Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

[suren6791]

@CaseySJ, sorry, have been off here for a while, any idea if Bluetooth will be working for Intel on Monterey. I installed your 0.7.5 OC EFI and the network ports i225-V works for just issue with Bluetooth does not connect to my iPhone 12 or MacBook Pro and Air but connects to smart tv and other android phones. Seems like Monterey does not connect to other IOS devices via Bluetooth Also is there any news on Airdrop?

 

[canyondust]

@CaseySJ​

Before I go any further I would like to echo the same as posted on here, Thank You very much for all the hard work you've done here for me and the entire tonymacx86 community.



*Catalina 10.15.7
*From what I read on Grace Designs web page as of recent versions it's suppose to be plug-n-play. I had to download drivers for Windows and it works fine via USB for normal computer sounds/audio and several of my DAWs in Windows10 (This how I listen to everything from my computer). Still though I will call them tomorrow to verify.
*I have it connected to the back panel USB 2.0 port (a) which is above the USB 2.0 port (b) Q-Flash Plus port. I have tried it in another USB port but had the same results.
*Connected directly in a USB ports, no hub.
*No it doesn't help but I will try all the back panel ports and the USB ports I'm using via the USB 3.2 header on my front panel.
*I've only installed Pro Tools and yes it's shown as an available audio device but no sound. From the Mac audio device window it shows the m905 but it says no output controls and the audio symbol in the upper right hand corner is grayed out until I select a different device.

No output controls is correct because the Grace has its own volume control which isn’t controllable by the OS. My RME behaves the same way. No sound might have to do with the routing internally in the unit?

 

[nmano]

XCPM 12.0.1 X99/X299

Before test uncheck your Config.plist and in Bios Eist & C6/C7 Enabled


Kernel-> Quirks->


AppleCpuPmCfgLock-Yes/No
AppleXcpmExtraMsrs-No
AppleXcpmForceBoost-No

If you are using _xcpm_bootstrap patch you have to Emulate Original CPUID


#Kernel->Emulate->Your CPU Original ID


#CPUID Cascade Lake-X 0x050657


Cpuid1Data <-> 57060500 00000000 00000000 00000000
Cpuid1Mask <-> FFFFFFFF 00000000 00000000 00000000



#CPUID Skylake-X 0x050654 /Skylake-H 0x0406E3


Cpuid1Data <-> 54060500 00000000 00000000 00000000
Cpuid1Mask <-> FFFFFFFF 00000000 00000000 00000000


#CPUID 0x0306F2 Haswell-E/Haswell 0x0306C3

Cpuid1Data <-> F2060300 00000000 00000000 00000000
Cpuid1Mask <-> FFFFFFFF 00000000 00000000 00000000


#CPUID 0x0406F1 Broadwell-E/Broadwell 0x0306D4


Cpuid1Data <-> F1060400 00000000 00000000 00000000
Cpuid1Mask <-> FFFFFFFF 00000000 00000000 00000000

Please check patches in my config.plist
Kernel->patch

 

[abc1mce2]

No output controls is correct because the Grace has its own volume control which isn’t controllable by the OS. My RME behaves the same way. No sound might have to do with the routing internally in the unit?

I checked this on a 2013 MacBook Pro and a 2020 MacBook Pro and had the same result so I guess it's normal. In Windows I can use the USB port for sound 2ch out (Monitors) and 10ch in (To DAW) therefore bypassing the audio connections on the rear of the mobo. I just need to hear everything from the computer so I just used a high quality 3/8inch plug to Male XLR's and adjusted the digital gain inside the m905 to match my reference volume at the same knob settings I was using in Windows with the USB port.

My bigger problem is that I can't get any of my PCIe devices (HDX card and UAD2 Octo card) to work in the mobo. There are drivers for both to work via PCIe devices like the super expensive current Mac Pro. I know these and other PCIe devices work in Mac via the Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe expansion chassis but I was trying to save some money and use the available PCIe slots on the mobo. For life of me I don't understand how people can use a PCIe wifi card and GPU I can't my UAD2 or HDX PCIe card.

 

[canyondust]

I checked this on a 2013 MacBook Pro and a 2020 MacBook Pro and had the same result so I guess it's normal. In Windows I can use the USB port for sound 2ch out (Monitors) and 10ch in (To DAW) therefore bypassing the audio connections on the rear of the mobo. I just need to hear everything from the computer so I just used a high quality 3/8inch plug to Male XLR's and adjusted the digital gain inside the m905 to match my reference volume at the same knob settings I was using in Windows with the USB port.

In theory you wouldn't need to take the analog out of your Motherboard at all; can you not just route the system sound out to the m905?

 

[jd6]

which is the way to go :

Western Digital WD_BLACK 500GB SN750 NVMe. vs. Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB​

please advice ......

