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[Guide] Install High Sierra or Mojave on the Dell Optiplex 7010 / 9010 Desktop PC - Revision II

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I haven't used either one. I've still got an older Atheros based card that works good. Maybe check with @nicksoph or someone else with the USFF that has used them.
What type of hdd are you using on your usff build if you don't mind me asking. And what hp monitor?
 
What type of hdd are you using on your usff build if you don't mind me asking. And what hp monitor?
Using a Crucial 2.5" Sata SSD. Monitor is HP 27es. Got a very good price on it at best buy a few years ago. It's a 2016 model I got for about $120 new. It costs a lot more now for some reason. 200-300 dollars from most online sellers. Here's a newer version of it at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0199W9UMS/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

It's great for watching video or editing video but text is not that sharp due to a lower PPI as it's 27" and 1080p not 1440.

This one has DP in and is 1440p so it would work great with HD4000 graphics. No adapter needed.
It's also 100% sRGB for ideal color reproduction, photo and video work. The other HP 1080p monitors are only 72% sRGB.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075SV7P3Q/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
 
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Sounds good just ordered it. From the two wifi/Bluetooth options which one is better for this model?
I have used these cards in the USFF; both work equally well.
BCM94352HMB AW-CE123H. 2 antenna. I paid $15
Azurewave AW-CB160H BCM94360HMB. 3 antenna. I paid $36

For me the AW-CE123H is less than half the cost and does the job. I don’t need 1300Mbps of the AW-CB160H. I simply wanted Airdrop, Continuity and Handoff compatibility and the AW-CE123H give you that.

For the DT or MT models, I highly recommend this card 1x PCIe card. I bought 3 of them from this seller. A couple weeks shipping but work perfectly.
Dual Band BCM94360CS2 PCI-E 867Mbps 802.11AC BT4.0 Wifi PCI-Express Adapter Card
 
I see the crucial 500gb are on sale right now. How do these compare to the Evo 860? Also any recommendations on 4k monitors? Trying to stay under the 500 price tag. Right now I'm using a older 32 inch lcd tv but it looks terrible. Thanks. @BillyGoatGruff thanks for the input I had already ordered the fenvi card when I saw your recommended one.
 
I see the crucial 500gb are on sale right now. How do these compare to the Evo 860? Also any recommendations on 4k monitors? Trying to stay under the 500 price tag. Right now I'm using a older 32 inch lcd tv but it looks terrible. Thanks. @BillyGoatGruff thanks for the input I had already ordered the fenvi card when I saw your recommended one.
UPDATE! If you are planning on using my modification to the MT case to mount the Fenvi WiFi card directly through the case by drilling holes.... DO so on the space NEARER to the PCIe slots... NOT near the PSU. I WILL UPDATE my post momentarily.
1) Choosing the side nearer will mean shorter length of ribbon cable is needed.
2) The original location I suggested is too tight on the ribbon cable and the ribbon cable WILL get caught in the GPU fan! I discovered this only when I opened up the MT recently to add ram and found the PCIe extension ribbon cable had been caught by one of the GPU fan blades! It seized up that fan. :(
Follow this new way and you can ensure you have plenty of ribbon and can secure it away from the fan blades.
 
UPDATE! If you are planning on using my modification to the MT case to mount the Fenvi WiFi card directly through the case by drilling holes.... DO so on the space NEARER to the PCIe slots... NOT near the PSU. I WILL UPDATE my post momentarily.
1) Choosing the side nearer will mean shorter length of ribbon cable is needed.
2) The original location I suggested is too tight on the ribbon cable and the ribbon cable WILL get caught in the GPU fan! I discovered this only when I opened up the MT recently to add ram and found the PCIe extension ribbon cable had been caught by one of the GPU fan blades! It seized up that fan. :(
Follow this new way and you can ensure you have plenty of ribbon and can secure it away from the fan blades.
Looking forward to seeing the update .I haven't done it because I'm trying to make a usff system and finally ordered one.
 
Question: My 7010 Hackintosh seems crashed after I clicked the system update in itunes store. I know I should not do it in that way but curiosity forced me. Now I would like to know how to restore the hackintosh. Should I reinstall everything following the instruction again? Or there's actually another solution for this update issue? Thanks for your answer in advance.
 
Think there's something else wrong then - try posting problem reporting files

I think I may have solved it as I upgraded to 10.14.5 and changed my SMBIOS to iMac 13,2 instead of macmini 6,1. Anyway the CPU clocks down to 1,6GHz now finally! Unfortunately the GPU temp is still not very well... iStat Menus tells the power draw is arround 100W ?! Do you think this reliable actually?

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Question: My 7010 Hackintosh seems crashed after I clicked the system update in itunes store. I know I should not do it in that way but curiosity forced me. Now I would like to know how to restore the hackintosh. Should I reinstall everything following the instruction again? Or there's actually another solution for this update issue? Thanks for your answer in advance.
If you've followed the guide updating via the Mac App Store/Software update should work.
When it doesn't, there are two other options you can use to update.

1. https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2000?locale=en_US Install the Combo Update.
2. Create a 10.14.5 Unibeast installer and install from that. (do not format your System drive)
 
I think I may have solved it as I upgraded to 10.14.5 and changed my SMBIOS to iMac 13,2 instead of macmini 6,1. Anyway the CPU clocks down to 1,6GHz now finally! Unfortunately the GPU temp is still not very well... iStat Menus tells the power draw is arround 100W ?! Do you think this reliable actually?
Normal idle power draw for an RX570 should be around 75W. It may be higher because of what you were doing at the time. Under load, power draw can go as high as 290W. iMac 13,2 is a better match for your CPU but you lose the benefits in your USB function that mac mini 6,1 offers. You'll need to decide which is more important. The config.plist and SSDTs are designed to be used with 6,1 or 6,2.
 
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