replacing my maximus hero x with gigabyte z390 M ?

[blackdir]

hellofolks,
I built my rig following @Stork great guide on installing macos on it (Golden build) and it worked fine for a couple of years.

Now the MB is dying (unexpected reboot, ethernet not working anymore, under linux multiple PCIE errors messages, etc)... uluckly I don't have the budget to create a new rig with modern hardware and I was planning to replace it with GIGABYTE Z390M (which comes at an affordable price) and reuse all the other component I have (see my signature)...
Does anyone have experience with the Gigabyte motherboard? do you reccomend it?
Will it have similar performance to my MAXIMUS HERO X?

thanks in advance for any help

regards
blackdir

 

[scottkendall]

hellofolks,
I built my rig following @Stork great guide on installing macos on it (Golden build) and it worked fine for a couple of years.

Now the MB is dying (unexpected reboot, ethernet not working anymore, under linux multiple PCIE errors messages, etc)... uluckly I don't have the budget to create a new rig with modern hardware and I was planning to replace it with GIGABYTE Z390M (which comes at an affordable price) and reuse all the other component I have (see my signature)...
Does anyone have experience with the Gigabyte motherboard? do you reccomend it?
Will it have similar performance to my MAXIMUS HERO X?

thanks in advance for any help

regards
blackdir

Is probably fairly close:

Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming build with working NVRAM

Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming Build Components Gigabyte Z390 M Gaming Motherboard > Amazon, Newegg Intel i9-9900K Processor > Amazon, Newegg Noctua NH-D15S CPU Cooler > Amazon, Newegg Oloy DDR4 3200MHz 4x16GB RAM > Amazon, Newegg PowerColor Radeon VII > Amacon, Newegg BCM94360CS2 on PCI-e Adaptor >...

www.tonymacx86.com

You can likely use this guide with the exception you might need to map your own USB ports. It is also very possible that you could just swap all the hardware and have the system just boot without any changes to your config other then making a USB map for the new board.

 

[Jamesbond007]

hellofolks,
I built my rig following @Stork great guide on installing macos on it (Golden build) and it worked fine for a couple of years.

Now the MB is dying (unexpected reboot, ethernet not working anymore, under linux multiple PCIE errors messages, etc)... uluckly I don't have the budget to create a new rig with modern hardware and I was planning to replace it with GIGABYTE Z390M (which comes at an affordable price) and reuse all the other component I have (see my signature)...
Does anyone have experience with the Gigabyte motherboard? do you recommend it?
Will it have similar performance to my MAXIMUS HERO X?

thanks in advance for any help

regards
blackdir

That motherboard should be able to work with your other components to run the installed MacOS on your system.

Do you have another motherboard choice?

 

[blackdir]

Thank you @scottkendall for your answer and pointer to the guide

@Jamesbond007 with similar pricing to the gigabyte I can also go with a MSI Z390-A PRO... would it be better? I heard that gigabyte motherboard are very reliable

 

[scottkendall]

Thank you @scottkendall for your answer and pointer to the guide

@Jamesbond007 with similar pricing to the gigabyte I can also go with a MSI Z390-A PRO... would it be better? I heard that gigabyte motherboard are very reliable

I had an MSI system it was very reliable, I also have had Asus systems and almost exclusively bought Asus for a long long time. However, my current system is a Gigabyte and I can not say that I have had any issues with the mother board.

 

[Jamesbond007]

@Jamesbond007 with similar pricing to the gigabyte I can also go with a MSI Z390-A PRO... would it be better? I heard that gigabyte motherboard are very reliable

For me I use Gigabyte (1st choice) or Asus (2nd choice). All my hackintosh systems use Gigabyte motherboards. So I would suggest going with the Gigabyte motherboard.

 

[blackdir]

thanks both of you. I purchased the gigabyte one... will let you know how it works after my summer break