I was wondering what is the best card for WiFi plus BT on the GA-Z87N-WIFI? I already have a a video card in my PCie slot.
I built my mackintosh based on customac mini, using GA-H87N-WIFI, which is similar to your motherboard. My aim was to build a computer i could actually use everyday, i did not want to spend my time fixing the OS continuously. I am not very good at doing that. So every time i selected a solution that could work OOB.
After using unibeast and multi beast, everything was working ok, except BT, wifi, and IR receiver (i use xbmc all the time). Here is how i solved these problems. First remove the half mini wireless card that came with the motherboard.
For wifi, i used a broadcom module you can get from
amazon or from
ebay. It is the same vendor (jhe technology). I was convinced by the positive comments from buyers from amazon.com.
The problem is that the card is full size mini pcie card, my only pcie slot was used for a
sata pcie controller card, so i had to buy
this adapter in order to use the card on the mini-pcie slot of my motherboard (that can accommodate only half mini cards). I did this 2 days ago, and the wifi is working full speed (i have a genuine macbook pro i can compare with). It works OOB, airport extreme, airdrop, location services, everything works.
For BT, i used the
DIY apple branded bluetooth module, which i bought on
ebay. I did this some 2 months ago, and so far everything working flawlessly. Magic mouse and magic pad wake the computer from sleep. Don't be intimidated by the soldering part, initially i attached the diodes using fine copper wires, and later on had to borrow a soldering iron and learn on youtube how to use it.
For the IR receiver, i used an apple IR module i purchased 4$ from powerbookmedic.com, and it works very well, and is very sensitive.
Of course i had to spend extra 85$ to get everything working, but i think it is a good investment. I have a hackintosh that works even better than my macbook pro 2009 because it is faster. And it comes with the pride you feel from something you built yourself.