EVGA GTX 970 Issues

[coander]

Hello,

I have completed the build process of my very first Hackintosh. Here are the specs:

PSU: EVGA 850 Watt
MotherBoard: Asus Z-170A
CPU: Intel Core i7 7700K
RAM: Kingston DDR4 16GB
GPU: EVGA GTX 970
HDD: 2x 500GB Crucial SSDs

After a successful install of macOS Sierra, I cannot get my Nvidia Web Driver to work (16E195). I have used the following guides:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/new-method-for-enabling-nvidia-web-drivers-in-clover.202341/

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...loading-problems.161256/page-216#post-1492923 (Specifically problem 6)

I am using the HDMI and DisplayPort outputs to my dual monitor setup. Previously I was using a dual DVI output. When I used DVI as opposed to HDMI or DisplayPort the resolution appeared normal, when I switched to HDMI the resolution appears lower and the screen is stretched.

Currenty display now goes to sleep, unless I boot with nv_disable=1 after following this guide:

Problem 6: You select Nvidia Web Drivers in the menu bar or the Nvidia Driver Manager preference pane but when you restart OS X Default Graphics Driver is checked.
This is caused when your board does not have native NVRAM support such as Gigabyte 100 series boards.

Fix: setup emulated NVRAM to store the nvda_drv=1 boot flag in boot-args.

Download the latest Clover installer pkg here, launch the installer and choose customize here:

After that make sure you have selected EmuVariableUefi-64:

Proceed with the Clover upgrade install and reboot when done. After the reboot open up your system preferences and go the the Nvidia Driver Manager. It is a good idea to make sure you have the most up to date driver so go to the updates tab and click the Check Now button. If there is an update, perform the update and reboot when it tell you to. You should be done at this point. If there isn't an update proceed to the next step.

If there was no upgrade, click on the Graphics Drivers tab and then choose the radio button next to the NVIDIA Web Drive. Reboot.

Once rebooted, it should say that you are using the NVIDIA web driver. If it is not working still then you may need to re-run the Clover installer and select "Install RC scripts on target volume".

I am not really sure where to go from here. Any suggestions are much appreciated, thank you!

 

[slim.jim]

Hello,

I have completed the build process of my very first Hackintosh. Here are the specs:

PSU: EVGA 850 Watt
MotherBoard: Asus Z-170A
CPU: Intel Core i7 7700K
RAM: Kingston DDR4 16GB
GPU: EVGA GTX 970
HDD: 2x 500GB Crucial SSDs

After a successful install of macOS Sierra, I cannot get my Nvidia Web Driver to work (16E195). I have used the following guides:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/new-method-for-enabling-nvidia-web-drivers-in-clover.202341/

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...loading-problems.161256/page-216#post-1492923 (Specifically problem 6)

I am using the HDMI and DisplayPort outputs to my dual monitor setup. Previously I was using a dual DVI output. When I used DVI as opposed to HDMI or DisplayPort the resolution appeared normal, when I switched to HDMI the resolution appears lower and the screen is stretched.

Currenty display now goes to sleep, unless I boot with nv_disable=1 after following this guide:

Problem 6: You select Nvidia Web Drivers in the menu bar or the Nvidia Driver Manager preference pane but when you restart OS X Default Graphics Driver is checked.
This is caused when your board does not have native NVRAM support such as Gigabyte 100 series boards.

Fix: setup emulated NVRAM to store the nvda_drv=1 boot flag in boot-args.

Download the latest Clover installer pkg here, launch the installer and choose customize here:

After that make sure you have selected EmuVariableUefi-64:

Proceed with the Clover upgrade install and reboot when done. After the reboot open up your system preferences and go the the Nvidia Driver Manager. It is a good idea to make sure you have the most up to date driver so go to the updates tab and click the Check Now button. If there is an update, perform the update and reboot when it tell you to. You should be done at this point. If there isn't an update proceed to the next step.

If there was no upgrade, click on the Graphics Drivers tab and then choose the radio button next to the NVIDIA Web Drive. Reboot.

Once rebooted, it should say that you are using the NVIDIA web driver. If it is not working still then you may need to re-run the Clover installer and select "Install RC scripts on target volume".

I am not really sure where to go from here. Any suggestions are much appreciated, thank you!

What monitor are you using? Also what system profile are you using?

 

[coander]

What monitor are you using? Also what system profile are you using?

I am using two Dell (U2515) displays. 14,2 is my current system profile.

 

[slim.jim]

I am using two Dell (U2515) displays. 14,2 is my current system profile.

HDMI shouldn't have an issue with that resolution. DisplayPort port sometimes has issue with a black screen if DP1.2 is turned on.

 

[coander]

It's working! I now need to retrace my steps and find the solution.