Will this build list work for Mojave 10.14.6?

[trevor1030]

Hi all, here is my current list, im hoping to replace my mac 2x 3.46 xeon 96gb ram build to something a little newer and faster. I was trying to avoid spoofing or as little work as possible.

i9 10900KF
be quiet! Pure Loop 280mm CPU Cooler
Gigabyte Z590 Vision G ATX mobo
Corsair Vengeance LPX 64gb DDR4-3200 CL16
2x Crucial MX500 2tb SSD 2.5"
2x Western Digital Black SN850X 2tb PCIE 4.0 NVME
XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB
Fractal Design Pop air ATX
Corsair 750 full modular PSU
x3 be quiet! 120mm fans

I am hoping to just be able to run 10.14.6 as my legacy hardware can not run any higher and i am also hoping this build will run much faster then my older mac pro.

Thanks in Advance

 

[trs96]

XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB

This card only has support in Monterey or newer. Also, the Z590 chipset has no support in Mojave. It's much too new to run that. Even if you force it to work, CPU PM will be iffy and all the USB ports may not work optimally. You'll have to use older hardware for Mojave. You could use a Z390 Chipset board with an i9-9900K and have full Mojave support in the OS.

Build Recommendations for older versions of OS X/macOS using older Chipsets

New chipsets and graphics cards are not backwards compatible with many older OS X versions. The Evolution of Core-i Processors http://www.tonymacx86.com/376-evolution-intel-s-core-i-processors.html The table in the post above shows the CPU and motherboard combos that are compatible with each...

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[trevor1030]

This card only has support in Monterey or newer. Also, the Z590 chipset has no support in Mojave. It's much too new to run that. You'll have to use older hardware for Mojave. You could use a Z390 Chipset board with an i9-9900K and have full Mojave support in the OS.

Build Recommendations for older versions of OS X/macOS using older Chipsets

New chipsets and graphics cards are not backwards compatible with many older OS X versions. The Evolution of Core-i Processors http://www.tonymacx86.com/376-evolution-intel-s-core-i-processors.html The table in the post above shows the CPU and motherboard combos that are compatible with each...

www.tonymacx86.com

is there no way to run a 10900k in mojave? They are much cheaper then 9900k at the moment

 

[trs96]

is there no way to run a 10900k in mojave?

There is a way, by spoofing the CPU. Not too difficult. Search the site for how to do that.

 

[trs96]

I was trying to avoid spoofing or as little work as possible.

You did say this, so I offered the option that requires no spoofing. Z390 chipset with an i9-9900K.

 

[trevor1030]

You did say this, so I offered the option that requires no spoofing. Z390 chipset with an i9-9900K.

Yes that is fair, i was told by a user on another forum that 10900k was the highest i could go without spoofing that is why i was confused, any GPU recommendation for mojave?

 

[trevor1030]

Also when you say spoofing, are you faking the cpu meaning if i run the 10900k it will not run at maximum performance? Or?

 

[trs96]

GPU recommendation for mojave?

RX580 is fully supported OOB in Mojave.

when you say spoofing, are you faking the cpu meaning if i run the 10900k it will not run at maximum performance?

It will still perform perfectly well, no performance hit. It's just making macOS think it's 9th gen instead of tenth.

 

[trs96]

Here's a Z490 Golden build you could duplicate. These Asus Z490 boards are still available refurbished. Gigabyte Z490 boards are not in stock new either, only as refurbished.

ASUS Prime Z490-A, Intel Core i9-10850K, 64GB RAM, RX 5700 XT GPU

Updates: 01/27/2021 Updated Files with a new GPU SSDT. Shiloh's Build for Tristan ASUS Prime Z490-A - Intel Core i9-10850K - CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB - Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 5700 XT Components: ASUS PRIME Z490-A LGA 1200 (Intel 10th Gen) Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard...

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[etorix]

Here's a Z490 Golden build you could duplicate.

Duplicate with a caveat: For Mojave, the dGPU, if any, must be Polaris or Vega, not Navi.