- Joined
- May 14, 2021
- Messages
- 1
- Motherboard
- ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97
- CPU
- i7-4790K
- Graphics
- GTX 780 Ti
Hi All,
I have previously successfully deployed this machine as a Hackintosh - I'm fairly sure it was running El Capitan although cannot be sure. I returned to the PC platform as I had upgraded the 780 Ti to a 2080 super for video work but I will soon be upgrading the CPU to a Ryzen 7 and x570 chipset mobo.
I will therefore be left with my old Hackintosh hardware which I would like to build into a new tower and Ideally run Catalina.
The full system specs are currently:
i7 4790k
Asus Maximus Hero VII z97 1150 socket
Gtx 780 Ti
16GB DDR3
SATA SSDs
I want to create the most stable platform possible as I am planning to use this as my main music workstation (replacing my tired 2015 MacBook pro which this build used to run circles around). I still have the successful old Hackintoshssssss boot SSD which I imagine I will be able to transplant into the new tower along with the old hardware it initially ran on and boot up my old system. From there I can rescue any old music files to backup before performing the update.
Now I have 3 main questions before embarking on this project:
1. My Old Hackintosh would periodically crash with a kernel panic - it wasn't often enough for me to bother fixing to my shame and autosave always had my back - however, I would like to "do things properly" if possible this time. I seemed to have a few issues with USB bandwidth which I suspected could be part of the problem - Also when booting the machine if it was powered down - I had to ensure all USB hard drives were unplugged - Are these usual problems or have I messed something up?
2. given the above would you recommend a fresh install of Catalina as if this were a new build - or would it be better to upgrade the OS from whichever it currently is (10.10,11,12 or 13) to 10.14?
3. I would like to upgrade the amount of RAM in the machine to 32gb which I believe is the maximum supported by the z97 platform. Should this be fine and which speeds/kits would you recommend?
I plan to undertake this project over the next few months. I am interested in solving a lot of the niggles I experienced previously while deploying a Hackintosh. I am not so desperate for iMessage, facetime to work in particular, however, I would like to get Bluetooth working to use a magic trackpad and keyboard if possible.
I appreciate that I may need to lean on the collective experience of this forum's members and would like to thank you all in advance.
Many thanks,
K
I have previously successfully deployed this machine as a Hackintosh - I'm fairly sure it was running El Capitan although cannot be sure. I returned to the PC platform as I had upgraded the 780 Ti to a 2080 super for video work but I will soon be upgrading the CPU to a Ryzen 7 and x570 chipset mobo.
I will therefore be left with my old Hackintosh hardware which I would like to build into a new tower and Ideally run Catalina.
The full system specs are currently:
i7 4790k
Asus Maximus Hero VII z97 1150 socket
Gtx 780 Ti
16GB DDR3
SATA SSDs
I want to create the most stable platform possible as I am planning to use this as my main music workstation (replacing my tired 2015 MacBook pro which this build used to run circles around). I still have the successful old Hackintoshssssss boot SSD which I imagine I will be able to transplant into the new tower along with the old hardware it initially ran on and boot up my old system. From there I can rescue any old music files to backup before performing the update.
Now I have 3 main questions before embarking on this project:
1. My Old Hackintosh would periodically crash with a kernel panic - it wasn't often enough for me to bother fixing to my shame and autosave always had my back - however, I would like to "do things properly" if possible this time. I seemed to have a few issues with USB bandwidth which I suspected could be part of the problem - Also when booting the machine if it was powered down - I had to ensure all USB hard drives were unplugged - Are these usual problems or have I messed something up?
2. given the above would you recommend a fresh install of Catalina as if this were a new build - or would it be better to upgrade the OS from whichever it currently is (10.10,11,12 or 13) to 10.14?
3. I would like to upgrade the amount of RAM in the machine to 32gb which I believe is the maximum supported by the z97 platform. Should this be fine and which speeds/kits would you recommend?
I plan to undertake this project over the next few months. I am interested in solving a lot of the niggles I experienced previously while deploying a Hackintosh. I am not so desperate for iMessage, facetime to work in particular, however, I would like to get Bluetooth working to use a magic trackpad and keyboard if possible.
I appreciate that I may need to lean on the collective experience of this forum's members and would like to thank you all in advance.
Many thanks,
K
