Sorry, The machine has been given to a friend for use, so updates are temporarily suspended. We cannot determine when the updates will resume.

Hackintosh-Gigabyte-Z390M-GAMING

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

Gigabyte Z390M GAMING hackintosh w/ OpenCore

Verified working with macOS version 13.3.1 (a) (22E772610a) Ventura and OpenCore 0.9.2.

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

2023-5-12 / Version 3.5.2 Verified working with 13.3.1 (a) (22E772610a) and upgrade to OpenCore 0.9.2 / AppleALC 1.8.2 / Lilu 1.6.5

2023-4-15 / Version 3.5.1 Verified working with 13.3.1 (22E261) and upgrade to OpenCore 0.9.1 / AppleALC 1.8.1

2023-3-31 / Version 3.5.0 Verified working with 13.3 (22E252) and upgrade to OpenCore 0.9.0 / AppleALC 1.8.0 / WhateverGreen 1.6.4 / Lilu 1.6.4 / VirtualSMC 1.3.1.

Changelog History

Included items table

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

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 → Enabled
    • 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 → Enabled
    • 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
    • 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
• How to Enable Apple VT-D on macOS 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

Kexts & Tools

• USBInjectAll
• USBToolBox
• OpenCore Configurator
• OCAuxiliaryTools
• OcBinaryData
• Hackintool
• PLIST Editor
• HackinDROM

References

• https://github.com/iGuan7u/OpenCore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming
• https://github.com/wellsgz/Opencore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming-Hackintosh
• https://github.com/sarkrui/Hackintosh-Z390-Aorus-Pro-9700K-RX580
• https://github.com/blacklizard/gigabyte-z390-aorus-pro-wifi-hackintosh-opencore
• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/gigabyte-z390-m-gaming-build-with-working-nvram.291193/
• https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• https://dortania.github.io/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/

Geekbench 5 Scores

System ScreenShots