"BigMac" Hackintosh Project
  Construction began on May 20, 2016.

Purchased Hardware List
Part Description Quantity Vendor Price Paid
Motherboard Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 Mini-ITX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 1 http://a.co/j6oDbg9 $144.79
Video Card Gigabyte GTX-960 Graphics Cards GV-N960IXOC-4GD 1 http://a.co/58poAgB $208.65
CPU Intel Core i7-6700K 4.00GHz Unlocked Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor 1 http://a.co/9iNGIf2 $350.96

LGA 1151 [BX80662I76700K]


CPU Fan/HS Zalman CPU Cooler for Intel Socket 1155/1156/1366/775 1 http://a.co/8NsYHOu $34.99

and AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 CNPS8000B


RAM Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) 1 http://a.co/4Pw2oX2 $59.99

DIMM 288-Pin - BLS2K8G4D240FSB (Gray)


Hard Drive Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM) 3 http://a.co/5lIaNqK $156.99/ea.
Power Supply Corsair RM Series, RM650, 650 Watt (650W), Fully Modular Power Supply 1 http://a.co/3HjTXjf $106.29

80+ Gold Certified


Case BitFenix Mini-ITX Tower Case Without Power Supply 1 http://a.co/gXeQYFN $109.99

Arctic White BFC-PRO-300-WWXKW-RP


Fan Controller NZXT Sentry 3 5.4-Inch Touch Screen Fan Controller Cooling AC-SEN-3-B1 1 http://a.co/9NuFvXo $34.99
Additional Fans Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Silent Fan for Computer Cases 2 https://amzn.to/2IemFDN $3.525/ea.

CPU Coolers, and Radiators (Value 4-Pack)


USB Bluetooth IOGEAR Bluetooth 4.0 USB Micro Adapter, GBU521 1 http://a.co/2sgLTwd $11.23






Build Cost (excluding shipping & sales taxes)

Total
$1539.90


Hardware-Software (Additional In-Use) & Information/Specs/Drivers

Part Description Quantity Vendor Price Paid
Audio
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB 3 Audio Interface
1

Audio
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB 3 Audio Interface
1

Audio Logitech 4.1 Speaker System (Attached to Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface)
1

Audio
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB 3 Audio Interface
1

Monitor ASUS VS248 24" Monitor (1920x1080) 1

USB HUB
D-Link 7-port USB 2.0 (Type A) Hub
2


CD/DVD

1


Floppy
USB 3.5" Floppy Drive
1


Bluetooth
IOGEAR (Broadcom BCM20702A0) USB Bluetooth Module (Located Bottom Port/Side Panel)
1


Mouse
Logitech Model 810 Wireless (w/ USB transceiver)
1


Keyboard
Apple Full-size (wired USB) - White Caps/Silver Chassis
1


WiFi
Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) M.2 Port (Replaced Stock Intel Card)
1


Ethernet
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (/S/L/E/AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext v2.2.0)
1


Webcam Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 (USB) 1


Printer
HP Officejet Pro 8610 (AirPrint / WiFi)
1


Scope
GW-Instek GDS-840C Digital Storage Oscilloscope (USB -> Serial)



VM
VMware Fusion 10.1.2



























Software Installations / Drive Configuration
SATA (eSATA) Port Distribution
Drive Position (SATA) Manufacturer Model Information Connection Type Media Type/Size Description (OS, Etc.)
P0 Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB Media SATA-3 SSD / 500GB macOS 10.13.4 (High Sierra)
P1 Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB Media SATA-3 SSS / 512GB Windows 7 Pro (x64)
P2 Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB Media SATA-3 SSD / 512GB Ubuntu 16.04
P3 Western-Digital WDC WD60EZRZ-00RWYB1 Media SATA-3 HD / 6TB OSX_Extra
P4 Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 Media SATA-3 HD / 4TB TiptonWare-Arcade



Software Installation

My installation of the macOS software on BigMac and the following guide are based upon
[GUIDE] El Capitan on the Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (mini-ITX)
created by VanillaIcee on the tonymacx86.com website.  The information has been priceless.
The instructions to follow will guide you while installing macOS High Sierra (10.13.5) on the hardware listed above.
I want to offer my thanks to VanillaIcee and tonymacx86.com for the excellent repository of resources.
HISTORY
  • 2016-05-20:  Did some research and decided I wanted to build a "Hackintosh" and so began the journey.
  • 2018-05-11:  Initial website (guide) created.
  • 2018-07-03:  Inserted pictures of BigMac under construction.  Added some data about BigMac's BIOS configuration.  Created template for software installation guide.



