Hackintosh Guide for ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Z170 Motherboard

This guide it will be updated ASAP.

Specs:

Component	Name
Motherboard:	ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Z170
CPU:	Intel Core i7-6700K
RAM:	G Skill F4-2400MHz C15 4GB x2
iGPU:	Intel HD Graphics 530
dGPU:	GIGABYTE GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (disabled)
NVMe:	Samsung 970 EVO Plus
SSD:	KINGSTON SV300S37A240G
SSD:	WD WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0
Power Supply:	Nox Hummer 850W
Audio:	RealTek ALC1150
Ethernet:	Intel I219-V
Case:	Aerocool RIFT RGB

These are all the external ports of the Motherboard. (They all work):

Working

• Tested with macOS Big Sur 11.4
• Audio: Realtek ALC1150 (Thanks to AppleALC.kext with layout-id=1 setted in Device Properties)
• USB: All internal and external ports (Thanks to SSDT-EC-USBX.aml)
• Ethernet: Intel I219-V (Thanks to IntelMausi.kext)
• HDMI: Works perfect.
• HDMI, DisplayPort: Works perfect.
• Shutdown/Restart/Sleep/Wake: Yes

Not working

• dGPU (Any support in Mojave and up).
• Booting with dGPU plugged
• Continuity Features

INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Making the Booteable USB

From macOS:

Link to Apple's Guide

Download installers: Monterrey Beta 2(Execute de .pkg to extract the installer) - Big Sur - Catalina - Mojave - High Sierra

1. Connect a >=16 GB pendrive.
2. Open Disk Utility and Erase the USB with the name: MyVolume.
3. Open Terminal and use the proper commands for your macOS installer:

• Monterrey: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 12\ Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Big Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Catalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
• High Sierra: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

From Windows:

Link to Dortania's Guide

From Linux:

Link to Dortania's Guide

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BIOS Settings:

• Make Sure you have Latest BIOS
• After Updating the BIOS, you need some configuration to working.

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OpenCore Configuration

Here it's my config.plist and the explanation:

ACPI

Booter

DeviceProperties

Kernel

Misc

NVRAM

PlatformInfo

UEFI

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Credits

Apple (macOS)

OpenCore Team (Bootloader)

Dortania (Guide)