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Alder Lake & Rocket Lake

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* Guide in question: Dortania's OpenCore Install Guide

* Link to page with the issue:
Comet Lake is the last Intel guide. Alder Lake is missing
https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config.plist/

* Clearly explain the issue with the page

The excellent Dortania Guide is still at Comet Lake 10th-gen Intel, but people who are planning on buying new hardware have expressed reluctance on r/hackintosh to put together a system from two hardware generations ago. Alder Lake provides the biggest Intel performance jump since at least 2015.

Currently there seems to be only limited support for Alder Lake systems even though Dortania's OpenCore project has announced great progress with Z690:

[**Intel Z690 compatibility with macOS | Dortania**](https://dortania.github.io/hackintosh/updates/2022/01/09/alder-lake.html)

There are very few Alder Lake OpenCore success stories on r/hackintosh. Here is one good example based on one of the guides from CaseySJ which I link to below:

[ASRock Z690 Pro RS with i5 12600k : hackintosh](https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/rps44y/asrock_z690_pro_rs_with_i5_12600k/)

The most detailed OpenCore based guides can be found on TM and the solutions found there could be used as a reasonable starting point for a beta draft version of a _Dortania OpenCore Guide for Alder Lake._

I have seen the following 'golden builds' recommended by r/hackintosh members:

[Asus Z690 ProArt Creator WiFi (Thunderbolt 4) + i7-12700K + AMD RX 6800 XT](https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/asus-z690-proart-creator-wifi-thunderbolt-4-i7-12700k-amd-rx-6800-xt.318311/)

[Gigabyte Z690 Aero G + i5-12600K + AMD RX 6800 XT](https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/gigabyte-z690-aero-g-i5-12600k-amd-rx-6800-xt.317179/)

Both are based on the Z690 technology discussion here:

[Z690 Chipset and Alder Lake CPUs](https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/z690-chipset-and-alder-lake-cpus.316618/)

_The workflow is OpenCore based and could be easily adapted to the Dortania Guide workflow, IMHO._

Additionally, I have found two somewhat detailed OpenCore Alder Lake threads on hackintosh-forum.de in German, which use basically the same approach.

[Neuer Hackintosh mit ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4](https://www.hackintosh-forum.de/forum/thread/55711-neuer-hackintosh-mit-asus-prime-z690m-plus-d4/?pageNo=1)

I have checked InsanelyMac, but was disappointed with the approach of the few guides I found. I have not checked the other Dortania recommended forums, as Italian, Chinese and Russian is out of reach for me. There is probably a lot more Alder Lake Hackintosh development work going on behind the scenes.

* Include possible fixes

**I propose a beta draft version of a Dortania Alder Lake OpenCore Guide, which would spur more activity and development.**

* Depending on the complexity of the fix, sources may be required

Sources, would be the links above especially the threads by CaseySJ.

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