Bory27's Build: Gigabyte GA-Z87x-UD3H i7-4790K GTX980Ti Sierra 10.12.5 Fresh Install

bory27 · Jul 29, 2017

Background & General Information
What Works and What Doesn't Work
Installation of OS X

Notes

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Background & General Information

This is a quite powerful hackintosh, comparable to 2013/2014 cylindrical MacPros. I use it for heavy post production mainly 2K-4K video works, DaVinci Resolve Studio color grading & stuffs.

I built this system 2 years ago @ 10.10.x, now I fresh-install it to 10.12.5. After about 4 days tinkering, I finally got it up running very good - no problem noticed so far.

I overclocked the CPU to ~ 4.6GHz, runs well using core multipler settings: 46-46-45-45, all other settings at defaults AUTO. RAM OC @1600MHz voltage @1.55v.

Novabench results:

What Works and What Doesn't Work

CPU, GTX980Ti all WORKS
Internal ALC Audio - WORKS
HDMI Audio via HDMI on GTX980 - WORKS
Internal Ethernet - WORKS
Internal USB 2 & 3 - WORKS
Orico USB 3 - WORKS
Sleep & Wake - WORKS
SSD Trim - WORKS
TPLink Wifi - WORKS
Apple Store - WORKS
Blackmagic Design Mini Monitor - WORKS
Intel Internal GPU - not tested - disabled in BIOS
iMessage - not tested

Installation of OS X

1. Make Sierra installer usb using Unibeast 7.1.1 - pick UEFI only
Plenty of guides in the forum, follow them but choose UEFI only, I use Sierra 10.12.5 from App Store.

While creating the USB installer, you can download these files:

Clover v2.4k r4128 (you may get latest version) - https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/
nVidia Web Driver v378.05.05.15 - http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/119315/en-us
Lilu.kext v1.1.5 (you may get latest version) - https://github.com/vit9696/Lilu/releases
NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext v1.1.3 (you may get latest version) - https://sourceforge.net/projects/nvidiagraphicsfixup/
VoodooHDA.kext-2.9.0d10.zip - https://sourceforge.net/projects/voodoohda/files/
IntelMausiEthernet-V2.3.0.zip (attached below this post)
RehabMan-FakeSMC-2017-0607.zip (you may get latest version) - https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fakesmc-kozlek/downloads/
Clover Configurator Vibrant Edition - http://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-clover-configurator/
Kext Utility - http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/Kext-Utility.shtml
Kextbeast v2.0.1 - from tonymac's downloads

2. Bios Settings:

Use BIOS version F10
Reset to Optimised Defaults
VT-d: enabled
Intel Virtualisation Technology: enabled
Windows 8: yes
CSM: never
XHCI: Smart Auto!!
Intel Graphics: disabled
Legacy Usb: enabled
XHCI & EHCI Handoff: enabled
Serial: disabled
Wake On Lan: disabled

Do not overclock while installing Sierra - once done installing, you may overclock as you wish.
Boot the PC, press F12 to enter boot menu, choose the USB installer.
After choosing your language, open Disk Utility from the top menu bar, erase the SSD to GUID HFS+ Journaled, name it like: 'Sierra SSD'.
After done erase/format SSD, quit Disk Utility then continue to install Sierra to the SSD, after about 10-20 minutes, PC will restart.
Press F12 again to choose USB installer, then in Clover boot menu choose Sierra SSD, Sierra login screen comes!!
Login with your password and now let's install Clover bootloader & the drivers!

3. Multibeast:

I use Multibeast Sierra v9.1.0
Pick UEFI
Pick SMBIOS iMac15,1

Here's the ss:

That's it for Multibeast! Install it, then continue below...

4. Clover Steps:

Run Clover installer to update clover, choose Customize > Install RC Scripts on target, also tick Drivers64UEFI>emuvariableuefi-64, then click install.

Run Clover Configurator,
If EFI drive is not yet mounted, mount it:
choose Mount EFI, click Mount Partition (Sierra SSD drive), click Open Partition.

In the just-mounted EFI drive, open the config.plist inside the 'Clover' folder.

Do the following settings for the config.plist in Clover Configurator:

Graphics > Inject Intel: disable
Boot > nvda_drv=1
System Parameters > Inject Kexts: Yes
System Parameters > nVidiaWeb: enable

Save the config.plist.

You gotta put these files (the ones you downloaded from STEP 1 above) in /EFI/Clover/kext/10.12:

Lilu.kext
NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext
VoodooHDA.kext
IntelMausiEthernet.kext

Delete this file in Sierra SSD/Library/Extensions:

FakeSMC.kext

And then install these kexts from files you downloaded above:

All the FakeSMC + sensors .kext, excluding the GPU sensor kext. (use Kextbeast to install them into L/E)

Install HWmonitor.app to Applications folder.
Install nVidia Web driver, don't restart.

