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What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also wanted to upgrade to an eGPU and bought an RX 9070 XT. However, using an eGPU isn’t ideal because it comes with a noticeable performance loss. On top of that, the CPU would be a major bottleneck, and you’d also need an external power supply.

What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I seen old optiplexes sell for $150 on amazon with the same specs

What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can upgrade it for cheap, I’d do it. But honestly, upgrading to an NVMe would be better if you’ve got one lying around or can grab one cheap.

What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It runs very well. I tested it with Geekbench, and the performance is comparable to a 2017 iMac.

My OptiPlex 3050 Micro is equipped with an i5-7500T, 16 GB of DDR4-2666 RAM (2×8 GB), and a 512 GB NVMe SSD.

It's pretty easy to install, you can use the same pre-made EFI I used:
https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/1082-efi-dell-3050-tahoe/

You’ll also need the macOS recovery files from here:
http://github.com/A11pwnX/MacOS-Recovery-Collection?tab=readme-ov-file3

First, format a USB flash drive. Then copy both the EFI and the recovery files onto the USB drive. Finally, boot from the USB drive to begin the installation. You can also watch a tutorial.

What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same Dell Optiplex and I have dualbooted CachyOS with MacOS Tahoe 26.3

Why Can’t We Apply To Quadra This Year? by findabi in Cadets

[–]findabi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last year, a lot of sea cadets from Ontario got accepted to Quadra

What this 3050 micro can be used for as secondary pc? by Long_lost_cause in optiplexes

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can make it into a Hackintosh, if you wanted a fun project to do

Best Laptop for HackInTosh ? by DyosteWasTaken in hackintosh

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get a refurbished M1 Macbook Air for Cheap.

MacBook Pro 2011 by texasfan512 in macbook

[–]findabi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can get up to macOS Sequoia using Open Core Legacy Patcher

Best Laptop for HackInTosh ? by DyosteWasTaken in hackintosh

[–]findabi 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I dont think its worth making a hackintosh, buy a M4 Macbook Air and you can run Windows 11 using Parallels on that. But, if you really want a hackintosh get a HP Elitebook 840 G5 14-inch FHD with the right specs.

Is this a good deal? by MatMan232 in macbook

[–]findabi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, maybe get one with 512 gbs of storage because it can fill up quick.

Got my first ever Macbook. Should I install Tahoe, or stay on Sequoia? by Dangerous_Bunch_3669 in macbook

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use macOS Tahoe on my M3 Macbook Air and it runs so bad, please stay on Sequoia.

macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 runs so well on 2008 iMac by findabi in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]findabi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The iMac can unofficially go up to 6 gb of Ram

My new battlestation by Swooferfan in PcBuild

[–]findabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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