[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 + Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265KF [macOS Tahoe 26]

[verdazil]

This is a quick guide that can save time when setting up macOS Tahoe for users with identical hardware. 

 

Hardware

MB: Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7, BIOS version F17
CPU: Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265KF, 3.3-5.5 GHz
Memory: Kingston KF572C38RSK2-32, 32GB (16GB x 2 pcs.) DDR5-7200 MHz
Video: SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 (8GB)
Monitor: AOC, U27G3X/BK + TV: LG 50UT81006LA
NVMe: KingSpec XF series M.2 NVMe 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD, 512 Gb
SSD: KingSpec P3 2.5 Inch SATA III SSD, 256 Gb
HDD: WD Purple HDD, WD43PURZ, 4.0 Tb
Mac-model: MacPro7,1
MacOS version: Tahoe 26.0.1 (25A362)
 
What  work?
- Power and CPU frequency management
- Video: 4K x 75Hz on AOC, U27G3X/BK + Full HD x 60Hz on TV: LG 50UT81006LA
- Sound: audio jack + HDMI audio on LG 50UT81006LA via VoodooHDA
- USB2 && USB3 && USB Type С ports (within the 15 port limit for a single controller)
- LAN

 

What does not work?
- Sleep mode: not tested / I don't need
- WiFi && Bluetooth. WiFi is not supported and will not be supported. Bluetooth has been disabled as unnecessary.
 
BIOS Configuration:
Standard recommendations
Vt-d – disabled! 

 

OpenCore configuration:
Version: 1.0.5 Release
Note: you must use your own SeralNumber && MLB && ROM && SmUUID in the config.plist file.
 
How to use
To boot system, you can use my EFI (link at the end of the message).
Note: The system was not installed on this computer, it was cloned from another working and fully configured machine.

 

EFI folder
Note: Only for running the installed system, not for installation.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sf0OFBxp_R4fgUYJBv8zAS5pLKWUm3Vy/view?usp=sharing
 

Edited October 20, 2025 by verdazil