Hackintosh? worth it?

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Fouldss

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Just bought an AMD Phenom II x2 555 BE although I now want to build a hackintosh and I have read on many forums discussing this that it is much easier to do so with an intel processor. Just looking for views on whether or not I should try and sell my current items and buy a new intel processor and motherboard to make succesful hackintosh.

Current setup
AMD Phenom II X2 555 unlocked to 4 cores @ 3.4Ghz
Asus M4A88TD-M EVO
 
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cotak13

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Question is why not just buy a mac? If your intent is to actually use a mac you should seriously consider that. The point of using a Mac is like having a cleaning lady. Things you don't want to bother thinking about is handled for you.

Hackintosh isn't popular because well if you are willing to deal with little nitty gritty things with your computer, windows really isn't that bad at all.
 
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Fouldss

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I also wanted to run windows 7 which is what I am running atm. looking to dual boot mac osx with windows 7 possibly triple with linux also. Although I have never actually used linux
 
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T101

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I am running a hackintosh, as my second system, just because I was curious about the mac. And well. It is worth it. I recommend getting a P45 Motherboard like the P5Q Deluxe that I am using, and yes. you NEED an intel processor. To much hassle with anything else. Using OS X is something I do for watching movies, chatting, etc. Since it is a very sturdy os that just works. It is far more easy to use and deal with than any linux distro I have ever tried.

Gaming I do in windows 7. A simple reboot and selecting windows on the other harddrive from Chameleon (boot loader), and I am in windows. Easy as pie. If you need any help with setting it up. You can contact me. You need a licensed copy OS X though. It is a bit sketchy territory doing this. But it works fabulously.

You get a wickedly powerful MAC going down the hackintosh route. Compared if you spend the same amount of cash on buying a mac. But you also get the hassle of selecting the right components to get it to work, and dealing with tweaking certain aspects of the OS to get full functionality for networking, sound, etc. It is not difficult. You just need to prepare well in advance on what you need and read up on it.
 
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Fouldss

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How is support for the sandy bridge processors just when I priced intel processors these do not seem much more expensive than the older processors.
 
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T101

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Sandy Bridge is not supported yet. It has been made to work by patching the kernel. Something you want to avoid if you want it to be as close to a mac as possible. I guess when Apple start using Sandy Bridge there will be official support for it. Until then you have to deal with patching the kernel to get it to work.

That said. I think I am going to try and install it tonight, just to see how it goes ;)
 
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Fouldss

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How long do you expect it to take until apple launch sandy bridge macs then? near future or would I have to wait a while for a stable osx on sandy bridge.
 
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T101

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I dont even dare to guess at that one. I am writing this now from my hackintosh, as I am preparing my sandy bridge rig for installing OS X. I will report back later with information on how well I succeeded.

Will apply use Sandy Bridge? Of course they will. Intel is not going to continue manufacturing the old core i5 and core i7s. It is just a matter of time.

I dont know what your budget is. But if you want to get a sandy bridge system for gaming. I think you should. And then perhaps pick up a second hand Core2Quad system with P45 chipset to build a hackintosh as a secondary system. That is the safe bet to get a hackintosh now (and it will be fast enough for everything you can do in OS X). Later down the road you can migrate to Sandy Bridge with your OS X installation.

Before you do anything at all, I recommend you use google and search on osx86 project, Hackintosh, etc. And read everything you can find about it. So you get a good understanding of what it entails, and what hardware you need that is supported to get the least painful hackintosh build. Building a hackintosh is something you do because you want to learn, and want to try something different. It is not something you do because you expect to have a very simple and need-to-learn-nothing user experience. If that is what you need, then buying an original macintosh is a much better bet.
 
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T101

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I will. I am just setting up the partitions etc. right now. Since OS X can not see an intel matrix raid (you can not run the sata controllers in raid mode with the intel controller, since it is a software based raid).
 
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I don't really like OS X, but I do have a VMware instance of OS X installed. The sound doesn't work (yet) but pretty much everything else does. The reason I use it is (believe it or not) there are a few programs that I'm using that DON'T have Windows (or Linux) versions...


I used this guide: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware


I also have a netbook that I've previously gotten OSX working on (OSX actually runs really well on an Atom, sound, wireless, sleep, everything) but I removed it and slapped Win7 Starter back on it :-D
 
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T101

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VMWare is a good way to test your waters with first before actually building a hackintosh. Though I think it is a bit more difficult getting it to run on OS X than actual hardware.
 
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T101

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I had to abandon that project right now, because it would have forced me to split up my raid array, which I dont have the time to rearrange at the moment. Sorry I could not give you a quick answer. The installer etc. boots, and finds the harddrives that are on the Intel controller if you set it to AHCI mode. I dont know if it can progress further. I will investigate it some weekend when I dont need the information currently on my raid array.
 
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@T101 I have the same motherboard P5Q deluxe and i was thinking of installing snow leopard on it. Can you help me with it. I have previously tried it with VMWare and i was able to run everything fine, except graphics and some random crash on sleep.

Can you confirm if everything works fine on your P5Q, and if anything does not work?
 
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So what happens when you install or try to install OSX on an AMD chip? I thought it was all x86, would it not work? Or is it one of these things where it would work but OSX specifically checks for an intel CPU?
 
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nanaki333

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Maximilian said:
So what happens when you install or try to install OSX on an AMD chip? I thought it was all x86, would it not work? Or is it one of these things where it would work but OSX specifically checks for an intel CPU?
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it's not worth it to try on an AMD. too many custom drivers and patches yo have to use. like mentioned, do a google search and you can find what intel boards you can flash with the EFI stuff and do a direct install from the OSX disc and get updates.
 
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adlep said:
Have to agree, but Apple will slap the project with cease and decease letter soon.
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Well they should be able to just post the sources and let everyone compile it themselves, which should be allowed.
 
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Hank77

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I've had a hackintoshed Dell Mini 9 for just under two years now. At the time, I specifically bought it so it could be hackintoshed. I started using my Macbook for work, so I needed something else for personal use.

The Dell Mini 9 was a cheap "replacement" for the Macbook which was re-purposed for my job after I almost threw my thinkpad out the window.

I wanted to tackle a hackintosh desktop, but it looked like a bit too much work to pull together just the right components. With that said, if I needed a machine with computing power, I would probably go down this path instead of buying a Mac Pro.
 
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