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Planning on buying my first computer to hackintosh (long time Mac user) and I stubbled across this thread about Nightblade, with positive results on the MI2c model (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/msi-nightblade-mi2.193197/). I really like the Nightblade and was wondering if the MI3 would be a good hackintosh candidate?

At Newegg: https://www.msi.com/Desktop/Nightblade-MI3/Specification
Also at Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0773Y88WH/?tag=tonymacx86c0c-20

Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K (4.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache) Quad
Socket Type: LGA 1151
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5
Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz
Hard Drive: 128GB SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 Wireless Card
Audio: 7.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer

According to the MSI site Specs it's an Intel B250 Chipset (Kaby Lake) (https://www.msi.com/Desktop/Nightblade-MI3/Specification)

As far as I can tell (I'm a novice) everything appears like it is supported (CPU, chipset, GPU) but what might I be missing that might not make this compatible? Your expertise would be very much appreciated.
 
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I ordered the Nightblade MI3 anyways, should arrive next week. I'll be attempting to hackintosh it immediately. I'll post on here if I succeed or not.
SUCCESS!! I managed to get it working. I've got to sort out a couple final details (audio and wifi/bt) but so far it's working smoothly with no issues. I'm also documenting the whole process and will update this post with all the details.

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SUCCESS!! I managed to get it working. I've got to sort out a couple final details (audio and wifi/bt) but so far it's working smoothly with no issues. I'm also documenting the whole process and will update this post with all the details.

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I plan to attempt this for a friend who has a MI3. Did you ever get the chance to do a write up on the process. Any help would be very much appreciated.
 
i have the same laptop as yours, can you share your EFI? I'm having hard time installing high sierra.
 
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