Stork's MyHero Build: ASUS ROG Z170 MAXIMUS VIII HERO - i7-6700K - GTX 980

[codypchristian]

Did you do UEFI installs for Windows and Linux?

Yes I did and then wiped/reset everything between each install.

 

[pastrychef]

Yes I did and then wiped/reset everything between each install.

I don't understand why Clover is not loading when you got Grub and Windows Boot Manager working...

 

[codypchristian]

I don't understand why Clover is not loading when you got Grub and Windows Boot Manager working...

I don't either. Also my GPU (980ti) was bad, finally got my GTX 660 to work though. I will try Clover again with the 660 and see what happens.

 

[promac34]

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get Quick sync and Final Cut to work together. After enabling Quick Sync I'm unable to open Final Cut Pro X. FCPX will say it quit unexpectedly when I try to open it. I've worked through the guide that headkaze put together and hardware acceleration is enabled according to VideoProc, and I have an AirPlay icon in my menu bar.

I'm attempting to enable faster rendering/encoding for FCPX by using the CPU gpu in addition to the 1050 Ti. Before making any changes my Bruce 5k time is around 37 seconds.

I've attached my config and a screenshot of the kexts I'm using. Has anyone with a similar system to mine (6700k + 1050 ti) had any luck enabling Quick Sync and using FCPX?

 

[pastrychef]

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get Quick sync and Final Cut to work together. After enabling Quick Sync I'm unable to open Final Cut Pro X. FCPX will say it quit unexpectedly when I try to open it. I've worked through the guide that headkaze put together and hardware acceleration is enabled according to VideoProc, and I have an AirPlay icon in my menu bar.

I'm attempting to enable faster rendering/encoding for FCPX by using the CPU gpu in addition to the 1050 Ti. Before making any changes my Bruce 5k time is around 37 seconds.

I've attached my config and a screenshot of the kexts I'm using. Has anyone with a similar system to mine (6700k + 1050 ti) had any luck enabling Quick Sync and using FCPX?

Please try this config.plist. Also, make sure you have the latest Lilu and WhateverGreen.

I had to create new Serial for you because your SMBIOS section was devoid of a lot of info.

 

[promac34]

Thank you pasterychef! The new config allows me to open FCPX without issue and quick sync appears to be enabled. That said I just ran the Bruce5k benchmark with a result of 40 seconds. I would have thought with Quick sync working I would see an improvement. If everything is setup correctly should both the 530 iGPU and the 1050ti be listed in the Graphics/Displays section?

So I understand what I did wrong, it looks like the following changes were needed:
PEGP to GFX0 was disabled
SSDT -> DropOem -> Generate -> APLF - Set to False
SSDT -> DropOem -> Generate -> APSN - Set to False
-disablegfxfirmware flag was added
Properties -> PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) -> AAPL,ig-platform-id - was changed from <00001219> to <01001219>
SMBIOS - a bunch of data I was apparently missing

It seems like the two major changes were not using the PEGP to GFX0 patch and adding the -disablegfxfirmware argument.

 

[pastrychef]

Thank you pasterychef! The new config allows me to open FCPX without issue and quick sync appears to be enabled. That said I just ran the Bruce5k benchmark with a result of 40 seconds. I would have thought with Quick sync working I would see an improvement. If everything is setup correctly should both the 530 iGPU and the 1050ti be listed in the Graphics/Displays section?

So I understand what I did wrong, it looks like the following changes were needed:
PEGP to GFX0 was disabled
SSDT -> DropOem -> Generate -> APLF - Set to False
SSDT -> DropOem -> Generate -> APSN - Set to False
-disablegfxfirmware flag was added
Properties -> PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) -> AAPL,ig-platform-id - was changed from <00001219> to <01001219>
SMBIOS - a bunch of data I was apparently missing

It seems like the two major changes were not using the PEGP to GFX0 patch and adding the -disablegfxfirmware argument.

No. When set up correctly, you should NOT see the IGPU in System Information > Graphics/Displays.

Yes. Those were the changes I made.

• WhateverGreen does the PEGP to GFX0 rename for you and it does it in a better way.
• I don't know why a lot of people have that APLF and APSN stuff enabled. I don't even know what it does.
• I changed IGPU to be headless/connector-less.

I think that Bruce X is more dependent on dGPU. Approx 40 seconds sounds about right for a GTX 1050 Ti. For better performance, I suggest an AMD card.

 

[promac34]

After poking around a bit, it appears the change that made FCPX start to work was changing the AAPL,ig-platform-id to <01001219>. It does seem like 37 to 40 seconds is about right for a 1050 Ti after searching for other scores. I think you're probably right about Bruce X not changing much with quick sync. Thank you for your help!

 

[jknack3]

Hey Stork, I am quite the n00b when it comes to PC's and such, but I was curious if there would be anyway I could talk to you in more of a direct message kinda way because I am looking to make my preexisting PC into a Hackintosh.. I have no idea where to start, but I saw this post which has the same MoBo, Graphics, & CPU as mine, and figured that this would be a great start to getting things going. I'm more of a visual learner and can't seem to find youtube videos on this build specifically. Just looking for someone to help kinda start me on this amazing journey.

 

[Stork]

Hey Stork, I am quite the n00b when it comes to PC's and such, but I was curious if there would be anyway I could talk to you in more of a direct message kinda way because I am looking to make my preexisting PC into a Hackintosh.. I have no idea where to start, but I saw this post which has the same MoBo, Graphics, & CPU as mine, and figured that this would be a great start to getting things going. I'm more of a visual learner and can't seem to find youtube videos on this build specifically. Just looking for someone to help kinda start me on this amazing journey.

@jknack3, I moved your post to MyHero build description thread, here.

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That being said. First you need to use a Mac to create an account with Apple's Mac App store to download the latest macOS, Mojave. Do you have access to a Mac? A friend's Mac or hackintosh...school...college/university...library?