Hackintosh able to run 4k 60hz over Displayport 1.2 on Intel HD530?

[deeltje]

Hi there,

This system will be used for webdevelopment and trading stocks, I really need the monitor-realestate and I'm trying to stay away from multi-monitor setups. For leasure I will be using this to watch some movies and maybe play some simple games (nothing the HD530 would not be able to handle). The reason why I want this to run 4k 60hz is for the smooth experience and the resolution/screen realestate. Maingoal is to let this work as 'native' as possible with OSX (including iMessage/Hand-off etc.) I'd rather use ASUS motherboards but Gigabyte seem to be the brand to go with for Hackintosh compatability as far as i've understood from this forum (correct me if i'm wrong).

I'm trying to setup this new Hackintosh system to run this monitor:

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.23.V1K62m&id=530833200011&ns=1&abbucket=14#detail

Now I want to run this monitor at 60hz 4k over DP 1.2 straight from the motherboard and not through a Nvidia/AMD GFX card (since I don't play any serious games). The i7 6700k should be able to do so, I've got current setup-list ready, I would like to know if anyone has any experience or advice to add?

- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (since this has HDMI 2.0 & Displayport 1.2 both capable of supporting 4k 60hz, is this board compatible? I've seen the lower Gaming series been posted in the comp. list)
- CPU: Intel Core I7-6700K
- CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro H60 (2013 Edition) (any advice on another watercooling system is welcome, since I have NO experience with watercooling, I just want the system to be cool and quiet, do I even need watercooling?)
- Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS4C16G4D240FSC (64GB DDR4)
- SSD: Samsung SM951 (AHCI) 512GB (x2) (since the motherboard has 2 slots for M.2)
- PSU: Seasonic Platinum Series 520 Watt Fanless (in case I do decide to put in a dedicated GFX card, I was thinking of a NVidia 1070, is 520Watt enough?)
- Case: Cooler Master Silencio 550 Carbon (I'd like to make everything as quiet as possible)
- Wifi: TP-Link TLWDN4800 (Will I be able to run iMessage/hand-off etc. straight out-of-the-box with this one?)
- Monitor: MicroBoard V490 UHD 49"inch AH-IPS 4k 60hz DP 1.2 / HDMI 2.0

I would love to have your feedback, I've been running Hackintosh machines for years now (Apple doesn't seem to listen to customers), but mostly on Asus motherboards and it just ... needs too much tweaking and doesn't work as much out-of-the-box as I'd like this system to be. Any advice/experience/feedback would be MORE than welcome.

 

[Kazbah]

What you have there is a nice set of specs, you told us what you will not do with it (games) but not what you will do, so far all i can tell is your building a system to run a monitor .... no one need an overclocked, watercooled 4k computer to just read emails and surf the web

 

[deeltje]

What you have there is a nice set of specs, you told us what you will not do with it (games) but not what you will do, so far all i can tell is your building a system to run a monitor .... no one need an overclocked, watercooled 4k computer to just read emails and surf the web

I might play games in the future, I might use it for VR in the future, but it's not really the goal here allthough its nice to be future-proof. I will be using it mostly for Webdevelopment and trading stocks. I don't want to end up with a multi-monitor setup. I want it to run 4k 60hz straight from the motherboard/CPU_gpu so I don't have to hassle with an expensive GFX card just to run my monitor at the requiered resolution/refresh rate. (i've edited my post, thanks for mentioning it).

You think aircooling for the CPU is more than quiet and sufficient enough? Maybe even go with a lower wattage CPU? The 6700TE I think only uses 35W instead of the 90W the 6700K uses. Does this motherboard run iMessage etc. out-of-the-box or is that something the wifi-card is for? (I've tried to stay as close to the MacPro build mentioned on the build-page)

Also I will not be overclocking at all and never will, but this was the only motherboard that supported both DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 both at 4k 60hz (for current monitor use and future Television use)

 

[Kazbah]

You are spending a lot to not spend on a GPU...

Your needs would be satisfied by swapping those components
- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI
- CPU i5-6600 (the non-K version it comes with a cooler)
- no need for a watercooler (use stock included or get a decent air cooler like the 212 EVO)
- 32 GB of RAM (I don't see how you can use 64 GB with the use case you described)

That is enough money to buy that 'expensive GPU'


You seem to value quietness.. H60 : Pump + Fan + Pushing thru a rad .. not quiet believe me I've been there. If I would watercool I would do it all the way CPU+GPU else use decent quality fan and case

Someone else might wanna check if M.2 is supported by OS X ..I tend not to comment on stuff I do not know

 

[wildwillow]

Now I want to run this monitor at 60hz 4k over DP 1.2 straight from the motherboard

Sternn confirms 60Hz 4K over display port using Intel HD530 here

Someone else might wanna check if M.2 is supported by OS X ..I tend not to comment on stuff I do not know

M.2 SM951 AHCI version is supported natively.
M.2 SM951 NVMe requires a 3rd party driver which is buggy as a boot drive. As a data drive it works very well.

 

[Kazbah]

Teamwork

 

[deeltje]

You are spending a lot to not spend on a GPU...

Your needs would be satisfied by swapping those components
- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI
- CPU i5-6600 (the non-K version it comes with a cooler)
- no need for a watercooler (use stock included or get a decent air cooler like the 212 EVO)
- 32 GB of RAM (I don't see how you can use 64 GB with the use case you described)

That is enough money to buy that 'expensive GPU'


You seem to value quietness.. H60 : Pump + Fan + Pushing thru a rad .. not quiet believe me I've been there. If I would watercool I would do it all the way CPU+GPU else use decent quality fan and case

Someone else might wanna check if M.2 is supported by OS X ..I tend not to comment on stuff I do not know

Thanks! So you would suggest going with that GFX straight from the start? Because that motherboard doesn't support neither HDMI 2.0 nor does it have DP 1.2. I will indeed tone down the watercooling idea, but I do need 64GB and a quadcore, trading-software demands more than you'd think.

 

[deeltje]

Sternn confirms 60Hz 4K over display port using Intel HD530 here

M.2 SM951 AHCI version is supported natively.
M.2 SM951 NVMe requires a 3rd party driver which is buggy as a boot drive. As a data drive it works very well.

Thanks a lot! Really helpful info, I really have to watch carefully which M.2 modules I get! Thanks! And great news that the I7-6700 series runs 60hz 4k out of the box! nice

So this should be the M.2 modules to buy?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VELDBJ6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

 

[wildwillow]

Thanks a lot! Really helpful info, I really have to watch carefully which M.2 modules I get! Thanks! And great news that the I7-6700 series runs 60hz 4k out of the box! nice

So this should be the M.2 modules to buy?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VELDBJ6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

No problem, yes that is the M.2 model version to buy.
Tip: Example - Model numbers
AHCI - Model No. - MZHPV512XXX-XXXXX
NVMe - Model No. - MZVPV512XXX-XXXXX

 

[tombosch]

Helle deeltje and other members,

I would like to build a Mini Itx Hackintosh with similar components. Just like you I want to run a 4K monitor on 60hz over the onboard GPU. Did you make any progress on this build?

Or did somebody know which mobo can run 4k 60hz over dp1.2 onboard?

Thanks in advance. The search has been long and now I would like to find my answer to build a great Hackintosh.