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- Jul 12, 2015
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4
- CPU
- i7-12700KF
- Graphics
- RX 6600 XT
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 - i7-12700KF - AMD RX 6600 XT
Components
Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09KC8L37D/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Intel i7-12700KF
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09GYJJ1PT/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B098XP1Y38/?tag=tonymacx86-21
NZXT H510 Flow
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CW354GD/?tag=tonymacx86-21
WD Black 500GB (Boot Drive)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08SWFTP9N/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Corsair RM750 (750w) PSU
https://www.amazon.co.uk//dp/B07S4WS5L4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
2x Corsair LL140 (140mm) RGB Fans
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S4WS5L4/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Already Owned Components
Gigabyte RX 6600 XT Gaming OC Pro
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09BWXSVHY/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Kingston 64GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury
https://www.amazon.co.uk//dp/B08N5M6B5S/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Sabrent Rocket 256GB (Parallels Drive)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KGLN3HN/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Fenvi FV-T919
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VCCZS54/?tag=tonymacx86-21
Comments
This build was made possible by the wonderful teamwork on display in the Alder Lake thread, with a special shoutout to @felbo , @ori69 , @CaseySJ and the OpenCore Team.
After nearly 2 years using my Z490 Vision G and after I cancelled my order for a Mac Studio, I decided to build what will likely be my last Hackintosh
Installation
BIOS Setup (Updated to latest version F21 as of January 2023)
→ Load Optimized Defaults
Favourites (F11)
→ Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) → Profile 1
→ CSM Support → Disabled
→ Secure Boot Mode → Custom
→ VT-d → Enabled
→ SATA Controllers → Enabled
Tweaker
→ Advanced CPU Settings ←
→ Hyper-Threading → Enabled
→ CPU Cores Enabling Mode → Selectable Mode
→ Active P-core 0-7 → Enable
→ Active E-core 0-3 → Enable
Settings
→ IO Ports ←
→ Above 4G Decoding → Enabled
→ Re-size BAR Support → Enabled
→ USB Configuration ←
→ Legacy USB Support → Enabled
→ XHCI Hand-off → Enabled
→ USB Mass Storage Driver Support → Enabled
→ Port 60/64 Emulation → Enabled
→ Miscellaneous ←
→ LEDS in system power on state → Off
→ LEDS in sleep, hibernation and soft off states → Off
→ Intel (PTT) → Disabled
→ Trusting Computing ←
→ Security device support → Disabled
Boot
→ CFG Lock → Disabled
→ Fast boot → Disabled
→ Windows 10 features → Windows 10
→ Secure Boot → Disabled
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** BIOS Settings if you have loud coil whine like noise coming from the CPU area **
Tweaker
→ Vcore Voltage Mode → Fixed
→ CPU Vcore → 1.200v
Advanced Voltage Setting
CPU / VRM Settings
→ CPU Vcore Loadline Calibration → Low
(Optional for Windows use only)
Tweaker
Advanced CPU Setting
C-States Control
→ CPU Enhanced Halt (CIE) → Disabled
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Summary
Not had a problem with any of my builds using this forum from my Z97, Z370 & Z490 builds and the same seems to apply to my Z690 build, this build is a nice upgrade to my Z490 build and using a WD Black PCIe 4.0 boot drive seems to make this build turbo charged.. so much more snappier.
The EFI folder used is partly from felbo & ori69 that they provided on the forum with my own changers for better or worse.
I found using USBMap was best for my to map all my USB ports.. and it was nice and easy as well. This guide was also helpful as well Dortania USB Guide
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