Is A Ryzen Hackintosh Worth It?
Is A Ryzen Hackintosh Worth It?
I’m planning a hacktosh to demonstrate my skills and show that purchasing a Mac Pro in 2017 was a mistake. I enjoy hacking, debugging, and development. Should I choose Ryzen for its strong video editing performance or wait for the X299 to become compatible with Hackintosh? If I opt for Ryzen, why would I tolerate the challenges of getting it to work? Are there other factors I should think about?
You can install Mac Pro models from the 2010s or 2012s and upgrade them with a system featuring two 6-core processors, 64 GB of memory, four HDDs or SSDs, a PCIe SSD, and two GPUs for a powerful setup.
This situation doesn't make sense. Attempting to modify macOS on unsupported devices is risky, often causes driver conflicts, requires disabling security features, and lacks access to current updates—definitely not a worthwhile approach.
Reminder only—while we can talk about OS topics, fixing issues and setting up hardware isn’t permitted here.