Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator (Thunderbolt 3) - i5-10400 - RX 580

[appletwo]

I remember 128 GB gave problems on Z390 Designare, don't know if these were ever solved.

I see.
So it seems I can either go Mojave with 64gb of memory on Z390 and i9 9th gen, or Catalina/Big Sur with 128gb on Z490 and i9 10th gen (and a massive possibly catastrophic three-week pain in the neck to update over 700 plugins and Digital Performer that is still not updated either).
Frustrating, as always in a situation where systems are migrating from a system to another.
Btw, thaks guys for the exchange of information.
Cheers.

 

[zipb]

I see.
So it seems I can either go Mojave with 64gb of memory on Z390 and i9 9th gen, or Catalina/Big Sur with 128gb on Z490 and i9 10th gen (and a massive possibly catastrophic three-week pain in the neck to update over 700 plugins and Digital Performer that is still not updated either).
Frustrating, as always in a situation where systems are migrating from a system to another.
Btw, thaks guys for the exchange of information.
Cheers.

Don't know if a Z490 doesn't have problems with 128 GB. 128 GB is the amount of RAM used on workstation mobo's, using Xeons, not Z390/Z490.
Big Sur is definitely not ready for prime time for DAW users. Catalina will kill all your 32-bit apps.
For large orchestral mockups, my clients used to use extra PC's as sample players, with VEP as a host.
Extra expense, extra maintenance, extra work but for some worth it. Now they use maxed out HP Z workstations or Mac Pro cheesegraters.
BTW, Cubase may be a bit more suitable for huge templates etc.

 

[ctek]

Thanks guys for the feedback.
Really appreciate it.

I'm wondering if it's possible to install 128 gb of RAM on that mob.
I've read that the Asus Prime Z390 A can handle that much RAM with a firmware update that is available on their website and a thunderbolt pci card can be installed as well.
So maybe that can be an alernative to the Designare you suggested, in case I can't find any new stock in Europe.

I was also wondering if there's any chance music producers can join together in a specific topic to create a killer DAW build guide under Mojave with the best components on the market available today.

That would be cool and much welcome not only for me I guess.

Thanks

Yes, you can use a Prime Z390 A with latest BIOS and 128GB RAM in OS X. I helped a friend with this build over summer.

I think a music production thread could be cool. (See the Forum's Music section.) I think it mostly boils down to do you need Thunderbolt? If yes get something with a Titan Ridge controller and setup hot swap with an SSDT or flash it with modified firmware. (See @CaseySJ's Golden Build descriptions.) If you don’t need Thunderbolt then just get anything.

Big Sur and Catalina are absolutely fine for professional audio work, I updated from High Sierra because all my younger clients want the latest Logic X features that came in LPX10.5 which only runs on Mojave or later.

Earlier this year I was doing all the audio for a reasonably big film, and for anyone who has worked on these large scale projects and actually knows how much RAM is used on a project with 200+ tracks that are 90 mins long; 128GB is not overkill. Set up some test projects and see how much RAM you can even theoretically use with loads of channels and VI’s.

The way I see it you have two options - Mojave or Big Sur. Personally, I wouldn’t want to throw a bunch of money into an older system for temporary compatibility. BUT all of us music guys have completely different setups and requirements.

Good luck with the build.

 

[juanmel]

Hi. I am new to the Hackintosh world and to this forum. I apologize if this is not the place for this message but I have not seen a better place to post it. I've been trying to install Catalina for 3 days but it's impossible, I can't get to the installation screen. I have tried Unibeast and Opencore, I have done up to 4 times the USB with the EFI folders. I have read many forum threads and watched various videos ... But still I get nothing. Could someone please help me? I am really lost and desperate. I attach my EFI Folder.

My computer:
Asus ProArt Z490 Creator
i9 10900K
Gigabyte Radeon rx 5700 xt OC Gaming

 

[trs96]

Could someone please help me? I am really lost and desperate. I attach my EFI Folder.

I put your config.plist in the online OC Sanity checker. Here's something that is notable.
Do you have the option to disable CFG lock in the BIOS ? If so disable it and then
change the Kernel -> Quirks -> AppleXcpmCfgLock to no. Also change AppleCpuPmCfglock
to No instead of Yes.

Save the config.plist changes and reboot.

 

[trs96]

Another thing you can try. Remove the SMCSuperIO.kext from your kexts folder. Take a new OC snapshot and then save it again and reboot. Sometimes that kext can cause kernel panics when booting the installer. Worth a try.

 

[juanmel]

Hi! thank you.

About the CFG look, i read that Asus Z490 is unlocket. I removed the SMCSuperIO.kext and had a Critical error.

 

[trs96]

Hi! thank you.

About the CFG look, i read that Asus Z490 is unlocket. I removed the SMCSuperIO.kext and had a Critical error.

Likely because the kext is still cached. Rebuild the kernel cache.

02:197 00:084 OC: Plist Kexts\SMCSuperIO.kext\Contents\Info.plist is missing for injected kext SMCSuperIO.kext ()

 

[trs96]

About the CFG look, i read that Asus Z490 is unlocket.

If you're certain it is then change the two quirks to No.

 

[juanmel]

I lost my EFI folder i will remake it and try.