Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Changelog
• Hackintosh
  • Hardware configuration
  • What works
  • What doesn't work / didn't test
  • Configuration quirks
    • BIOS settings
    • DRMs
    • IGPU / Sidecar
    • Energy Saver
  • System Information
  • Benchmarks
  • USB Ports

Changelog

• 2021/05/23: Updated to OpenCore 0.6.8 and macOS 11.3.1
• 2021/04/11: Updated to OpenCore 0.6.8 and macOS 11.2.3
• 2021/02/02: Updated to OpenCore 0.6.6 and macOS 11.2
  • Update instructions
• 2021/01/29: Updated to OpenCore 0.6.5
• 2020/12/16: Updated to OpenCore 0.6.4 for macOS 11.1

Hackintosh

This is a git repo of my OpenCore EFI folder. Everything was made by following the (excellent) OpenCore Vanilla Guide.

Shout out to MykolaG on the r/Hackintosh Discord for their help with Windows booting.

Feel free to re-use this configuration if you have the same CPU + motherboard combo and an AMD GPU.

Hardware configuration

PCPartPicker Part List

Details

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X53 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Case	NZXT H210 Mini ITX Tower Case
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Custom	OEM Dell Wireless DW1560 802.11ac Broadcom BCM94352Z M.2 NGFF WIFI Card 6XRYC
Video Card	ASUS AMD Dual Radeon RX 5500 XT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-23 03:43 EDT-0400

What works

• iCloud
• iMessages
• FaceTime
• App Store
• Sleep
• Onboard Audio
• Ethernet
• Bluetooth
  • Continuity / Handoff
  • Copy-paste across devices — finnicky at times. But it's also like this on my real Macs so I'm not worried.
• Wi-Fi
  • AirDrop
• Sidecar (albeit finnicky at times..)
• Booting into Windows with OpenCore

What doesn't work / didn't test

• Audio over HDMI / DisplayPort
• Apple Watch unlock: works right after being enabled but then fails after sleep/watch being out of range.

Configuration quirks

BIOS settings

You can find the BIOS settings in the bios_settings.txt file

DRMs

Safari 14 and Big Sur broke DRMs

IGPU / Sidecar

In order to have Sidecar working you need to:

• Apply the following BIOS settings:

Primary Display [PEG]
iGPU Multi-Monitor [Enabled]
DVMT Pre-Allocated [64M]
RC6(Render Standby) [Disabled]

• Make sure you are using the right platform-id (0300913E)
  • See config.plist

NOTE: I'm very much writing this from memory, do this at your own risk and do some research

Energy Saver

I don't really know why, but as far as I can tell, enabling Power Nap in Energy Saver triggers instabilities which cause the AMD GPU to go to a sleep state, resulting in the whole OS freezing.

System Information

Details

Benchmarks

USB Ports

Enabled	Ports	Type	Description
[_]	HS01	USB 2 Type C + Switch	Case USB Type-C
[_]	HS02	USB 2 Type C + Switch	Rear USB Type-C
[_]	HS03	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red) - right
[_]	HS04	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red) - left
[x]	HS05	USB 2	Rear USB 2 (black) - right
[x]	HS06	USB 2	Rear USB 2 (black) - left
[x]	HS07	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) - right
[x]	HS08	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) - left
[_]	HS09	USB 3	Front USB 3.1 Gen 1
[_]	HS10	???	???
[x]	HS11	Internal connector	NZXT LED Controller
[x]	HS13	Internal connector	RGB LED Lightning - Aura Motherboard
[x]	HS14	Internal connector	Bluetooth/Wifi - Dell
[_]	SS01	USB 3.1 Type C	Case USB Type-C (orientation A)
[_]	SS02	USB 3.1 Type C	Case USB Type-C (orientation B)
[x]	SS03	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red) - right
[x]	SS04	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red) - left
[_]	SS05	USB 3.1 Type C	Rear USB Type-C (orientation A)
[x]	SS06	USB 3.1 Type C	Rear USB Type-C (orientation B)
[x]	SS07	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) - right
[_]	SS08	USB 3	Rear USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) - left
[x]	SS09	USB 3	Front USB 3.1 Gen 1