[SUCCESS] Asus ROG Strix Z790-H Gaming WiFi + i5-13600k + Asus TUF RX 6800 XT

[mihaiparaipan]

Asus ROG Strix Z790-H Gaming WiFi + i5-13600K + Asus TUF RX 6800 XT




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Components
Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G7 28'' 4K IPS 144Hz DP2.1 FreeSync Premium Pro & G-Sync Compatible
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-H Gaming WiFi
CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K
GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT OC Edition
RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series (Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6800MT/s CL34
Cooler: AIO DEEPCOOL LT720 Liquid Cooler 4th Generation
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P500A RGB
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series, HX1200, 1200 Watt, 80+ Platinum Certified, Fully Modular Power Supply
SSD Sata: Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch for games on macOS Ventura
SSD NVME: Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 NVMe for Windows 11
SSD NVME: Crucial P5 Plus 1TB M.2 NVMe
SSD NVME: Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe
Thermal Paste: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Headset: ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Wired Headset + MixAmp Pro TR
Mouse: Logitech G703 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard: Logitech G513 RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Controller: Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller Black

BIOS Information:
Bios version: 1303

BIOS Settings :

Boot > Boot > CSM (Compatibility Support Module) > Launch CSM > Disabled
Boot > Secure Boot > OS Type > Other OS
Boot > Secure Boot > Secure Boot Mode > Custom
Boot Configuration > Fast Boot > Disabled

Advanced > Active Performance Cores > All
Advanced > Efficient Cores > All
Advanced > Hyper-Threading > Enabled

Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > VT-D > Enabled
Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > Memory Configuration > Memory Remap > Enabled
Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > Graphics Configuration > Primary Display > PEG Slot
Advanced > System Agent (SA) Configuration > Graphics Configuration > iGPU Multi-Monitor > Disabled

Advanced > Trusted Computing > Security Device Support > Enabled

Advanced > PCI Subsystem Settings > Above 4G Decoding > Enabled
Advanced > PCI Subsystem Settings > Resize BAR Support > Enabled

Advanced > USB Configuration > Legacy USB Support > Enabled
Advanced > USB Configuration > XHCI Hand-off > Enabled

Advanced > Network Stack Configuration > Network Stack > Disabled

Ai Tweaker > Ai Overclock Tuner > XMP II
Ai Tweaker > DRAM Frequency > DDR5-7000MHz

Spoiler: BIOS Screenshots

For more info:
Check out this great thread by @CaseySJ and use same settings.

How to Create a macOS Ventura Installation USB:​

Tonymacx86 Guide​

or ​

this great thread by @CaseySJ​

Installation Notes:
EFI inspired from this great thread by @CaseySJ and from Dortania OpenCore Guide:

OpenCore Install Guide​

All SSDTs I created them manually to fit as well as possible this Motherboard and this CPU.

What Works:
Native Power management
Graphics
Audio
FaceTime / Messages
Intel WiFi / Bluetooth
Ethernet
Apple TV
Quick Look, Preview
DRM
Aura controller with Aureal app
Boot-chime










What Doesn’t Works:
Sidecar - requires either an iGPU or an Apple T2 chip
AirDrop - needs Broadcom-based WiFi/BT module
iGPU - UHD 770 is not supported by macOS



USB Port Map:
Included USBPorts.kext is created and optimized to fit my needs and my case.
I strongly recommend that you create your own USB Ports.kext that fits your needs and your case.
USB Mapping Guide or this guide by @CaseySJ





Geekbench 6 Benchmark:








OpenCanopy:

• HideAuxiliary is set to YES
  • This option will hide supplementary entries, such as macOS recovery and tools, in the picker. Hiding auxiliary entries may increase boot performance on multi-disk systems. You can press space at the picker to show these entries

Updates:
For information about updates see the second post.

 

[mihaiparaipan]

Update November 9, 2023
OpenCore updated to 0.9.6
AppleALC updated to 1.8.6
RestrictEvents updated to 1.1.3
AirportItlwm Updated to v2.3.0 alpha for Sonoma Wi-Fi support.

Update September 11, 2023
OpenCore updated to 0.9.5
AppleALC updated to 1.8.5
WhateverGreen updated to 1.6.6

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Nice work!

Just noticed one thing - there's an obvious error in the USBPorts.kext. I wonder if it has been edited manually?

 

[mihaiparaipan]

Hello, yes was manually edited. I modified a old kext that I used with my old system but unfortunately that motherboard died.
I'm not home now, can u please point me to the error please?

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Hello, yes was manually edited. I modified a old kext that I used with my old system but unfortunately that motherboard died.
I'm not home now, can u please point me to the error please?

Okay.

If you re-used previous configuration make sure the USB ports were identical, or it may not work.

The main error is that you start with system-definition iMac19,1 and end with MacPro7,1.

Both settings should be the same.

 

[mihaiparaipan]

All ports were manually configured and tested using "Dortania USB Mapping: The manual way"
I used my old USBPorts.kext as a starting point but unfortunately I only edited what is seen in the screenshot.
I missed the line above

LE: I solved the problem, the EFI archive has been updated.
Thank you @UtterDisbelief for bringing this to my attention.

 

[orbee]

Hey, good job here! Did you disable the e-cores from BIOS or did something else?

 

[mihaiparaipan]

Nope, all cores are active.
I updated the first post with all my BIOS settings.

 

[mihaiparaipan]

Opencore updated to 0.9.5

 

[sinosino]

Thank you for sharing your build. We have a very similar build. Can you please explain the SSDTs you are using? The reason I am asking is I got random kernel panic when try to sleep or wake up from sleep.

also I noticed if in the BIOS, if I set up the overclock for both P-core and E-core, (select Sync all cores and set the ratio to 53 and 41 for example ), it cannot boot into MacOS but windows is fine. The only setting works is set it as default Auto, no overclocking.
can you try it in your BIOS and see if this works for you?