Psychilles' Budget FCPx build: GA-Z370M-DS3H - i3-8350K - GA-RX580-8GB

[Psychilles]

Psychilles' Budget FCPx Build:
GA-Z370M-DS3H - i3-8350K - GA-RX580-8GB​

Components

Gigabyte Z370M DS3H Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0798C43D5/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Intel Core i3-8350K Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0759FWJDK/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphic Cards GV-RX580AORUS-8GD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y46X4L9/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A2400C16)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017NW5NZY/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH Edition Processor Cooler
Seems to be EU model: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06X9MPQ5Z/?tag=tonymacx8603-21

Cooler Master MWE 550 Gold Full Modular Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DVLFK78/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Fractal Design Define Mini C Case
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N05CPU8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20


Already Owned

Dell UltraSharp U2515H Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SPWPF1O/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD
Old model, so this is now expensive or unavailable.

Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard

Simple Logitech Mouse

SanDisk Ultra 32GB Dual Drive USB Type-C (SDDDC2-032G-G46)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EZ0X23W/?tag=tonymacx86com-20


Comments

The Build

My goals was to build an affordable Final Cut Pro editing machine. I only edit 1080P in ProRes, so my requirements are not that huge. I also wanted future upgradability so that if I have to or want to edit 4K natively I could upgrade in the future.

Everything went pretty easy albeit two problems: The cooler interfered with the rear case fan. I removed that. Even then it was still a bit to low, so it hit the I/O shield. I moved the rear fan on the cooler up a bit to solve this problem.

The second was pretty silly, the case fan header was right underneath the cpu cooler making it very unpractical to get it connected. The cable for the intake fan was also pretty short so I had to remove the board again and fiddle it in.

The Motherboard
I chose this board because I wanted a relatively budget but also compact build. Prices in The Netherlands were good for this mATX board. And it was mentioned in the buyers guide. My first build was also a Gigabyte board so the familiarity was nice.

CPU
I chose the 8350K because of it's price. A 8400 with an H motherboard would have been a cheaper and maybe faster option, but I wanted the Z motherboard for future upgradability and overclocking.

GPU
The RX580 seems to be a very solid choice in terms of Final Cut preformance and hassle free Mojave compatibly. Price is good at the moment.

RAM
Max Yuryev mentioned that 16GB is fine for Final Cut Pro, so I chose that as my minimum. I went for motherboard compatibility and price here.


The installation
Will post BIOS settings later

I followed the Mojave install guide.

Made the USB drive with UniBeast.

Encountered one problem: In Mojave the partition scheme drop down is gone, you have to click view>all devices in order to select the upper most part of the USB drive and then you'll see the partition scheme again. Went you don't do this it will select Master Boot and that does not work. Wouldn't boot from the USB.

I used the uppermost USB 2.0 ports at the back.

Installation went fine. I selected the following MultiBeast settings:

Quick Start > Clover UEFI Boot Mode
Drivers > Audio > AppleALC
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC Plugins
Drivers > Misc > Core Graphics Fixup AKA WhateverGreenCore Graphics Fixup AKA WhateverGreen
Drivers > Network > Realtek > RealtekRTL8111 v2.2.2 Drivers > USB > Remove XHCI USB Port Limit Drivers > USB > USBInjectAll
Bootloaders > Clover UEFI Boot Mode
Customize > System Definitions > iMac > iMac 18,3

It wasn't booting right after MultiBeast. I got stuck at the Apple logo loading bar at 2/3. Screen went dark grey.
Changed the booting order in the BIOS. It was set to P0: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, changed it to UEFI OS (P0:Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250). In both cases I got to the Clover page and the Apple logo, but only the UEFI one booted correctly.

What works

• iMessage
• Ethernet
• USB 3.0
• Sleep/wake
• App Store
• Audio (but I use a Dell USB sound bar for audio)

Benchmarks

Bruce X 5K: 19 sec


Updates

April 12 2019
I have done some 1080P edits in Final Cut and it's running very well. Super smooth.

 

[chenga732]

Do you have any sleep issue? Do you mind sharing your EFI folder?

 

[Psychilles]

Do you have any sleep issue? Do you mind sharing your EFI folder?

Sorry for the late reply. I've been very busy. I do not have any sleep issues that I'm aware of. But, it's a desktop and I use it for rendering so I've set it to never ever sleep. Could be that there are in fact some issues.

Attached is my EFI folder. Cheers

 

[WizMeister]

Using WEG 1.3.4 and Lilu 1.3.9 solved my issue

Hi! I’m having exactly the same system and I did a Catalina installation before I install the RX-580 which worked well.

Then I bought the RX-580, connected the HDMI cable to the card instead of the motherboard and set BIOS to PCIe as first graphics controller.

result: right before showing the Apple logo I get a black screen.

have you updated to Catalina since you made that build?

 

[Psychilles]

Using WEG 1.3.4 and Lilu 1.3.9 solved my issue

Hi! I’m having exactly the same system and I did a Catalina installation before I install the RX-580 which worked well.

Then I bought the RX-580, connected the HDMI cable to the card instead of the motherboard and set BIOS to PCIe as first graphics controller.

result: right before showing the Apple logo I get a black screen.

have you updated to Catalina since you made that build?

Good to hear you've solved your issue.

 

[Psychilles]

Does M.2 work?

I have not tested that.

 

[WizMeister]

M.2 works tested with a Samsung Evo 970 (NOT the Plus one)