- Joined
- Jul 6, 2014
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-H170N-Wifi
- CPU
- i7-6700
- Graphics
- GTX 960, RX580
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Components
Gigabyte GA-H170N-Wifi Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015CQ8D9Q/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Broadcom BCM94352Z DW1560 Wifi/Bluetooth in replacement of the original on motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JY6X9HM/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W60E9360
Intel Core i7-6700 Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0136JONG8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117560
Noctura NH-L9i CPU Fan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009VCAJ7W/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V6D48963
Corsair Value Select DDR4-2133 (2 x 8GB)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3699381
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTO/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147361
Gigabyte GeForce Nvidia GTX 960 4GB GPU
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTO/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125864
Fractal Design Node 202 Case
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015MKDOPU/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352058
Corsair SF450 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CGGOXWQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139156
Dell UP2715K (27'', 5120x2880) Monitor
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V53J0336
Also using a new Apple magic Keyboard with numeric pad and a Logitec MX Master mouse.
Comments
Just want to share my 5k build as it took me a while to build. I hope it can help somebody else.
I first installed Sierra in July 2017, but had the very annoying mouse pointer bug. Seems to be working much better now with High Sierra.
Installation notes
For the installation you need a wired mouse and the keyboard need to be connected with the Lightning to USB cable (before
Bluetooth works)
BIOS Settings
MultiBeast Settings
MultiBeast - High Sierra 10.1.1
Step by step procedure
Files needed
Prepare Bootable USB Drive Installer
This whole section should be performed on the working Mac/Hackintosh
Install High Sierra
Post-Installation Configuration
Ressources and references I used
UniBeast: Install macOS Sierra on Any Supported Intel-based PC
[Success] El Capitan 10.11.5 - Skylake i5 6600 - Mini ITX GA H170N WIFI - GTX 950 - 16 GB Ram
[Guide] El Capitan on the Skylake H170N-WIFI
Summary
What Works:
I didn't tested iMessage and FaceTime yet as I don't use it.
Gigabyte GA-H170N-Wifi Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015CQ8D9Q/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
Broadcom BCM94352Z DW1560 Wifi/Bluetooth in replacement of the original on motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JY6X9HM/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W60E9360
Intel Core i7-6700 Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0136JONG8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117560
Noctura NH-L9i CPU Fan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009VCAJ7W/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V6D48963
Corsair Value Select DDR4-2133 (2 x 8GB)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3699381
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTO/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147361
Gigabyte GeForce Nvidia GTX 960 4GB GPU
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTO/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125864
Fractal Design Node 202 Case
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015MKDOPU/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352058
Corsair SF450 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CGGOXWQ/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139156
Dell UP2715K (27'', 5120x2880) Monitor
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V53J0336
Also using a new Apple magic Keyboard with numeric pad and a Logitec MX Master mouse.
Comments
Just want to share my 5k build as it took me a while to build. I hope it can help somebody else.
I first installed Sierra in July 2017, but had the very annoying mouse pointer bug. Seems to be working much better now with High Sierra.
Installation notes
For the installation you need a wired mouse and the keyboard need to be connected with the Lightning to USB cable (before
Bluetooth works)
BIOS Settings
- In BIOS Features:
- Fast Boot: Disabled
- Windows 8/10 Features: Other OS
- LAN PXE Boot Option ROM: Disabled
- Storage Boot Option: UEFI Only
- Network Stack: Disabled
- In Peripherals:
- Initial Display Output: PCIe 1 Slot
- XHCI Hand-off: Enabled
- In Chipset:
- VT-d: Disabled
MultiBeast Settings
MultiBeast - High Sierra 10.1.1
Step by step procedure
Files needed
- Unibeast
- MultiBeast - High Sierra
- Clover Configurator
- KextBeast
- UBSInjectall.ktext (get the latest)
- Nvidia web drivers (get the corresponding version – (17B48 for 10.13.1))
- DisplayPort Audio : audio_cloverHDMI-130.command
- Wireless: RehabMan-FakePCIID (get the latest version listed)
- Bluetooth: RehabMan-BcrmPatchRAM (get the latest version listed)
Prepare Bootable USB Drive Installer
This whole section should be performed on the working Mac/Hackintosh
- Insert the USB drive
- Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
- Highlight the USB drive in left column
- On a Yosemite or older system:
- Click on the Partition tab
- Click Current and choose 1 Partition
- Click Options...
- Choose GUID Partition Table
- Under Name: type Installer
- Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- Click Apply then Partition. When it finishes, close Disk Utility.
- On an Sierra or higher system:
- Click on the Erase button in the toolbar
- For Name: enter Installer
- Make sure Format is set to OS X Extended (Journaled)
- Make sure Scheme is set to GUID Partition Map
- Hit Erase. When it finishes, close Disk Utility.
- Run UniBeast
- Hit Continue on the main screen, Continue on the UniBeast+MultiBeast screen, Continue on the Clover Credits screen, Continue on the Software License Agreement screen, and agree to the license
- Select your newly formatted USB drive (so it turns blue) on the Select a Destination screen and hit Continue
- Select High Sierra (so it turns blue) and hit Continue
- Select UEFI Boot Mode (so it turns blue) and hit Continue
- Select appropriate graphics options (nothing checked for the GTX960) and hit Continue
- On the Verify Installation Options screen, hit Continue
- Enter your password when prompted and wait
- When the install finishes, hit Quit
- Customize the USB install drive so all USB ports on the machine are recognized for the installer. Mount the EFI drive with Clover Configurator and:
- Go to EFI/CLOVER/kexts/ and copy the USBInjectall.kext you downloaded (get it from the "Release" directory of the ZIP) into 10.13
- Create an extra directory called Postinstall on the USB drive to hold the files you’ll need on the machine after installation. Copy these files you downloaded to the new directory:
- MultiBeast
- Clover Configurator
- KextBeast
- USBInjectall.ktext
- Nvidia web drivers
- audio_cloverHDMI-130.command
- RehabMan-FakePCIID
- RehabMan-BcrmPatchRAM
- Eject the USB drive and insert it into the new machine.
