Gigabyte Z390-UD Catalina Install

Hardware

• Gigabyte Z390 UD Motherboard (Bios F8)
• Intel Core i7-9700K Processor
• Noctua NH-D15S CPU Cooler
• Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 - White
• MSI RADEON RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC Graphics Card
• Intel 660P Series 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD
• Deepcool MACUBE 550 TG Mid Tower Case - Black
• Silverstone Strider ST65F-GS 650W Full Modular 80Plus Gold Power Supply
• Noctua NF-P12 Redux-1300 PWM 120mm Fan x2
• 27" AOC IPS Monitor 4K Gaming Monitor
• Loctek DLB111 10”-30” Single Monitor Ergonomic Swivel Arm
• A bunch of old hard drives
• Bluetooth/WiFi this**
• KeyCron 2 keyboard or Apple Extended II
• Logitech MX Ergo Trackball

What works

• Sleep/shutdown
• Bluetooth/WiFi
• Audio
• Ethernet

What doesn't

• NVRAM (still working on it)

Have I missed anything?

Overall I am very happy with this build as it is a huge step up from my ancient 2012 MacBook Pro. I couldn’t justify the cost of a new MacBook and this Hackintosh provides me with all the specs I wanted without the cost. For daily usage (browsing, Netflix etc) I will just use my iPad.

I love macOS, my first computer was a Bondi Blue iMac, but as of late Apple’s hardware has been underwhelming and overpriced (maybe the new 16 inch is an exception?) so I didn't want to go down that route. This new rig will be used for recording and video editing. The only regret on the hardware side is perhaps the case as it is way bigger than I expected, there is a lot of empty space in there. Still looks good though.

I haven't built a Hackintosh since they were patching the kernel so this was a breeze in comparison. Thanks to the many posts on this subreddit for making it so.

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PS. My EFI etc can be found here

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