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I would like to thank @Sniki and @trs96 and others for the effort they input to support this community.
This is a caution about using 4K monitors with a HP Elite i7-3770 SFF using Intel HD4000 Graphics.
My late 2011 27" iMac would not support Mojave so I purchased this HP Elite 8300 I7-3770 and it has been a great learning experience. A comparable new iMac in my part to the world would have cost me over $4000 so it is a huge saving.
I had initially followed @trs96 guide and it worked beautifully until the update to macOS 10.14.6 would not take (maybe I fiddled too much) so tried a clean install of the @Sniki guide here. A lot more work involved but worth it in the long run.
My system is the HP Elite i7-3770 SFF using Intel HD4000 Graphics, identified as a Mac mini 6,2 with 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM (cost me only $100) and a Fenvi HB1200 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth card. My Apple Watch even unlocks the screen now. I use a BenQ G2411HD monitor via a DisplayPort to DVI adapter very successfully. I wanted to get a higher resolution monitor so purchased a Benq EL2870U monitor capable of 4K as well as 2560 x 1440.
The Benq EL2870U 4K monitor does not work with my HP Hackintosh - cannot even see the HP Boot screen. I have tried DisplayPort to DislpayPort and DisplayPort to HDMI without luck. I assume it may because the HP 8300 uses DisplayPort v1.1a and the Benq monitor uses DisplayPort v1.4. I have ordered a DisplayPort v1.1 to HDMI adapter and it might get me out of this bind.
I have started a new project using a Dell Optiplex 9020 MT and it works beautifully with the new Benq 4k monitor at 2560 x 1440 via DisplayPort connections.
This is a caution about using 4K monitors with a HP Elite i7-3770 SFF using Intel HD4000 Graphics.
My late 2011 27" iMac would not support Mojave so I purchased this HP Elite 8300 I7-3770 and it has been a great learning experience. A comparable new iMac in my part to the world would have cost me over $4000 so it is a huge saving.
I had initially followed @trs96 guide and it worked beautifully until the update to macOS 10.14.6 would not take (maybe I fiddled too much) so tried a clean install of the @Sniki guide here. A lot more work involved but worth it in the long run.
My system is the HP Elite i7-3770 SFF using Intel HD4000 Graphics, identified as a Mac mini 6,2 with 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM (cost me only $100) and a Fenvi HB1200 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth card. My Apple Watch even unlocks the screen now. I use a BenQ G2411HD monitor via a DisplayPort to DVI adapter very successfully. I wanted to get a higher resolution monitor so purchased a Benq EL2870U monitor capable of 4K as well as 2560 x 1440.
The Benq EL2870U 4K monitor does not work with my HP Hackintosh - cannot even see the HP Boot screen. I have tried DisplayPort to DislpayPort and DisplayPort to HDMI without luck. I assume it may because the HP 8300 uses DisplayPort v1.1a and the Benq monitor uses DisplayPort v1.4. I have ordered a DisplayPort v1.1 to HDMI adapter and it might get me out of this bind.
I have started a new project using a Dell Optiplex 9020 MT and it works beautifully with the new Benq 4k monitor at 2560 x 1440 via DisplayPort connections.
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