Install High Sierra
- Start the GA-H170N-WIFI machine with the USB drive inserted.
- Enter into the BIOS settings and select the UEFI entry for your USB drive as unique boot device
- Select Boot Mac OS X from Installer (it should have a picture labeled "EXTERNAL"; use left/right arrow keys to select from multiple options and press enter when the correct one is selected)
- You should see the apple logo and a progress bar as the installer loads.
- After a couple of progress bars (one of which takes a long time with little apparent progress), you should be prompted to select a language. Then you should see the OS X screen.
- Select Utilities / Disk Utility... from the menu bar.
- Select the drive on the left where you want to install High Sierra
- Hit Erase
- From the dialog that pops up, put in whatever Name you want for the disk, select the Format macOS Extended (Journaled), and the Scheme GUID Partition Map
- Hit Erase
- When the erase finishes, hit Done then Quit Disk Utility from the menu
- Back at the OS X screen hit Continue.
- On the license screen hit Continue
- Select the disk you just created by name and hit Continue
- This stage of the installation will take some time. It may stick for up to 5 minutes at different points, but it should eventually restart. (The installation is not yet complete, though; do not remove the USB drive.)
- After the reboot, the machine should boot to the Clover menu again. If it says there's no boot device or boots to the wrong thing, reboot and hit F12 from the BIOS splash screen and select the USB drive. At that point you should get the Clover menu. At the Clover menu, select Boot Mac OS X from YourDiskName and you should get to the Welcome screen.
- Select your country, keyboard, and complete the rest of the setup process. Tell it your computer does not connect to the Internet. Do not "Transfer Information to This Mac" yet either (you can run Migration Assistant later to do that).
- After the setup, you should end up at the desktop. Congratulations! But you must still perform the post-install setup next.
Post-Installation Configuration
- Copy all the files from the Postinstall directory of the USB stick to your new High Sierra install (e.g. to Desktop)
- Run the copy of MultiBeast you just copied to the new drive.
- Select Quick Start and then UEFI Boot Mode
- Select Drivers and then Audio and then Realtek ALCxxx and then 100/200 Series Audio for Dell monitor audio. (For on board audio, select ALC1150 - not tested)
- Still in Drivers select Network then Intel then IntelMausiEthernet v2.3.0 (for RJ45 Network)
- Still in Drivers select USB then Intel then Increase Max Port Limit 200 Series (enable all USB)
- Select Bootloaders and then Clover UEFI Boot Mode + Emulated NVRAM (for Nvidia)
- Select Customize and then System Definitions and then Mac Pro 5,1 (the only one that worked with my Dell 5k)
- Hit Save on the top right to save a copy of this configuration for future reference.
- Hit Build and then Install
- When it says "Install Succeeded" then quit MultiBeast.
- Run Clover Configurator and mount the EFI partition
- With Clover Configurator Open EFI\EFI\Clover\config.plit
- Select Acpi and tick FixShutdown_0004 (will fix the restart after shutdown problem)
- Select Boot and tick nv_spanmodepolicy=1 (allow 5k with 2 display port cables)
- Select Kernel and Kext Patches and add
- Kext: AirPortBrcm4360
- Find: 81F952AA00007529
- Replace: 81F952AA00006690
- Select SMBIOS and set the Size and Frequency for each of the two memory entries to match your installed RAM.
- Set the SlotCount to 2
- Save
- Unzip RehabMan-FakePCIID.zip and copy FakePCIID.kext and FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext from the Release/ directory to the Desktop
- Unzip RehabMan-BrcmPatchRam.zip and copy BcrmPatchRAM2.kext and BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext from the Release/ directory to the Desktop (make sure these are the only two kexts on the Desktop)
- Unzip the KextBeast application you copied from the Postinstall directory of the USB stick earlier. Run the resulting application, and select /Library/Extensions as the install location when prompted.
- After KextBeast finishes, delete the kext(s) from the Desktop
- Setup Nvidia web driver
- Eject and remove the USB install drive
- Restart your system. It may take some time to restart.
- Enter BIOS and change the boot partition
- You should get a Clover menu on restart, and you can select Boot Mac OS X from YourDriveName or let it do it automatically. It should quickly proceed to the login screen. If the screen is not sized correctly, switch the monitor off and on.
- Open Clover Configurator, mount your EFI partition
- Execute audio_cloverHDMI-130.command
- answer y when needed
- enter password when requested
- Restart
Ressources and references I used
UniBeast: Install macOS Sierra on Any Supported Intel-based PC
[Success] El Capitan 10.11.5 - Skylake i5 6600 - Mini ITX GA H170N WIFI - GTX 950 - 16 GB Ram
[Guide] El Capitan on the Skylake H170N-WIFI
Summary
What Works:
- 5k resolution
- HDMI audio
- Bluetooth
- Wifi
- AppStore
- After boot, the monitor need to be switched off and then on again to have the correct screen size/resolution (not really a problem)
- Sleep will make OS crash; I disabled automatic sleeping
- Film rented or bought on iTunes doesn't play
- Sometimes the mouse "bug" appears, but very rarely comparing to Sierra
I didn't tested iMessage and FaceTime yet as I don't use it.
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