Best motherboard out there currently comparability wise? Golden build mobos aren’t available to purchase

[hamzab]

Hi all

Getting into a new Hackintosh build and want to know what the best motherboard out there currently is comparability wise. My previous mobo (Z77-DS3H) was a breeze at installing, and I’m looking for something similar if possible?

I’ve of course looked at the golden builds forum but those motherboards aren’t readily available anymore.

Thank you all

 

[Going Bald]

Selecting a board for the center piece of your build depends on many factors:
Tower/miniTower/cube case - how much room you have on your desktop, what type board you need for your use
Since your current build is a full ATX, it has at least 5 PCI slots - do you use all of them?
You have a lot of USB ports - do you need all of them? Do you need USB 3.2 or form C? Do you need Thunderbolt?
Do you need a GPU or can you use the CPU graphics? Do you want more than one NVMe drive?
I would suggest you sit down and make a list of the hardware you are using and how it is all connected.
Then take a look at each type board - eATX, ATX, mATX, ITX, etc. Which one will satisfy all of your needs?
Research reviews on your major parts from different manufacturers - do you prefer Gigabyte/MSI/Asrock/Asus/Elite, etc for the board?
When choosing parts, do not just look at Golden Builds - also look at the User Builds. There are quite a few of them that are excellent builds and the builder has done good work in getting everything operational. Also consider do you need:

• Continuity:
  - Handoff
  - iMessage
  - Continuity Camera
  - Universal Clipboard
  - Instant Hotspot
  - Air Drop
  - iPhone Cellular Calls
  - Auto Unlock
  - Apple Pay
• Sleep (fans and RGB LEDs included)
• Power Nap (sleep with background operations such as Time Machine)
• Wake
• Audio
• Ethernet
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• All USB and USB 3.1 ports
• Nightshift

Then find a build that has all of the above or combine builds until you are satisfied that your build will do what you need, then go for it and order your parts.