How to Build a Hackintosh - Step-by-Step Guide (Install MacOS Big Sur on PC)

Save money by building a Hackintosh! Learn how to build a computer with PC parts and install macOS Big Sur using OpenCore.

✏️ Course developed by Beau Carnes.

⭐️ Computer Parts Used ⭐️
🎉 All of this is close to 1/3rd the price of a Mac Pro with comparable specs!
🖱 Processor: Core i9 Octa-core i9-9900K | https://amzn.to/3u4n17T
🖱 Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Motherboard | https://amzn.to/2R3PX17
🖱 Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon 11265-05-20G Pulse RX 580 8GB | https://amzn.to/3e7x5aN
🖱 Ram: HyperX Fury 32GB 3200MHz DDR4 | https://amzn.to/2QyQEji
🖱 Solid State Drive: Sabrent 2TB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 | https://amzn.to/3gKD9HO
🖱 Case: NZXT H510 | https://amzn.to/3aKAudi
🖱 Power supply: Corsair CX Series 650 Watt | https://amzn.to/3vx4Zez
🖱 CPU water cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB V2 | https://amzn.to/3vus9Co
🖱 Wifi / Bluetooth Card: MQUPIN Wireless PCI-E Card, Fencvi T919 | https://amzn.to/3wU98Kt
🖱 Monitor: LG 27UN850-W 27 Inch Ultrafine UHD | https://amzn.to/3gLyrcH
🖱 Trackpad: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 | https://amzn.to/3nz80s1
🖱 Ethernet cable: https://amzn.to/3aRI31M

🔗 More about the legality: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-I...

🔗 Learn how to create the USB installer in Windows instead of macOS: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-I...

⭐️ Resources Referenced in Video ⭐️
🔗 OpenCore Install Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-I...
🔗 Hackintosh compatible hardware / parts: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-I...

Software needed:
🔗 OpenCore: https://github.com/acidanthera/openco...
🔗 ProperTree: https://github.com/corpnewt/ProperTree
🔗 MountEFI: https://github.com/corpnewt/MountEFI
🔗 OC-Gen-X: https://github.com/Pavo-IM/OC-Gen-X/r...

💻 Command to make bootable installer for macOS Big Sur:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
🔗 Find the commands for other versions of macOS here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

🔗 Links for SSDTs (make sure to select the correct processor type): https://dortania.github.io/Getting-St...

💻 Device Properties for Coffee Lake:
PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)
AAPL,ig-platform-id 07009B3E
framebuffer-patch-enable 01000000
framebuffer-stolenmem 00003001

💻 Boot-args:
-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 alcid=1

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⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ (0:00) Introduction
⌨️ (2:48) Part 1 - Building the computer
⌨️ (43:36) Part 2 - Installing macOS Big Sur

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