A4-H2O running macOS Sonoma

A4-H2O running macOS Sonoma

So, I've been looking for a good excuse to build another sffpc after the huge success that is the NR200P MAX (which I was fortunate enough to be able to upgrade with orange panels from a unicorn purchase on Amazon two weeks ago). I do most of my video editing work on macOS (Final Cut Pro) haven't been happy with 4k/120Hz output via HDMI on my MacBook Pro - it's not officially supported, there's a hack, hack doesn't work all the time... you get the gist. I still had a 6900 XT (the 6000-series happens to be the last macOS compatible generation) and having worked with macOS Hackintosh systems for the better part of 10 years and wanting to build another one in a really small case, I did the only sensible thing really and sold my MacBook to reinvest the funds in a A4-H2O. Given its size, it went together rather easily, though I did have to rearrange some cables and whatnot halfway through the assembly. Installed macOS Sonoma via OpenCore (latest build) and used a Windows backup from my NR200P to be able to dual boot.

  • Lian Li A4-H2O
  • Intel 14700k CPU
  • AMD Radeon 6900 XT GPU
  • Asus B760-I Gaming WiFi Mainboard
  • 2x 16GB Kingston Fury X 6000Mhz RAM
  • 2x 2TB WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD
  • Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB AIO

CPU I should mention that the included AIO fan screws will not fit the the top of the case towards the middle of the case. I used the included screws on the outside on both fans and secured the inner screw holes with tie wraps. CPU stock temps were obviously not great during benchmarking... hit 100 degrees pretty much straight away. Voltage always seemed to be around 1.5v which I thought was pretty damn high, even in much a bigger case. So I manually set voltages to 1.4v, lowered P1 and P2 to 175W. CPU Temps now don't exceed 92 degrees now in stress tests, but I am still testing and would appreciate some feedback. - CINEBENCH STOCK: 30650 Multi Core, 2084 Single Core - CINEBENCH UNDERVOLT: 28400 Multi Core, 2092 Single Core

GPU I raised the power limit its max, manually set clocks to min. 2400Mhz and 2500Mhz and raised memory to 2100Mhz. I also adjusted the fan curve and the GPU now doesn't exceed 65 degrees when gaming. Again, I wouldn't mind a bit of input regarding performance vs. temperature in this particular case. I have no benchmarks yet, but may update this post (if I don't forget).

Most importantly, macOS Sonoma and Final Cut Pro run like a dream with 4x the storage I had on my MacBook... and 4k/120Hz HDMI to my LG C1 without any hiccups.

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