Hi
@BoomR, I have recently completed my built, but I have a couple of problems ...
The configuration is very similar to yours:
- Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming
- i7 8700K
- Corsair Vengeance 32Gb (2x 16Gb) 3200 MHz
- SSD Samsung 850 evo 1Tb
- Gigabyte Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt 3
- PCI Express (PCI-E) BCM943602CS Wi-Fi Bluetooth Combo card
- Evga SuperNova 650W G3
- Arctic liquid Freezer 240
here are my bios settings:
- MIT > Advanced Frequency Settings > Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) - choose Profile 1
- BIOS
- CSM Support - Enable
- Fast boot: Disable
- LAN PXE Boot Option ROM: Disable
- Peripherals
- Initial Display Output: IGFX
- Trusted Computing > Security Device Support: Disable
- Network Stack Configuration > Network Stack: Disable
- USB Configuration > Legacy USB Support: Auto
- USB Configuration > XHCI Hand-off - set to Enable
- Note: Once Thunderbolt3 AIC is connected, a new dynamic menu option for configuring the Alpine Ridge card appears below the USB DAC option (which lets you set options for USB charging on the appropriate ports).
- Chipset
- VT-D - Disabled
- Internal Graphics - Enable
- Wake on LAN Enable - Disable
Kext: FakeSMC, IntelGraphicsFixup and Lilu
Problem 1:
Without OC my Geekbench is a bit low: about 6000 in SC and 26000 in MC. Why not 29000 like you? It's not a small difference...
I enabled PluginType in Clover, but I also tried with Piker Alpha's ssdtPRGen, but there was no difference.
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Problem 2: [Solved: patch the apfs.efi file]
During startup under the Aorus logo, error messages appear regarding APFS, what is it due to? Can it be solved?
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Any ideas?
I attach my Config.plist if it can help.
Ps. I'm working on an SSDT to enable the hotswap of Thunderbolt devices, if I succeed I will post a guide!