Stork's Thunderball III Build: Gigabyte Z690 Aero G (Thunderbolt 3/4) - i5-12600K - Gigabyte RX 6600 XT

[Stork]

I updated to 12.6.3, 13.2.1 and OC 0.8.9.

To update OpenCorre, see:

Beginners Guide to using OC Auxiliary Tools App (Also known as OCAT)

In this thread, OpenCore bootloader will be referred to as OC. OCAuxiliaryTools will be shortened to OCAT. What exactly is OCAT ? OCAT is an app like Hackintool that serves various functions to help you build, edit and maintain your OpenCore EFI folder. It's primary advantage over manual...

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[Superbogey]

Not yet. I don't know if I need a HD Blu-ray burner, yet. I'll add to my list of things to do to check if I have any Blu-ray DVDs that I was to digitize. Thanks for reminding me.

Ha. I thought you were talking about getting an HD-DVD drive when I first read that.

 

[Chimiel]

Hi Stork, I was wondering;

Is there in everyday use a noticeable difference with your other golden build, the Maximus X Z370 / I9-9900K ?
I still enjoy this build after four years, after a recent upgrade to the RX 6800 XT (only in more demanding graphic workloads, this golden build is not as zippy as in everyday use).

Kind regards

 

[Stork]

Hi Stork, I was wondering;

Is there in everyday use a noticeable difference with your other golden build, the Maximus X Z370 / I9-9900K ?
I still enjoy this build after four years, after a recent upgrade to the RX 6800 XT (only in more demanding graphic workloads, this golden build is not as zippy as in everyday use).

Kind regards

This Z690 build will provide the zip you need, especially with RX 6800 XT. I'm using a RX 6600 XT, and the Z690 build provides almost instantaneously results. Go for it!

BTW, I gave my Z370 with the RX 580 to my neighbor who does mostly music and movie listening/watching. He's a happy camper.

 

[Stork]

I updated my EFI, using OCAT, to OpenCore 0.9.0 which is a minor update.

See:

[HOW TO] OpenCore 0.8.9 > 0.9.0 differences

OpenCore 0.9.0 is out. There are no changes in config.plist but there are in the code to fix issues or add improvements. Get it in Acidanthera. Main changes Clear console screen to prevent verbose boot text overwriting graphics picker. Added ProvideCurrentCpuInfo support for macOS 13.3 beta...

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[Stork]

For Ventura 13.3.1, I "disable the Device Properties associated with the i225-V" in the config.plist. I now have Ethernet and WiFi, too, via the Fenvi T919 card in Ventura. Wahoo!

Reference:

Gigabyte Z690 Aero G + i5-12600K + AMD RX 6800 XT

@CaseySJ Thank you so much for the detailed instruction. It is super helpful. I was able to get my mod working (on OC0.8.2) but I am having problem getting my builtin Thunderbolt working. I have tried the RIDGE-RP05-V2.aml or download the compiled aml file from Hackindrom ("Gigabyte GC-Titan...

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[james-bond]

@Stork In Geekbench 6 GPU test is showing "AMD Radeon HD GFX10 Family Unknown Prototype" which I assume is because my Gigabyte RX 6600 XT Gaming OC 8G has 2 HDMI ports and 2 Display ports. I use HDMI for my monitor. No problems using it and Geekbench performance looks correct. The monitor does go blank for a moment during boot with the Apple logo. Does yours work the same?

 

[Stork]

Installed macOS Sonoma and OC 0.95.

 

[Stork]

Thanks to @CaseySJ's Sonoma Installation mini guide, I have Wifi working with the onboard Intel WiFi card. I used the version of AirportItlwm for Sonoma (v5).

macOS Sonoma Support · Issue #883 · OpenIntelWireless/itlwm

Intel Wi-Fi Drivers for macOS. Contribute to OpenIntelWireless/itlwm development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

BT is not working, yet. (No big deal for me.)

 

[NZRichard]

If so, that drive would be a very nice replacement for my older CD drive.

Regarding Blu-ray drives, OWC has an LG 16X on sale: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/LG/BH16NS40/