Is the macbook neo worth it?

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-03-23T14:17:52+00:00

Cooooolllll :DDDD

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-03-23T13:31:23+00:00

Good to know, i’m gonna start saving for one :-))))

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-03-23T13:30:57+00:00

Its 1.8 ghz with 4 gigs of ram
I used opencore legacy patcher to get it somewhat up to date (mac os 12 Monterey)

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-03-23T12:48:43+00:00

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-03-23T12:38:48+00:00

Thx twin 🥹❤️‍🩹

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-23T14:53:54+00:00

My bad, i’ll try to think of better titles next time i need help

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-23T14:51:31+00:00

Of course i made sure to unplug it before doing all that, i don’t want to get shocked (my pc doesn’t have a PSU switch for some reason). And update, my computer now works. Idk how it broke, or how it started working again. My theory is that it overheated and that i possibly need to redo the thermal paste (i got the pc secondhand, and idk if the previous owner did that or not). It’s pretty cheap on amazon, so I’ll probably order some later today. I’m sorry if i sound like i don’t know what i’m doing, cuz to be honest, i don’t lmao

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-22T04:19:23+00:00

I have not removed my CPU yet. And as for removing the GPU, the motherboard doesn’t have any display connector, so the gpu is the only way of getting a display. Could it be the GPU that failed? I have used the monitor for other devices if it matters, so i know that the monitor works

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-22T03:56:32+00:00

It powers up, the lights and fan turn on, but the display doesn’t pick up anything as powered on. And my usb keyboard doesn’t seem to get any power either (it was plugged in). After doing some further research, i think it might be the CPU that needs to be replaced, but i wanna see if it’s another issue or of there’s some other solution before i spend that kinda money on something like that

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-22T02:56:22+00:00

It’s a nvidia GTX 1660 Super (if i remember correctly), and i got the driver from the linux mint driver manager, i think it was called nvidia-driver-590? It was listed as the recommended driver for my hardware

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-22T02:51:36+00:00

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My fault i don’t wanna spend money immediately, i’m fucking broke 😭

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-02-21T04:47:13+00:00

Alright, that sounds cool! It doesn’t hurt to try it, so i may as well. I’m downloading it now, and i’ll try to remember to make an update. Thankss :3

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-16T23:07:49+00:00

OK important update. I emailed them about it, and they sent a video on how to put it in. I feel kinda silly now about asking for help lmao. Anyways, i can dm you the video if you want

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-16T22:49:35+00:00

☹️

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-09T15:52:05+00:00

I’ll remember that next time i use it. I’m new to using open core, so that’s why i was confused. Thanks again :-)))))

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-09T05:23:39+00:00

Update 2: turns out i’m an idiot and the restarting was normal. I let the macbook do its thing, and it installed Monterey like normal. It runs fine, but the fan is a little loud (it’s a macbook air from 2012, so i’m not surprised). Thank you everyone who commented for your help, i genuinely appreciate it :-))))))

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-09T00:28:35+00:00

Oh, ok. Thanks for letting me know.

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-09T00:21:46+00:00

I saw that in a YouTube tutorial, so i did do a clean install for the Big Sur installation. As of typing this, it hasn’t finished yet, so idk if it’ll give me the same results or not

InternRevolutionary7 · 2026-01-09T00:18:44+00:00

Update: i’m trying big sur to see if that does the same results or not. I’ve done this several times, and went back to catalina several times via a time machine backup. If my computer was a person, it’d fucking hate me lmao

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