Moving from Z370 to Different Z370 OR Z390 board

[krisrob34]

Ok so I got my system stable on a GA-Z370 HD3 and I'm wanting to upgrade my board with better VRAM OTHER OPTIONS. If I stick to Gigabyte Z370 or Z390 will I be able to swap my 8700k, set BIOS setting and boot right up?

 

[Chrissy4605]

I would recommend going with the Z390!!!

 

[ModMike]

What she ^ said

 

[Chrissy4605]

As long as your processor is LGA 1151 your processor should be perfect.

 

[ModMike]

By the way, I'm running an 8700K in an Asus Z390 I-Gaming so that's proof it works.

 

[steveeeee]

Hey Guys,

due to I am new to the Hackintosh-Thing this is my first post at the forum. I'm just looking out for the right hardware to buy for my first build, so there isnt much knowledge about the hardware yet.

Why do you recommend using Z390?
I just read in the forum, that there are Problems with NVRAM and with sleep/wake/shutdown.

Why many users prefer using the high-end Z390?
The onboard Wifi and Bluetooth isnt working. So why not taking some more basic boards? Or is it because of Tosling, Audio-Outputs or sth else?


PS: I would like to use the 8700K

 

[ModMike]

1. No problems, everything works on my Z390.
2. Z370 boards are basically no longer available and why buy old board if new works
3. Swap out the onboard Wifi/Bluettoh card with a Dell 1560, OEM fit and everything works

I'm using an 8700K by the way.

 

[krisrob34]

Can I just straight swap my Z370 bird with a Z390 board (GPU, 8th gen CPU, RAM, etc.) and not miss a beat? It’ll boot right up?

 

[ModMike]

@Steeeeeeve I just posted my Asus Z390-I 8700K build guide.

Cheers.

 

[pastrychef]

If you can get your hands on a Z370, I think it's a better choice for hackintoshing.

Yes, Z390 is newer, but what new features does it give you? Nothing. Only two things separate Z390 from Z370, (1) Intel CNVI Wi-Fi and (2) Intel USB 3.1 gen 2. Neither of these two features are "new", just different and with questionable compatibility with macOS.

• Generally, Z390 motherboards have better VRM than Z370. However, that's not to say that you can't overclock with Z370. I overclock my i9-9900K to four cores 5.1GHz/four cores 5.0GHz on Z370 with air cooling.
• Z390 gives you the new Intel CNVI Wi-Fi, but you can't use it with macOS anyway. Whether or not you can replace the CNVI Wi-Fi card with a card that will work with macOS is also questionable. A few have successfully done it, but most have failed. The M.2 slots used on Z370 motherboards for Wi-Fi can be used with Apple branded Wi-Fi/Bluetooth cards for plug-n-play compatibility.
• Z390 includes Intel USB 3.1 gen 2 but I have yet to see any confirmation on whether or not they actually work at USB 3.1 gen 2 speeds in macOS. On Z370, USB 3.1 gen 2 is provided by ASMedia chipsets that have native macOS support. I've personally tested this on my Z370 motherboard and it works perfectly.
• Also, since the USB 3.1 gen 2 ports on Z390 are on the same controller as the USB 2 and USB 3.1 gen 1 ports, users will have considerably less ports than Z370 once the proper USB 15 port limit issue is addressed.
• As of today, native NVRAM is not working with Z390. Native NVRAM works perfectly on Z370. In my opinion, native NVRAM is a big deal because without it, you lose kernel panic reports on reboot. This can be invaluable for troubleshooting.