Mavericks and GA-H170N?

[JerrySeinfeld]

Hi all!

First time poster here - I've searched all around the forums but considering the time difference between the hardware and OS, I guess no one else has run into this issue.

Does anyone have any experience/advice with running Mavericks on a GA-H170N build?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015CQ8D9Q/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

I need to use Mavericks (or lower, can't go beyond 10.9) for work. Would this motherboard be compatible with such a build?

Thank you all!

 

[trs96]

No. Can't be done. Try to find a Z68 or H67 chipset motherboard that is compatible with Lion → Mavericks. Also can use Z77/H77 if you can locate one for sale at a reasonable price. Your best bet may be to watch and bid in Ebay auctions. If you can get a new Haswell Z87 motherboard and CPU that will work too but just for Mavericks, not any older OS X versions.

See: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...versions-of-os-x-using-older-chipsets.141225/

I'm running Mavericks on my Sandy Bridge #1 system and it is working flawlessly. The good news is that you can also upgrade these as far as Sierra later on if need be.

 

[Jamesbond007]

Hi all!

First time poster here - I've searched all around the forums but considering the time difference between the hardware and OS, I guess no one else has run into this issue.

Does anyone have any experience/advice with running Mavericks on a GA-H170N build?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015CQ8D9Q/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

I need to use Mavericks (or lower, can't go beyond 10.9) for work. Would this motherboard be compatible with such a build?

Thank you all!

You can't use current hardware (Skylake / Kaby Lake) with Mavericks.

Best bet is to find a Sandy Bridge ( 6 series like H61 / H67 / P67 / Z68 ) / Ivy Bridge ( 7 series like B75 / H77 / Z77 ) motherboard, a corresponding CPU and a compatible graphics card like the Nvidia Kepler series ( GT640 / GTX650 / GTX650 Ti / GTX660 / GTX660 Ti / GTX670 / GTX680 ).

I currently use a Gigabyte P67 motherboard and a GTX660 graphics card. It runs Mountain Lion / Mavericks / Yosemite / El Capitan.

 

[VioletDragon]

You can't use current hardware (Skylake / Kaby Lake) with Mavericks.

Best bet is to find a Sandy Bridge ( 6 series like H61 / H67 / P67 / Z68 ) / Ivy Bridge ( 7 series like B75 / H77 / Z77 ) motherboard, a corresponding CPU and a compatible graphics card like the Nvidia Kepler series ( GT640 / GTX650 / GTX650 Ti / GTX660 / GTX660 Ti / GTX670 / GTX680 ).

I currently use a Gigabyte P67 motherboard and a GTX660 graphics card. It runs Mountain Lion / Mavericks / Yosemite / El Capitan.

Z87 & Z97 would work also.