with the GT730 for some reason. There are three different models produced with different specifications:
http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications

If it works then you will have acceleration, which you do not have at present. Compare the performance of the GT730 with the GTX 760 and GTX 950 models that I linked to above:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...-2016-hierarchy-chart-by-toms-hardware.81325/

 

[Chuck23]

The GT610 does not work, the GT730 should work but a lot of people have seem to have problems with the GT730 for some reason. There are three different models produced with different specifications:
http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications

If it works then you will have acceleration, which you do not have at present. Compare the performance of the GT730 with the GTX 760 and GTX 950 models that I linked to above:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...-2016-hierarchy-chart-by-toms-hardware.81325/

I'll go then for a GTX 760 or GTX 950. I've seen different prices depending on different companies (ASUS, Gigabyte, etc...) the company doesn't matter right? If it's based with the GTX 760 will work good?

 

[Adrian B]

I'll go then for a GTX 760 or GTX 950. I've seen different prices depending on different companies (ASUS, Gigabyte, etc...) the company doesn't matter right? If it's based with the GTX 760 will work good?

I know of no issues with any brand of GTX 760 or 950 with running macOS. There are problems with ASUS GTX 750Ti cards. Avoid any of these cards that has a 15 pin d-sub port - I think there was some cheap Chinese copy cards floating about on eBay for a time that caused issues.

 

[Chuck23]

I know of no issues with any brand of GTX 760 or 950 with running macOS. There are problems with ASUS GTX 750Ti cards. Avoid any of these cards that has a 15 pin d-sub port - I think there was some cheap Chinese copy cards floating about on eBay for a time that caused issues.

I've been looking compatibility in order of start buying the components of my "Build 2" (with intel 630 iGPU). I've seen that here [NEW / TESTING] Intel 7th Generation Kaby Lake CPUs + 200 Series Motherboards in macOS says that my motherboard and CPU work changing the CPU ID.

I am not an expert but know how to do some things. Are this modifications "easy" to do or should I wait until they are both supported OOB (do you think they will be supported OOOB)?

I also wanted to know if you know how to make a windows keyboard work on mac. I have a Logitech solar keyboard and works pretty good but I do not get the F line working (F1, F2, F3...) with the same characteristics as my MacBook Pro (F1=low screen light, F4=Launchpad). Do you know if there is any fix?