RuleBreaker01
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The Gaming i9 XE 10 GBit/s LAN should not need any driver or Kext for macOS.
The Motherboard use the Aquantia AQtion AQC107 Chip which is by the way used in the iMac Pro!
It does indeed !
All three network cards are working..
That is awesome.
Posting using the ASRock, no issue booting macOS whatsoever.
The board is nowhere as well laid as the Designare. First the USB 3 header are located exactly where it would make my life hell. Typically USB3 header is located alongside near the power supply. But here, it's near the SATA ports, and my case has a metal bar just along side there. Couldn't plug my cable.. broke the connector
I screwed up my thermal paste application, I did it three times but it still runs at a good 15C hotter than the designare.
It doesn't feel as well built as the Designare either, the Designare as a back metal plate to re-enforce it, it was a very nice design.
Interestingly with the Intel Power Gadget I'm back to what the Asus was showing as far as CPU power user: around 45W when idle. The designare showed like 14W only.
I see the same type of power usage on my UPS: 110W total.
The BIOS setup is very nice, unfortunately, I haven't found how to set the CPU speed based on the number of core in use... It's all or nother, or can set a specific core to a given speed. Hopefully this exist somewhere.