Hackintosh • i9-13900K • Z790 HERO

OpenCore EFI for ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO + Intel Core i9-13900K

Hardware • What's Working • Kexts • Installation • Guides • Credits

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🖥 Hardware

Component Model CPU Intel Core i9-13900K (24 cores) @ 3.0 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO RAM 32GB (2x16GB) Kingston FURY @ 5200MHz GPU (Display) AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB GPU (Compute) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB Audio Realtek ALC4082 Ethernet Intel i226-V 2.5GbE WiFi/BT Intel AX210 (AirportItlwm + OCLP) Thunderbolt Intel Maple Ridge 4C (TB4) Storage 2x Samsung PM971 NVMe SMBIOS MacPro7,1

System Info OS: macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 Kernel: Darwin 24.6.0 x86_64 OpenCore: 1.0.4 SMBIOS: MacPro7,1 PCI Devices GFX0: Radeon RX 570 (Display) GFX1: RTX 4090 (Compute/NVDAAL) ETH: Intel i226-V WIFI: Intel AX210 (OCLP) TB4: Maple Ridge

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✅ What's Working

Feature	Status	Notes
macOS Boot	✅	High Sierra → Sequoia
GPU Acceleration	✅	Metal, QE/CI via RX 570
NVIDIA Compute	✅	RTX 4090 via NVDAAL
Audio	✅	ALC4082 via AppleALC
Ethernet	✅	i226-V via AppleIGC
WiFi	✅	Intel AX210 via AirportItlwm + OCLP
Bluetooth	✅	Intel AX210 via IntelBluetoothFirmware
Thunderbolt 4	✅	Hot-plug working
USB Ports	✅	Mapped via USBMap.kext
Sleep/Wake	✅	S3 sleep working
iServices	✅	iMessage, FaceTime
DRM	✅	Apple TV+, Netflix
Hardware Sensors	✅	VirtualSMC sensors
NVMe	✅	TRIM enabled

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🔧 Work in Progress

Intel WiFi Native Support 🛜

We're actively working on getting Intel AX210 WiFi to work natively on macOS Sequoia without HeliPort! Currently using AirportItlwm + OpenCore Legacy Patcher (OCLP) for native WiFi menu support.

The goal is to have full native WiFi functionality including:

• Native macOS WiFi menu ✅
• Location Services ✅
• Handoff & Universal Clipboard ✅
• AirDrop (partial)

Follow the progress and contribute at OpenIntelWireless/itlwm

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📦 Kexts

Click to expand kext list

Kext	Version	Description
Lilu	1.7.2	Kernel patching framework
VirtualSMC	1.3.8	SMC emulator
SMCProcessor	1.3.8	CPU sensors
SMCSuperIO	1.3.8	I/O sensors
WhateverGreen	1.7.1	GPU patching
AppleALC	1.9.7	Audio codec
AppleIGC	1.5	Intel i226-V ethernet
NVMeFix	1.1.4	NVMe power management
RestrictEvents	1.1.7	Event restrictions
CPUFriend	1.3.1	CPU power management
CPUFriendDataProvider	1.0.0	CPU frequency data
CpuTopologyRebuild	1.1.0	CPU topology for P/E cores
USBMap	1.0	Custom USB port mapping
USBWakeFixup	1.0	USB wake fixes
NVDAAL	0.1.0	NVIDIA compute support
AirportItlwm	2.3.0	Intel WiFi native (with OCLP)
IntelBluetoothFirmware	2.5.0	Intel Bluetooth firmware
IntelBTPatcher	2.5.0	Bluetooth patches
BlueToolFixup	2.6.9	Bluetooth fixes for Monterey+

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⚙️ ACPI & Boot Args

SSDT Patches

SSDT	Purpose
ROG-Maximus-Z790-Hero.aml	Custom SSDT for Z790 platform

ACPI Patches

• IPIC IRQ 2 Patch - Fix IRQ conflicts
• RTC IRQ 8 Patch - Fix RTC conflicts
• TIMR IRQ 0 Patch - Fix timer conflicts

Boot Arguments

watchdog=0 npci=0x3000 -wegnoigpu -ctrsmt -btlfxbeta amfi=0x80

Arg	Description
watchdog=0	Disable watchdog timer
npci=0x3000	PCI configuration fix
-wegnoigpu	Disable iGPU (no iGPU on 13900K)
-ctrsmt	Raptor Lake SMT compatibility
-btlfxbeta	Bluetooth fix beta
amfi=0x80	Allow unsigned kexts (NVDAAL)

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🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

• USB drive (16GB+)
• macOS installer
• ProperTree for plist editing
• GenSMBIOS for serial generation

Steps

1. Create USB Installer

   # Follow Dortania's guide for your macOS version

   📖 Creating the USB

2. Clone this EFI

   git clone https://github.com/gabrielmaialva33/Hackintosh-13900k-z790-ASUS-MAXIMUS-HERO.git

3. Copy to USB

   Copy EFI/BOOT and EFI/OC to your USB's EFI partition
   

4. Generate SMBIOS ⚠️ REQUIRED

   # Run GenSMBIOS and select "Generate SMBIOS"
   # Choose model: MacPro7,1

5. Edit config.plist

   Open with ProperTree and set in PlatformInfo > Generic:

   Key	Value
   MLB	Board Serial from GenSMBIOS
   SystemSerialNumber	Serial from GenSMBIOS
   SystemUUID	SmUUID from GenSMBIOS
   ROM	Your MAC address (no colons)

6. Boot and Install!

⚠️ WARNING: You MUST generate unique SMBIOS values. Using this repo's serials will cause conflicts and may block your Apple ID.

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📚 Guides

Guide	Description
OpenCore Install Guide	Complete installation guide
OpenCore Post-Install	Post-installation tweaks
GPU Buyers Guide	Compatible GPUs
ACPI Patching	SSDT creation
USB Mapping	USB port configuration
Troubleshooting	Common issues

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🌟 Credits

Bootloader & Drivers

• OpenCorePkg - OpenCore bootloader
• OcBinaryData - HfsPlus.efi

Kext Developers

• Acidanthera - Lilu, VirtualSMC, WhateverGreen, AppleALC, NVMeFix, RestrictEvents, CPUFriend
• SongXiaoXi - AppleIGC
• b00t0x - CpuTopologyRebuild
• osy - USBWakeFixup

Guides & Community

• Dortania - OpenCore guides
• Olarila - ACPI resources

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👤 Author

Gabriel Maia 🐦 💼

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