/macOS-strix-B450i

macOS Catalina for Asus Strix B450-I/F (OpenCore 0.5.9)

BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" LicenseBSD-3-Clause

Tested with macOS 12.3 – later versions have not been tested. This EFI is my personal configuration and is not 100% guaranteed to work with your hardware... but is intended to be used as a reference point to get your hackintosh up and running. Feel free to join the Telegram chat for discussion. Please note that you'll need to flush a new SMBIOS if you wish to use iCloud services. The included SMBIOS is intentionally blank.

If you're able to, please consider donating directly to AMD OS X! Without the talented team and forums, this fun would not be possible.

BIOS Settings

Tested with BIOS 4602 (September 2021) - try upgrading to this version before troubleshooting any issues.

Boot

  • Fast Boot → Disabled
  • CSM → Launch CSM → Disabled
  • Secure Boot → OS Type → Windows UEFI

Set OS Type to "Other" if you're having issues booting the macOS installer.

Advanced

  • USB Configuration → XHCI Hand-off → Enabled

  • Core Performance Boost → Disabled

For Ryzen G CPUs only - helps reduce audio crackling but won't fix it.

Reference Specifications

  • Motherboard: Asus Strix B450-I

    • LAN: Intel I211-AT
    • Audio: SupremeFX S1220A (ALC1150 Codec)
    • Wireless: Realtek 8822BE
    • Bluetooth: Laird BT852 (USB)
    • SSD: Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • Graphics: Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB

Common Questions

My audio isn't working!

  • Certain revisions of this motherboard, either for the Chinese market or those produced around mid-late 2021 have a different device path for the multimedia controller. Try changing the path in your config.plist from PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x8,0x1)/Pci(0x0,0x3) to PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x8,0x1)/Pci(0x0,0x4)

My internal WiFi & Bluetooth isn't working!

  • The internal wireless card is not natively compatible, but can be replaced with one that is compatible with macOS.

My Discord stuck in a crash loop!

  • Solution here (Opens AMD OS X Discord) I highly reccomend becoming part of this server if you are not already!