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- Jun 29, 2017
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z370M DS3H
- CPU
- i7-8700K
- Graphics
- HD 630
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
I have a hackintosh running Mojave built using the Gigabyte Z370M DS3H motherboard and i7-8700k. Everything runs perfectly fine, and I only use my machine for word processing, media server, and occasional Final Cut Pro editing, so frankly the built-in graphics is enough for me, however I've always been trying to follow the graphics situation on Mojave just in case I might need/want to upgrade, and I'm quite confused. To break down my questions:
1. I'm aware that Mojave currently lacks Nvidia drivers, and support whether from Apple or Nvidia doesn't seem to be coming any time soon, but what does this mean practically? If I do put an Nvidia card in my Mojave machine, do the High Sierra drivers not work or not install at all? If High Sierra drivers refuse to install on Mojave, then does the graphics card work at all, or will macOS simply refuse to output through the graphics card, and I'll need to plug my monitor into the output on my motherboard to get any kind of signal?
2. I've been looking all around both brick-and-mortar and online computer parts shops here (I live in Taiwan), and AMD-based graphics cards are very hard to find. Of the graphics cards recommended by the current version of the Buyer's Guide, nothing from Sapphire, XFX or AMD themselves is available here, and Vega cards are also unavailable. The only card on the Buyer's Guide that I was able to find here is the MSI RX 580 Armor, and even then only the 4GB version is available here (not the 8GB on the Guide). Other than that, the only other AMD card that's available and doesn't break the bank is the MSI RX 570 Armor, but although the Guide lists three RX 570 cards, the MSI one is not one of them. So if I do pick up a card that's on the Buyer's Guide, will it work out-of-the-box or with some minor patching, or is the process much more involved?
Again, I don't need to upgrade to discrete graphics right now, but I'm just a bit confused trying to follow the graphics situation on Mojave. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with some answers.
1. I'm aware that Mojave currently lacks Nvidia drivers, and support whether from Apple or Nvidia doesn't seem to be coming any time soon, but what does this mean practically? If I do put an Nvidia card in my Mojave machine, do the High Sierra drivers not work or not install at all? If High Sierra drivers refuse to install on Mojave, then does the graphics card work at all, or will macOS simply refuse to output through the graphics card, and I'll need to plug my monitor into the output on my motherboard to get any kind of signal?
2. I've been looking all around both brick-and-mortar and online computer parts shops here (I live in Taiwan), and AMD-based graphics cards are very hard to find. Of the graphics cards recommended by the current version of the Buyer's Guide, nothing from Sapphire, XFX or AMD themselves is available here, and Vega cards are also unavailable. The only card on the Buyer's Guide that I was able to find here is the MSI RX 580 Armor, and even then only the 4GB version is available here (not the 8GB on the Guide). Other than that, the only other AMD card that's available and doesn't break the bank is the MSI RX 570 Armor, but although the Guide lists three RX 570 cards, the MSI one is not one of them. So if I do pick up a card that's on the Buyer's Guide, will it work out-of-the-box or with some minor patching, or is the process much more involved?
Again, I don't need to upgrade to discrete graphics right now, but I'm just a bit confused trying to follow the graphics situation on Mojave. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with some answers.