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Hello,
I need to have some purchasing advice for a future hackintosh build. I am currently running an Intel Xeon e5450 Socket 771 in a Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR Socket 775 motherboard. Originally, I was going to order a Core 2 Quad CPU, but stumbled across a posting on ebay for the Xeon e5450 CPU. It has been running great! I got a specially modded cpu that will fit in either socket with no special modding.
My question is this - I've read and seen online that it is possible to run Mac OSX on Xeon CPUs. I know that the Mac Pros have been using them for years. The latest iMac Pro uses a socket 1151 CPU and currently use an i7. There are currently Xeons that are made for this socket. Is it possible to get a motherboard listed in your online guides and use a Xeon CPU instead of an i7?
Building a hackintosh is always a superb idea, but it would be much cooler if I had one running on a Xeon CPU rather than a desktop i7. You know, like the REAL Mac Pros use.
I am welcome to tips, advice, feedback, etc. Please send them forward so I can plan and make a educated decision. Also, is it possible to put an 8-core cpu like the Xeon e3-1245 v6 in a supported board? This baby is an 8 core cpu.
Hoping to hear from anyone soon.
ps. I did a bit of research and have found this motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-H270M-DS2H
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128979
I'd like to use this CPU:
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/xeon/e3-processors/e3-1245-v6.html
Will the H270 chipset support this Xeon CPU?
I need to have some purchasing advice for a future hackintosh build. I am currently running an Intel Xeon e5450 Socket 771 in a Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR Socket 775 motherboard. Originally, I was going to order a Core 2 Quad CPU, but stumbled across a posting on ebay for the Xeon e5450 CPU. It has been running great! I got a specially modded cpu that will fit in either socket with no special modding.
My question is this - I've read and seen online that it is possible to run Mac OSX on Xeon CPUs. I know that the Mac Pros have been using them for years. The latest iMac Pro uses a socket 1151 CPU and currently use an i7. There are currently Xeons that are made for this socket. Is it possible to get a motherboard listed in your online guides and use a Xeon CPU instead of an i7?
Building a hackintosh is always a superb idea, but it would be much cooler if I had one running on a Xeon CPU rather than a desktop i7. You know, like the REAL Mac Pros use.
I am welcome to tips, advice, feedback, etc. Please send them forward so I can plan and make a educated decision. Also, is it possible to put an 8-core cpu like the Xeon e3-1245 v6 in a supported board? This baby is an 8 core cpu.
Hoping to hear from anyone soon.
ps. I did a bit of research and have found this motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-H270M-DS2H
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128979
I'd like to use this CPU:
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/xeon/e3-processors/e3-1245-v6.html
Will the H270 chipset support this Xeon CPU?
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