- Joined
- Oct 2, 2019
- Messages
- 2
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming
- CPU
- i7-9700K
- Graphics
- UHD 630
First post here, I want to thank ModMike for his dedication - having spent hours reading through almost every page, I had decided build my first ever hackintosh, and it works well.
I used the following parts and followed the guide on the 1st page and can confirm Mojave is working:
i7-9700k (on Noctua U9s with Grizzly Kryonaut)
Z390-I Strix (bios was 2401 out of the box
iGPU
Corsair 2400MHz 8GBx2 RAM
Crucial 250gb SSD
in a Streacom DA2 case.
Initially I used an ASUS nano AC53 dongle for WIFI, and it worked after installing the official drivers from Asus website (although they were built for High Sierra not Mojave) Then I ordered a DW1560 from a Chinese seller on eBay (was risky, I know) to replace the existing onboard inlet card. It was a bit fiddly and took 2-3 hours to get everything back in the case again. Luckily, I didn't need to take off the Noctua U9s cooler when I disassembled the VRM heatsink. (By pure luck, I mounted the cooler so the fan is attached at the bottom and blowing upwards, and it wasn't obstructing the VRM heatsink.) Booted, and worked straight away without having to do anything particular.
Some small nuances I would like to highlight:
- Sleep doesn't work properly. When it wakes up, the screen is black. is it because I'm using a HDMI connection??
- "About this Mac" shows my CPU an core i9.. even though I have i7-9700k
- Hardware monitors won't display any info apart from SSD temp. No fan speeds, no CPU/chipset temps whatsoever.
- Bluetooth range is a bit short. I need to keep my speaker literally within 50cm from the antenna
Have yet to try continuity/handoff. I will update once I do.
I used the following parts and followed the guide on the 1st page and can confirm Mojave is working:
i7-9700k (on Noctua U9s with Grizzly Kryonaut)
Z390-I Strix (bios was 2401 out of the box
iGPU
Corsair 2400MHz 8GBx2 RAM
Crucial 250gb SSD
in a Streacom DA2 case.
Initially I used an ASUS nano AC53 dongle for WIFI, and it worked after installing the official drivers from Asus website (although they were built for High Sierra not Mojave) Then I ordered a DW1560 from a Chinese seller on eBay (was risky, I know) to replace the existing onboard inlet card. It was a bit fiddly and took 2-3 hours to get everything back in the case again. Luckily, I didn't need to take off the Noctua U9s cooler when I disassembled the VRM heatsink. (By pure luck, I mounted the cooler so the fan is attached at the bottom and blowing upwards, and it wasn't obstructing the VRM heatsink.) Booted, and worked straight away without having to do anything particular.
Some small nuances I would like to highlight:
- Sleep doesn't work properly. When it wakes up, the screen is black. is it because I'm using a HDMI connection??
- "About this Mac" shows my CPU an core i9.. even though I have i7-9700k
- Hardware monitors won't display any info apart from SSD temp. No fan speeds, no CPU/chipset temps whatsoever.
- Bluetooth range is a bit short. I need to keep my speaker literally within 50cm from the antenna
Have yet to try continuity/handoff. I will update once I do.