Can Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI push 4k @ 60hz via HDMI?

[chollz]

Hello,

I'm about to start my Hackintosh build. It is comprised of the following:

• Intel Core I5-6600K 3.50 GHz
  
• Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT High Power 24 Pin Mini-ITX Power Supply
  
• Noctua Low-Profile Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel 115x Based Retail Cooling NH-L9I
  
• Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
  
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4
  
• Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 Mini-ITX DDR4 Motherboard GA-Z170N-WIFI
• Streacom F1C EVO Mini ITX HTPC Chassis

I'd like to have a 4k display if possible. Will this hardware push 4k @ 60hz via HDMI?

Also, I have purchased the Broadcom BCM94352Z wifi card for native support. It will probably arrive a lot later than the rest of the hardware. Will I have any problems building the Hackintosh now and then installing the Broadcom card later?

Thanks for your replies.

 

[trs96]

Hello,

I'm about to start my Hackintosh build. It is comprised of the following:

• Intel Core I5-6600K 3.50 GHz
  
• Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT High Power 24 Pin Mini-ITX Power Supply
  
• Noctua Low-Profile Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel 115x Based Retail Cooling NH-L9I
  
• Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
  
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4
  
• Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 Mini-ITX DDR4 Motherboard GA-Z170N-WIFI
• Streacom F1C EVO Mini ITX HTPC Chassis

I'd like to have a 4k display if possible. Will this hardware push 4k @ 60hz via HDMI?

The Gigabyte website states that the Z170N-WIFI only has HDMI 1.4 so the max refresh rate is limited to 24 Hz.
Not very good for doing much of anything graphics intensive. Even the mouse cursor would lag.

 

[chollz]

The Gigabyte website states that the Z170N-WIFI only has HDMI 1.4 so the max refresh rate is limited to 24 Hz.
Not very good for doing much of anything graphics intensive. Even the mouse cursor would lag.

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I saw that but in watching Snazzy Labs youtube video, he has almost the same build and is saying it can power 2 4k displays. I guess he is meaning at 24hz?

 

[chollz]

FWIW, the Z170N-Wifi doesn't seem to like K processors (at least according to SPCR and these guys).

Thanks for the tip. I'll get the i5-6500 instead.

 

[matyhaty]

How did you build go - I have same motherboard - and ended up giving up

 

[chollz]

How did you build go - I have same motherboard - and ended up giving up

Build is going good so far. The only thing I can't figure out is the audio!! I have no audio and it's killing me!

 

[trs96]

Build is going good so far. The only thing I can't figure out is the audio!! I have no audio and it's killing me!

Why not post in the Audio section of the forum for help ?

 

[dmitry_matora]

So, as anyone managed to get 4k@60Hz working reliable on it?

 

[linuxrox]

but HDMI 2.0 is not supported in OSX for now. I could not get it to work with my GTX 1050 and two Dell P2715Q