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[remington]

What about processors modes/states? I mean do we need to apply the knowledge described here
power management

Not needed. I did compare the results few years ago using SSDT and PluginType = 'enabled'. There wasn't much difference. SSDT is useful if CPU is running at max, have sleep/USB issues or kernel panics.

If you want to use SSDT then you can put it in EFI folder and disable PluginType.

Let me compare the CPU results right now... I'll get back to you on that.

 

[vrudikov]

And another question is about XMP and overclock - can I do that? Do I need to adjust something in Clover if I enabled XMP or overclock i6700k to 4.2Ghz?

 

[remington]

Okay... Interesting enough that SSDT-i7-6700K.aml caused a kernel panic and rebooted my computer so I guess its outdated for Catalina.

I made my own SSDT and compared it against PluginType and it showed similar results. 800, 4000 and 4200 mhz which is good. The old one, SSDT-i7-6700K.aml, was not stable and mhz was jumping all over the place as high as 1,500,000 mhz due the fact that macOS cannot get accurate readings or manage the CPU's power properly. Therefore, Acpi -> PluginType 'enabled' is good enough.

I've tried using XMP enabled in BIOS before and it crashed. Not sure if it has to do with the memory spec or brand in my computer. You can test it to see if its stable. I have no reason to overclock since I'm not running any CPU or memory intensive applications.

 

[vrudikov]

I made my own SSDT and compared it against PluginType and it showed similar results. 800, 4000 and 4200 mhz which is good. The old one, SSDT-i7-6700K.aml, was not stable and mhz was jumping all over the place as high as 1,500,000 mhz due the fact that macOS cannot get accurate readings or manage the CPU's power properly. Therefore, Acpi -> PluginType 'enabled' is good enough.

I made my own SSDT and compared it against PluginType and it showed similar results

Can you point me to a topic where you get all that knowledge about SSDT, plz.

800, 4000 and 4200 mhz which is good

How did you measure it?

Therefore, Acpi -> PluginType 'enabled' is good enough.

Where I can read what is that and how to work with PluginType 'enabled'?

 

[remington]

Can you point me to a topic where you get all that knowledge about SSDT, plz.

macOS Native CPU/IGPU Power Management

macOS Native CPU/IGPU Power Management Native macOS power management delivers the best combination of processor and graphics performance and efficiency. The ingredients are an installed processor XCPM enabling ssdt or correctly configured Clover setting, a compatible system definition and the...

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Quick Guide to Generate a SSDT for CPU Power Management

Piker Alpha's ssdtPRGen script will generate a SSDT you can use to achieve the maximum amount of power states for your desktop CPU. Please note that desktop power management is not mandatory. Requirements: Working internet connection How to Generate a SSDT for Power Management 1. Configure...

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How did you measure it?

I use iStat and Intel Power Gadget to monitor the CPU frequencies.

Where I can read what is that and how to work with PluginType 'enabled'?

Rehabman said for Haswell and newer processors... Customized SSDT is not needed and only to enable PluginType. Clover will generate its own SSDT at boot. If you plan to overclock your CPU then you will need to customize your own SSDT with OC frequency.

Here's my updated config.plist

 

[remington]

Remove Acpi -> HDAS to HDEF from config.plist since AppleALC already does the rename.

 

[remington]

And another question is about XMP and overclock - can I do that? Do I need to adjust something in Clover if I enabled XMP or overclock i6700k to 4.2Ghz?

I haven't played with OC features beyond 4.2gHz.

 

[vrudikov]

Remove Acpi -> HDAS to HDEF from config.plist since AppleALC already does the rename.

Soon it's gona be FakeSMS only and that's it - Hack is native

 

[remington]

Soon it's gona be FakeSMS only and that's it - Hack is native

I'm starting to dabble with OpenCore and I think it will be the next successor of Clover. I've used Chimera and iBoot since Lion 10.7.

 

[vrudikov]

I'm starting to dabble with OpenCore and I think it will be the next successor of Clover. I've used Chimera and iBoot since Lion 10.7.

Yes. I've read some articles about OpenCore.

@remington have you tried to use HiDPI mode on 2K display for our Hacks?


P.S. I found this topic, but I'm not sure that we can do it with our Hack monitors. In that topic all information is about iMacs, Macbooks. Searching...

P.P.S. I found the answer here. It seems that 4K 2"' monitor is the right option because that's how you can use 1080p in HiDPI mode.