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!

⭐️ Resources Referenced in Video ⭐️

Software needed:

💻 Command to make bootable installer for macOS Big Sur:

💻 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

prev-lang:kbd en-US:0

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

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[BeauCarnes]

It was fun building this Hackintosh! The performance is slightly lower than a comparable Mac but the price is WAY lower. Here is the best part: 43:08

[outlawmusic]

Wow, your the best!! Ive been doing this since Mac "Leopard" and this is the first time I go thru the process without a single hiccup. Your the best!! thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. Allot of people don't realize the frustrations and sleepless nights in front of the computer... for hours... it may have taken you to figure it all out. Plus the time it took you to make the video and edit it. All they see is the finished product, your perfectly well done flawless video. Excellent work bud! Much appreciated.

[hardikshah]

Nice one bro, the installation is working smooth. thanks for sharing 🙂

[maurocerino]

I've searched this for years!! Too late now, I bought my Mac 😅.
But it's so cool to know that it is really possible!

[freeman]

Very cool video! I was planning to buy a computer sooner or later, but this fiddling vid changed my mind. Gonna look for parts instead and craft my own!

[ravikumar]

OOMMMGGG really waiting for this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[AdrenResi]

If you're having trouble installing to a flash drive, try using an external SSD or an SSD adapter. So far my SSD adapter works but five of my flash drives keep giving up on me.

[blacksheep]

Fantastic Guide. I was successful repurposing a HP z240 Desktop, i7-6700, 32gb ram, 512gb NvME, and the help of your guide installing the latest macOS 11.5.1. Working so smoothly, Next is to find a decent AMD GPU for added performance!

[ronwesterduin]

Thanks, got it to work with this great tutorial!!

[avasarahc]

Thanks for making this awesome video! I plan on making one for myself for personal use... and I think this PC setup is ideal for people who work with Graphics Design.

[shamsuddinv.s.m]

Didn't expect that coming
Now thats cool

[damanwitdahorn]

This video is beyond awesome... Thank u so very much...

[abdouett]

It's was a lot and fun work. Thank you very much!

[iliyalb]

Enjoyed the PC build part of the video 👍

[Sunil_Krishnan]

I made USB stick for Monterey using createinstallermedia command, EFI partition mounted using opencore configurator and I ejected EFI partition by mistake thinking it was System EFI. Now I'm trying to mount the EFI partition. MountEFI says there's no partition associated with the disk. Opencore configurator is not recognizing EFI partition of the USB stick too.
Any solution for this?

[THEmuteKi]

This is really cool. Great video. I would like to build myself a new computer sometime in the near future and knowing that hackintoshes are still relatively easy to source (minus the GPUs, maybe someday...) I'm tempted to buy this kind of setup.

For anyone who's done this, is it possible to connect a sata disk drive and still have it work? I'm not necessarily seeking any extra space for the Mac, but I do want to have options available so that I can also into Windows and/or even a Linux distro, and having a few extra storage drives would be VERY helpful in that regard.

[origenic]

This is a great guide, very easy to follow. I find some guides a bit confusing when steps aren't explained fully. Would I be able to run the same steps for Monterey? Or can I install Big Sur and then run the update? or would that break the installation?

[buddymondragon]

Great presentation for first time system builder..

[ibex]

while installing ram sticks can it be installed either way as long as the notch lines up with the slot?

[ElbayMalik]

I have a question. Can I use MacOS in virtual machine on a Windows (using VMWare) to perform the OC Gen-X part of the procedure?