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How much effort was required? I'm curious because I've been considering building one for a while, but the reports from idly skimming eg tonymacx86 are all over

by x0x0 10y ago

How much effort was required? I'm curious because I've been considering building one for a while, but the reports from idly skimming eg tonymacx86 are all over the place. Some say as long as you buy from their build guide it's very easy, and some people seem to have tons of problems anyway.

Baeocystin 10y ago
It's fun if it is the project itself. Don't plan on using it for real work unless you like uncertainty or pain with every update, though. I would never use one outside of a hobby as things currently stand.
- jawngee 10y ago
  I use mine every day for work. If you build using Clover only, you can upgrade as soon as Nvidia releases new web drivers (for point updates) straight through the App Store. The only issue is SceneKit based apps.
  - edko 10y ago
    Do you know if SceneKit apps also fail if you only use the integrated GPU?
  - Baeocystin 10y ago
    Sounds like things have improved since I last built one. I personally still wouldn't use something with 'works except for...', but I'm glad it's working for you. And I hope the hackintosh community can push Apple to release something more oriented to the tech crowd.
jawngee 10y ago
My main desktop is a hackintosh. It took maybe an afternoon to build, and then a few more hours to get running. It's been running solid ever since. Everything works (thunderbolt 3, usb 3, sound, airdrop, iMessage, handoff, etc) except you can't use apps that use SceneKit. So iBooks, Xcode instruments and SceneKit editor don't work. You can get them to work, by using Apple's drivers, but its a pita. Some people claim the new nvidia pascal drivers work for SceneKit, but I've not upgraded to a 1080 yet so I can't confirm. This is my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwV6qk https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwV6qk
- pinum 10y ago
  SceneKit apparently works if you enable the Intel iGPU. The issue is related to driver signing; it happens on real Mac hardware too and Nvidia has acknowledged the issue.
johncolanduoni 10y ago
Virtualization (e.g. https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM) can help a lot by reducing your dependence on specific parts. If you stick with an Intel CPU and a motherboard with an IOMMU and a well supported graphics card you're pretty likely to be okay. IOMMU support has gotten to be super common, even on lower end processors and motherboards.
HillaryBriss 10y ago
yeah. i see the same thing. another option besides buying from Apple or building one yourself: go on craigslist and search for hackintoshes. you may find an experienced hackintosher who can build one for you. it's still a little dicey, but there are individuals out there who can create reliable beasts far more powerful than anything Apple sells today. (i'm certainly not one of them. much too conventional. i just buy from Apple.)

by x0x0 10y ago

Baeocystin 10y ago

It's fun if it is the project itself. Don't plan on using it for real work unless you like uncertainty or pain with every update, though. I would never use one outside of a hobby as things currently stand.

jawngee 10y ago
I use mine every day for work. If you build using Clover only, you can upgrade as soon as Nvidia releases new web drivers (for point updates) straight through the App Store. The only issue is SceneKit based apps.
- edko 10y ago
  Do you know if SceneKit apps also fail if you only use the integrated GPU?
- Baeocystin 10y ago
  Sounds like things have improved since I last built one. I personally still wouldn't use something with 'works except for...', but I'm glad it's working for you. And I hope the hackintosh community can push Apple to release something more oriented to the tech crowd.

jawngee 10y ago

My main desktop is a hackintosh. It took maybe an afternoon to build, and then a few more hours to get running. It's been running solid ever since. Everything works (thunderbolt 3, usb 3, sound, airdrop, iMessage, handoff, etc) except you can't use apps that use SceneKit. So iBooks, Xcode instruments and SceneKit editor don't work. You can get them to work, by using Apple's drivers, but its a pita. Some people claim the new nvidia pascal drivers work for SceneKit, but I've not upgraded to a 1080 yet so I can't confirm. This is my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwV6qk https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwV6qk

pinum 10y ago
SceneKit apparently works if you enable the Intel iGPU. The issue is related to driver signing; it happens on real Mac hardware too and Nvidia has acknowledged the issue.

johncolanduoni 10y ago

Virtualization (e.g. https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM) can help a lot by reducing your dependence on specific parts. If you stick with an Intel CPU and a motherboard with an IOMMU and a well supported graphics card you're pretty likely to be okay. IOMMU support has gotten to be super common, even on lower end processors and motherboards.

HillaryBriss 10y ago

yeah. i see the same thing. another option besides buying from Apple or building one yourself: go on craigslist and search for hackintoshes. you may find an experienced hackintosher who can build one for you. it's still a little dicey, but there are individuals out there who can create reliable beasts far more powerful than anything Apple sells today. (i'm certainly not one of them. much too conventional. i just buy from Apple.)