In terminal type:
“sudo trimforce enable” (without quotes)
enter your password and choose yes. (Restarts automatically)

That's it! All done! You can install other drivers such as Blackmagic Decklink drivers, CUDA, run HWmonitor, etc. Orico USB 3.0 card works perfectly OOB.

Notes

Salutes to hackintosh gurus: apianti, blackosx, blusseau, dmazar, slice2009, Rehabman, vit9696, lvs1974, autumnrain, zenith432, Mieze, mackie100, cVad, Tonymac, Toleda, Stork and all mods & helpers in Tonymacx86.

bbqhutch · Aug 29, 2017

Thank you Bory27. This is the most precise instruction list yet that I've seen. Two questions. There is an item, SSDT_NVMe-Pcc.aml. Where is that file located? I can't seem to find it. Also, when you mention newer USBinjectAll.kxt, where would that file be? When I restated to see if it would boot from my SSD, instead of the flash drive, all I get is a blank screen now. Trying to isolate what it is. P.S. I haven't installed my graphics card yet (Nvidia GTX1080Ti. This is for a Resolve system) Thank you in advance...

ghettoblaster · Aug 30, 2017

Hi Bory! Thank you so much for thist post! This helped me so much. I have similar HW, just different graphic card - GTX 760. Can I use nVidia Web Driver for this card as well? The card is not listed. Can I use CUDA drivers without the nVidia Web Driver? Thank you very much!

bory27 · Aug 31, 2017

bbqhutch said:
Thank you Bory27. This is the most precise instruction list yet that I've seen. Two questions. There is an item, SSDT_NVMe-Pcc.aml. Where is that file located? I can't seem to find it. Also, when you mention newer USBinjectAll.kxt, where would that file be? When I restated to see if it would boot from my SSD, instead of the flash drive, all I get is a blank screen now. Trying to isolate what it is. P.S. I haven't installed my graphics card yet (Nvidia GTX1080Ti. This is for a Resolve system) Thank you in advance...

In this board i dont use ssdt_nvme.aml
Where in the guide u saw ssdt-nvme.aml?

Usbinjectall.kext also is not in my guide.. I think you're refering to a different mobo guide.

bory27 · Aug 31, 2017

ghettoblaster said:
Hi Bory! Thank you so much for thist post! This helped me so much. I have similar HW, just different graphic card - GTX 760. Can I use nVidia Web Driver for this card as well? The card is not listed. Can I use CUDA drivers without the nVidia Web Driver? Thank you very much!

U can use gtx760 no problem.
I think cuda needs web driver.

bory27 · Aug 31, 2017

I wonder where is my other thread for z170x-ud3 guide, i think it is deleted? Why & who deleted it?

bbqhutch · Aug 31, 2017

That's what I was wondering... (lol)
Thanks for responding. Those files were on your other thread that was deleted.
I can send you a shot of the part of build where it was in. My friend hadn't refreshed
his computer, so he still had that thread. By the way, are you feeding an external monitor
for Resolve. What Blackmagic card did you go with? I have the old Decklink card.
Thanks again.

Stork · Aug 31, 2017

bory27, your Z17x-UD3 build description has been restored. It was mistakenly removed from view because of it's similarity to this build description, and, thus, thought to be a duplicate.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...0ti-nvme-sierra-10-12-5-fresh-install.229746/

Let me know which of the above posts need to be moved to your Z170X-UD3 build description thread.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

bory27 · Aug 31, 2017

bbqhutch said:
That's what I was wondering... (lol)
Thanks for responding. Those files were on your other thread that was deleted.
I can send you a shot of the part of build where it was in. My friend hadn't refreshed
his computer, so he still had that thread. By the way, are you feeding an external monitor
for Resolve. What Blackmagic card did you go with? I have the old Decklink card.
Thanks again.

Yes, I'm using Decklink Mini Monitor

bory27 · Aug 31, 2017

Stork said:
bory27, your Z17x-UD3 build description has been restored. It was mistakenly removed from view because of it's similarity to this build description, and, thus, thought to be a duplicate.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...0ti-nvme-sierra-10-12-5-fresh-install.229746/

Let me know which of the above posts need to be moved to your Z170X-UD3 build description thread.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

Hi Stork master, thank you for restoring it. I don't think any post needs to be moved.

Any of u guys that have question, please just reask in that restored thread, thank you all.

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