Hello all

[Bron Skien]

I'm curious if I'm able to install OS X with my current setup? All info from Speccy.

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle Ridge 12nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1486MHz (16-17-17-35)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF (AM4)
Graphics
VG248 (1920x1080@144Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (EVGA)
Storage
465GB SHGS31-500GS-2 (SATA (SSD))
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 (SATA (SSD))
2794GB Western Digital WDC WD30PURX-64P6ZY0 (SATA )
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

Thank you in advance!

 

[Edhawk]

You are restricted to installing macOS High Sierra, as your Nvidia GPU lacks support in any newer versions of macOS. The GTX 1070 requires the Nvidia Web Drivers to work in macOS.

Follow the standard OpenCore guide and then the Ryzen config.plist guide, include changes necessary for booting with Nvidia GPU.

Getting started with OpenCore | OpenCore Install Guide

Ryzen and Threadripper(17h and 19h) | OpenCore Install Guide

Once macOS HS is installed download and install any HS Security updates from Apple. So you are running the latest version of High Sierra.

Once you have the latest version of macOS installed. Download and install the latest version of the Nvidia Web Drivers. There was an issue earlier this year where the Nvidia Wed Drivers certificate expired (date expired) and a new version with an updated certificate is now required, see the link below.

#137 Nvidia Web Drivers download

 

[Bron Skien]

You are restricted to installing macOS High Sierra, as your Nvidia GPU lacks support in any newer versions of macOS. The GTX 1070 requires the Nvidia Web Drivers to work in macOS.

Follow the standard OpenCore guide and then the Ryzen config.plist guide, include changes necessary for booting with Nvidia GPU.

Getting started with OpenCore | OpenCore Install Guide

Ryzen and Threadripper(17h and 19h) | OpenCore Install Guide

Once macOS HS is installed download and install any HS Security updates from Apple. So you are running the latest version of High Sierra.

Once you have the latest version of macOS installed. Download and install the latest version of the Nvidia Web Drivers. There was an issue earlier this year where the Nvidia Wed Drivers certificate expired (date expired) and a new version with an updated certificate is now required, see the link below.

#137 Nvidia Web Drivers download

Thank you for your reply. Is my GPU the only component holding me back from "upgrading" to a higher version of macOS?

Also where do you check to find compatibility with components?

 

[Edhawk]

Yes, the graphics card is the only component holding your system back from running a newer version of macOS.

Dortania have a GPU buyers guide. You need to look at the AMD section linked below if you want to run Monterey or Ventura.

AMD GPUs | GPU Buyers Guide

They also have an anti-hackintosh buyers guide. This tells you what not to buy or use.

Anti-Hackintosh Buyers Guide | Anti-Hackintosh Buyers Guide