i5-4570 and GTX 750Ti - [ Hackintosh Help ]

[Mahrom]

Hello, I need help setting up a Hackintosh and Win 8 Dual-Boot system.
I want to use Windows for gaming and Mac OS for a few apps like Photoshop, Illustrator and scketch3.

My sistem has the following components :

CPU : Intel i5-4570
GPU : Nvidia GTX 750 Ti
MOBO : GA-P85-D3 with the latest bios version ( F6 )
RAM : 2x 4gb Crucial Ballistix Tactical CL8 1600Mhz
SSD : 840 EVO ( But I want to instal Mac os on an HDD for now )
HDD : I have some old HDD's that I will change soon : 1x 250gb and 1x 320gb (running slow right now...)
PSU : Super Flower Golden Green HX, 500w - Gold certified

Can I instal Mavericks on it since is a haswell based CPU ?
Any ways to make the 750Ti work well ?
Also, can I use a partition built with Easy BCD to boot the installer ?
I don't own an 8-16gb stick or a DVD RW.

 

[Adrian B]

Hello, I need help setting up a Hackintosh and Win 8 Dual-Boot system.
I want to use Windows for gaming and Mac OS for a few apps like Photoshop, Illustrator and scketch3.

My sistem has the following components :

CPU : Intel i5-4570
GPU : Nvidia GTX 750 Ti
MOBO : GA-P85-D3 with the latest bios version ( F6 )
RAM : 2x 4gb Crucial Ballistix Tactical CL8 1600Mhz
SSD : 840 EVO ( But I want to instal Mac os on an HDD for now )
HDD : I have some old HDD's that I will change soon : 1x 250gb and 1x 320gb (running slow right now...)
PSU : Super Flower Golden Green HX, 500w - Gold certified

Can I instal Mavericks on it since is a haswell based CPU ?

Your motherboard is based on the Haswell B85 chip set and has ALC887 audio and Realtek ethernet. So far so good.

Any ways to make the 750Ti work well ?

None at present as there is no proper support. You can try using the onboard HD4600 graphics for now, there should be support later this year when Apple release new iMacs.

Also, can I use a partition built with Easy BCD to boot the installer ?

The OS X installer is capable of handling the partitioning of the drive for OS X. Just make sure that there is no data on the drive that you wish to keep. Read through the threads regarding dual booting with Windows:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/forum.php

I don't own an 8-16gb stick or a DVD RW.

You will need an 8-16GB USB stick at the very least. If you do not have access to a Mac/PC Mac that is capable of running Mavericks for you to download your own copy from the MAS, then you will need a retail copy of Snow Leopard and a blank CD to use iBoot. See http://www.tonymacx86.com/announcements/115286-iboot-haswell-1-0-1-update.html

Good luck

Adrian B

 

[Mahrom]

Thank you for all the help and information Adrian !
Now I know where to start from

You can close the topic if you want !