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craighazan's AM4G5
ASUS Prime B550M-A AC — Ryzen 7 5700X — Sapphire Pulse 6700XT
ASUS Prime B550M-A AC — Ryzen 7 5700X — Sapphire Pulse 6700XT
Components
Motherboard: ASUS Prime A320I-K - Amazon |
[UPGRADED] ASUS Prime B550M-A AC Amazon | Newegg
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor - Amazon | Newegg
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Spire Cooler - Amazon | Newegg
Already Owned
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2x8GB) DDR4 - Amazon | Newegg
[UPGRADED] 32 GB Vengeance LPX (4x8GB)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN750 500GB M.2 NVMe (macOS Monterey) - Amazon | Newegg
[UPGRADED] 1 TB WD_BLACK SN850X Amazon | Newegg
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W1 500W Power Supply - Amazon | Newegg
[UPGRADED] Seasonic Focus GX-750 Fully Modular, 80+ Gold — Amazon | Newegg
GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB - Amazon | Newegg
[UPGRADED] Sapphire Pulse 6700XT 12GB - Amazon | Newegg
Case
I swear everyone here has built a G5 Hackintosh, it's 'The Case' to build in. I really like it naked, I like that the all the hardware is black with silver or white accents, it's a good look for the G5. All the cables plug in on the left, apart from 8 pin CPU and CPU fan. This G5 isn't cut so the back ports are inaccessible, but I plugged in the Ethernet and 2 USB3.1 extensions. The front panel USB 2 isn't connected yet though the power button is working.
I've built G5 mods before, but this one is easily my favorite. This project started in November of last year after reading this.
Ryzen 5000 Support Finally Enabled On A320 Motherboards
Breathing new life into an old chipset
I'd already built an AMD Hackintosh pairing a Ryzen 3600X to a B550 motherboard, and yes, it could game very well in Windows. But it was noisy and hungry and felt over-whelming as a Hackintosh, I couldn't connect with it!. So my idea, build a Hackintosh using a budget AM4 motherboard paired with a Ryzen 5000 Series processor.
Motherboard
I chose Asus Prime for my board most of my previous builds have been Gigabyte and I fancied something different. Can it Hackintosh?. I did some Google-Fu to see if anybody had built one using this motherboard, not much, just a vague post somewhere else, but Monterey was working. I decided to get it, luckily I found a good one on eBay for half MSRP and I'm really happy with it. What I like, It's small!. Measuring just 6.7 inch x 6.7 inch (17 cm x 17 cm), lots of headers and connections and brilliantly placed with two front facing SATA ports and number two, in the list below.
2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin)
1 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
1 x TPM header
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
What I don't like. ASUS could of stacked another M.2_WIFI slot below the M.2 M key socket, like on a Gigabyte H110MSTX motherboard, Oh well.
UPDATE
The 'A' series of AMD motherboards like the 320 and 520 are ok, but they're not taking advantage of the 5700Xs full power. I picked up a used ASUS Prime B550 board from Micro Center, it has 2 M.2 slots and Intel Wi-Fi / BT!, that was my criteria for the board, it also gets the most out of the 5700X and doesn't seem limited under benching.
Processor
The point of this build was to have a Ryzen 5000 series processor running it!. The one I wanted wasn't available at the time, Tech sites suggested end of April 2022. It was December 2021, four months away, so I picked up a used Ryzen 7 1700 from Newegg, my first 8-Core processor. For a five year old CPU it performed well, it's quiet, very quiet. Single core performance isn't great to be honest, but that's not why I bought eight of them, Monterey likes more cores IMO!. After months of waiting, I picked up a AMD Ryzen 7 5700X from Micro Center for $250, tax excluded. I really like AMD 8-Core processors, I felt connected to the 7 1700.
GPU
The Infamous Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB, what a tank of a graphics card. It might be showing it's age, but I think it can still hold it's own. My preferred resolution on a 42" screen is, or looks like 2560x1440.
2023 has been a good year for Hackintosh on AMD!. First we got the NootedRed.kext that enabled integrated graphics on AMD APUs, then from the same team behind NRed we also got NootRX.kext. Both these kexts replace the WhateverGreen.kext in your EFI/Kexts Folder and shouldn't be used with any DeviceProperties. I'm using NootRX for this build and that allowed me to purchase a Sapphire Pulse RX 6700XT, a definite upgrade from the RX 580, GB6 Metal RX 580/66K, RX 6700XT/173K!.
Installation Guide
Creating The USB Installer.
Open Terminal and type.
Code:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USB /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app --nointeractionOnce the process has finished, the disk can be safely ejected. I've written a detailed guide with BIOS settings, link below.
