UPDATED ON 31 August 2025
MY SECOND AMD HACKINTOSH
and its working perfectly - big thanks to this awesome community
MAINBOARD
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme (BIOS 1605)
ROG-X870E-X
Realtek SupremeFX USB Audio (ALC4082) √
Realtek 5Gbit Network Adapter (RTL8126) X (not supported in macOS) (Disabled in BIOS)
Aquantia/Marvell FastLinQ Edge 10Gbit Network Adapter (AQC113CS) √
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 BT5.3 (MT7927) X (not supported in macOS) (removed from mainboard)
ASMedia USB4 (ASM4242) X (not supported in macOS)
USB-Mapping
1x Front USB Type-C Port with switch (USB3.2)
U20G_C6 (1)
4x Front USB Type-A Ports (USB3.0)
U5G_E1234 (18)
2x Rear USB Type-C Port with switch (USB3.1)
U10G_C23/U10G_C22 (14)
8x Rear USB Type-A Ports (USB2.0)
U10G_3/U10G_4/U10G_18 (2) / U10G_19 (11) / U10G_20 (13) / U10G_9/U10G_8/U10G_21 (5)
1x Internal USB 2.0 Port for Bluetooth
M.2(WIFI) (15)
1x Internal USB 2.0 Port for USB AUdio
USB Audio (6)(16)
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz AM5
100-100000514WOF
iGPU AMD Radeon Graphics X (disabled in BIOS)
*¹ CPU is set to ECO-Mode (maxed at 105W instead of 170W) (optional BIOS setting)
RAM
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 MHz 288-Pin 128 GB Kit (4 x 32 GB)
KF552C40BBK-64 (2x)
(Default (JEDEC) configuration for 4 modules in dual channel running @ DDR5-3600 MHz)
PCI EXPRESS CARDS
Sapphire TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition 16 GB √
11317-01-20G
PCIe-Slot1 PCIEX16(G5)_1 (A)
Broadcom BCM94360CD √
6871658863422
M.2 NGFF Slot M.2(WIFI) (15)
DISPLAY
Dell 34 Curved Monitor
S3422DW
WQHD 3440 x 1440
STORAGE
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (Windows 11 / OpenCore-Release)
WDS200T2X0E-00BCA0
(Storage Interface Socket 3) M.2_1 (7)
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 1TB (macOS Ventura)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_1 (8)
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (macOS Beta/Test / OpenCore-Debug-Test)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_2 (8)
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB SATA-III (Grub Bootloader / OpenCore-Debug / Ubuntu Linux)
SDSSDA-120G-G26
(SATA-3 Port 1) SATA6G_1 (9)
KingSpec P3 SSD 4TB SATA-III (Games ExFAT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 2) SATA6G_2 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB 512e SATA-III (Data APFS)
ST8000NM000A-2KE101
(SATA-3 Port 3) SATA6G_3 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E10 8TB 512e SATA-III (Data NTFS)
ST8000NM017B-2TJ103
(SATA-3 Port 4) SATA6G_4 (9)
WD Green SN350 NVMe 2280 2TB (External Data ExFAT)
WDS100T2G0C-00CDH0
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - Yottamaster YACOM2-U4)
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe 2280 512GB (External Data ExFAT)
MTFDKBK512QFM
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - ORICO M234C3-U4-GY-BP-V1)
Sabrent Rocket Nano NVMe 2242 SSD 512GB (External Data ExFAT)
SB-1342-512
(USB-C 10gbps - USB 3.1 (Gen2) Enclosure - IcyBox IB-1817MC-C31)
CASE
Thermaltake CTE C750 Air Snow Full Tower Chassis
CA-1X6-00F6WN-00
PSU
NZXT C1000 Gold
PA-0G2BB-EU
CPU COOLING
Be Quiet! Silent Loop 2 280mm
BW011
(Top-Exhaust with 2x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM Fans)
SYSTEM COOLING
Thermaltake CT140 White PC Cooling Fan
CL-F152-PL14WT-A
(3x Bottom-Intake + 2x Front-Intake)
AUDIO INTERFACE
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Generation USB √ Output: Logitech Speaker System Z523 / Input: E-Guitar
PCM0017717-000
Creative Sound Blaster PLAY! 3 USB DAC AMP and External Sound Card √ Plantronics RIG 400HX Headset with Microphone
0054651191273
KEYBOARD/MOUSE
Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard (Win/Mac)
920-008484
Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
MR0076
check my Github page for files and more information
If anyone finds mistakes or has suggestions for improvement, please post them here, thank you
MY SECOND AMD HACKINTOSH
