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December 22, 2020 CustoMac, Golden Build

[Guide] Big Sur in X299 Designare EX with Opencore Boot Loader

Hello Folks! I just finished building my own customac in macOS Bic Sur system. In this time, I used a new boot loader called ‘Opencore’.

As you guys know, I used to use Clover boot loader instead, but this new macOS Big Sur (Version 11.0.1) is more reliable on the Opencore system. It is possible to use Clover as well, but there are some unreasonable errors and inconvenient issues during the clean installation. For more stable system to be owned, I’ve tried the Opencore boot loader and I successfully installed macOS Big Sur in my X299 Designare EX system. It is so far so good!

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November 11, 2019 CustoMac, Golden Build

[Guide]Catalina Update! 10.15 in X299 Designare EX or Z300 Series with RX 5700XT (Radeon Pro W5700) + Dual Ultrafine 5K

This guide shows successfully running my iMac Pro intel 8th, 9th CPU’s Customac Build with macOS Catalina. You can also System Update up to the newest one smoothly after finishing the installation.

This post constitutes a new macOS 10.15 Catalina Desktop Guide for intel’s 8th and 9th CPU, which certainly can still grow and improve by your estimated user feedback. This macOS 10.15 Catalina Desktop Guide based on the Gigabyte X299 Designare EX. However, also other X299 series mainboard models or 300series mainboards of other brands might be compatible with this guide after likely considering and implementing few mandatory modifications not accounted by this guide. If you want to see previous Guide for macOS Mojave I linked it below for your convenience. The Mojave guide including some other MB’s EFIs conveys a common guide not only 300series but also X299series. But this Catalina guide is only for X299 Designare EX but limited for the X299 Series as well.

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October 8, 2018 CustoMac, Golden Build

How to build your Customac iMac Pro in Mojave 10.14 with Intel 8th & 9th generation CPU system + TB3 + LG UltraFine 5K

This guide shows successfully running my iMac Pro 2018 Coffeelake/Z370 Customac Build with macOS Mojave. You can also System Update up to the newest one smoothly after finishing the installation.

This post constitutes a new macOS 10.14 Mojave Desktop Guide for Coffeelake/Z370, which certainly can still grow and improve by your estimated user feedback. This macOS 10.14 Mojave Desktop Guide based on the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7. However, also other Z370 mainboard models or 300series mainboards of other brands might be compatible with this guide after likely considering and implementing few mandatory modifications not accounted by this guide.

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May 27, 2018 CustoMac, Golden Build, Video

Customac Video Installation Guide v1.0

This is my really first Video guide for Customac.

I am not an expert on Video editing but tried to make it as short as I can.

This video is showing installation on High Sierra’s iMac18,3 SMbios but even if you have other SMbios, it would be working as well.

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February 24, 2018 CustoMac, Golden Build

How to build your Customac iMac Pro 2018 version in High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) – Final Release with Intel 8th generation CPU system.

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This guide shows successfully running my iMac Pro 2018 Coffeelake/Z370 Customac Build with macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) – Final Release

 

This post constitutes a new macOS 10.13 High Sierra Desktop Guide for Coffeelake/Z370, which certainly can still grow and improve by your estimated user feedback. This Coffeelake/Z370 10.13 High Sierra Desktop Guide based on the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7. However, also other Z370 mainboard models or Z370 mainboards of other brands might be compatible with this guide after likely considering and implementing few mandatory modifications not accounted by this guide. (more…)

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