[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[CaseySJ]

Thanks, it turns out I am all good. Although I am not sure I have the proper SSDT files used at the same/proper times.

I was counting the SSP1/SSP2 ports by mistake also. Attached is my Hackintool Output. Does this look right? I see two controllers up top, where others don't ... I assume that's normal for our MoBo.

As for the ACPI/patched folder, I have the following:
1. SSDT-DESIGNARE-Z390-NO-CNVW.aml
2. SSDT-DTPG.aml
3. SSDT-EC.aml
4. SSDT-UIAC-DESIGNARE-Z390-V7.aml
5. SSDT-Z390-DESIGNARE-TB3HP-V4.aml

This is correct. We have an additional USB controller courtesy of the Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controller. No individual controller may have more than 15 ports, but there can be multiple controllers.

 

[DJEarthworm]

Here are some suggestions:

• Delete the com.apple.PowerManagement preference files as described in the section Fixing Sleep and Wake Issues (Post #1).
• In System Preferences --> Energy Saver, enable Put hard disks to sleep when possible, but disable Wake for Network Access and also disable Enable Power Nap...
• Reboot.
• Are you using a Corsair power supply or Corsair liquid cooler that is connected via USB to the internal F_USB header? These devices will cause sudden wake.
• If the problem persists:
  • Select Apple Menu --> Sleep.
  • Wait until system wakes up by itself.
  • Open Terminal and type pmset -g log | tail -150 > ~/Documents/sleeplog.txt
  • This will create a file called sleeplog.txt in the Documents folder. Please upload that file.

Hi Casey,
Thanks for the assist. I went ahead and did these steps, and for the most part sleep works properly now (when I force sleep). A couple of things.

1. I did have the Corsair cooler connected. For now, I ran an external USB cable out of the case so I can connect when needed without needing to open the case. As far as I can tell, the cooler still runs properly without the USB connected.

2. I still get a random wakeup every now and then, but I think its manageable. (I have Power Nap off, Wake on LAN off)

 

[DJEarthworm]

This is correct. We have an additional USB controller courtesy of the Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controller. No individual controller may have more than 15 ports, but there can be multiple controllers.

Thanks. How do I validate High Current is working properly?

Second, since I am only using one of the internal USB ports, does it make sense to disable the other and re-enable one of the externals?

 

[CaseySJ]

Thanks. How do I validate High Current is working properly?

The best way is to connect an iPad and see whether it begins to charge.

Second, since I am only using one of the internal USB ports, does it make sense to disable the other and re-enable one of the externals?

Sure. If you know the name of the port to disable the port to enable, it's easy to modify the USB SSDT. If you'd like my help, just post the USB SSDT you're currently using and mention the affected port names.

 

[DJEarthworm]

The best way is to connect an iPad and see whether it begins to charge.

Sure. If you know the name of the port to disable the port to enable, it's easy to modify the USB SSDT. If you'd like my help, just post the USB SSDT you're currently using and mention the affected port names.

Since you posted a disassembled file in the Fractal setup, I should be able to simply make changes there and replace the SSDTs file, correct?

 

[estebanpro]

I have a Pegasus TB1 RAID drive and an Apple TB2 to TB3 adapter and I am looking for the most affordable TB2 or TB3 dock to use with the designare.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[skroutz999]

Unfortunately that's not correct. If you search this thread for posts by "joevt" you will find a number of detailed technical posts regarding this issue. The bottom line is that we cannot trust the resolution information provided by macOS in some places. For a true 5K monitor (5120 x 2880) driven by a single DP-In, the actual frame buffer resolution is 4096 x 2304 (9.4M pixels). This is more than 1 million more pixels than a 4K monitor, but still a little less than true 5K.

The 34" LG monitor that you are considering (5120 x 2160) is 11M pixels, which is more than the 9.4M pixels that a full 5K monitor receives from this motherboard. That is why I don't think this system will provide full 5120 x 2160 resolution through the Thunderbolt port.

However, if you buy a Gigabyte GC-Alpine Ridgle (not GC-Titan Ridge) then you will be able to drive this monitor at its full resolution via Thunderbolt 3. The nice thing about the GC-Alpine Ridge is that:

• Even though it needs a Thunderbolt Header connection to the motherboard (THB_C) -- and the Designare Z390 does NOT have this header -- we don't have to worry about it!
• Just connect 2 DisplayPort cables from the AMD Graphics Card to the 2 DP-In ports and you should be good to go.
• However, we should not expect any other Thunderbolt devices to work because the THB_C header is missing. Only Thunderbolt 3 monitors can be expected to work.

The reason to stay away from the newer GC-Titan Ridge is because:

• The Titan Ridge controller on the card is the same as the Titan Ridge controller on the motherboard.
• The motherboard will disable the built-in Titan Ridge controller because it sees a duplicate device. The Gigabyte firmware should be smart enough to support both controllers, but I don't think it does.
• So the on-board Thunderbolt ports may not work.

Thanks for the time and effort you put for once again Casey!!
So as far as I can understand, I can run 34WK95U (5k2k) at 4k res (only horizontal 4k, vertical as I have found shall be around 1600) without issues at 60hz right? I think I can try that and see if Im happy with the results. If not, then I can buy a Gigabyte Titan Ridge tb3 controller and plug 2 DisplayPort cables from my rx580 to mini dp ports of the controller. Then I connect a tb3 cable from controller's tb3 connection to the the monitor's tb3 port. I lose of course designare's tb3 ports but Im staying with an additional tb3 port from controller to plug in my Lacie 2Big DAS system. Is it sure that all these are going to work without any issues and out of the box?

 

[skroutz999]

I just received my new DAS Lacie 2Big Dock Thunderbolt 3 12Tb edition. It works great and Blackmagic Disk Speed Test gives me read and write speeds similar to real macs through tb3 connection! Here are the results both on Raid0 and Raid1 configurations.

 

[PicLock]

Need some urgent help.

Just finish a colour grading job on DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio Version, everything works well except for rendering.
It will render well for awhile and then lock up the the whole computer. Sometimes it lock up at 15% and other time close to finishing like 90%. The only way out is to reboot the computer.
Originally, I thought it was the iGPU causing the problem so I disable the iGPU in the Bios and changed my original
Mac mini8,1 to iMacPro 1,1. Unfortunately, render still lock up the computer.

Btw, when it crashes, the mouse can still move around but otherwise nothing works. MacOS also didn't display a crash message.

I'm using a Sapphire Nitro Vega 64 in slot 2 PCIE.

Any advise is much appreciated.

@CaseySJ
For Pro Apps - Option 1 (No iGPU)

iMacPro 1,1
Platform ID (not needed)
BIOS-IGFX Disabled
Injectintel + Disabled

I don't understand the below. How do I go about changing it? Thanks
No WEG properties
Lilu Whatevergreen

 

[wordsworth03]

Would you mind posting your config.plist? Also curious what you have in L/E and Kexts/other.

Here is a copy of my config.plist (FYI, I have screen brightness enabled via F1/F2) and screenshots of Kexts/other and L/E.