So i'm building a Hackintosh to replace my recording studio's aging 2008 Mac Pro that runs Pro Tools HD 10.3.10 on Mountain Lion and my aim is to build a Mountain Lion machine with the best possible CPU, memory and storage performance.
Prospective parts list is as follows, I pulled mostly from tonymacx86.com's buyer's guide and Hackintosher's guides on getting the right motherboard with inbuilt wifi that can be replaced with a broadcom card, have a TB3 Header and support for Alpine Ridge, AND have enough PCIe slots for the Avid/Digidesign expansion cards.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor | $328.00 @ Amazon |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $139.99 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $188.92 @ OutletPC |
| Memory | Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $164.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $164.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Storage | Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $116.59 @ OutletPC |
| Storage | Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $116.59 @ OutletPC |
| Video Card | Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card | $199.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | Fractal Design - Define R6 White TG ATX Mid Tower Case | - |
| Power Supply | Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | - |
| Total | $1420.06 |
I am open to just using internal graphics and adding more ram later.
Plan A is to ideally dual boot Mountain Lion AND Sierra for access to both Pro Tools HD 10.3.10 and Logic Pro X 10.4 (Using USB or Thunderbolt Interface)
Plan B is if the HD cards do not want to work well via PCIe I could still plug in via a thunderbolt enclosure.
Plan C is not very preferable, which is ditching the old Pro Tools system for a newer version that's compatible with an OS that works with the hardware, losing compatibility for a 96 input 48 output hardware system and all of the RTAS and TDM plugins. OR just have a pretty decent machine for Logic Pro X, which is ok but since the aim is for a recording/mixing system with minimal latency is not great.
Since there is not much information on building a current (2018, Coffee Lake) machine and running 10.8.5, I've hit a roadblock in my research. (tonymac86 forum has a Unibeast installer thread with the guide last edited in 2016)
I am looking for advice to refine my part list before I buy to achieve better results.
My questions for anyone that can help are:
Would Mountain Lion even boot on this setup? What parts of it is it not compatible with?
Do the drivers for the hardware I have selected have a minimum OS requirement above 10.8.5?
What are the limits to which Mountain Lion can utilise the 2018 CPU and RAM speed? Would building this machine even be worth it for booting Mountain Lion?
How could I improve my build? Is there a better way of getting the onboard wifi/bluetooth to work than replacing it with a Broadcom card?
Thank you for reading through all that and pointing me in the right direction.
Sources:
Budget build for Logic Pro X I adapted my part choices from
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