Comments on: How to Build a Hackintosh

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:26 +0000

Hi, I was just wondering if there were any success/fail stories out there with an explanation besides faulty parts. Were any of the instructions bad, or is the whole thing compatible? I was just making sure before I commit myself to this as a Summer project

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the raw need for power | shakefree | visualising stories — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:23 +0000

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By: Samuel Hall

Samuel Hall — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:54:34 +0000

I’m building a machine with the Hac Pro parts and having the same issue as here: http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1843243&mpage=1

Seems like the power supply in the parts list might not be right for the motherboard. Thoughts?

Thanks.

By: Tom L

Tom L — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:26:09 +0000

I am writing this from the Hack Pro I started putting together yesterday and finished up today.
I’m replacing a 2006 Mac Pro Tower. Old Mac <5000 Geekbench, new Hack – 14071 Geekbench. Very pleased.
It was a bit like putting Ikea furniture for me. I've been dabbling inside computers for a long time, but never put one together from parts before. More than a few times the pictures don't quite match the parts, or the explanation isn't quite as clear as I'd wish.
Soup to nuts (minus software) <$2000 via Amazon. You'd have to spend 2x that to match the speed with a Mac.
Minor issues – retainer that holds the heat exchanger on the CPU is not snug, seems to be working correctly, but I wish it was tight with screws tightened up.
Thunderbolt cable (from LaCie) doesn't fit with Thunderbolt port on MB.
Machine reboots, instead of shutting down if the Bluetooth USB dongle is in a USB3 port. Shuts down correctly if Bluetooth gadget in USB2 port.
Minor, minor issue – RAM is listed 2x on the HackPro wish list. Spotted it after I ordered, but caught it before it shipped.
Thanks for the documentation -

By: Dirk

Dirk — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:01:39 +0000

I looked up the prices of all of the components and discovered that the costs of a hac pro in combination with a 27″ display is not a low as you think it would be. (€ 1500 without display, €2500 iMac with better gpu, but less RAM) Of course expandability and customization is an advantage. I was wondering what did you pay for your hack pro?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:03:12 +0000

Is everything still up to date, as far as the hardware that needs to be purchased?

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Yes, a normal human can build a Hackintosh. – Nick Busse — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:32:33 +0000

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By: karl

karl — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:43:01 +0000

I use all sorts of avid software on my Hackintosh. Works without a hitch. Computers are computers, and the high end mac pro’s use “pc world” pcu’s and gpu’s. You can’t go wrong. Hope this helps.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:03:08 +0000

Just finished building my hackintosh a few days ago and it runs like a dream, cost around £750 and is superb, running FCP 7 and Adobe CS6 perfectly.

By: So I want to build a 'Hackingtosh'

So I want to build a 'Hackingtosh' — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:53:45 +0000

[...] a few articles online about building a hackingtosh tower (this one is rather helpful I thought: How to Build a Hackintosh – nofilmschool) As I'd love something I can upgrade, which always bugged me about the iMac. Now I've never built [...]

By: Unibeast install can't find hard drive.

Unibeast install can't find hard drive. — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:09:43 +0000

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By: Hackintosh en español: construye tu propio Mac Pro - D2VISUAL

Hackintosh en español: construye tu propio Mac Pro - D2VISUAL — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:53:45 +0000

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By: Will not boot outside of Safe mode.

Will not boot outside of Safe mode. — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:04:49 +0000

[...] from a flash drive with UniBeast, That worked smoothly. I followed the NoFilmSchool blog here http://nofilmschool.com/build-a-hackintosh/ and purchased all the parts from the list. They are as follow. CPU Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core [...]

By: The ultimate FCPX hackingtosh...

The ultimate FCPX hackingtosh... — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:22:55 +0000

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:48:52 +0000

Thank you for such a great guide! I followed your instructions for the Hack Pro (choosing the 1gb video card) and it is amazing fast! Thank you for putting this together!
I do have an issue though which I’m stuck on and hoping you (or someone) may have the answer for:
My video playback (both local and streaming) is very choppy, and the audio has a faint popping.
Booting into Safe Boot, the video plays fine, but the sound card doesn’t show up in system preferences – only system profiler.
I did search through TonyMac, and was unable to find a solution that worked for me. I was hoping since I used the same build you did, you may have stumbled across this and have a solution.
thanks!