$300 USD or less hackintosh

[Mohenjo]

Im in the market for building a cheap hackintosh. title says it all. i want to make it around $300, cheaper if possible. if $300 dollars isnt feasible then make it as cheap as you possibly can. i dont know much about it and tonymacx86 doesnt have such a cheap pc.

 

i dont really need a large HDD because all i want to do is fiddle around with it. but id say at least a 320gb 

[PlayStation 2]

$300 isn't feasible from what I can see; pretty sure that os x needs specific motherboards and at least an i3

[BrinkGG]

Im in the market for building a cheap hackintosh. title says it all. i want to make it around $300, cheaper if possible. if $300 dollars isnt feasible then make it as cheap as you possibly can. i dont know much about it and tonymacx86 doesnt have such a cheap pc 

Do you plan on gaming at all on the system or no? 

If no, that becomes a lot easier. 

[Mohenjo]

Do you plan on gaming at all on the system or no? 

If no, that becomes a lot easier. 

nope, just want a mac for cheap

[RyanMacRocks]

I think you might be able to use a 4130 with the integrated graphics, that's probably the cheapest you could go.

[Mohenjo]

I think you might be able to use a 4130 with the integrated graphics, that's probably the cheapest you could go.

do g3258s not work? 

[LIGISTX]

When I was helping my buddy build his a few years back (he has a 3770k), I remember the motherboard and cpu restrictions being pretty high. So, without doing a bunch of personal research for you, my knee jerk answer is no. But if tonymacx86 doesn't have a setup that is that cheap, I would be its not possible.... They have a pretty comprehensive list last I looked. Hell, a 300 dollar Windows based PC (with the OS being *free*) would be difficult, a hackintosh is even harder.

[BrinkGG]

nope, just want a mac for cheap

This should help. Motherboard compatibility is the hardest thing to get right. 

 

do g3258s not work? 

Sadly, no. Hackintoshes don't like pentiums of any kind. An older i3 is your best bet. but if you want El Capitan, you'll need at least an Ivy bridge generation CPU. (3000 series CPUs.)

[RyanMacRocks]

do g3258s not work? 

I tried to hackintosh my Pentium G3420 PC last year and ran into some problems. I read an article about tweaking some settings in the hackintosh USB to get it to run, and others have supposedly built one with a Pentium, but sadly I only ended up bricking my motherboard (MSI H87-G43).

[Mohenjo]

This should help. Motherboard compatibility is the hardest thing to get right. 

 

Sadly, no. Hackintoshes don't like pentiums of any kind. An older i3 is your best bet. but if you want El Capitan, you'll need at least an Ivy bridge generation CPU. (3000 series CPUs.)

so far i put this together 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Apex TM-302-3 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/300W Power Supply  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $238.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 11:02 EDT-0400

 

whats the cheapest motherboard that i can put with this build? 

[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $328.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 11:08 EDT-0400

 

The cheapest i could do. 

[Mohenjo]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $328.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 11:08 EDT-0400

 

The cheapest i could do. 

 

do i need an ssd? if i have a spare 320gb HDD would that work? 

[BrinkGG]

do i need an ssd? if i have a spare 320gb HDD would that work? 

That would be fine.