Gigabyte-Z390M-GAMING-iMacPro-i9

OpenCore bootloader ONLY.

Motherboard Layout

Gigabyte Z390M GAMING hackintosh w/ OpenCore

Verified working with macOS version 11.4 (20F71) Big Sur and OpenCore 0.7.0.

Important!

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.

Included items

Items	Last Version
BIOS	F9m
OpenCore	0.7.0
Lilu	1.5.3
AppleALC	1.6.1
VirtualSMC	1.2.4
WhateverGreen	1.5.0
NVMeFix	1.0.8
IntelMausi	1.0.6
IntelAC9560wifi	Alpha v 1.2.0
IntelBluetooth	Alpha

Important! Highly recommended to try the lastest BIOS 'F9m' version. Download BIOS and flash it for CFG unlocked, SERIAL PORT disabled from BIOS settings.

Overview

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

Hardware

Components	Recommended SKU	Comments
CPU	Intel i9-9900K	8th/9th-gen both fine (9900K/9700/8700/etc)
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390M Gaming mATX	Z390M Gaming
WiFi Adapter 1	BCM94360CD (4 antennas)	Bluetooth 4.0 (Including NGFF to PCI-e 1x Adapter)
WiFi Adapter 2	Intel AC 9560 (2 antennas)	Bluetooth 5.0 (NGFF CNVi Connector)
Graphics Card	Gigabyte Radeon™ RX VEGA 56 GAMING OC 8G	RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2
Thunderbolt Card	Gigabyte GC-TITAN RIDGE	Thunderbolt 3 Certified
SSD	2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB	Dual Boot 500GB MacOS & 500GB Win 10 Pro
HDD	4x Seagate IronWolf 4TB	16TB Total
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 X.M.P	3200MHz
PSU	Corsair RM850x	850W 80 Plus Gold
PC Case	MacPro 3.1	Year 2008
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12A	Low Noise
Cooling Fan	3x Noctua NF-S12A PWM	12cm
Monitors	LG 32"4K UK550 & 2 Dell UltraSharp U2419H	LG 32 including Speaker & Dell USB hub
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech K375s Keyboard & M720 Mouse	Keyboard MacOS/Windows layout

IMPORTANT: 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 adapters are recommended: BCM94360CD/BCM943602CDP/BCM943602CS

BIOS Settings

Based on F9m version.

First setup,

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

Second setup,

Tweaker
- Advanced CPU Settings
  - VT-d → Disabled
  - Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology → Enabled
  - Energy Efficient Turbo → Enabled
  - Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology → Enabled
  - C-States Control
    - CPU Enhanced Halt(C1E) → Enabled
    - C3 State Support → Enabled
    - C6/C7 State Support → Enabled
    - C8 State Support → Enabled
    - C10 State Support → Enabled
    - Package C State limit → Auto
- Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) → Profile 1
- Advanced Memory Settings
  - Memory Boot Mode → Enable Fast Boot
  - Memory Enhancement Settings → Enhanced Performance
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
  - DVMT Total-Gfx Mem → MAX (Need reboot)
  - Aperture Size → 256M
  - Audio Controller → Enabled
  - Above 4G Decoding → Enabled
  - Super IO Configuration (F9l BIOS only)
    - 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
System Info.
- System Language → English
Boot
- CFG Lock → Disabled (F9l BIOS only)
- Full Screen LOGO Show → Disabled
- Fast Boot → Enabled
  - PS2 Devices Support → Disabled
  - Next Boot After AC Power Loss → Fast Boot
- Windows 8/10 Features → Other OS
- CSM Support → Disable
- Secure Boot → Disable (Secure Boot will be disabled by default, but good to check)

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