Before You Hackintosh - Compatibility, Process, and Future of Hackintoshing

[@vankoscott1]

How old are you dude? I hope you get a good job as an engineer! You are a smart guy! Keep up the good work with the tutorials and information that you share with us!

[@rishikanchi4]

Every person trying to hackintosh *needs* to watch this video. Thanks for telling me the pros and cons of hackintoshing. Finally, I decided against it because I am not a person who knew everything about my computer when I bought it. I am just going to stick to Windows as there are only a few things that I needed from MacOS and it is not worth the trouble [for me]. Thanks a LOT Brandon!!!

[@adriancoanda9227]

If you have 128 GB RAM machine with Intel® Xeon® W-3375 Processor (57M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) cpu well setup wirtualisation and run mac os in vm

[@maximum4615]

Fellow laptop hackintosher here, and I fully agree with your comments in this video. Desktop hackintoshing is definitely more straightforward in a lot of ways, there are less kexts and SSDTs you need to use, stuff like understanding battery patching or dealing with a non-functional trackpad can't set you back and dualbooting is much easier because most laptops only have space for one drive, while desktops can hold way more. If you're unsure about hackintoshing and want to try it out in the simplest way possible, then do it on an Intel desktop PC.

[@LGSpier]

Your videos are great and underrated sir! Keep the work up! 👍

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

You’re very wise for your age. The problem with Hackintoshing is the amount of time one must put into it to make it work. Every computer is different and there’s not one particular guide where size fits all, and frustration kicks in, so I don’t mind people asking for help, what I don’t like is how Apple quits supporting their older computers after 7 years or so, they’ve had so many different OS’s I have lost count. I was once in a fisherman‘s club and the instructor said, listen if you think it’s cheaper to go out to the ocean and catch your own fish than buying fish from the fish market, you’re losing your mind, don’t buy a boat and don’t buy the equipment and the rigs and all that, because it’s much cheaper to buy fish from the supermarket as opposed to burning fuel all day and all that, now if you’re in it for the excitement, well that’s a different story. For Hackintosh, if you’re not doing it for fun and learning, it’s not worth doing it, it’s much cheaper to go out and buy a Mac or a Mac mini. I’ve been using a hackintosh on a nice build for 9 years using Mavericks. Unfortunately, my browsers won’t update any longer and I can’t watch Netflix this year on any of my Browsers.

[@vgx-sam8164]

After 2years of pathway of hackintosh things have really changes for good Writing this from a amd ryzentosh { Laptop } with full on graphics acceleration 🌞

[@abdurrafaybhatti5498]

Btw I hackintoshed my laptop using your video guide and my brain 😆. Thanks man

[@BrandonYen]

Awesome! Always glad to see a fellow hackintosher

[@abdurrafaybhatti5498]

I’m discovering a way to create apple ids in bulk without 2 fa. Moreover, I also successfully booted macOS in vmware with custom serial and model

[@xdash5833]

@@abdurrafaybhatti5498 Which video did u watched to build your hackintosh pls send link im also a laptop user

[@pepeshopping]

I thought about it and hit all the software and files ready, but then, I came to these conclusions: - There is nothing that I need or miss from a Mac - I love a good challenge, but if it is not reliable and other apps may also fail, I don’t have the time for that. - It’s an Apple. And they love forcing their ways onto you. - Windows, Linux and Unix have and do everything that I need.

[@mikepxg6406]

All great advice. I have Hackintoshed a couple of laptops it was very difficult and the end experience was not great. But at least I did it. Better off buying a used MacBook it will be far better.

[@more.power.]

Thanks Brandon you answered many of my questions

[@ahmedsaaid7268]

1st you are amazing in explaining how to setup Hackintosh 2nd I wanna Hackintosh Catalina on my pc and its Graphic card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and, Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Thanks a lot

[@jaecity02]

Neither the CPU or GPU will work. I would take Brandon's advice and do some research with the Dortania Guide link he posted. It'll take 2 hours of your time probably.

