[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[ioscar]

Please note that performance loss in video rendering may not be solved by upgrading to Big Sur. The upgrade can be done in-place from System Information —> Software Update, but OpenCore is required (not Clover). Any version of OpenCore since 0.7.0 is okay. Not necessary to be on latest release, but also best not to be more than 6 months behind.

Thanks for your quick reply. Feeling like a noob here, did a fresh install of Catalina about a year ago with the mini guide (can't find it anymore). It had - I think - Clover. How to proceed with OpenCore?

 

[Chevron]

Apple Music Lossless?

I have discovered, and also read there is an issue with playing Apple Music in Lossless mode. It just skips the tracks without playing.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Apparently switching to iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS gets it working?

 

[SmackAttack]

Is anyone else having issues with their Radeon card not getting utilized for video rendering? I noticed a slowdown in workflow recently and I'm not sure what I broke in OpenCore. Compressor/Final Cut both use the CPU much more than the GPU, and according to VideoProc my GPU is recognized and ready to be utilized.

I'm using OC 7.3, Big Sur 11.6.1, and a Radeon VII. I've tried both iMacPro1,1 and Imac19,0, but I had the issue since OC 6.9 at least.

Sorry, guiscard, on two systems here the GPU utilization is working as expected, on both 0.7.2 and 0.7.3. However, and again, I'm on Catalina, and further, I don't use FCPx or Compressor, but Resolve, Adobe, and Avid. Try running Geekbench and Cinebench to test out your GPU utilization. For a comparison, and using Radeon Boost, my Vega 64 runs a 73k GeekBench Metal score, and on the system with the Radeon VIIs, it can pull 100k scores. Start with that and if your scores are in the ballpark of mine (with RB), I'd start taking a closer look at your config.plist, and/or issues with BigSur and FCP/Compressor. i.e., you say you tried the two main SMBIOS flavors, but did you correctly configure/remove your GPU device properties for each?
Good luck,
J

 

[FormerUser-50757]

Regarding shutdown, some have had success by disabling Wake on LAN in BIOS.

Yes, that worked briefly for me for a few days, then the issue came back, so I’m guessing it was a random occurrence.

 

[mikeydanger]

Your'e a godsend. Will look into those.
I'm waiting on Gigabyte's answer as to how to deal with the warranty.

I definitely checked the used markets, but where I am it's almost non existent. And I'd rather not buy from over the border.

The Extreme is kinda over my budget. For a little more I could get a new mac mini and some USB-C case for my HDDs. It's crazy how those boards became more expensive really. The Designare seems to cost 2x what i paid for it on Newegg....

Also still at awe it broke like this.

Wondering if you came up with a solution for Designare Z390 replacement yet.
I've got one in the Hack I built 2 years ago, but now have flaky/unstable connections on the TB3 ports. [Pretty important while editing video from CalDigit RAID drives connected via TB3!]
I WANT to open a ticket on the Gigabyte support site, but since their process requires sending that "bad" board in, I need to come up with a backup solution for edit work while I'm without my Z390 board.

 

[trs96]

I need to come up with a backup solution for edit work while I'm without my Z390 board.

There are still 31 new Z490 Vision G boards at Amazon. Price is 240 USD.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087GS5Y5C/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

You'd need a tenth gen CPU to pair with it. An i5-10600K sells for $230. Use your existing ram, storage and GPU and you've got most of what you'll need.

Amazon.com

 

[CaseySJ]

Thanks for your quick reply. Feeling like a noob here, did a fresh install of Catalina about a year ago with the mini guide (can't find it anymore). It had - I think - Clover. How to proceed with OpenCore?

Please have a look at the indicated mini-guide (from Quick Reference spoiler at the top of Post 1):

 

[vinneesh]

I am installing bigsur 11.5.1 using hackingdrom in my z390 designare from scratch. Will be using Intel WIFI and AMD Graphics. Is there anything I need to be aware of in this process? I had mojave with clover in the same system.
Thank you.

 

[CaseySJ]

I am installing bigsur 11.5.1 using hackingdrom in my z390 designare from scratch. Will be using Intel WIFI and AMD Graphics. Is there anything I need to be aware of in this process? I had mojave with clover in the same system.
Thank you.

It should be straightforward, but note:

• BIOS F9g or F9i should be installed (see Quick Reference spoiler at top of Post 1 for download)
• BIOS --> Boot --> CFG-Lock must be disabled

 

[jiffyslot]

Regarding motherboard replacements:

Z390 = LGA 1151

Z490 = LGA 1200