Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming build with working NVRAM

[famishedrutting]

https://www.ama zon.com/dp/BCM943224P/

 

[pastrychef]

https://www.ama zon.com/dp/BCM943224P/

Yet another different puppy...

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Yet another different puppy...

Puppies everywhere. I no longer think it's the tag. I'm veering towards Amazon not liking their own product code. Other links seem to work okay ... I think I'll blame their database.

 

[famishedrutting]

I ordered an adapter. I think it is the one PastryChef was recommending, the card i ordered was the one from his first post. Gotta say, pastrychef, I so appreciate your patience and assistance. I've been dealing with a sick girl, finally took her to the ER yesterday, and many small things have just flipped out on me during this install, but through it all your help gave me hope and having setup a wonderful hackintosh, it definitely was an experience well worth it.
Lol, this computer is butt ugly though and will have all those antennae sticking out... how do folks with a ITX build get working wifi/bluetooth?

 

[pastrychef]

I ordered an adapter. I think it is the one PastryChef was recommending, the card i ordered was the one from his first post. Gotta say, pastrychef, I so appreciate your patience and assistance. I've been dealing with a sick girl, finally took her to the ER yesterday, and many small things have just flipped out on me during this install, but through it all your help gave me hope and having setup a wonderful hackintosh, it definitely was an experience well worth it.
Lol, this computer is butt ugly though and will have all those antennae sticking out... how do folks with a ITX build get working wifi/bluetooth?

Hope the girl is doing better...

Many motherboards have M.2 slots that can be used with macOS compatible Wi-Fi/Bluetooth cards. Gigabyte decided to whitelist these ports on their Z390 motherboards.

 

[Colombiano]

Hi @pastrychef, I hope you're doing well.
Man, I bought the OLOy DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3200 MHz CL16 1.35V 288-Pin Desktop Gaming UDIMM (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DK6J7CP/?tag=tonymacx86com-20) due to out of stock (In the link you provided us) but I realized (after buy ) the one you described on the #1 post is MD4U163216BJDA for 16x2. Do you think these cannot work or it's doesn't matter has different code?

 

[pastrychef]

Hi @pastrychef, I hope you're doing well.
Man, I bought the OLOy DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3200 MHz CL16 1.35V 288-Pin Desktop Gaming UDIMM (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DK6J7CP/?tag=tonymacx86com-20) due to out of stock (In the link you provided us) but I realized (after buy) the one you described on the #1 post is MD4U163216BJDA for 16x2. Do you think these cannot work or it's doesn't matter has different code?

I see no reason why it won't work. They are just lower capacity.

 

[neblackford]

@pastrychef

Some random stuff that I had, dunno if there is an answer (or even a best guess):

The first couple times I ran Geekbench 5 I was scoring 6k+ multi-core. For some reason now my second installation is showing scores of 5600 - 5700, which happens to be more in line with what a 9600k should score. Random?

Next, I'm looking to explore my ability to overclock my 9600k within the limits of my NH-L9x65 cooler. Noctua's website says the cooler is perfectly capable of handling a 9600k and its attendant turbo boost. Any tips or resources to go about it considering this particular motherboard?

Thanks!

 

[pastrychef]

@pastrychef

Some random stuff that I had, dunno if there is an answer (or even a best guess):

The first couple times I ran Geekbench 5 I was scoring 6k+ multi-core. For some reason now my second installation is showing scores of 5600 - 5700, which happens to be more in line with what a 9600k should score. Random?

Next, I'm looking to explore my ability to overclock my 9600k within the limits of my NH-L9x65 cooler. Noctua's website says the cooler is perfectly capable of handling a 9600k and its attendant turbo boost. Any tips or resources to go about it considering this particular motherboard?

Thanks!

Check to see if you have XMP enabled or disabled. This can have a dramatic effect on Geekbench scores.

Try checking the TweakTown Z390 overclocking guide.

 

[neblackford]

Check to see if you have XMP enabled or disabled. This can have a dramatic effect on Geekbench scores.

Wow...you aren't kidding. There's my 6227 score again.

I'm somewhat embarrassed as I thought I was good about enabling XMP with my RAM @ 3600 Mhz each time. Wrong!

Sure glad I shelled out the extra dosh to get the 3600 instead of the much more basic 2666 Mhz.