- Joined
- Oct 16, 2010
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z390 Designare
- CPU
- i9 9900K
- Graphics
- AMD VII
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I am also happy to say that I've completed this build successfully! Thank you so much for you guide @BoomR
Running High Sierra 10.13.3 on iMac18,3
BIOS version F7h
The only big difference is using a NVIDIA 1080 Ti instead of an AMD GPU, the hardware is as follows:
As I just finished the build I haven't been able to really test the system for longer periods, but everything seems smooth. Thunderbolt 3 works great on MacOS, tested with a Caldigit TS3 Plus. I dual boot Windows (for gaming) & MacOS (for video editing/color grading) through Clover. To get rid of useless boot entries I disabled them in Clover Configurator (GUI section). What does happed every now and then it that MacOS boots into the Prohibitory symbol. I'm not sure why this happens, but a reboot always helps.
To disable the stupid LEDs on the Motherboard an GPU I've installed the AORUS Graphics Engine (download here) for Windows. I don't have a window in my case an find light coming out of my PC not really appealing
Benchmarks:
Geekbench: 5903 Singlecore, 27691 Multicore
Cinebench: 135 fps, 1412cb
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test: 2048 MB/s Write, 2928 MB/s Read
Running High Sierra 10.13.3 on iMac18,3
BIOS version F7h
The only big difference is using a NVIDIA 1080 Ti instead of an AMD GPU, the hardware is as follows:
- Intel Core i7-8700K CPU
- Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Motherboard
- Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 32GB RAM
- Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11G GPU
- Gigabyte GC-ALPINE RIDGE Thunderbolt 3
- Corsair RM650x Power Supply
- Samsung 960 Pro 512GB NVMe SSD (for MacOS)
- Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (For Windows)
- Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU Cooler
- Fractal Design Define C Case
As I just finished the build I haven't been able to really test the system for longer periods, but everything seems smooth. Thunderbolt 3 works great on MacOS, tested with a Caldigit TS3 Plus. I dual boot Windows (for gaming) & MacOS (for video editing/color grading) through Clover. To get rid of useless boot entries I disabled them in Clover Configurator (GUI section). What does happed every now and then it that MacOS boots into the Prohibitory symbol. I'm not sure why this happens, but a reboot always helps.
To disable the stupid LEDs on the Motherboard an GPU I've installed the AORUS Graphics Engine (download here) for Windows. I don't have a window in my case an find light coming out of my PC not really appealing
Benchmarks:
Geekbench: 5903 Singlecore, 27691 Multicore
Cinebench: 135 fps, 1412cb
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test: 2048 MB/s Write, 2928 MB/s Read
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