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How to build your own iMac Pro [Successful Build/Extended Guide]

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@TheOfficialGypsy ,

did you find any time to look at the draft of new section E.10) detailed in post #802 on page 81, which relates to all your brilliant work around the ACPI Tables and SSDT-X299.aml that I would like to implement as soon as possible in my guide? I once more attach the current draft within a txt-file below, which you can easily edit wherever necessary. Forgive me my German English. I am sure that with your native Australian English you will certainly be able to also improve the Language style. However, I think what is missing might be a better description of your SSDT-X299.aml in Section E.10.2), where you could maybe better outline the meaning of each object, parameter and function and what one should modify in case of a different mainboard, graphics, audio, slot-population, i.e. build configuration.

I really would like to implement this section asap in my guide. So if you could perform a revision until Friday, or latest Sunday would be absolutely great...

By the way, have you been able in the meanwhile to also successfully implement the ThunderboltEX 3?

Cheers man,

KGP :thumbup:
 

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No worries, at the moment I am still doing extensive testing. I will let you know when I am done :)
PS: For anyone using the ALC1120 codec, there is now a SSDT for codec commander available here
This should mean audio after wake when used in combination with codec commander kext
Hopefully it won't be long before we have one working for our ALC1120A codec
 
I have found something interesting.. when I disconnect the fan connected to the 'cpu' fan header on the Asus X299 Prime Deluxe, I get somewhat proper readings on Intel Power Gadget ranging from 8W - 140W under stress test in both MacOS and Windows. If I connect a fan to this header, Intel Power gadget displays a value ~1.17W in MacOS and Windows 10. I have tested this on my board with various bios fan profiles, DC and PWM fan with no luck at all.

I am suspecting this must some kind of a bios error

Another annoyance I have somehow bumped into recently happens after sleep. Any fan connected to the MB spins significantly quicker than required or defined in fan profile. I cannot remember what causes this as it has happened while doing extensive testing and unfortunately I did not pickup on it until now
 
TheOfficialGypsy said:
I have found something interesting.. when I disconnect the fan connected to the 'cpu' fan header on the Asus X299 Prime Deluxe, I get somewhat proper readings on Intel Power Gadget ranging from 8W - 140W under stress test in both MacOS and Windows. If I connect a fan to this header, Intel Power gadget displays a value ~1.17W in MacOS and Windows 10. I have tested this on my board with various bios fan profiles, DC and PWM fan with no luck at all.

I am suspecting this must some kind of a bios error

Another annoyance I have somehow bumped into recently happens after sleep. Any fan connected to the MB spins significantly quicker than required or defined in fan profile. I cannot remember what causes this as it has happened while doing extensive testing and unfortunately I did not pickup on it until now
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I am followed by the IPG Power Display Problem for many years on both my X99 and X299 systems. I always thought that the latter issue might be CPU related (for some CPU IPG displays proper power values for others simply not). Your findings shed new light onto darkness, however does the system properly work at all without having the pump connected to the CPU fan header at all?

I honestly expected some major improvements in sleep/wake functionality of my system after implementing your ACPI Table and ssdt-X299.aml. Before, I always witnessed instant wake on sleep although the system continued absolutely flawless after the unsuccessful sleep intent. With both of your features implemented, my system now sleeps for several minutes quietly and peacefully like a child, until it wakes and continues totally unstable and in apparently bad mood... :lol:
 
My CPU Fan - is not connected at all
before I had 1 system fan connected to CPU Fan but 'with" or without - nothing change about Intel Power Gadget
so I think @TheOfficialGypsy was lucky :p because I tried that trick 3 times and still nothing change :)

PS: My pump is connected completely separated and
I think -we shouldn't connect our pump to CPU fan header because we have
AIO_Pump header made for - between left RAM slots and 1st PCIE slot :) or 2nd connector near U2 slot W_PUMP
 
Guys, quick update about Nvidia CUDA!

The lastest CUDA driver is working fine finally on 10.13! Premiere Pro can recognise it and there is no more update error message.

CUDA Mac Driver
Latest Version: CUDA 9.0.214 driver for MAC
Release Date: 10/18/2017

For some people is very important, like me, there was a workaround method before to fix this issue, but it was not working for me. It seems to be happy days for now! :thumbup:
 
mgregrs said:
My CPU Fan - is not connected at all
before I had 1 system fan connected to CPU Fan but 'with" or without - nothing change about Intel Power Gadget
so I think @TheOfficialGypsy was lucky :p because I tried that trick 3 times and still nothing change :)

PS: My pump is connected completely separated and PS2 we shouldn't connect our pump to CPU fan header because we have
AIO_Pump header made for between left RAM slots and 1st PCIE slot :) or 2nd connector near U2 slot W_PUMP
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The description of my pump clearly says to connect it to the CPU Fan header! Also the description of all Corsair water cooling systems requires the pump connector beimg plugged to the CPU fan header...
 
W_PUMP - A dedicated header that can supply over 3A to high-performance PWM or DC water pumps.
AIO_PUMP - A dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups.

Corsair like mine H115 have different USB Corsair Link for control....
That description is "like that" because it's compatible with old motherboards
it was made longtime ago, before Z270 and X299 so this is made for... older systems in my opinion :)

PS: but YES you have right
in some configs it's necessary if you don't have any additional fan/pump control
... I forgot about more simple configs :p

OK whatever ... I said nothing .... :D let's continue with finding Intel Power Gadget Power solution :p
 
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