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- Gigabyte Z390 I
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- Intel 9400
- Graphics
- HD 630
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Hi everyone!
First time hackintosher here. I just finished my first build and am happy to say I'm booted and seemingly functional. I followed this guide and my specs are below:
I wanted a small form factor home pc, quiet, and expandable. I followed the guide linked above to the letter and was able to install, boot, and run Catalina. I ran into an issue where it wouldn't boot without the USB installer drive plugged in, but I corrected that by installing the contents of the USB's EFI to my SSD's EFI. I haven't installed any additional kexts (not even USB). Everything just kind of worked, including all 6 USB3.0 ports (not using any internal headers atm). But now I want to optimize.
I don't want to fix anything that ain't broke, but I also want to a) make sure I'm getting the right performance from my hardware, b) experiment a little. So what I'm having a hard time with now is:
Thanks in advance!
First time hackintosher here. I just finished my first build and am happy to say I'm booted and seemingly functional. I followed this guide and my specs are below:
Motherboard: Z390I AORUS PRO WIFI LGA 1151 Mini-ITX
CPU: Intel Core i5-9400
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3200
SSD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS 500GB
Case: Lone Industries L5 (external PSU)
I wanted a small form factor home pc, quiet, and expandable. I followed the guide linked above to the letter and was able to install, boot, and run Catalina. I ran into an issue where it wouldn't boot without the USB installer drive plugged in, but I corrected that by installing the contents of the USB's EFI to my SSD's EFI. I haven't installed any additional kexts (not even USB). Everything just kind of worked, including all 6 USB3.0 ports (not using any internal headers atm). But now I want to optimize.
I don't want to fix anything that ain't broke, but I also want to a) make sure I'm getting the right performance from my hardware, b) experiment a little. So what I'm having a hard time with now is:
- How do I make sure my hardware is running optimally? Is benchmarking software the answer? Are there common issues that sneak up on users that I should look out for?
- How do I test new kexts/settings safely? Meaning, if I make a mistake and can't boot, how do I revert to a working installation? Like, if my system disk won't boot following a kext upgrade, do I need to wipe and reinstall using the original USB installer (made with Unibeast/Clover)? What's an easy way to backup/restore?
Thanks in advance!
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