Compatibility check...

[awesomeepicguy]

Hey everyone,
I'm going to be making my first hackintosh soon and I want to make sure that my parts are compatible with macOS.

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card
DIYPC Gamemax-BK ATX Full Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
TP-Link Archer T8E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Side note: Does macOS support sound cards? I worth with Logic and I want the best sound possible.

Thanks a lot, I hope these are compatible since I didn't scrutinize the buying guide.

 

[pastrychef]

Everything looks good except maybe the GTX 1060. At least some people are experiencing glitches when waking from sleep with that video card. You can read more about it here: [05/02 Added Temporary Fix] Pascal / GTX 1060 Glitching after waking from sleep | tonymacx86.com

Yes, I've seen people use sound cards with mackintoshes, but I don't have any personal experience with them.

 

[awesomeepicguy]

Everything looks good except maybe the GTX 1060. At least some people are experiencing glitches when waking from sleep with that video card. You can read more about it here: [05/02 Added Temporary Fix] Pascal / GTX 1060 Glitching after waking from sleep | tonymacx86.com

Yes, I've seen people use sound cards with mackintoshes, but I don't have any personal experience with them.

Is there an alternative to the 1060 with similar performance and price?

 

[pastrychef]

I don't know which other video cards will offer GTX 1060 levels of performance at a similar price range. Hopefully, the next version of the Nvidia web drivers will fix this issue.

 

[Adrian B]

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...-2017-hierarchy-chart-by-toms-hardware.81325/

A used GTX 970 should be about on par with a 4GB VRAM GTX 1060 or for a little more the GTX 980 would give an overall performance increase.

 

[awesomeepicguy]

Does macOS support m.2 SSDs as well? Or do hard drives not matter when it comes to Hackintosh compatibility?

And when would Nvidia update their drivers?

 

[Adrian B]

Does macOS support m.2 SSDs as well? Or do hard drives not matter when it comes to Hackintosh compatibility?

There is some stuff in the buyers guide, it looks like native NVMe support is on the horizon according to some press reports.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...h-ionvmefamily-using-class-code-spoof.210316/

And when would Nvidia update their drivers?

Allow nvidia 24 - 48 hours to update, test and make new drivers available for public download for the latest macOS updates.

 

[awesomeepicguy]

So if nvidia is going to issue an update soon, is it worth getting the 1060?

 

[Adrian B]

So if nvidia is going to issue an update soon, is it worth getting the 1060?

I would expect that nvidia will get this issue sorted out quickly, so a 1060 should still be in the running for your build. The Asus DVD drive that you list I believe prevents sleep in macOS.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/music.21/

 

[awesomeepicguy]

Is this drive compatible?
LG - GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer

And also, would the Seagate FireCuda SSHD hybrid drive mess with anything?