pastrychef's Asus ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming (WI-FI AC) build w/ i9-9900K + AMD 6600 XT

[pastrychef]

Hey Pastry

Im attempting to configure my BIOS settings in Advanced/System Agent (SA) Configuration/Graphics Configuration/
for

Primary Display - PCIE
RC6(Render Standby)
DVMT Pre-Allocated

but none of these settings appear. The iGPU Multi-Monitor appears but when I enabled it my graphics card wasnt displaying anything anymore so I had to reset the CMOs to get it working again. I pretty much have all the specs you have except a vega 64 so Im a bit confused as to why this is happening. Any help would be greatly appreciated

All of the other settings listed in the guide appear, so just a bit confused on what to do

Have you updated to the latest BIOS? 1802 brought back the option to choose "primary display". You may need to boot in to BIOS a second time to see the option to enable IGPU multi-monitor.

 

[pastrychef]

hey @pastrychef thanks for the help the other time! i cleared my EFI and replaced it with your latest one (im on 10.14.3 with Asus strix 1802 / updated everything)
but i still get two issues:

1 - QuickLook doesnt works for JPGs (Previews don't show for JPGs only). a fix is to use this without this NoVPAJpeg.kext which makes it work, but not sure if this just patches a bigger problem.. what do you think?

I have iGPU enabled with my Vega 64 like everyone suggests this will solve this. but JPG quick look never works without this kext. i tried changing to iMac Pro 1.1.SMBIOS which also fixes it but then it comes back after a while.


2 - sleep makes PC not able to wake up and eventually reboot. gives me this error:

UUID: 59059674-D051-40BC-A2C8-B432DEE9A78E
Stackshot Reason: Wake transition timed out after 180 seconds while entering fullwake from darkwake. Suspected bundle: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily. Thread 0x74.
Failure code:: 0xd44517be 00000032

i saw this video on youtube where this guy enables a bunch of hibernation/sleep tick boxes to make machine wake normally. wondering if some of these could be bad ? e.g. SlpSmiAtWake, NeverHibernate, SkipHibernateTimeout, darkwake=2

i am debating if it might be worth formatting the drive and restarting fro fresh mojave install. i seem to be having issues that others don't have.

THANKS! in advance!

If you use iMacPro1,1, system definition, you should disable IGPU in BIOS.

NoVPAJpeg.kext disables hardware acceleration for Quick Look and Preview. In my opinion, not an ideal "fix".

In config.plist > Boot > Custom Flags, try changing shikigva=1 to shikigva=60 to see if it helps with your Quick Look/Preview issue.

Hackintoshes don't have support for hibernate, so you can disable that. I have not had to mess with the Darkwake setting in config.plist since 2016. Since then, I have just left it at "Darkwake" and it has worked.

Also, as always, properly configured USB helps a lot with sleep/wake issues.

 

[greenleaf123]

If you use iMacPro1,1, system definition, you should disable IGPU in BIOS.

NoVPAJpeg.kext disables hardware acceleration for Quick Look and Preview. In my opinion, not an ideal "fix".

In config.plist > Boot > Custom Flags, try changing shikigva=1 to shikigva=60 to see if it helps with your Quick Look/Preview issue.

Hackintoshes don't have support for hibernate, so you can disable that. I have not had to mess with the Darkwake setting in config.plist since 2016. Since then, I have just left it at "Darkwake" and it has worked.

Also, as always, properly configured USB helps a lot with sleep/wake issues.

thanks for your insight about the NoVPAJpeg.kext! I will try the shikigva=60 although that's what it was at before for months

I feel the USB config situation is maybe at cause since my one USB-C 3.1 gen 2 port works put it ejects the drive after a few seconds, and the front panel accepts small USB flash keys but it doesnt read a bigger hard drive of 1TB which is strange.

@pastrychef is it still the best method to use an ssdt-usbx.aml file in ACPI / Patched folder and then exclude drives in the config.plist Boot arguments e.g.

-alcbeta shikigva=60 -lilubetaall -uia_exclude=HS01;HS02;HS10;HS12;HS07;SS01;SS02;USR1;USR2 -wegbeta

i see you also have file SSDT-LPC in ACPI/origin in your EFI, i just read its for power management? what is this for?

curious, how come in your EFI your have just the ssdt-usbx.aml but you also have the .DSL file too attached as option. Can we use both? what's the difference? before i just both of them in the /patched folder but wasn't sure exactly what was the real right way

thanks!

@corint1 I will try try darkwake=0 too

 

[pastrychef]

thanks for your insight about the NoVPAJpeg.kext! I will try the shikigva=60 although that's what it was at before for months

I feel the USB config situation is maybe at cause since my one USB-C 3.1 gen 2 port works put it ejects the drive after a few seconds, and the front panel accepts small USB flash keys but it doesnt read a bigger hard drive of 1TB which is strange.

