do my Mac Pro 5.1 needs a Hackintosh Overhaul?

i'm new here, not new to Macs, but i need an answer that was made in many seasons... but is not pinned down on one main topic...

I have a Mac Pro 2009 2.26 4.1 >> 5.1, and need to know if it worth it to go the Hackintosh way instead of upgrading to a higher original Mac Pro...

I have most of what is needed to convert to a X5690, with the CPU, 64x2 Gigs of ram, HD, SSD, a GTX 970, etc...

point is, it's more physical than logical. I need to have access to the latest features like the biggest graphic cards for 2D/3D design, the more Teraflops for Web Hosting a Test Server, and the simpliest OSX maintenance process that does not need to flash or rewrite everything each time we face an update.

so ?! technically, i'd like the biggested box *(Mac Pro is a good startup) so i have access to some RAID/RAM/PCIe slots etc...

would it be worth it to build the biggest box at normal cost, for a single machine ???

and what would you suggest? no money related.

PS: needs are for:
- WebServer "Wordpress" development
- my teens that are studying in 2D/3D Graphic and Motion Design

- i play CS:GO... and my kids are in need of a good rig for "some" other gaming stuff...

A core i9 X299 system. Will be much more capable of handling demanding workloads than any classic Mac Pro ever will. You can install a RX Vega 64 graphics card and 128 GB of ram if you need that much. NVME drives are supported in High Sierra so that will give you the fastest drives currently available.

trs96 said:

A core i9 X299 system. ...

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thanks for the info... my question now is "do i have a hard life when switching to a hackintosh?" or will it be like "any" Mac for upgrades and basic softwares?... i've read a some threads titles here, didn't crawl into the whole stuff, but it seems that in a lot of situations, there is a lot of differences between a real Mac and a Hackintosh... is it possible to build the "cleanest" Hackintosh possible?? or is it a challenge of every moment?

i think this kind of Answer need to be sticked on top of this site, so people do not need to read every support post...

PapaExpert said:

thanks for the info... my question now is "do i have a hard life when switching to a hackintosh?" or will it be like "any" Mac for upgrades and basic softwares?... i've read a some threads titles here, didn't crawl into the whole stuff, but it seems that in a lot of situations, there is a lot of differences between a real Mac and a Hackintosh... is it possible to build the "cleanest" Hackintosh possible?? or is it a challenge of every moment?

i think this kind of Answer need to be sticked on top of this site, so people do not need to read every support post...

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CustoMacs, what people use here, require much more maintenance than the Macs that Apple sells. You will have to know a lot more than the average Mac user does to have a fully working CustoMac. It's mostly an investement of your time to stay current.

trs96 said:

CustoMacs, what people use here, require much more maintenance than the Macs that Apple sells. You will have to know a lot more than the average Mac user does to have a fully working CustoMac. It's mostly an investement of your time to stay current.

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Time... i have time... lol i'm a SAHD with 9 kids...

can you point me the major "maintenance point" that rate the whole adventure? is each OSX update makes my life a real hell? or just that i need to configure everything and then deal with new features/needs once in a while?

I've read some posts here about the configurations, the first flashes etc, that is not a problem... i'm not in a hurry, and i know how it is... i have a lot of time to search on ebay*(example) to find the right pieces at the lowest price so i can spend at the right thing.

that computer is more the dream car we show off each sunny sunday morning... not the car i use to comute to the trash bins... *(ok, some ****ed up guys would take it for the trash anyway)...

i have 3 or 4 iMac/mini in the house, with ipad etc.. so this machine is used for the big tasks...

ps: i bought my first mac in spring 1984... i'm not new to this!

PapaExpert said:

thanks for the info... my question now is "do i have a hard life when switching to a hackintosh?" or will it be like "any" Mac for upgrades and basic softwares?... i've read a some threads titles here, didn't crawl into the whole stuff, but it seems that in a lot of situations, there is a lot of differences between a real Mac and a Hackintosh... is it possible to build the "cleanest" Hackintosh possible?? or is it a challenge of every moment?

i think this kind of Answer need to be sticked on top of this site, so people do not need to read every support post...

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For the two years that I've been hackintoshing, I've only had to make sure my kexts and Clover are up to date prior to doing macOS updates. I've managed to update to every new release of macOS from El Capitan all the way to High Sierra without drama.

PapaExpert said:

ps: i bought my first mac in spring 1984... i'm not new to this!

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Have a look at the Glossary.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/customac-glossary-explanations-of-common-terms.177012/
If you can understand what most of this terminology means it should be a piece of cake. If none of it means anything to you then you will have a lot to learn to be successful. Remember that you will be installing macOS on PC hardware, not something designed for macOS. It's much easier today than even 5-6 years ago as the developers like MacMan, RehabMan have done a great job to make this accessible to anyone.