EFI. You can download the A320I-K EFI through the HackinDROM App, install it directly onto the EFI partition of your USB Monterey installer, or inside a folder somewhere, HackinDROM will also keep your EFI up to date. Remember to select the right number of cores for your processor, I was updating from a 8 core processor to another 8 core, so I didn't have to change anything.
Network
I'm happily using Ethernet for my network connection. I haven't tried BT yet, I'll report back.
Sound
This build is plugged into a 42" HISENSE TV and sound works through HDMI.
Sleep Wake
Perfect, has never caused me any issues, restart and shutdown work like they're supposed too.
Temperature
What I really like about both the 8-Core Ryzen 7 1700 and the 7 5700X is that they're both so quiet and efficient, the Wraith Spire does a great job of bringing the temperature down quickly. I sold a Ryzen 5 3600X because it just seemed noisy and hungry, not sure the Wraith Spire included in the box was up to it. I don't know if that's a general issue with 6 core Ryzen processors or the 'X' version. The idle temp for the 5700X ?, 28 C is the lowest I've seen it go. Opening the monitors in AMD Power Gadget App will add 15 C and many, many Watts. It's been suggested I report the issue on the Gh App page.
Benchmarks
The interesting bit!. I already posted my GB5 Bench on another thread, in the links below. Using Cinebench R23, First thing that struck me was single core score. Looks like AMD upped their game in that department!, am I happy I have a couple of Threadrippers below me?, yes!. Interestingly CBR23 displays Single Core @ 4.7 GHz, it's advertised at 4.6!.
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Links
PRIME B550M-A AC｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA
ASUS Prime motherboards are expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of AMD and Intel processors. Boasting a robust power design, comprehensive cooling solutions and intelligent tuning options, these ASUS motherboards provide daily users and DIY PC builders a range of performance tuning...
www.asus.com
PRIME A320I-K｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA
ASUS Prime motherboards are expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of AMD and Intel processors. Boasting a robust power design, comprehensive cooling solutions and intelligent tuning options, these ASUS motherboards provide daily users and DIY PC builders a range of performance tuning...
www.asus.com
[GUIDE] Asus Prime A320I-K (AM4) Motherboard – OpenCore – macOS Monterey
Having successfully installed macOS Monterey on my new mods hardware, I thought I'd write a quick guide, as there isn't much out there on the A320I-K. I'd been looking for a candidate for my next mod, which had kind of stalled, and needed a new motherboard, so why this board?. I read an article...
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G5 'No Rear Cut'.
Budget G5 'No Rear Cut' — BluEye — Gaming Dell 7010 — i7 3770 — RX 560 Components Dell Optiplex 7010 motherboard LGA 1155 P#: 773VG, KRC95, YXT71, GY6Y8, KV62T, W2F8G, 0773VG, 0KRC95, 0YXT71, 0GY6Y8, 0KV62T or 0W2F8G. eBay Intel Core i7-3770 ‘Ivy Bridge’ Base 3.4GHz, Turbo 3.9GHz...
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G5 Case Mod — GA H370M D3H GSM — i5-8500 — RX580 Pulse 8GB
Craig's G5 Mod — Sapphire — Gaming/Creative: GA H370M D3H GSM — i5-8500 — RX580 Pulse 8GB COMPONENTS Gigabyte H370M D3H GSM Motherboard. Amazon — Newegg Core i5-8500 processor 6 core, 3GHz Base 4.1GHz Turbo, UHD-630. Amazon — Newegg Team T-Force Delta RGB 8GB 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4...
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Snow Flake – GA-B550M-DS3H (AM4) – Ryzen 5 3600X – Pulse RX580 8GB
craighazan's AMD Build: Snow Flake GA-B550M-DS3H – Ryzen 5 3600X – Pulse RX 580 8GB Components Case: DIYPC D480–W–RGB – White Dual USB 3 ATX Mid Tower - Amazon | Newegg Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M-DS3H - Amazon | Newegg Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3rd Gen – R5 3600X Matisse (Zen 2) 6 cores 12...
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Post macOS/OS X Geekbench Benchmarks
Huananzhi F8D + x2 E5 2678v3 + 128Gb Samsung DDR4 Reg ECC + OpenCore + Monterey (Xcode benchmark, compare to Mac results)
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HackinDROM App for OpenCore EFI Creation and Update
** Guide to Using HackinDROM Application to Update OpenCore ** Please do not quote this guide in its entirety. Post a link instead App Written and Maintained by @Inqnuam Works with Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura Mojave users please use the HackinDROM website instead Video Walkthrough...
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