@pastrychef is it still the best method to use an ssdt-usbx.aml file in ACPI / Patched folder and then exclude drives in the config.plist Boot arguments e.g.

-alcbeta shikigva=60 -lilubetaall -uia_exclude=HS01;HS02;HS10;HS12;HS07;SS01;SS02;USR1;USR2 -wegbeta

i see you also have file SSDT-LPC in ACPI/origin in your EFI, i just read its for power management? what is this for?

curious, how come in your EFI your have just the ssdt-usbx.aml but you also have the .DSL file too attached as option. Can we use both? what's the difference? before i just both of them in the /patched folder but wasn't sure exactly what was the real right way

thanks!

@corint1 I will try try darkwake=0 too

The USB 3.1 gen 2 is not related to the chipset USB. If USB 3.1 gen 2 is giving you problems, something else might be the problem.

You should be excluding 11 ports since Z370 chipset has 26 ports.

ssdt-usbx is for USB power injection. SSDT-USB is to address the 15 port limit. Two different things. Ideally, both should be used.

The LPC file is optional. I found out that real iMacs don't have this so I put it in origin. If you want to use it, just move it to patched folder.

 

[corint1]

It sound me to be something software ... the error is at a memory address ... error that is not documented on the net ...

 

[Lestliness]

Been a while since I've been on here, my build is still humming a long as perfect as can be on Sierra.

But Pastrychef, you're ballsy putting that 9900K on this board. Are you not afraid of VRM temps? Especially since the overclocking community has been lambasting ASUS for their poor use of VRM components? Especially on this board, seems like we're already asking for future trouble with the 8800K, let alone the 9900K.

I've actually been lowering the voltage since all the stuff came out.

 

[pastrychef]

Been a while since I've been on here, my build is still humming a long as perfect as can be on Sierra.

But Pastrychef, you're ballsy putting that 9900K on this board. Are you not afraid of VRM temps? Especially since the overclocking community has been lambasting ASUS for their poor use of VRM components? Especially on this board, seems like we're already asking for future trouble with the 8800K, let alone the 9900K.

I've actually been lowering the voltage since all the stuff came out.

So far, everything seems to be fine. I'm running four cores at 5.1GHz and four cores at 5.0GHz on 1.310v which I think is pretty good and LLC 5. If memory serves me correctly, my 8700K required 1.350v and LLC 6 to run a sable 5.0GHz. So, I think it's alright. Keep in mind that LLC 6 overshoots the power delivery considerably over LLC 5.

I've done 2 hour Prime95 runs many times to test stability with different clocks and have put it through quite a few hours of Handbrake conversions without any issues.

I'm also very confident in the amount of air flow the two CPU heatsink mounted fans provides for the VRM heatsinks. Plus, my case has pretty good air flow that pulls air in from the front and has a very straight path out to the back.

 

[Lestliness]

Yeah, the best 'everyday' voltage i can seem to get is about 1.32 - 1.33.

I've just been seeing and reading a lot that there's potential for faster degradations on these ASUS boards especially this one specifically due to it's low quality 4 phase VRM.

A lot of this is in theory but it's true the ASUS boards VRMs run way hotter than the competition. Even the manual suggest that there be a fan pointed directly at this board if you're going overclock it.

Here's Brainzoid talking about his board.

 

[pastrychef]

Yeah, the best 'everyday' voltage i can seem to get is about 1.32 - 1.33.

I've just been seeing and reading a lot that there's potential for faster degradations on these ASUS boards especially this one specifically due to it's low quality 4 phase VRM.

A lot of this is in theory but it's true the ASUS boards VRMs run way hotter than the competition. Even the manual suggest that there be a fan pointed directly at this board if you're going overclock it.

Here's Brainzoid talking about his board.

Yes. Like I said, having the two fans on the CPU cooler move air around the VRM heatsinks should help. I would expect that users with water coolers who don't have as much air circulation around the VRM heatsinks would have more VRM heat issues.

 

[greenleaf123]

The USB 3.1 gen 2 is not related to the chipset USB. If USB 3.1 gen 2 is giving you problems, something else might be the problem.

You should be excluding 11 ports since Z370 chipset has 26 ports.

ssdt-usbx is for USB power injection. SSDT-USB is to address the 15 port limit. Two different things. Ideally, both should be used.

The LPC file is optional. I found out that real iMacs don't have this so I put it in origin. If you want to use it, just move it to patched folder.

thanks for the clarification. yes I gotta exclude the right port. im confused though is the -uia_exclude=..... boot argument to write what should NOT be excluded? meaning all ports will be excluded except for the one we add?
im
i noticed you had put SS01;SS02;USR1;USR2 into yours put thoses are ports we do want right?!