[@walterhaase]

@@jaecity02 Wrong. You can Hackintosh a Ryzen easy. GPU will not work past High Sierra

[@jaecity02]

@@walterhaase I see, I’m not sure about your CPU statement but you’re right about the GPU. My mistake.

[@walterhaase]

@@jaecity02 I've done many Ryzentosh's. 100's of videos on KZbin to do it. The downside is some Adobe apps do not work. I also ran into a couple other apps that would just not install. But for the basics, it worked perfect using Opencore. Their documentation walks you through it.

[@igorsok81]

Hi Brandon i have question will Thunderbolt Display Mode work up to generation 3 and will i have to buy pcie thunderbolt card also did you managed to get Target Disk Mode firmware to boot hackintosh in transfer mode or this is only on Mac Machines firmware regards

[@ALlixior]

Actually it is possible install macOS on laptop I have installed macos on laptop but it was vary tricky even for me an experienced person it was a heck of a day but he’s doing a desktop install so it’s a different hardware compatible install this video is great 👍🏻 I love the heads up for people who are unaware

[@mckendrybade621]

Hey Brandon, I was hoping to get some advice. I first gotta let you know how much I appreciate what you're doing. It's refreshing to hear an expert be so encouraging, yet so straightforward about the dangers and effort involved in pursuing their expertise. Please keep educating! Now, to the advice..... I've always used Mac - never touched Windows until now (just built my first pc). I am constantly video editing and doing music production on my Macbook for my company and have made serious strides just through streamlining my workflow. My question: Would you say that Hackintoshing would be a productive decision for me? My appeal for Hackintoshing is purely about familiarity. Is saving myself the time it takes to learn a new operating system a good reason to Hackintosh? I'd love to hear your advice. Again, thanks a ton for everything you've taught me already!

[@TheKpowerr]

Hey Brandon, what kind of issues did you encounter with Adobe apps with AMD? I am thinking about hackintoshing my Ryzen 3900x for video editing.

[@soygoyano]

Hi Brandon, thanks a lot for your great work and, of course, sharing it with the community. I have a question, I built a hackintosh with an intel z490 motherboard with integrated video (630), I can't to make it work the wake up after sleep, video stays blank. Is it still a not resolved issue or is there some tweaks I can try? Are you aware of sleep/wake working on integrated intel video? Thanks a lot in advance, Leo.

[@BrandonYen]

Hello! Would you mind joining my discord server from the description? I can help you out better there.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I enjoyed your points in this video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and happy hacking.

[@vanditshah2355]

Does the graphic card matter as most of us have the higher versions of Nvidia rtx so would we be able to hackintosh .

[@elchicovip01]

About single thread performance you are half right. Smt provides a 25% (intel) to 35% (amd) performance boost. You can disable smt and gain about 5% to 10% more performance since smt is not using that power. Smt was invented to fix some efficiency.

[@elchicovip01]

Nvm, you kinda adressed it.

[@megatronskneecap]

This is an amazing video and everybody attempting to hackintosh (beginners) should watch this video. Being lazy is something that none likes whatever the situation but being lazy here can result in awful sitiuations. Things like Narish and Oralia just compile a bunch of configs, SSDTs and kexts into one image which means they have done the work for you. It's like trusting your dumb classmate todo your homework - Facts probably won't be right at all or plagirised from the internet. But with "pre-made" MacOS images for Hackintosh that's a virus that can spread across networks. *Just watch this much needed guide and don't use "pre-built hackintosh images*

[@abhishekshukla2745]

Hey Brandon Should I buy Apple MacBook Pro 16 inch in 2021 or should wait till nov 2021. If yes till when will intel based MacBooks will receive updates.

[@kuki538]

wait for new processor will be worthy, if u already have a system for while

[@nolimittech9393]

thanx for your effort keep it up i want to ask you dose hackintosh work on a fujitsu lifebook a514 i3 4005u 4gb ram ?

[@ReceptiveRaptor]

did you watch the video lol

[@nolimittech9393]

@@ReceptiveRaptor you are so silly sure i do but i didnt make it i still face some problems for the boot etc so thats why iv asked

[@ReceptiveRaptor]

@@nolimittech9393 he said in the video "my guides might work for laptops". (paraphrased) So you must not have watched it. He also links to a guide that might work for a laptop. Yes I'm so silly because I can use ears :O.

