- Joined
- Dec 27, 2019
- Messages
- 8
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Designare Z390
- CPU
- i9-9900K
- Graphics
- RX 570
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Mikkmac66's Build:
Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) - i9 9900K - RADEON RX 570
Built into an old G5 PowerMac Case
Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) - i9 9900K - RADEON RX 570
Built into an old G5 PowerMac Case
Components New
Gigabyte Z390 Designare (Intel LGA 1151/ATX/Thunderbolt) Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K8RJZRG
Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32 GB 2666Mhz. DDR4 CL16 DIMM Memory, Kit of 2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKSPW5V/
Intel i9-9900K Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005404P9I/
CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 120mm CPU Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Hydro-Liquid-Cooler-Radiator/dp/B079NXZQBC/
MSI Radeon RX 570 8GB Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076Y93L8F
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSD - for system
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus-MZ-V7S500B/dp/B07M7Q21N7/
Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB 2.5" SATA 3. SSD - for data
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/
Asus DVD writer, DRW-245MT - I still got something on DVD I like to access
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D2CO8WO/
Corsair ML140 Pro Led White Fan - for case front
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5I6MSE/
Corsair ML120 Pro Led White Fan - for case rear
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5I6MUW/
Corsair RM650i silence, 650W Powers Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0140RR8GC/
Fenvi FV-T919 WiFi/Bluetooth Network Adapter - out of box support for macOS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VCCZS54
9 Pin USB Header Male 1 to Female splitter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076Q8685Y
Already Owned
Lexar 16 GB USB 2 Memory stick
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0021AG2AE/
PowerMac G5 Case
Apple pro Keyboard (I prefer mechanical keyboards).
Logitech MX Master Mouse
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DHDFW5V/
Creative Inspire T7900 Speakers
Snowball ICE USB Microphone
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006DIA77E/
Dell 27” LED UltraSharp U2717D Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D402Z28/
Asus 27” Led PB278Q Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XV151JQ/
Logitech HD Webcam C525
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WO8HQ4/
Case Conversion Components
G5 Full ATX conversion kit with integrated PSU mount (Standard)
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/g5-atx-kit-psu-holder/
Pressed Mesh Fan Grill
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/pressed-mesh-fan-grill/
Fan Radiator Brackets(2*140) - For the radiator I had to do custom fitting
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/fanradiator-brackets/
Front panel Conversion: 4xUSB with white LED
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/front-panel-conversion/
Comments
This is my second hackingtosh build. I basically did the first one to find out how it was working. The first one was based on an Asus P8z68-V Pro/gen 3 MB and an i5-2500K. It worked out quite well. So I decided to build a more UpToDate machine for my day to day use. (I do own 5 genuine Macs, also.)
For the software installation I did a lot of research all over the internet, but pretty much ended up following the great Golden Build guide of @CaseySJ that can be found here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-gigabyte-designare-z390-thunderbolt-3-i7-9700k-amd-rx-580.267551/
As the software of my build is close to his build, I found a lot of tips on how to prepare the BIOS, and what kexts to use to get everything working.
I prefer to keep my system stable, and I also need to have access to some older software. So I choose to stay on Mojave for now.
You can see videos of this builds process here:
Part1: The Case conversion
Part 2: The components
Part 3:The build of the pc
Part 4: Load an temperatures
Part 5: The benchmarks
Things that are working:
- Sleep, Wake, Reboot,Shutdown
- Wifi, Bluetooth, Handoff, Airdrop via added Fenvi ethernet card.
- Imessage, Quicklook, Preview, facetime, Appstore
- Both Onboard Ethernet
- Dual Monitors with accelerated video from RX 570
- All USB
- On board Audio
- Trim on both SSD drives NVME and SATA
Not Tested
- Thunderbolt 3
Not working
- Motherboard wifi Bluetooth
CPU Mounted
RAM Mounted
CPU cooler mounted
DVD writer Mounted
PSU Mounted
MB mounted
Antennas for wifi mounted
Almost there...
Front fans and Radiator
Wifi - Bluetooth Card in place
SSD drive bay
Frontview
Sideview1
Sideview2:
Rear view.
After cable clean up.
Up and running!
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