Helping folks find the right mobo

[JeffButts]

Hi all!

I've been doing quite a bit of research lately on building a Hackintosh, and I published an article over at The Mac Observer on the top 5 motherboards for undertaking such a project. I'd love to get the feedback of the Hive Mind here, so have I missed anything? Any other recommendations I might provide to my readers?

Thanks!

--Jeff

 

[Stork]

My ASUS GENE and HERO builds were my first ASUS motherboard builds. Previously, I had Gigabyte motherboards which were a cinch to install OS X successfully. However, one of the moderators suggested I try an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII series, and the rest is history. The BIOS is well laid out and is a breeze to setup. If you're an overclocker, the ROG MAXIMUS series has a BIOS overclock assistance capability that gets you on your way.

Unfortunately, the GENE hasn't appeared in a 200 series chipset motherboard, but the HERO survives as a HERO IX series. So, I'm now a fan of ASUS motherboards as well as Gigabyte motherboards.

 

[Stansted]

Hi all!

I've been doing quite a bit of research lately on building a Hackintosh, and I published an article over at The Mac Observer on the top 5 motherboards for undertaking such a project. I'd love to get the feedback of the Hive Mind here, so have I missed anything? Any other recommendations I might provide to my readers?

Thanks!

--Jeff

Thanks for this, Jeff. I'm currently looking at this one myself:

ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ LGA 1151 Intel Z170

Your thoughts are welcome. I do like that Sabretooth, but it only has one M.2 connection, and I'd really like two (one for each SSD).

 

[Stansted]

Jeff,

I've swapped my MOBO choice to the newer version of your Sabretooth. Looking at the Z270 version. Are you perhaps aware of any decisive reasons not to do that?