core i7 2600k

Back in 2012, I built a Hackintosh using GA-Z68XP-UD3, Core i7 2600k, 32 GB RAM and HD6870, and successfully installed 10.6.8. Around 2016, it stopped booting (and I don't know why), so I wiped the drive and installed Windows 7, as I had no Win machine. Last year, I updated the MB to UEFI...

I'm experiencing issues when I try to boot directly off the HDD where it will get to FakeSMC and lock up. Literally the last line says "FakeSMC" and that's it. I have no problems booting from the USB. I'm using a GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard with a 2600K. Here is what I installed via Multibeast...

G5 Core i7 2600k - Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - Gigabyte OC GTX 770 - 16gb 1600hz I wanted to post my finished system so other people who are thinking of going this route can see my interpretation of a macpro hackintosh. The components were chosen at the time when this was pretty much the best you...