- Joined
- Apr 7, 2020
- Messages
- 15
- Motherboard
- Asus TUF z390 Pro Gaming
- CPU
- i9-9900K
- Graphics
- RX 580
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Pointless backstory: I'm a software engineer, and I have been pegging out the 16GB RAM in my 2018 Macbook Pro doing JavaScript with 5 workspaces and like 70 Chrome tabs and VS Code with Webpack 24/7, so I'm planning to hackintosh a collection of parts I already have plus some new ones. At the moment, I have some specific questions I need to figure out.
Based on my research, it seems like I will have a good chance at success if I run the mobo/cpu combo:
- Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi
- Intel i9-9900k
What I'm looking for is a straight-forward install, so I'm wondering about these parts:
- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 266 (that's a 32x1 chip)
- Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0
- eVGA GTX 660
The RAM was in a supported list for the motherboard, so I'm currently assuming it should be fine.
The M.2 SSD gives me some anxiety because I'm not sure if it will "just work" or "be horrific for a hackintosh noob"
The GTX 660 graphic card I already have sitting around. It gives me some anxiety currently because it's not ATI.
In conclusion, can anyone speak to my concerns here with some helpful info? I can and will use the site's search functions, but since this is my first hackintosh, I would greatly appreciate being told about any critical keywords and things I need to know about.
I'm still looking for a guide and set of steps I can follow. If anyone has a URL laying around for High Sierra or Mojave, I am initially looking at those. I need to know if the GTX 660 will work or if I should just buy something like a Radeon 580 to achieve the "smooth install" process. I know the motherboard has onboard gfx, so I might be able to rely on that, but I'd really like to know if there's a cost effective graphic card I can buy that will keep everything simple.
Based on my research, it seems like I will have a good chance at success if I run the mobo/cpu combo:
- Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi
- Intel i9-9900k
What I'm looking for is a straight-forward install, so I'm wondering about these parts:
- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 266 (that's a 32x1 chip)
- Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0
- eVGA GTX 660
The RAM was in a supported list for the motherboard, so I'm currently assuming it should be fine.
The M.2 SSD gives me some anxiety because I'm not sure if it will "just work" or "be horrific for a hackintosh noob"
The GTX 660 graphic card I already have sitting around. It gives me some anxiety currently because it's not ATI.
In conclusion, can anyone speak to my concerns here with some helpful info? I can and will use the site's search functions, but since this is my first hackintosh, I would greatly appreciate being told about any critical keywords and things I need to know about.
I'm still looking for a guide and set of steps I can follow. If anyone has a URL laying around for High Sierra or Mojave, I am initially looking at those. I need to know if the GTX 660 will work or if I should just buy something like a Radeon 580 to achieve the "smooth install" process. I know the motherboard has onboard gfx, so I might be able to rely on that, but I'd really like to know if there's a cost effective graphic card I can buy that will keep everything simple.