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- Sep 4, 2012
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- Motherboard
- Intel NUC8i5BEH2
- CPU
- i5-8259U
- Graphics
- Iris Pro 655
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Core i5-4460 - Asus Trooper B85 - RX 560
Components
Intel i5-4460 - Haswell Processor
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Asus B85 Trooper - Mainboard
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Corsair Vengeance 16Gb - DDR3 1600Mhz memory
Amazon
Asus Radeon RX560 EVO Graphics Card
Amazon
Kingston SSD-Now V400 - 240Gb
Amazon
Corsair CS-Series 550 Watt Powersupply
Amazon
TP-Link T9E - AC1900 Wifi Card
Amazon
Fractal Design Gaming Case
Amazon
Comments
This build wasn't meant to be used for Hackintosh in the first place. Since the Chipset on the motherboard works fine with
all versions of MacOs since Sierra, i updated the build with OOB perhipherals like the AC1900 and the RX560. Installation
of MacOs is simple and fast as you will read below.
Pre-Installation
What do you need :
1 - MacOs Mojave from the AppStore
2 - UniBeast 9.0.0. from here
3 - Mulitbeast High Sierra Editon from here
4 - Clover Configurator from here
5 - Usb Stick with enough free space
What you do :
1 - With Unibeast 9.0.0 build a Bootable USB in EUFI mode with Mojave from Appstore
2 - Reboot your computer and enter the BIOS settings with F2
3 - In bios, load "Default Settings"
4 - Change to "Advanced Moce" in the bios
5 - Change these parameters in the Bios:
- Secure Bootmode : DISABLED
- Change OS Type to : Other OS
- XHCI Handoff : Enabled
6 - Save and Exit the bios.
Installation
1 - Insert the USB stick you just created in any USB port
2 - Hold down the F8 Key to enter the bootmenu
3 - Choose the Usb-Stick in EUFI mode and installation will start
Note :
You don't need to do some extras to get Mojave installed on your SSD/Harddrive. You can plug your monitor into the HDMI or DP port. No Intel Internal GFX needed. The RX560 is supported OOB in Mojave. Just go thru the steps which you need to get Mojave installed (like a normal mac). The Installation will reboot a couple of times, so make sure every time the computer is rebooted you hit F8 and select to USB stick again to boot back into Mojave.
Post-Install
1 - When booted in Mojave, Open Clover Configurator and mount the EFI of your SSD/Harddrive
2 - Als Mount the EFI from the bootable USB-Stick you just installed Mojave from
3 - Replace the contents of the EFI folder from the SSD with the content of the EFI folder from the USB-Stick.
(this will make Mojave bootable). Also Change in "SMBIOS" tab Imac 14,2 to MacPro 6,1! *explain later*
4 - Save and reboot system and with F8 boot into the SSD (EUFI), and Mojave will boot as normal.
5 - Once back in the os, open Mulitbeast High Sierra edition
6 - Tick the "Drivers" tab
7 - Select "AppleALC"
8 - Also select "Realtek-ALC" menu and choose : "ALC887/888b" (3th one from the top)
9 - Go to "Build" and build ONLY the audio part. (Make sure to not choose any bootloader or anything else..just Realtek!)
10 - Close Mulitbeast and reboot one more time.
Note :
I did try VOODOOhda, but it gave a bad sound in many cases. Too much noise, crackling sounds, so i tried the realtek driver
like i explained above. Works like a charm! When rebooted, select the desired output from the audio settings menu. I use the green-output on the back of the case, but headphones (in the front) work aswell of course.
Like i said you have to change the SMBIOS version from Imac 14,2 to MacPro 6,1. This makes Preview view Jpg's again.
Anything Else ?
No. These easy steps make installation of Mojave like a breeze on this hardware. The RX560 is supported out of the box on Mojave, so no dealing with kexts of whatevergreens and what not. The AC1900 wifi adapter works out of the box aswell. Also
the Gigabit Ethernet controller works. It's not the newest build, but if you can get your hands on some of the main parts...this motherboard will give you no trouble in getting Mojave up and running. Later i will post some benchmarks.
