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- Motherboard
- ASUS PRIME Z490-A LGA 1200
- CPU
- Intel i7-10700k
- Graphics
- ASUS AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I'm making considerations for a Hackintosh build in the very near future and I'm inclined to carefully consider the version of macOS I plan on installing while making the purchases.
The broad strokes are as follows:
My fantasy build would involve contemporary hardware (LGA 1200 Intel chips and motherboards) and having the option to boot into Sierra on one drive and also newer versions like Big Sur on another drive.
So, is this possible? Or are Hackintoshes limited in the same way as Macs in the sense that they can only operate with an OS contemporary with the hardware?
Please forgive any naiveté on my part if the answer is obvious. I'm comfortable building PCs and following installation guides; my first experience with running Snow Leopard on a Dell netbook worked a treat since it was known for having zero issues between the OS and hardware. These days, however, the prospect of using custom and experimental kexts and the like are beyond anything I've done before. In closing, thank you all so much for your insight and hardwork!
The broad strokes are as follows:
- Sierra is the "sweet spot" OS for using older Adobe software I own and want to continue using.
- Official Apple hardware is known for having the ability to roll back to its originally installed OS, but newer hardware can't be "degraded" to earlier versions of macOS
My fantasy build would involve contemporary hardware (LGA 1200 Intel chips and motherboards) and having the option to boot into Sierra on one drive and also newer versions like Big Sur on another drive.
So, is this possible? Or are Hackintoshes limited in the same way as Macs in the sense that they can only operate with an OS contemporary with the hardware?
Please forgive any naiveté on my part if the answer is obvious. I'm comfortable building PCs and following installation guides; my first experience with running Snow Leopard on a Dell netbook worked a treat since it was known for having zero issues between the OS and hardware. These days, however, the prospect of using custom and experimental kexts and the like are beyond anything I've done before. In closing, thank you all so much for your insight and hardwork!