Reddit reviews Broadcom BCM94360CD BCM4360CD 802.11ac mini PCI-E WiFi WLAN Bluetooth 4.0 Card for Apple by Huasijie

I've got the GA-H87N-WIFI and while bluetooth worked natively with the included card, WiFi did not.

Then I ordered a BCM94360CD from a Late 2013 iMac and a Mini PCI-E adapter and I've got native bluetooth and wifi with full Handoff/Continuity functionality without any other changes necessary.

Wireless Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse work in BIOS and everything. Getting them to work in Windows has been hit and miss, but installing the Boot Camp drivers allowed me to use them seamlessly between boots at one point.

If you go the native card route, probably will need to add extra antennas to get decent WiFi performance since your motherboard will only come with two antennas. BCM94360CD has 3 WiFi and 1 bluetooth antennas, although just plugging in to the two center ports is enough for basic continuity/handoff functionality.

I'm not sure if there are any non-native wifi/bluetooth cards that Continuity will accept, but you might be able to get a Broadcom card working as long as you have Bluetooth 4.0 and use this activation tool. Intel cards are a bust.

Here ya go. This should work pretty much seamlessly. TonyMacX86 has this configuration working perfectly out of the box. Especially considering the Wifi Card is that actual wifi card pulled out of modern iMacs.

Price can be reduced by reducing down to an i5-4690 (non-k) and the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H (non-overclockable CPU and Motherboard Chipset) for around 150 less. Downgrade to cheaper ram to save some money, downgrade the SSD to something smaller/less expensive, etc. Lot's of flexibility here, but the core components are here.

Simply switch out your preferred ram/SSD/Storage drive/Case to your preference. Voila. 4k Hackintosh as stable as you're gonna get,.

Use the Unibeast/Multibeast installation method and it should work pretty well. Very detailed walkthrough on how to get started here.

Keep in mind you'll need a real mac or a functional hackintosh before hand to create the unibeast installer.

If all you have access to is windows, you can use a Virtual Machine to make the installer. Here is a detailed guide on getting the VM up and running in windows.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $316.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler | Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $88.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $149.99 @ NCIX US
Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $207.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $229.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $114.00 @ Amazon
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card | $282.98 @ Newegg
Case | Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case | $129.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $74.99 @ Micro Center
Monitor | Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor | $561.99 @ SuperBiiz
Other| Apple Broadcom PCI-e Mini Wireless AC + Bluetooth 4.0| $29.98
Other| Apple Wifi Mini PCIe to PCIe x1 converter| $26.97
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2214.84
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 02:30 EST-0500 |

>I need a little clarification to make it work along with the community tool: do I need to add both an Airport card AND a Bluetooth 4.0 dongle?

The answer to your question is answered in no uncertain terms in the CAT compatibility guide. You can use either one or the other.

The AP card has BT on it while the dongle only has BT. Your choice. The AP card you need for your Mac Pro is the BCM94360CD + adapter.

For the record, all of this information was available of the [CAT website](http://www.amazon.com/Broadcom-BCM94360CD-BCM4360CD-802-11ac-Bluetooth/dp/B00L35XSMS).

While I have no problem helping people out of a jam, you could have found all of the answers to your questions simply by reading the instruction of the CAT site..

H97N-Wifi. works great.. In fact works better than my Mac mini.

i7-4770 Cpu

GT-740 Graphics

https://smile.amazon.com/Broadcom-BCM94360CD-BCM4360CD-Bluetooth-Huasijie/dp/B00L35XSMS/ref=sr_1_14?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536515104&sr=1-14&keywords=Bcm94360cd

Actually there doesn't seem to be any genuine card on eBay.
I think this is the adapter /u/corpnewt recommends.

And this is the card but it's currently unavailable... still osxwifi.com?

Edit: Maybe those are genuine too:

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• Card 2
  
  

If you just want one that works 100% OOB - take a look at the BCM94360CD - it's a native Apple card. It requires a special adapter though to fit into a PCIe slot.

I have the card + adapter - it works perfectly in OSX. To get it working in Windows, you need to use the Boot Camp Support software. You can get that with Brigadier - or, you could PM me as I keep them on my DropBox as well.