UPDATED ON 28 December 2025
MY SECOND AMD HACKINTOSH
and its working perfectly - big thanks to this awesome community
MAINBOARD
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme (BIOS 1715)
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)
VRM-Fan @ 3000 RPM / 10% fixed (PWM-Mode)
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)
PBO-Enhanced (Level 2 80°C 170W) -> temps @ idle 37°C / max 81,6°C
RAM
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 MHz 288-Pin 128 GB-Kit (4 x 32 GB)
KF552C40BBK4-128
(Default (JEDEC) configuration for 4 modules in dual channel running @ 3600 MHz / CL 30-29-29-58 / 1.10v)
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
HP Series 5 Pro 34“ Curved Monitor
534PM
WQHD 3440 x 1440
STORAGE
Internal
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (Windows 11)
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)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_2 (8)
KingSpec P3 SSD 2TB SATA-3 (Grub/OC/OC-Debug/OC-Test/Ubuntu Linux/Acronis Rescue Boot macOS+WinRT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 1) SATA6G_1 (9)
KingSpec P3 SSD 4TB SATA-3 (Games ExFAT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 2) SATA6G_2 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB SATA-3 (System-Backups ExFAT)
ST8000NM000A-2KE101
(SATA-3 Port 3) SATA6G_3 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E10 8TB SATA-3 (Data ExFAT)
ST8000NM017B-2TJ103
(SATA-3 Port 4) SATA6G_4 (9)
External
Seagate Exos X22 22TB SATA-3 (Backups ExFAT)
ST22000NM001E
(USB-A 3.0 Enclosure - Sabrent EC-KSL3)
WD Green SN350 NVMe 2280 2TB (Data ExFAT)
WDS100T2G0C-00CDH0
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - Yottamaster YACOM2-U4)
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe 2280 512GB (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 (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
Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler Snow Edition (420mm)
CL-W407-PL14SW-A
(Front-Intake with 3x Thermaltake CT140 White ARGB PWM Fans)
Waterpump @ 2200 RPM / 55% fixed (PWM-Mode) -> Liquid-temps @ idle 22°C / max 33°C
Radiator-Fans @ 500 RPM / 20% fixed (PWM-Mode)
Thermal Grizzly AM5 Contact Sealing Frame
TG-CSF-AM5
GPU COOLING
Sapphire TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition Build-in AIO Liquid Cooler (360mm)
11317-01-20G
(Back-Exhaust with 3x Sapphire 120mm Fans)
SYSTEM COOLING
Thermaltake CT140 White PC Cooling Fan
CL-F152-PL14WT-A
(2x Bottom-Intake + 2x Top-Exhaust)
Chassis-Fans @ 600 RPM / 30% fixed (PWM-Mode)
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 XBOX Headset with Microphone
0054651191273
KEYBOARD/MOUSE/CONTROLLER
Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard (Win/Mac)
920-008484
Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
MR0076
Xbox Wireless Controller (Robot White)
QAT-00009
(with Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows)
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 1715)
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)
VRM-Fan @ 3000 RPM / 10% fixed (PWM-Mode)
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)
PBO-Enhanced (Level 2 80°C 170W) -> temps @ idle 37°C / max 81,6°C
RAM
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 MHz 288-Pin 128 GB-Kit (4 x 32 GB)
KF552C40BBK4-128
(Default (JEDEC) configuration for 4 modules in dual channel running @ 3600 MHz / CL 30-29-29-58 / 1.10v)
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
HP Series 5 Pro 34“ Curved Monitor
534PM
WQHD 3440 x 1440
STORAGE
Internal
WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (Windows 11)
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)
WDS100T2X0E-00BCA0
(Q-DIMM.2 Slot) DIMM.2_2 (8)
KingSpec P3 SSD 2TB SATA-3 (Grub/OC/OC-Debug/OC-Test/Ubuntu Linux/Acronis Rescue Boot macOS+WinRT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 1) SATA6G_1 (9)
KingSpec P3 SSD 4TB SATA-3 (Games ExFAT)
B0BKL4PQM2
(SATA-3 Port 2) SATA6G_2 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB SATA-3 (System-Backups ExFAT)
ST8000NM000A-2KE101
(SATA-3 Port 3) SATA6G_3 (9)
Seagate Exos 7E10 8TB SATA-3 (Data ExFAT)
ST8000NM017B-2TJ103
(SATA-3 Port 4) SATA6G_4 (9)
External
Seagate Exos X22 22TB SATA-3 (Backups ExFAT)
ST22000NM001E
(USB-A 3.0 Enclosure - Sabrent EC-KSL3)
WD Green SN350 NVMe 2280 2TB (Data ExFAT)
WDS100T2G0C-00CDH0
(USB-C 40gbps - Thunderbolt 3/4 & USB 4.0 Enclosure - Yottamaster YACOM2-U4)
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe 2280 512GB (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 (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
Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler Snow Edition (420mm)
CL-W407-PL14SW-A
(Front-Intake with 3x Thermaltake CT140 White ARGB PWM Fans)
Waterpump @ 2200 RPM / 55% fixed (PWM-Mode) -> Liquid-temps @ idle 22°C / max 33°C
Radiator-Fans @ 500 RPM / 20% fixed (PWM-Mode)
Thermal Grizzly AM5 Contact Sealing Frame
TG-CSF-AM5
GPU COOLING
Sapphire TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition Build-in AIO Liquid Cooler (360mm)
11317-01-20G
(Back-Exhaust with 3x Sapphire 120mm Fans)
SYSTEM COOLING
Thermaltake CT140 White PC Cooling Fan
CL-F152-PL14WT-A
(2x Bottom-Intake + 2x Top-Exhaust)
Chassis-Fans @ 600 RPM / 30% fixed (PWM-Mode)
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 XBOX Headset with Microphone
0054651191273
KEYBOARD/MOUSE/CONTROLLER
Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard (Win/Mac)
920-008484
Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
MR0076
Xbox Wireless Controller (Robot White)
QAT-00009
(with Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows)
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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