CURRENT HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
  • CPU:  Intel Core i7-6700K 4.00GHz Unlocked Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor - LGA 1151 [BX80662I76700K]
  • CPU Cooler:  Zalman CPU Cooler for Intel Socket 1155/1156/1366/775 and AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 CNPS8000B
  • Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini-ITX LGA1152
  • Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS2K8G4D240FSB (Gray)
  • Wireless:  Broadcom (BCM94352Z) M.2 WiFi/Bluetooth Card (Replaced the original Intel M.2 card supplied with the motherboard)
  • Video Card:  Gigabyte GTX 960 Graphics Cards GV-N960IXOC-4GD
  • Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM) (x 3 to boot either macOS, Ubuntu 16.4, Windows 7), Western Digital WDC WD60EZRZ-00RWYB1 6TB HD (additional macOS data storage, formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)), Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 4TB HD (arcade game collection, formatted NTFS)
  • Power Supply:  Corsair RM Series, RM650, 650 Watt (650W), Fully Modular Power Supply - 80+ Gold Certified
  • Case:  BitFenix Mini-ITX Tower Case Without Power Supply - Arctic White BFC-PRO-300-WWXKW-RP
  • System Cooling:  NZXT Sentry 3 5.4-Inch Touch Screen Fan Controller Cooling AC-SEN-3-B1, x2 Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Silent Fans


WORKING SYSTEMS
  • Processor: (with SSDT.aml)
  • USB3 ports: Including the 3.1 Type C port on rear panel.
  • Wireless: (with OS-X-Fake-PCI-ID)
  • Bluetooth:  With OS-X-BrcmPatchRam and using an IOGEAR Bluetooth 4.0 USB Micro Adapter (GBU521)
  • Audio Interface:  Focusrite Saffire 2x2 USB 3 (used for music creation with Pro Tools and other software)
  • Memory
  • iMessage/Handoff
  • NVidia Graphics Driver



NOT WORKING SYSTEMS
  • Internal Sound: Realtek
  • Internal Bluetooth: On same M.2 (BCM94352Z M.2 Card) as WiFi adapter


BIOS SETTINGS & CURRENT KEXTS (In Use)
  • BIOS Version:
  • BIOS Features:
    • a
    • b
    • c
    • d
    • e
    • f



  • EFI (Boot Partition)
    • .TemporaryItems
    • .Trashes
    • EFI
      • APPLE
        • EXTENSIONS
        • FIRMWARE
        • UPDATERS
      • BOOT
        • UBUNTU
        • WINDOWS
        • BOOTX64.efi
      • CLOVER
        • ACPI
        • doc
        • drivers64
        • drivers64UEFI
        • kexts
        • misc
        • OEM
        • ROM
        • themes
        • tools
        • CLOVERX64.efi
        • config.plist
      • Clover_Install_Log.txt
    • .metadata_never_index
    • nvram.plist


INSTRUCTIONS
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BIOS Version: BigMac (Under Construction)

Left Side Showing NVidia
            GeForce GTX 960 Graphics Card     Rear View and Left Side   Front View
              Showing Fan Controller

Front View Showing Fan
              Controller   Close Up View Of Fan Controller

Front View Of Case With Badges   CPU & Heatsink/Fan Assembly   Right Side Of
              Case Showing SSD Drives & CPU Section

Close Up
            Of Removable Drive Holders (Right Side Of Case)   Close Up Of Case Backside

 Close Up Of RAM and
            Heatsink/CPU Fan Assembly Left Side Showing Graphics Card, Power Supply and Drive
            Bays



© 2016-2018 William J. Turner, Jr.