Introduction
These are currently some of the most affordable and easy to Hackintosh PCs that are widely available for purchase. The guide for
High Sierra and Mojave that I posted previously has been immensely popular, currently at over 220,000 views, so I'm posting this as an addendum to that guide. If you are new to hackintoshing follow the step by step videos and you'll have a working hack in just a few short hours. No previous experience necessary.
If you haven't bought your Optiplex yet, try to find one that has an HD4000 integrated graphics CPU.
HD2500 is not supported. There are a limited number of Ivy Bridge CPUs with HD4000. Most notably, there is the
i7-3770 and the
i5-3475S. Get one of those two if possible. HD4000 has full support in Catalina and works flawlessly. The USFF model Optiplex will only work if you have HD4000. There is no option to install dedicated graphics in the ultra small form factor desktop.
The SMCProcessor kext attached below is optional. You can place it in the kexts/other folder if you want more accurate CPU frequency reporting. The i5 and i7 SSDTs are for CPU power management. Place the one for your CPU into the ACPI/patched folder.
Do everything in the sequence presented in the videos for the best results. Hope you enjoy your new Dell Hackintosh !