 

[craighazan]

WD for me, fast and reliable with Monterey on B550M and Ryzen 5 3600X.

 

[trs96]

which is the way to go :

Western Digital WD_BLACK 500GB SN750 NVMe. vs. Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB​

please advice ......

The WD Black can also be purchased in a 1TB version and price is about the same as the Sabrent. Just ten dollars more at Amazon.com. Note that the SN750 uses TLC Nand Flash and the Rocket Q QLC. TLC is preferable. See this brief summary from the mini-tool website.

QLC vs TLC SSD: Performance​

QLC SSDs are designed to augment existing TLC SSD, rather than replacing them. As for the performance of QLC and TLC SSD, we will briefly show you.

The sequential read speed of QLC NAND SSD is just as fast as the TLC SSD, so it is great for read-heavy workloads. However, as for the write performance of 3D NAND QLC vs TLC, the TLC SSD is better than the QLC SSD.

QLC vs TLC SSD: Endurance​

Besides the performance, the endurance of QLC and TLC SSD is also an essential factor. Since QLC SSD is rated for fewer program/erase cycles than TLC, write-heavy workloads wear its memory cells faster. So, as for the endurance of QLC vs TLC, the TLC SSD would be better than QLC SSD.

QLC vs TLC: What Are the Differences and Which One Is Better? - MiniTool

QLC and TLC are two types of flash memory. But as for QLC vs TLC, what are the differences and which one is better? This post answers to you.

www.minitool.com

The take home point: If you write 100's of gigabytes of data daily you probably don't want QLC NVMe drives. If your QLC NVMe is only a boot drive and you write everything to a scratch drive, QLC should be fine. It will last a long time. It's only the writing data part of the equation where QLC falls short of TLC. "write-heavy workloads wear its memory cells faster."

For professional use, MLC is the very best type of NAND Flash to use. The problem is that these drives are hard to find and more expensive than TLC drives. Only a few Samsnug drives with MLC are still available. Notably on the 860 Pro 2.5" Sata SSDs. They sell for 2x the EVO prices.

Amazon.com

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[f1zzas]

No need to switch to iMac19,1. What you have now (iMac20,2) is good.


Please RestrictEvents documentation page here for instructions. If you have trouble with the procedure, please let us know.


Please try HWMonitorSMC2 from here. In the settings page, enable IOKit Monitoring.


Just read the 0C 0.7.5 mini-guide first.


Please read the first section of OC 0.7.5 mini-guide.


Hopefully someone can answer this. I've been charging my iPhone 13 via MagSafe connected to a wall GaN-based wall charger. I am seriously impressed by these new GaN-based charging modules.

I am using the following 100W GaN module to charge my 14" MacBook Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, and iPad mini 6! I carry this single item when I travel, and it's just so small. Never gets hot.

Amazon.com

I chose 32GB RAM, which is available with both M1 Pro and M1 Max. The M1 Pro chip delivers longer battery life. If 14 or 16 GPU cores are enough for your workflow, the M1 Pro with 32GB could be an option that is not only great, but excessively great! No other laptop provides this level of performance. If more performance is needed, it's better to wait for new iMacPro or new Mac mini or new Mac Pro!


Nice!

Now I see problem with GPU. My GPU uses almost all 4GB RAM, 95-98% RAM load, can I do anything about that without changing GPU to other?

I don't do much GPU stuff, but I use 3 browsers all the time with a lot of (50-80 tabs, half of them minimized) so my concern about RAM is will it be faster browsing experience between tabs with 32GB RAM? or just stick with default configuration for 2499$. Anyway I buy this macbook for 1 year only, will wait M2 and then I will definently pick 32GB RAM and best M2 option.

 

[canyondust]

Now I see problem with GPU. My GPU uses almost all 4GB RAM, 95-98% RAM load, can I do anything about that without changing GPU to other?

I don't do much GPU stuff, but I use 3 browsers all the time with a lot of (50-80 tabs, half of them minimized) so my concern about RAM is will it be faster browsing experience between tabs with 32GB RAM? or just stick with default configuration for 2499$. Anyway I buy this macbook for 1 year only, will wait M2 and then I will definently pick 32GB RAM and best M2 option.

FWIW, iStat menus shows the same thing for the 8GB of RAM in my RX 5700 XT. I haven’t noticed any performance hit in macOSX, so I think it is either a bug in iStat menus, or it is by design by Apple.

As for 16GB in a MacBook, I bet the ‘browsing experience’ improvement will come more from the high single-core speed. That said, keep in mind that the RAM is shared with the video card, so it might be worth checking your overall ram usage as it is now, account for some VRAM (depends on how many screens you use and what resolution) and use that to decide how much RAM to get. If you’re selling it after 1 year, it shouldn’t matter if you go 16 or 32; you’ll recoup the financial outlay in both situations.