- Joined
- Feb 27, 2020
- Messages
- 8
- Motherboard
- Asus X299 Deluxe
- CPU
- i9-7900X
- Graphics
- RX 580
First time Hackintosher, been studying OC for about 6 months, but man it's difficult being a newbie and getting in there and running into sorts of problems (bios issues/gpu issues/setting issues).
Running an x299 Asus deluxe and think I've somewhat got it pretty good other than the following:
1. Occasionally I get a "Couldn't allocate runtime area". I restart the computer (literally changing nothing) and it works fine. This may be since I'm still booting off of a USB?
2. If I try playing a youtube video it works fine but eventually freezes and power needs to be recycled. Log isn't descriptive. I have an XFX R9 280 (yes XFX is terrible for osx) and had to flash the bios (after literally trying 10 of them) finally got one that worked. I'm assuming the problem is GPU related?
3. Since GPU may be problematic, I'm thinking of upgrading to a rx580 or a vega64. I don't really game, I'm a comp developer so either of these GPUs I think would be overkill, but is one much more OOB or Mac friendly? I know both have been recommended by Apple, but also read both have/could give issues? Is this the case? SSDT/Kexts still required for both?
4. Tried updating my bios to 3006, but I read a few pages earlier that someone said it's problematic? I haven't tried any other bios, but 3006 was unbootable for me, so I gave up hope. I believe KGP year or so back said to stay on 1503, is this still the case? Any reason not to upgrade or reasons to upgrade (better performance/resolving errors/stability).
Thanks!! Much appreciation and huge thanks.
Running an x299 Asus deluxe and think I've somewhat got it pretty good other than the following:
1. Occasionally I get a "Couldn't allocate runtime area". I restart the computer (literally changing nothing) and it works fine. This may be since I'm still booting off of a USB?
2. If I try playing a youtube video it works fine but eventually freezes and power needs to be recycled. Log isn't descriptive. I have an XFX R9 280 (yes XFX is terrible for osx) and had to flash the bios (after literally trying 10 of them) finally got one that worked. I'm assuming the problem is GPU related?
3. Since GPU may be problematic, I'm thinking of upgrading to a rx580 or a vega64. I don't really game, I'm a comp developer so either of these GPUs I think would be overkill, but is one much more OOB or Mac friendly? I know both have been recommended by Apple, but also read both have/could give issues? Is this the case? SSDT/Kexts still required for both?
4. Tried updating my bios to 3006, but I read a few pages earlier that someone said it's problematic? I haven't tried any other bios, but 3006 was unbootable for me, so I gave up hope. I believe KGP year or so back said to stay on 1503, is this still the case? Any reason not to upgrade or reasons to upgrade (better performance/resolving errors/stability).
Thanks!! Much appreciation and huge thanks.
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