Hackintosh

This build will be the Hackintosh

Intuition

Ever since I was a freshman, I've been using my laptop as PC. It's been 5 years and my laptop is still holding up. However, I've switched more and more to using Mac other than using Solidworks and Gaming. My 5 years old laptop is really bad at gaming, nor as easy as MacOS for programming. Therefore, I have decided to build a PC that check my buck list.

Requirements:

  • Runs both MacOS and windows

  • Dedecated graphics card

  • Extra PCI-e slots after pluging in the graphic card

  • Volumn should be as small as possible

  • Watercooled for quietness

  • Low light/ no LED (yes, I actually hate LED as I will be using my PC in my bedroom and any light will disrupt the qulity of my rest)

  • 9th Gen Intel CPU

  • RTX graphics card

Design decisions:

Case:

Cerberus:

Cerberus is one of the crowd funded community PC cases. Because of my requirement of more than one PCI-e slot, I will have to use micro-ATX instead of mini-ITX. Cerberus is the smallest case I can find that supports micro-ATX motherboard. The chassie is build from single sheet of steel being bended and riveted into frame. All side panels can be removed without any tools.



ncase M1 (not selected)

I want the case be as compact as possible. I'm moving around a lot and I'd like the ability to carry it around if needed. The first case I've looked at is ncase M1. It is very popular, has a lot of community supports, holds full size graphics card and even have space for watercooling radiator. However, this case checked all my requirements other except "extra PCI-e slot". I now in the future I will be running wireless VR and additional PCI-e slot is mondatory. I love this case, but have to move on for other options.

Cerberus by sliger
ncase M1

Component list:

hackintosh build



Hackintosh: MacOs setup

Boot sequence

Pre-installation:

  • Bios

  • USB drive

  • Clover

Post-installation:

  • WIFI/Bluetooth/airdrop

  • Graphics card driver

Evaluations:

  • Works

  • Doesn't work


PC internal layout

layouts

Custom tubing

hardline tubing

Common Q&A

ncase M1 (not selected)

I want the case be as compact as possible. I'm moving around a lot and I'd like the ability to carry it around if needed. The first case I've looked at is ncase M1. It is very popular, has a lot of community supports, holds full size graphics card and even have space for watercooling radiator. However, this case checked all my requirements other except "extra PCI-e slot". I now in the future I will be running wireless VR and additional PCI-e slot is mondatory. I love this case, but have to move on for other options.

Cerberus:


Motherboard:

Z390:

Z370:

CPU:

i9 9900k:

i7 9700k:

i7 8700k:

Memory

GPU

Storage