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$295 "PovoMac" — The Cheapest "Hackintosh" Ever!

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Thanks a lot Adrian.
 
Has anybody tried do install Mavericks on original PovoMac? (G530, GA-H61M-D2-B3, GF210)
 
I just installed Mavericks on what might be the cheapest hardware it can run on well :D

Biostar H61mlv v7.0 clearance item mb
G1610 2.6Ghz ivy cpu
8GB ram = 2x4GB ddr3 Kingston 1333 Mhz
Sea 160GB sata 2.5"
Nvidia GT9500 1GB PCI-e
LG DVD writer
Old Dell mATX Case

Cost me around $150.00 Mix of old and new parts.

GraphicsEnabler=Yes and off it went after install and ran dsdt free - weeee!

Seems outrageous to have such a nice mac for this price. Thanks for the thread.
 
I used a pci-e intel gb nic and the audio isn't supported easily by mav so I'm going to get a cheap usb sound card. The onboard nic is supported but its only 100mb/s. I'd buy a supported board. This install was an experiment that turned out great for performance.
 
A quick question.
I am using Gigabyte B75-D3H motherboard with G1620 proecessor. I have GeForce GT610 (01G-P3-2615-KR) graphics card. I want to know how to disable onboard graphics on the mother board.
 
macscm said:
A quick question.
I am using Gigabyte B75-D3H motherboard with G1620 proecessor. I have GeForce GT610 (01G-P3-2615-KR) graphics card. I want to know how to disable onboard graphics on the mother board.
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On the peripherals settings screen you can also configure the display settings. Select PEG under Init Display First. Save and exit.

Adrian B
 
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GA-B75M-HD3 |  i7 3770 |  Radeon HD 5570
Thanks. Have your tried Maverick on B75 board. I am going to give it a try. My first Hackintosh built. Will need your guidance a lot as I am a novice.
 
macscm said:
Thanks. Have your tried Maverick on B75 board. I am going to give it a try. My first Hackintosh built. Will need your guidance a lot as I am a novice.
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Yes I have two installations of 10.9 running on a second boot drive, as well as another installation of 10.8.5, all of these are used for testing. Day to day I use 10.8.5 for now which is installed on a SSD and I have a clone of this drive too.
As to being a novice don't worry, its not a problem, the people here give great help and its a wonderful community.
You should update your hardware details, hover the cursor over your name towards the top right of the page, options will appear - click on settings and set up your hardware. Its easy for people to see at a glance what hardware that you have.

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Adrian B
 
Macallan
GA-B75M-HD3 |  i7 3770 |  Radeon HD 5570
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