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Hackintosh-Gigabyte-Z390M-GAMING

OpenCore bootloader ONLY, Clover not supported (Let it go).

Gigabyte Z390M GAMING hackintosh w/ OpenCore

Verified working with macOS version 11.3.1 (20E241) Big Sur and OpenCore 0.6.9.

System

Important! Important! Important!

F9m BIOS from GIGABYTE resolves the Apple Watch unlock(SERIAL PORT disabled) issue and provides the CFG Unlock in the BIOS. CFG Unlock is required for this EFI to work properly. Be sure to upgrade F9m.

YOU MUST modify SN/UUID/MLB/ROM values in config.plist file. ROM value is the MAC address of your motherboard built-in network card, check it on BIOS settings. SN/UUID/MLB

Updates

2021-05-04 / Version 1.8.3 Verified working with 11.3.1 (20E241) and Upgrade to OpenCore 0.6.9 / AppleALC 1.6.0 / VirtualSMC 1.2.3 / NVMeFix 1.0.7 / IntelMausi 1.0.6 / Lilu 1.5.3.

2021-04-30 / Version 1.8.2 Hotfix, The USB driver has changed in 11.3 and repaired again. TB3 card remove driver issues rise to 'Kernel Panic' freezing bugs.

2021-04-29 / Version 1.8.1 Verified working with 11.3 (20E232).

Changelog History

Included items table

Items Last Version Comments
BIOS F9m Be sure to upgrade F9m
OpenCore 0.6.9
Lilu 1.5.3
AppleALC 1.6.0
VirtualSMC 1.2.3
WhateverGreen 1.4.9
NVMeFix 1.0.7
IntelMausi 1.0.6
RadeonBoost 1.6
AGPMInjector 3.3.4

Important! Important! Important!

Highly recommended to make sure to use the latest BIOS 'F9m' version. Download BIOS and flash it for CFG unlocked, SERIAL PORT disabled from BIOS settings.

Overview

Installation procedure is quite straightforward, but requires prior knowledge or experience with Hackintoshes. It can be simple and complicated at the same time, refer directly to this manual for a better experience.

Hardware

Components SKU Comments
CPU Intel i7-9700K 8th/9th-gen both fine (9900K/9700/8700/etc)
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390M Gaming mATX Not interchangeable with other SKUs
WiFi Adapter BCM943602CDP (4 antennas) Bluetooth 4.2 (Including NGFF to M.2 Adapter)
Graphics Card Dataland RX 580 8G X-Serial God of War 2304SP DO NOT USE 2048SP VERSION and Flash VBIOS ASRock.RX580.8192.180329.rom
Thunderbolt Card Gigabyte GC-TITAN RIDGE V1 Thunderbolt 3 Certified (Need hard-flash, See below for details)
SSD WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD 1TB Recommend upgrade to Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 128GB (4x32GB) DDR4 X.M.P Recommend 3200MHz / Better 3600MHz
PSU Seasonic Focus Plus 650FX Recommend upgrade to GX850 / GX1000
PC Case Jonsbo RM2 ATX Silver
CPU Cooler Jonsbo TW2-240 Version 601
SSD Cooler CRYORIG Frostbit (M.2)
Cooling Fan Noctua NF-F12 PWM 12cm
Monitors LED Cinema Display 24 & AOC U2790PQU IPS 4K ACD 24 including Camera / Mic / Speaker / USB hub
Keyboard & Mouse Magic Keyboard & Magic Mouse 2 & Magic Trackpad 2 Prefer to wireless devices
Hard Disk WD20SPZX 2TB SATA Backup / Time Machine

KEY TIPS: Core components (Motherboard / Graphics Card / WiFi Adapter) are CRUCIAL and you HAVE TO follow the instructions above.

If you want a smooth experience using wireless functionalities such as AirDrop / AirPlay / Sidecar / Handoff / iMessage / Facetime / Contiuenity / etc, only a specific range of wifi card are recommended: BCM94360CD/BCM943602CDP/BCM943602CS

BIOS Settings

Based on F9m version.

First setup,

  • Save & Exit
    • Load Optimized Defaults, Save & Exit Setup reboot it.

Second setup,

  • Tweaker
    • Enhanced Multi-Core Performance → Enabled
    • Advanced CPU Settings
      • VT-d → Disabled
      • No. of CPU Cores Enabled → 8
      • CPU EIST Functions → Enabled
      • Race To Halt (RTH) → Enabled
      • Voltage Optimization → Enabled
      • Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology → Enabled
      • Energy Efficient Turbo → Enabled
      • Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology → Enabled
      • C-States Control
        • CPU Enhanced Halt(C1E) → Enabled
        • C3 State Support → Enabled
        • C6/C7 State Support → Enabled
        • C8 State Support → Enabled
        • C10 State Support → Enabled
        • Package C State limit → Auto
    • Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) → Profile 1
    • Advanced Memory Settings
      • Memory Boot Mode → Enable Fast Boot
      • Memory Enhancement Settings → Enhanced Performance
  • Settings
    • Platform Power
      • Platform Power Management → Disabled
      • AC Back → Always On
      • ErP → Disabled
      • Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN → Delay 4 Sec.
      • Power Loading → Enabled
      • RC6(Render Standby) → Enabled
    • IO Ports
      • Initial Display Output → PCIe 1 Slot
      • Internal Graphics → Enabled
      • DVMT Pre-Allocated → 64M
      • DVMT Total-Gfx Mem → MAX (Need reboot)
      • Aperture Size → 256M
      • Audio Controller → Enabled
      • Above 4G Decoding → Enabled
      • Resize BAR Support → Disabled
      • Super IO Configuration
        • Serial Port → Disabled
      • USB Configuration
        • XHCI Hand-off → Enabled
        • Legacy USB Support → Enabled
        • USB Mass Storage Driver Support → Enabled
        • Port 60/64 Emulation → Disabled
      • Network Stack Configuration
        • Network Stack → Disabled
    • Miscellaneous
      • Intel Platform Trust Technology(PTT) → Disabled
      • Software Guard Extensions(SGX) → Disabled
  • Boot
    • CFG Lock → Disabled
    • Full Screen LOGO Show → Disabled
    • Fast Boot → Enabled
      • PS2 Devices Support → Disabled
    • Windows 8/10 Features → Other OS
    • CSM Support → Disable
    • Secure Boot → Disable (Secure Boot will be disabled by default, but good to check)

For Thunderbolt Card GC-TITAN RIDGE

  • Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
    • Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support → Enabled
    • TBT Vt-d base security → Disabled
    • Thunderbolt Boot Support → Boot once
    • Wake From Thunderbolt(TM) Devices → Enabled
    • Security Level → No Security
    • Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
      • Thunderbolt Usb Support → Enabled
      • GPIO3 Force Pwr → Enabled

Tips

  • How to hard-flash GC-TITAN RIDGE BIOS with SSDT patched? Ref here Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4
  • How to force RGB mode for displays? Ref here
  • Fixing iMessage and other services with OpenCore Ref here

Not Working / Issues

Please report and track

Known Issues

  • Big Sur seems to break the support for Apple TV+ DRM. Ref WEG WEG Ref
  • Multiple key press to wake from sleep with bluetooth (known issue with Gigabyte Gaming X or M boards)
  • TB3 card removed, 11.3 caused 'Kernel Panic' issue.

Kexts & Tools

References

Geekbench 5 Scores

CPU OpenCL CPU

System ScreenShots

Display RAM H264H265 Watch SSDSpeed RAWSpeed IntelPower TB3 TB3PCI SSD USB RAMSlots VideoCard Power Audio Bluetooth

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