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01.11.2016 - UPDATED parts
Hi, I lived 6 years with my great beloved iMac 2010. I sold it and plan to jump on the h4ckint0sh bandwagon. However, I see that the switch won't be completely without hassle.
These are the parts I'm currently considering:
1. Motherboard
GIGABYTE H170-WIFI
2. Processor
Intel Core i5-6500
3. Graphics
GTX680 (second hand)
4. RAM
Kingston 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133MHz CL13 HyperX Savage Black
5. HDD / SSD m.2
Seagate SV35 1 TB / Samsung SM951 256 GB AHCI
6. Power supply / Case
Corsair VS650
7. WiFi/BT
BCM94352Z m.2 card -> to be swapped with the Intel Wifi/BT card on the motherboard
A. Getting Wifi/BT working for Continuity/Handoff/applewatch unlock etc out of the box, or with low effort needed. I've read in some topics, that it's best to get a m.2 Broadcom card for the wifi/bt to work, but I'm not sure what card, vendor, where to buy. Some say taht Sierra compromised their compatibility. Please advise.
B. Getting the graphics to work natively with acceleration and without any problems. I wanted to buy a cheap pascal GC (1060), but I'd rather sacrifice performance, but have a OOB working solution. Is the GTX 680 the better option here? Just install drivers during setup (Clover) and I'm good to go?
C. iMessage. I'm a pretty avid iMessage user and this is one of the reasons, that I avoided any hackintoshes. I've seem a guide somewhere but it looks scary. Isn't it possible to get it working OOB???
D. The last question is regarding the storage. I've used a custom Fusion drive setup on my iMac, however, I'm not sure how this will work with my setup? Will the NVMe drive work in BIOS, during installation? Can I use the same Fusion drive instructions with the hackintosh that I used with my iMac? Will it cause problems?
Anyways, these are my quick questions and consideration. I'd really appreciate, if you could weigh in and maybe review my components and answer the questions I propose.
Thanks and have a great day!!!!
Hi, I lived 6 years with my great beloved iMac 2010. I sold it and plan to jump on the h4ckint0sh bandwagon. However, I see that the switch won't be completely without hassle.
These are the parts I'm currently considering:
1. Motherboard
GIGABYTE H170-WIFI
2. Processor
Intel Core i5-6500
3. Graphics
GTX680 (second hand)
4. RAM
Kingston 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133MHz CL13 HyperX Savage Black
5. HDD / SSD m.2
Seagate SV35 1 TB / Samsung SM951 256 GB AHCI
6. Power supply / Case
Corsair VS650
7. WiFi/BT
BCM94352Z m.2 card -> to be swapped with the Intel Wifi/BT card on the motherboard
A. Getting Wifi/BT working for Continuity/Handoff/applewatch unlock etc out of the box, or with low effort needed. I've read in some topics, that it's best to get a m.2 Broadcom card for the wifi/bt to work, but I'm not sure what card, vendor, where to buy. Some say taht Sierra compromised their compatibility. Please advise.
B. Getting the graphics to work natively with acceleration and without any problems. I wanted to buy a cheap pascal GC (1060), but I'd rather sacrifice performance, but have a OOB working solution. Is the GTX 680 the better option here? Just install drivers during setup (Clover) and I'm good to go?
C. iMessage. I'm a pretty avid iMessage user and this is one of the reasons, that I avoided any hackintoshes. I've seem a guide somewhere but it looks scary. Isn't it possible to get it working OOB???
D. The last question is regarding the storage. I've used a custom Fusion drive setup on my iMac, however, I'm not sure how this will work with my setup? Will the NVMe drive work in BIOS, during installation? Can I use the same Fusion drive instructions with the hackintosh that I used with my iMac? Will it cause problems?
Anyways, these are my quick questions and consideration. I'd really appreciate, if you could weigh in and maybe review my components and answer the questions I propose.
Thanks and have a great day!!!!
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