[SUCCESS] ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme / Ryzen 9 7950X / RX 6950XT / Dual Boot macOS Ventura+Windows 11

[KWODO]

UPDATED ON 4 JANUARY 2026



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
(Riser PCIe-Slot)

OC-BIOS Mode running @ 2565 MHz Core speed


Thermaltake PCIe 4.0 Dual 90 Degree Riser Cable (130mm / black)
AC-071-CO1OTN-C1
(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



CABLES

AsiaHorse 16AWG Sleeved Cable Kit (300mm / white)
B0B4V8T8BD
Sleeved Cables for CPU/Mainboard/GPU



PSU

NZXT C1000 Gold
PA-0G1BB-EU



CPU COOLING

Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler Snow Edition (420mm)
CL-W407-PL14SW-A
(Back-Intake with 3x Thermaltake CT140 White ARGB PWM Fans)

Waterpump @ 2000 RPM / 50% fixed (PWM-Mode) -> Liquid-temps @ idle 24°C / max 35°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 Asetek AIO Liquid Hybrid Cooler (360mm)
11317-01-20G
(Front-Intake with 3x Sapphire branded Asetek ARGB 120mm Fans)

ZeroRPM disabled (BIOS Mod)



SYSTEM COOLING

Thermaltake CT140 White PC Cooling Fan
CL-F152-PL14WT-A
(3x Bottom-Intake + 2x Top-Exhaust)

Chassis-Fans @ 500 RPM / 20% 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)

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check my Github page for files and more information

If anyone finds mistakes or has suggestions for improvement, please post them here, thank you

 

[fabiosun]

Realtek SupremeFX USB Audio (ALC4082) X

This audio world perfectly
No needs any kext or driver only a correct usb mapping

 

[KWODO]

This audio world perfectly
No needs any kext or driver only a correct usb mapping

Thanks Fabio for the tip. USB Audio is working without AppleALCU.kext. I have changed it.

 

[dalexhz]

Hi. Did anyone have a success with the latest bios (i.e. 1804), by chance? It would seem that they broke something once again.

 

[fabiosun]

On my pc @dalexhz 1804/1805 need new acpi patches to boot
But for both bioses i had serious problems with sata disks controller
I reverted to 1715 which works perfectly

 

[dalexhz]

On my pc @dalexhz 1804/1805 need new acpi patches to boot
But for both bioses i had serious problems with sata disks controller
I reverted to 1715 which works perfectly

Well it would seem that no release is perfect. 1715 is quite buggy when it comes to memory training. It's fatally inconsistent. Like in incredibly, hellishly inconsistent. Got itstable at 6400 MT/s CL28 then made a reboot only to see that it fails Karhu RAM test in two seconds... Reboot and it's "stable" again. Let them (Asus and their employees) be thrice damned for their disastrous incompetency. It looks like they aren't capable of making a single release without blowing that thing up their faces at least in some way. This behaviour is so bizarre that I'm finding myself questioning my own perceprion of reality.

 

[KWODO]

Well it would seem that no release is perfect. 1715 is quite buggy when it comes to memory training. It's fatally inconsistent. Like in incredibly, hellishly inconsistent. Got itstable at 6400 MT/s CL28 then made a reboot only to see that it fails Karhu RAM test in two seconds... Reboot and it's "stable" again. Let them (Asus and their employees) be thrice damned for their disastrous incompetency. It looks like they aren't capable of making a single release without blowing that thing up their faces at least in some way. This behaviour is so bizarre that I'm finding myself questioning my own perceprion of reality.

I also have zero problems with the 1715 BIOS. My RAMs are only running at 3600 (4 sticks), though.