I would recommend stripping it completely down to its constituent parts and going from there, I find that a hoover with a brush attachment works brilliantly for de-dusting all the parts and boards. (I would recommend two X5650 CPU's if you want to follow this guide as I cannot guarantee that the power management used by my guide will work on any other CPU, but It more than likely will)Ī Mojave compatible GPU (I'm using an RX480 and I have used an RX 460 on this build as well as a Kepler based GT720)ĭue to the age of these machines, they are screaming for a double dose of maintenance. (Post-2010 model, as only the post-2010 model supports Westmere-EP based Xeon CPU's such as the X56xx Range, also only the post-2010 models support using non-EEC RAM).Īn internal SATA 2.5/3.5in Installer Drive.Īn external USB drive enclosure for the Installer drive.Ī single or dual configuration of X56XX series CPU's.
Amazon UK Link (This is important as these will be the only USB ports you are able to use in macOS)
Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's GuideĪn existing MacOS installation capable of downloading the Mojave 10.14.6 installer from the AppStore.įresco Logic FL1100 based USB 3.0 PCI-E card.