[@pushkarshendre7650]

New sub

[@Daniel-vk7rr]

I liked this video just by reading the title. Big respect for sharing this video and I really like how you address the weebs in the beginning. Just curious about one thing though. How is your audio so shitty when using a Yeti?

[@priyankshishodia1133]

Hi , is gtx650 supported? And will it work with amd ryzen?

[@Selvanii]

Bro just look at the video

[@beenisweenis3186]

W VIDEO

[@hannahmillington5781]

Hackintosh is so tricky, everyone's system is different and one thing that works for one won't necessarily work on another

[@rubybirdy]

ok but can you hackintosh a laptop with this guide

[@rubybirdy]

/j

[@mussampuzu3482]

how about this computer of mine System Model Inspiron 5537 System Type x64-based PC System SKU Inspiron 5537 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz, 2301 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A07, 12/11/2013 SMBIOS Version 2.7 Embedded Controller Version 1.01 BIOS Mode UEFI

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

Time is money!

[@HONEYBADGER210]

Due to the fact that AMD GPU are hard to come by..Is there by chance ann Nvidia GPu Might work and what gpu that may be?

[@larrylclappjr]

nVidia GTX650, 680 work. I think 660 does too. Use gpu's from list of actual Macs, and there OS support will limit you as well.

[@DavidVerified]

Wheres the link to the video to fix icloud services? I tried everything and youre my last hope😭

[@BrandonYen]

Check the Google Doc. It has the guide listed, and the Dortania Guide also has a guide on fixing iServices as well.

[@DavidVerified]

@@BrandonYen Alright thank you!!

[@84Actionjack]

Good points all but some just need a production machine they can afford.

[@BrandonYen]

It's even more crucial that they understand how a hackintosh works then.

[@84Actionjack]

@@BrandonYen Not crucial to understand a MAC when production is the goal, so ditto when production needs exceed the wallet's capacity. That's all I'm saying.

[@BrandonYen]

It’s not about understanding the OS, it’s knowing how to maintain a hackintosh. Otherwise, you should be looking at a real Mac.

[@84Actionjack]

@@BrandonYen Example: My cousin's MAC died and she had both financial challenges, financial obligations and work opportunity. She couldn't afford to look at a real MAC and she's not technical so she looked to me to build and ship her one. It's called life!

[@BrandonYen]

That’s perfectly fine, as long as you have someone who is able to properly manage it. I do not provide support for anyone who is not willing to learn about hackintoshing.

[@bamber119]

Brandon I don't feel the last of your who shouldn't be mackintosh is fair, if you don't ask or able to ask for help then you will remain none knowledgable in such things. A lot of experience I have is due to the help and advice of others. You grow with wisdom if you know when to ask a question..

[@BrandonYen]

In the video, I was not saying asking for help is bad by any means. But it feels like a lot of people just want the easy way in, to _always_ rely on others' premade efi's, simple hackintosh tools, etc. For example, one of the things I mentioned in the video was, if you don't know things like your cpu generation and you can't be bothered to search various details up, then you shouldn't be hackintoshing. It doesn't mean that you can't research those things and learn, but a lot of people just want to jump in without any knowledge of what they're doing.

[@bamber119]

@@BrandonYen thanks for the clarification. tbh I attempted various times to make a hackintosh via windows but failed miserably and couldn’t even get it to boot. I then followed a different route using my MacBook Pro and OC gen X Mac app and although I still had to check all config settings were right through the OC guide, I got it to work with a dual boot system. I’m not easily defeated but I was very much so with the windows OC...

[@lafarga2330]

the audio mix here is terrible!

[@taguotafecedric8690]

You're a great guy. You master your topic. But hace mercy on the lazy people.🤭

[@HtpAnimations]

For adobe apps you can use lutris paried with de wine and do in de termaren (1. cd WEREYOUHAVEADOBEAPP) then (2. wine ADOBEAPPNAME.FILEEXE) and then use lutris with lgtfa on