[Success] b1's "Mac Mini Killer" with macOS Mojave: i7-8700 | Gigabyte Z370N | RX560 | 16GB RAM

[b166ar]

Not yet, I'm out of town until wednesday.

What exactly happened to your system: you couldn't boot to MacOS or your computer couldn't boot at all?

I can boot to Windows, but not to macOS. Something related to APFS.

 

[xmark]

I can boot to Windows, but not to macOS. Something related to APFS.

Same here. Yes, file system seems likely, because even rolling back to F10, still could not boot. Major agony. I had a SuperDuper image and on restoring that, all was okay. My personal files are all sync'd via Google Drive/Dropbox and LAN NAS, so everything is as was before but still.

Plus not happy that I can't update BIOS

 

[inarush]

I can boot to Windows, but not to macOS. Something related to APFS.

Same here. Yes, file system seems likely, because even rolling back to F10, still could not boot. Major agony. I had a SuperDuper image and on restoring that, all was okay. My personal files are all sync'd via Google Drive/Dropbox and LAN NAS, so everything is as was before but still.

Plus not happy that I can't update BIOS

Bummer, this looks bad. Sorry for pointing out the new BIOS, folks. It's now hard to believe what they state in "improve system performance and stability"

 

[xmark]

It's now hard to believe what they state in "improve system performance and stability"

Agreed! I suppose they could say, no one is supposed to be running OS X on the mb, but gee it should still work

Other GA mbs have BIOS issues as a result of a similar recent "improvement" update. Here for example. I hope someone will have a fix or BIOS setting

 

[serg1892]

So guys, you may congratulate me, it works like a champ now, I’ve resolved the previous issues and yeah, it’s crazy powerful.

I’ve used Unibeast for making bootable USB this time (though I think previous methods were also working and were not causing the problem).

Replaced the EFI folder using @b166ar's, generated a new S/N.

Copied kexts from LE to Others and went through install like it was an original mac.(I didn’t copy them before, no wonder installer wouldn’t even start)

Applied all the tweaks from GitHub manual and also added Patches for more power from USB which @inarush mentioned earlier.

Cloned the macOS ssd to another with Carbon Copy Cloner.

Installed FCPX, Lightroom, Photoshop…Everything so smooth.

BruceX finishes in 15 seconds.

4k 100mbit footage renders on the go, I was applying LUTS, Noise Reduction and Stabilization, before I would wait hours(Macbook Pro 13") - now minutes.

Windows 10 also boots and works like a champ from 2nd m.2.

Here are Geekbench and Cinebench results, also my Geeek a50 case with custom side panels.

Spoiler: Geekbench

Spoiler: Cinebench

Spoiler: Close-up and the whole setup

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[inarush]

So guys, you may congratulate me, it works like a champ now, I’ve resolved the previous issues and yeah, it’s crazy powerful.

I’ve used Unibeast for making bootable USB this time (though I think previous methods were also working and were not causing the problem).

Replaced the EFI folder using @b166ar's, generated a new S/N.

Copied kexts from LE to Others and went through install like it was an original mac.(I didn’t copy them before, no wonder installer wouldn’t even start)

Applied all the tweaks from GitHub manual and also added Patches for more power from USB which @inarush mentioned earlier.

Cloned the macOS ssd to another with Carbon Copy Cloner.

Installed FCPX, Lightroom, Photoshop…Everything so smooth.

BruceX finishes in 15 seconds.

4k 100mbit footage renders on the go, I was applying LUTS, Noise Reduction and Stabilization, before I would wait hours(Macbook Pro 13") - now minutes.

Windows 10 also boots and works like a champ from 2nd m.2.

Here are Geekbench and Cinebench results, also my Geeek a50 case with custom side panels.

Spoiler: Geekbench

View attachment 383142

Spoiler: Cinebench

View attachment 383143

Spoiler: Close-up and the whole setup

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Very cool build, well done!
What case is that?

 

[serg1892]

Very cool build, well done!
What case is that?

Thanks! As I said it's Geeek A50 case which is I believe got its "inspiration" from Dan a4 SFX Case. They almost the same size like(Geeek slightly bigger) and Dan a4 uses all premium materials, while Geeek mostly made of acrylic (except the chassis, it's aluminum ).

Speaking about price: Dan a4 - 250-300 USD, Geeek - 100 USD, mine actually is cheaper since I'm currently in China.

Geeek comes in two versions: one is international - has color choice, and two front usb, second is chinese - the one I have, it's only black and white, one front usb. The amount of the holes on the side panels wasn't enough for proper airflow in my opinion so I've ordered the custom ones.

 

[inarush]

Thanks! As I said it's Geeek A50 case which is I believe got its "inspiration" from Dan a4 SFX Case. They almost the same size like(Geeek slightly bigger) and Dan a4 uses all premium materials, while Geeek mostly made of acrylic (except the chassis, it's aluminum ).

Speaking about price: Dan a4 - 250-300 USD, Geeek - 100 USD, mine actually is cheaper since I'm currently in China.

Geeek comes in two versions: one is international - has color choice, and two front usb, second is chinese - the one I have, it's only black and white, one front usb. The amount of the holes on the side panels wasn't enough for proper airflow in my opinion so I've ordered the custom ones.

Really neat, it's pretty compact!

Did you end up going with the SF-450? How are the temperatures and the noise?

 

[serg1892]

Did you end up going with the SF-450? How are the temperatures and the noise?

Yes, I went through similar builds, made some research on TDP etc... and choose SF450, the fan doesn't spin most of the time unless I play heavy games (tried only Far Cry 3,5 and Need For Speed Payback so far) or do some heavy editing in FCPX, and even if it does - only for a short time.

When it comes to thermals and noise:

GPU mostly silent, even in FCPX, games make it hot(didn't check the temp) and a bit noisy, but when you play with sound it's not noticeable.

CPU also is super silent, games usually use GPU more, FCPX as well, the only thing made it hit 75-78°C is export 200 of 24mp RAW into JPEG using Adobe Lightroom, apart from that 30°C when idle, 45-60°C during the FCPX render and gaming.

There are two silent 92mm PWM case fans on the top, I purchased them separately and they help a lot with getting rid of that hot air inside of the case:

Spoiler: like in this image

 

[b166ar]

So guys, you may congratulate me, it works like a champ now, I’ve resolved the previous issues and yeah, it’s crazy powerful.

I’ve used Unibeast for making bootable USB this time (though I think previous methods were also working and were not causing the problem).

Replaced the EFI folder using @b166ar's, generated a new S/N.

Copied kexts from LE to Others and went through install like it was an original mac.(I didn’t copy them before, no wonder installer wouldn’t even start)

Applied all the tweaks from GitHub manual and also added Patches for more power from USB which @inarush mentioned earlier.

Cloned the macOS ssd to another with Carbon Copy Cloner.

Installed FCPX, Lightroom, Photoshop…Everything so smooth.

BruceX finishes in 15 seconds.

4k 100mbit footage renders on the go, I was applying LUTS, Noise Reduction and Stabilization, before I would wait hours(Macbook Pro 13") - now minutes.

Windows 10 also boots and works like a champ from 2nd m.2.

Here are Geekbench and Cinebench results, also my Geeek a50 case with custom side panels.

Spoiler: Geekbench

View attachment 383142

Spoiler: Cinebench

View attachment 383143

Spoiler: Close-up and the whole setup

View attachment 383144
View attachment 383145

Wow! Almost 29k in Geekbench. How? I have only 28k

Maybe it is related to your RAM speed?