Enthusiast site details a Hacktosh build using the latest PC parts.
Intel took the wraps off of its 12th generation Core laptop processors earlier this month, and our sister publication, PCWorld has posted impressive benchmarks that show that the Core i9 with a performance edge over Apple’s M1 Pro and M1 Max. So if you’re sitting there, cursing Apple for abandoning Intel and wishing for a Mac with Intel’s newest chips, there is something you can do to fix that: Build a Hackintosh.
Earlier this month, enthusiast site Dortania put together a Hackintosh running an Intel Z690 chipset—commonly referred to as Alder Lake—giving hope to Intel-loving macOS fans everywhere. The site said the chip represented “a solid upgrade” over previous models with “better performance per watt.”
However, it’s hardly a plug-and-play experience. The site said the build is “far from perfect” and was “harder to make Alder Lake run on the kernel side” than with previous Hackintoshes. Furthermore, they only tested it with a specific ASUS motherboard, but they were able to get macOS Monterey to boot and run with “acceptable efficacy” with the Intel chip.
Read more at MacWorld.com