Question Goodbye Hackintosh, Hello M4 Mini

[alfa147x]

I’ve finally replaced my Hackintosh with a Mac Mini (M4 chip)

New Mac Mini (M4 Chip):​

• CPU/GPU: Apple M4 chip (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine)
• Memory: 24GB unified memory
• Storage: 1TB SSD
• Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, two USB-C, headphone jack
• Networking: Built-in 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Previous Hackintosh Build:​

• CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K (Coffee Lake, 3.7 GHz, 6 cores)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390M Gaming mATX
• Wi-Fi Adapter: BCM943602CDP (Bluetooth 4.2 with NGFF to M.2 adapter) – No longer works natively in macOS Sonoma!
• GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 (8GB)
• Storage: WD Black SN750 NVMe SSDs (2TB macOS boot, 1TB Windows boot, 1TB shared storage)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 (3200MHz)
• Cooling/Case: Noctua NH-L9x65 CPU Cooler in a Goodisory S200 SFF case

Hardware on My Desk:​

• Monitors: Dell UltraSharp U2718Q (27" 4K HDR IPS) and Dell S2721DGF (27" 1440p, 165Hz HDR Nano IPS)
• Audio: Firestone Audio Bravo 24/96 Digital Processor (USB 2.0, no drivers needed)
• Keyboard/Mouse: Leopold FC660C (Topre switch), Logitech MX Master 2, and Logitech G604

I didn’t try OCLP or any patches for the BCM943602CDP Wi-Fi card because I prefer native functionality. Unfortunately, it seems macOS Sonoma has dropped support for this card entirely—Bluetooth works, but Wi-Fi is dead.

 

[Jimminy]

Sounds wonderful. Congrats and merry christmas.

 

[DigDog]

omg i still have nightmares about boot flags from building my hackintosh.

 

[Muadib]

Congrats!! My hack died early last year. I was going to get the M4 mini, but got an M4 iPad pro instead. Perhaps later this year...

 

[XcPNehVYlE4A3C]

Haha hackintoshing was a lot of fun, did it for years. Must have made 10 of them. Apple silicon is so amazing though, quiet and powerful, its a dream come true congrats