and its working perfectly - big thanks to this awesome community
MAINBOARD
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme (BIOS 1605)
ROG-X870E-X
Realtek SupremeFX USB Audio (ALC4082) √
Realtek 5Gbit Network Adapter (RTL8126) X (not supported in macOS) (Disabled in BIOS)
Aquantia/Marvell FastLinQ Edge 10Gbit Network Adapter (AQC113CS) √
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 BT5.3 (MT7927) X (not supported in macOS) (removed from mainboard)
ASMedia USB4 (ASM4242) X (not supported in macOS)
USB-Mapping
1x Front USB Type-C Port with switch (USB3.2)
U20G_C6 (1)
4x Front USB Type-A Ports (USB3.0)
U5G_E1234 (18)
2x Rear USB Type-C Port with switch (USB3.1)
U10G_C23/U10G_C22 (14)
8x Rear USB Type-A Ports (USB2.0)
U10G_3/U10G_4/U10G_18 (2) / U10G_19 (11) / U10G_20 (13) / U10G_9/U10G_8/U10G_21 (5)
1x Internal USB 2.0 Port for Bluetooth
M.2(WIFI) (15)
1x Internal USB 2.0 Port for USB AUdio
USB Audio (6)(16)
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz AM5
100-100000514WOF
iGPU AMD Radeon Graphics X (disabled in BIOS)
*¹ CPU is set to ECO-Mode (maxed at 105W instead of 170W) (optional BIOS setting)
RAM
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 MHz 288-Pin 128 GB Kit (4 x 32 GB)
KF552C40BBK-64 (2x)
(Default (JEDEC) configuration for 4 modules in dual channel running @ DDR5-3600 MHz)
PCI EXPRESS CARDS
Sapphire TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition 16 GB √
11317-01-20G
PCIe-Slot1 PCIEX16(G5)_1 (A)
Broadcom BCM94360CD √
6871658863422
M.2 NGFF Slot M.2(WIFI) (15)
DISPLAY
Dell 34 Curved Monitor
S3422DW
WQHD 3440 x 1440
STORAGE
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (Windows 11 / OpenCore-Release)
WDS200T2X0E-00BCA0
(Storage Interface Socket 3) M.2_1 (7)
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 1TB (macOS Ventura)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_1 (8)
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (macOS Beta/Test / OpenCore-Debug-Test)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_2 (8)
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB SATA-III (Grub Bootloader / OpenCore-Debug / Ubuntu Linux)
SDSSDA-120G-G26
(SATA-3 Port 1) SATA6G_1 (9)
KingSpec P3 SSD 4TB SATA-III (Games ExFAT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 2) SATA6G_2 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB 512e SATA-III (Data APFS)
ST8000NM000A-2KE101
(SATA-3 Port 3) SATA6G_3 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E10 8TB 512e SATA-III (Data NTFS)
ST8000NM017B-2TJ103
(SATA-3 Port 4) SATA6G_4 (9)
WD Green SN350 NVMe 2280 2TB (External Data ExFAT)
WDS100T2G0C-00CDH0
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - Yottamaster YACOM2-U4)
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe 2280 512GB (External Data ExFAT)
MTFDKBK512QFM
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - ORICO M234C3-U4-GY-BP-V1)
Sabrent Rocket Nano NVMe 2242 SSD 512GB (External Data ExFAT)
SB-1342-512
(USB-C 10gbps - USB 3.1 (Gen2) Enclosure - IcyBox IB-1817MC-C31)
CASE
Thermaltake CTE C750 Air Snow Full Tower Chassis
CA-1X6-00F6WN-00
PSU
NZXT C1000 Gold
PA-0G2BB-EU
CPU COOLING
Be Quiet! Silent Loop 2 280mm
BW011
(Top-Exhaust with 2x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM Fans)
SYSTEM COOLING
Thermaltake CT140 White PC Cooling Fan
CL-F152-PL14WT-A
(3x Bottom-Intake + 2x Front-Intake)
AUDIO INTERFACE
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Generation USB √ Output: Logitech Speaker System Z523 / Input: E-Guitar
PCM0017717-000
Creative Sound Blaster PLAY! 3 USB DAC AMP and External Sound Card √ Plantronics RIG 400HX Headset with Microphone
0054651191273
KEYBOARD/MOUSE
Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard (Win/Mac)
920-008484
Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
MR0076
check my Github page for files and more information
If anyone finds mistakes or has suggestions for improvement, please post them here, thank you
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