Hackintosh-Gigabyte-Z390M-GAMING

OpenCore bootloader ONLY, Clover not supported (Let it go).

Gigabyte Z390M GAMING hackintosh w/ OpenCore

Verified working with macOS version 12.4 (21F79) Monterey and OpenCore 0.8.1.

Important! Important! Important!

F9 BIOS from GIGABYTE resolves the Apple Watch unlock(SERIAL PORT disabled) issue and provides the CFG Unlock in the BIOS. CFG Unlock is required for this EFI to work properly. Be sure to upgrade F9.

YOU MUST modify SN/UUID/MLB/ROM values in config.plist file. ROM value is the MAC address of your motherboard built-in network card, check it on BIOS settings.

Updates

2022-06-12 / Version 2.2.5 Verified working with 12.4 (21F79) and upgrade to OpenCore 0.8.1 / AppleALC 1.7.2 / WhateverGreen 1.5.9

2022-04-22 / Version 2.2.4 Verified working with 12.3.1 (21E258) and upgrade to OpenCore 0.8.0 / AppleALC 1.7.1

2022-03-21 / Version 2.2.3 Fix bugs on 12.3 removed RadeonBoost.kext 1.6.

Changelog History

Included items table

Items	Last Version	Comments
BIOS	F9	Be sure to upgrade F9
OpenCore	0.8.1
Lilu	1.6.0
AppleALC	1.7.2
VirtualSMC	1.2.9
WhateverGreen	1.5.9
NVMeFix	1.0.9
IntelMausi	1.0.7

Important! Important! Important!

Highly recommended to make sure to use the latest BIOS 'F9' version. Download BIOS and flash it for CFG unlocked, SERIAL PORT disabled from BIOS settings.

Overview

Installation procedure is quite straightforward, but requires prior knowledge or experience with Hackintoshes. It can be simple and complicated at the same time, refer directly to this manual for a better experience.

Hardware

Components	SKU	Comments
CPU	Intel i7-9700K	8th/9th-gen both fine (9900K/9700/8700/etc)
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390M Gaming mATX	Not interchangeable with other SKUs
WiFi Adapter	BCM943602CDP (4 antennas)	Bluetooth 4.2 (Including NGFF to M.2 Adapter)
Graphics Card	Dataland RX 580 8G X-Serial God of War 2304SP	DO NOT USE 2048SP VERSION and Flash VBIOS ASRock.RX580.8192.180329.rom
Thunderbolt Card	~~Gigabyte GC-TITAN RIDGE V1~~	~~Thunderbolt 3 Certified (Need hard-flash, See below for details, V2 better.)~~
SSD	WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD 1TB	Recommend upgrade to Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX 128GB (4x32GB) DDR4 X.M.P	Recommend 3200MHz / Better 3600MHz
PSU	Seasonic Focus Plus 650FX	Recommend upgrade to GX850 / GX1000
PC Case	Jonsbo RM2 ATX	Silver
CPU Cooler	Jonsbo TW2-240	Version 601
SSD Cooler	CRYORIG Frostbit (M.2)
Cooling Fan	Noctua NF-F12 PWM	12cm
Monitors	LED Cinema Display 24 & AOC U2790PQU IPS 4K	ACD 24 including Camera / Mic / Speaker / USB hub
Keyboard & Mouse	Magic Keyboard & Magic Mouse 2 & Magic Trackpad 2	Prefer to wireless devices
Hard Disk	WD20SPZX 2TB SATA	Backup / Time Machine

KEY TIPS: Core components (Motherboard / Graphics Card / WiFi Adapter) are CRUCIAL and you HAVE TO follow the instructions above.

If you want a smooth experience using wireless functionalities such as AirDrop / AirPlay / Sidecar / Handoff / iMessage / Facetime / Contiuenity / etc, only a specific range of wifi card are recommended: BCM94360CD/BCM943602CDP/BCM943602CS

BIOS Settings

Based on F9 version.

First setup,

Save & Exit
- Load Optimized Defaults, Save & Exit Setup reboot it.

Second setup,

Tweaker
- Enhanced Multi-Core Performance → Enabled
- Advanced CPU Settings
  - VT-d → Disabled
  - No. of CPU Cores Enabled → 8
  - CPU EIST Functions → Auto
  - Race To Halt (RTH) → Auto
  - Voltage Optimization → Auto
  - Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology → Enabled
  - Energy Efficient Turbo → Auto
  - Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology → Enabled
  - C-States Control → Auto
Settings
- Platform Power
  - Platform Power Management → Disabled
  - AC Back → Always On
  - ErP → Disabled
  - Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN → Delay 4 Sec.
  - Power Loading → Enabled
  - RC6(Render Standby) → Enabled
- IO Ports
  - Initial Display Output → PCIe 1 Slot
  - Internal Graphics → Enabled
  - DVMT Pre-Allocated → 64M
  - Aperture Size → 256M
  - Audio Controller → Enabled
  - Above 4G Decoding → Enabled
  - Resize BAR Support → Auto New Feature, very Important
  - Super IO Configuration
    - Serial Port → Disabled
  - USB Configuration
    - XHCI Hand-off → Enabled
    - Legacy USB Support → Enabled
    - USB Mass Storage Driver Support → Enabled
    - Port 60/64 Emulation → Disabled
  - Network Stack Configuration
    - Network Stack → Disabled
- Miscellaneous
  - Intel Platform Trust Technology(PTT) → Disabled
  - Software Guard Extensions(SGX) → Disabled
Boot
- CFG Lock → Disabled
- Full Screen LOGO Show → Disabled
- Fast Boot → ** Disabled**
- Windows 8/10 Features → Other OS
- CSM Support → Disable
- Secure Boot → Disable (Secure Boot will be disabled by default, but good to check)
Save & Exit reboot it.

Third setup,

Tweaker
- Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) → Profile 1
- Advanced Memory Settings
  - Memory Boot Mode → Enable Fast Boot
  - Memory Enhancement Settings → Enhanced Performance
Settings
- IO Ports
  - DVMT Total-Gfx Mem → MAX

For Thunderbolt Card GC-TITAN RIDGE

Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support → Enabled
- TBT Vt-d base security → Disabled
- Thunderbolt Boot Support → Boot once
- Wake From Thunderbolt(TM) Devices → Enabled
- Security Level → No Security
- Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
  - Thunderbolt Usb Support → Enabled
  - GPIO3 Force Pwr → Enabled

Tips

How to hard-flash GC-TITAN RIDGE BIOS with SSDT patched? Ref here Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4 Post 5
How to force RGB mode for displays? Ref here
Fixing iMessage and other services with OpenCore Ref here

Not Working / Issues

Please report and track

Known Issues

Big Sur seems to break the support for Apple TV+ DRM. Ref WEG WEG Ref
Multiple key press to wake from sleep with bluetooth (known issue with Gigabyte Gaming X or M boards)
TB3 card removed, 11.3 caused 'Kernel Panic' issue. Ref