Is Unibeast still applicable? I have yet to do a Z490 install but I have been reading the Dortania guide (my understanding is that 10th gen Intel hacks have to be done via OpenCore) and I don't remember seeing Unibeast as a tool to use there.
OK, I am a total noob here, when it comes to OS X on a PC.
I didn't have a desktop PC (other than in storage), since the 90s. Then a few Dell laptops until I changed to Mac and iOS in 2008. I stopped when it was Windows XP and 7. BIOS, drivers, Windows updates, PCI boards ... all these things are decades behind me.
Trying to catch up.
Yes, I used UniBeast / MultiBeast (didn't get to the latter one yet, obviously). It seems I need to go read all the
OpenCore documentation and start over, doing it that way instead. I hope I can get this to work in a stable way.
I will NOT use this computer for my primary tasks like mail, documents and other such daily tasks, but rather for various research (where I need Windows, LINUX as well as OS X, on and off). Each OS will be on it's own drive, and I am planning to have the LINUX on the HDD drive. When away from home, the computer will most likely idle, booted in Windows, which I can then access remotely (while I have Mac OS X with me, in my MacBook Pro)
Since I didn't get a graphics card yet, just using the on board HDMI -
which card is recommended for this setup (see below) ?
Here is a list of what I have installed:
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-G gaming (Wi-Fi)
- CPU …………. : i9-10900KA 3.7G LGA1200 (KA = Marvel Avengers limited edition but it’s basically a 10900K with added make-up)
- Cooling…….…: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
- Memory……….: Corsair 32G (2 x 16 GB) DDR 3600MHz (can add more later, there are 4 slots)
- SSD………..…..: 2 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB (one for W10, one for OS X)
- HDD…………….: Toshiba Enterprise 6TB SATA3 128MB (for LINUX, and shared extra storage for OS X)
- OS……………….: OS X Catalina 10.15.7 and Windows 10 PRO 64bit ENG OEM
- Power…………..: Corsair RM650-2 80 PLUS GOLD FULLY MODULAR ATX
- Casing…………: Fractal Design DEFINE 7 white
- Monitor…………: Samsung 32” C32T550FDCXXK
The most demanding tasks I will be doing are some ray tracing and rendering. Not the most serious stuff, I know. I am not interested in gaming, but since I am otherwise all Mac, I got this computer to be able to run LINUX and Windows natively. To give out that much for a PC, though, I looked into being able to use it for Mac tasks as well.
What graphics card am I looking for then? I want the least trouble, and not spend too much. I am not looking at 144Hz refresh rate, or the highest possible graphic operations per second. I will likely be adding more screens, but at the moment I only have one.
If I can get the system working, and stable, that's my main goal.
Thank you all, for your efforts, I am using your shared experience and will be happy to share mine, if others can benefit. But remember I am a noob!