Components
Intel i5-4460 - Haswell Processor
Amazon
Asus B85 Trooper - Mainboard
Amazon
Corsair Vengeance 16Gb - DDR3 1600Mhz memory
Amazon
Asus Radeon RX560 EVO Graphics Card
Amazon
Kingston SSD-Now V400 - 240Gb
Amazon
Corsair CS-Series 550 Watt Powersupply
Amazon
TP-Link T9E - AC1900 Wifi Card
Amazon
Fractal Design Gaming Case
Amazon
Comments
This build wasn't meant to be used for Hackintosh in the first place. Since the Chipset on the motherboard works fine with
all versions of MacOs since Sierra, i updated the build with OOB perhipherals like the AC1900 and the RX560. Installation
of MacOs is simple and fast as you will read below.
Pre-Installation
What do you need :
1 - MacOs Mojave from the AppStore
2 - UniBeast 9.0.0. from here
3 - Mulitbeast High Sierra Editon from here
4 - Clover Configurator from here
5 - Usb Stick with enough free space
What you do :
1 - With Unibeast 9.0.0 build a Bootable USB in EUFI mode with Mojave from Appstore
2 - Reboot your computer and enter the BIOS settings with F2
3 - In bios, load "Default Settings"
4 - Change to "Advanced Moce" in the bios
5 - Change these parameters in the Bios:
- Secure Bootmode : DISABLED
- Change OS Type to : Other OS
- XHCI Handoff : Enabled
6 - Save and Exit the bios.
Installation
1 - Insert the USB stick you just created in any USB port
2 - Hold down the F8 Key to enter the bootmenu
3 - Choose the Usb-Stick in EUFI mode and installation will start
Note :
You don't need to do some extras to get Mojave installed on your SSD/Harddrive. You can plug your monitor into the HDMI or DP port. No Intel Internal GFX needed. The RX560 is supported OOB in Mojave. Just go thru the steps which you need to get Mojave installed (like a normal mac). The Installation will reboot a couple of times, so make sure every time the computer is rebooted you hit F8 and select to USB stick again to boot back into Mojave.
Post-Install
1 - When booted in Mojave, Open Clover Configurator and mount the EFI of your SSD/Harddrive
2 - Als Mount the EFI from the bootable USB-Stick you just installed Mojave from
3 - Replace the contents of the EFI folder from the SSD with the content of the EFI folder from the USB-Stick.
(this will make Mojave bootable). Also Change in "SMBIOS" tab Imac 14,2 to MacPro 6,1! *explain later*
4 - Save and reboot system and with F8 boot into the SSD (EUFI), and Mojave will boot as normal.
5 - Once back in the os, open Mulitbeast High Sierra edition
6 - Tick the "Drivers" tab
7 - Select "AppleALC"
8 - Also select "Realtek-ALC" menu and choose : "ALC887/888b" (3th one from the top)
9 - Go to "Build" and build ONLY the audio part. (Make sure to not choose any bootloader or anything else..just Realtek!)
10 - Close Mulitbeast and reboot one more time.
Note :
I did try VOODOOhda, but it gave a bad sound in many cases. Too much noise, crackling sounds, so i tried the realtek driver
like i explained above. Works like a charm! When rebooted, select the desired output from the audio settings menu. I use the green-output on the back of the case, but headphones (in the front) work aswell of course.
Like i said you have to change the SMBIOS version from Imac 14,2 to MacPro 6,1. This makes Preview view Jpg's again.
Anything Else ?
No. These easy steps make installation of Mojave like a breeze on this hardware. The RX560 is supported out of the box on Mojave, so no dealing with kexts of whatevergreens and what not. The AC1900 wifi adapter works out of the box aswell. Also
the Gigabit Ethernet controller works. It's not the newest build, but if you can get your hands on some of the main parts...this motherboard will give you no trouble in getting Mojave up and running. Later i will post some benchmarks.
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