SUCCESS! i7 8700, ASRock fatal1ty intel z370 gaming-itx/ac

[soapmak3r]

soapmak3r's Build:
ASRock Fatal1ty z370 Gaming-itx/ac - i7-8700 -UHD Graphics

Components

ASRock Fatal1ty z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Motherboard
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asr...r4-sata3-m2-gbe-ac-wifi-thunderbolt-3-usb31-c
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763971VK/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157794

Corsair 32GB DDR4 2666 (2x16GB) Memory ( CMK16GX4M1A2666C16)
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/16g...0-(2666)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-16-18-18-35-x
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019HVO62A/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233943

Intel i7 8700 Processor
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/int...-32ghz-46ghz-turbo-12mb-cache-1200mhz-gpu-65w
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07598HLB4/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0759FTRZL/?tag=tonymacx86-21
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117826

Noctua Intel/AMD NH-D15 Silent CPU Cooler
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/noctua-nh-d15-dual-radiator-quiet-cpu-cooler-with-two-nh-a15-fans
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L7UZMAK/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608045

525GB Crucial MX300, 2.5" SSD
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IAGSD68/?tag=tonymacx86-21
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IAGSD68/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IAGSD68/?tag=tonymacx86-21
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820156151

be quiet 700W Pure Power 10 CM Semi Modular PSU/Power Supply
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/700...odular-sli-crossfire-dual-rail-56a-plus12v-12
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1HU-004H-00005

be quiet Black Pure Base 600 Quiet Mid Tower PC Gaming Case
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/be-...s-atx-microatx-mini-itx-2x-purewings-fans-3-s
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7PGIPS/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA68V57M4892



Comments

I am pretty new to this, but have managed to get Mac OS High Sierra installed and running pretty flawlessly on the above hardware.

I am dual booting with Win10. I chose to try a HT as an experiment. This PC is a DAW for professional audio work. As Mac OS makes it a lot more straight forward to record system audio than Win10 and recording ASIO audio, I will be using the HT to make reviews and tutorials for audio related things. Possibly also recording and mixing with Cubase Pro 9.5 and Studio One 3.5.

I just followed the installation guide, using UniBeast to create the USB installer and then MultiBeast to finalize things.

I ran into a couple of issues with the install. For some reason my system time was being changed during the setup, and it was preventing MacOS from finalizing the install (saying it couldn't continue because the installation had expired). After booting back into Win10 and the BIOS and setting the time correctly again, I reinstalled and the installation was able to complete.

The other issue that I ran into was some graphical glitches. I had to select iMac 14,2 as my system profile in MultiBeast, and it has worked great since. Surprisingly smooth sailing.

Next thing will be to test whether Thunderbolt (TB) is working or not for my audio interface. I believe that any TB device needs to be powered on before the OS loads. I think that this has to do with the TB stack and how it loads.
My interface is both USB and TB capable and switching to TB while in the OS just comes up with a 'not connected' in the audio interface control panel.

Very late here, but happy with how things have gone so far. I'll update people on the TB situation as if I can get that working it will be pretty much perfect.

I have the onboard audio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the motherboard disabled in the BIOS as they are known to cause issues with audio drivers.
LAN is working perfectly.
Intel Graphics is working perfectly (1080p, iMac 14,2 system profile in MultiBeast).
USB ports are all working great.
Mains powered USB hub is working great, as are external hard drives.
Antelope Zen Tour audio interface is working great (so far only in USB mode though).

The only thing annoying me is that I haven't found a way to disable the mouse scroll wheel acceleration...

I tried switching to TB connection before booting to the OS, but so far I have not been able to get TB working with my audio interface yet, but I will keep experimenting and update the post.

 

[soapmak3r]

I have tried booting into Win10 first, then enabling TB on my audio interface (loading the TB software and connecting device) and rebooting into MacOS, but still no joy.

 

[soapmak3r]

The TB3 port is functioning as USB-C with a USB-C USB/HDMI Hub, but the TB functionality is not being detected with my audio interface and MacOS is not showing TB drivers as being loaded.

 

[soapmak3r]

The AIC option in the BIOS does not need to be enabled for TB to work in Windows. I disabled it and tried again in MacOS, but still not recognizing TB functionality. Only USB-C.

 

[AndyNoiseBoy]

I'm considering almost the same build that you have and have been trying to find someone successfully running TB devices under Mac OS on the Fatal1ty in-built TB3 port. I'm guessing you're still having no luck?
I read somewhere that Mac OS is only interested in Alpine Ridge TB interface chips, but that may not be true. Not sure what's on the Asrock mobo.
What does System Information report in terms of TB hardware?

 

[soapmak3r]

Thunderbolt and multiple displays do not appear to work. Neither does bluetooth and onboard wifi.

All ports function for displays, with the TB3 port being recognised only as a USB=C port, but with an adapter will display through HDMI.
The display port also works fine, adapted to HDMI. The actual HDMI port works fine as well, but if I try to use more than one at a time, only one of the displays is active once the Apple logo passes.

 

[soapmak3r]

It is possible that the new Mac Minis could offer a solution, unless the T2 Judgement Day chip hampers future hacks.