Hello, I'll guide you how to pick a correct hardware part for your new Hackintosh.
Motherboard:
Brand: ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte
MSI: There is some problem with MSI & OsxAptioFixDrv, better to stay away from it.
Chipset: Intel only
AMD: You may want to check this
Audio codec: Check out this list
Ethernet: Almost any ethernet controller are supported like:
- Intel 82578 LC/DM/DC
- Intel 82579 LM/V
- Intel I217LM/V
- Intel I218LM/V/LM2/V2/LM3
- Intel I219V/LM/V2/LM2/LM3
- Realtek RTL8111/8168 B/C/D/E/F/G/H
- Qualcomm Atheros AR816x
- Qualcomm Atheros AR817x
- Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x
- Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2400
- Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500
Thunderbolt: Intel controller only
Other controllers: Some report says ASMedia Thunderbolt controller working with macOS too, but I'm not 100% sure about it
USB port: Use Intel controller to prevent sleep/wake problem
CPU:
- Core i3/i5/i7: Native support to the latest 8th generation
- Xeon/Core i9
- Pentium: SpeedStep may not working properly and you will need to FakeCPUID to make it boot
- AMD: You may want to check this
Storage:
- SATA
- NVMe: native support since macOS 10.13
GPU/iGPU:
- Intel:
- Intel UHD 630
- Intel HD 630
- Intel HD 530
- Intel HD 6000+
- Intel HD 4600+
- Intel HD 4000
- Intel HD 3000
- Intel HD 2000
- 6-series and older may have some native support from Apple
- 7-series and newer may need to use Web Driver for it, some card like GT 710 has native support from Apple
ASUS GTX 750TI problem: https://www.Tonymacx86/threads/successful-yosemite-install-with-asus-gtx-750-ti-but-with-hdmi-not-working-on-nvidia-web-drivers-3.148657/
GTX 1060 problem: https://www.Tonymacx86/threads/05-02-added-temporary-fix-pascal-gtx-1060-glitching-after-waking-from-sleep.220670/
AMD: https://www.Tonymacx86/threads/radeon-compatibility-guide-ati-amd-graphics-cards.171291/
Mouse/keyboard:
Better to use Logitech or Apple input device to prevent sleep/wake problem, some keyboard from Corsair,... may prevent sleep on macOS
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card:
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