Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

[mntbighker]

If you're not using most of the Handoff/Continuity features with Laird BT851, then an alternative is to try the on-board Intel WiFi/BT. Hopefully a future version of BrcmPatchRAM will address this problem.

I'm not using WiFi at all, so had hoped to avoid using the onboard. I only use the BT for keyboard/trackpad (for now). At the moment I have switched to wired. What is required besides attaching the antennas to get the onboard BT to work?

 

[Middleman]

Was this working in Big Sur, but broke in Monterey?

I just tried it in Monterey and sure enough there are signs of life, but devices do not actually connect.

On OC 0.7.4 in Monterey it needs IntelBluetoothFirmware 1.1.3 & BlueToolFixup 2.6.1. to run.

 

[cwiger515]

Any iMacPro users experiencing high idle CPU frequencies on Monterey? Right now I’m idling around 3.2GHz on a 10850K. On Big Sur the same system idles sometimes below 1.2GHz using CPU friend. I did a clean install and am still having the issue..

 

[CaseySJ]

FYI, anyone needing a 2.5GbE Ethernet port for Monterey could try one of these USB 3.x adapters:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CGSGDTQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084L4JL9K/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08979LXJK/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081TY1WQX/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CLLCTQ5/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

 

[CaseySJ]

I'm not using WiFi at all, so had hoped to avoid using the onboard. I only use the BT for keyboard/trackpad (for now). At the moment I have switched to wired. What is required besides attaching the antennas to get the onboard BT to work?

We just need to download the Intel Wireless ZIP from the OpenCore 0.7.5 post and copy PlatformInfo credentials into it.

 

[CaseySJ]

FYI, the beta volunteer post has been converted to Mini-Guide now, and includes this:

 

[lightmanrt]

You could also Wait for Z690 it’s coming soon. I have the Z590 Vision D, and it works. But it is not the best implementation by Gigabyte. And I feel their quality assurance has taken a turn for the worse at least during the pandemic.

The board works but not as well as the Z490 Vision (Thundebolt hot plug is broken in macOS). You have to put the system to s3 sleep first and wake it up in order for hot plug to work in macOS. Thunderbolt Hot plug works fine in win/Linux however.

And if I remember correctly you won’t have use of the comet lake iGPU via Z590 if you needed to use it.

I don’t want other people to buy this board and get frustrated from its quirks. I actually have to run an unreleased BIOS for better stability. I would actually recommend the Z590 MSI Ace or the Z590 Asus HERO. Up to you.

I have been working on a Z590 Vision D. It is a very frustrating experience. Hot plug for TB4 does not work, sleep crashes on wake-up after 2nd time sleeping and boot time into post can be very long. At this point I will probably sell the board. I only paid $217 on eBay brand new. I have the Z490 Vision D and it works perfectly.

 

[abc1mce2]

Late to this tread but I need to know before I buy a supported GPU and a new M.2 drive for my Z490 Vision D will the latest BIOS (F21b) work correct for hackintosh (I need use of the Thunderbolt USB-C ports for music production). If not can I flash to F5 without any ill effects for hackintosh?
The Thunderbolt ports are going to be used for Ethernet via a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter - Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter. The reason for this is because I need to use AVB for a Avid Carbon interface. A few Avid DUC forum members have had success with this set up but the stock Ethernet ports failed at providing AVB and this was their working solution.
I've built a few hackintoshes years ago but I used MultiBeast previously and I'm not sure if that process will give me use of Thunderbolt and all available I/O. Also what is the cheapest GPU I buy that will work natively will macOS cause I'm trying not to break the bank.
Any other thoughts are ideals are greatly appreciated.

 

[trs96]

I've built a few hackintoshes years ago but I used MultiBeast previously and I'm not sure if that process will give me use of Thunderbolt and all available I/O.

Unibeast and Multibeast haven't been updated for Big Sur/Monterey so they are not even an option today. They would still work for Mojave or Catalina but are not going to give you working thunderbolt. A specific custom SSDT among other things is required.

Also what is the cheapest GPU I buy that will work natively will macOS cause I'm trying not to break the bank.

If you won't be using Monterey and don't need a powerful graphics card there are many low cost options. Will depend on how many monitors you'll need and how quiet it must be. You can also use the UHD 630 iGPU if you'd like to.

 

[abc1mce2]

Unibeast and Multibeast haven't been updated for Big Sur/Monterey so they are not even an option today. They would still work for Mojave or Catalina but are not going to give you working thunderbolt. A specific custom SSDT among other things is required.

I can use Catalina but if getting Thunderbolt to work is a real problem but is doable I would definitely need help and instructions.

If you won't be using Monterey and don't need a powerful graphics card there are many low cost options. Will depend on how many monitors you'll need and how quiet it must be. You can also use the UHD 630 iGPU if you'd like to.

I've had problems with a few audio plugins in Pro Tools using the internal graphics in Windows10 (UI wouldn't load) so I just assume to stay away from it long term but I can try it for time being.
I'm only using 1 monitor at the moment and don't plan on using 2 in the foreseeable future. Reasonably quiet is good or at least as good as my GTX 660. What budget priced GPU do you recommend?