Hibiki - The i9 Dan A4-SFX Big Sur Hackintosh PC Build

[@ctjameson]

The reason your Casper video has so man views is for a few things: 1. It included a very popular SFF case of which people just can’t get enough of (me included) 2. Your cinematography and lighting is absolutely on point. 3. Music selection is fantastic 4. Is almost a quasi-ASMR type experience. There’s a very large following for soothing videos of all types on the platform and you really nail that. Keep up the excellent work and I know I can’t wait to see more of your builds.

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks for the kind words and thoughtful points. I spent a lot of time on your last 3 points (especially music) but it’s still a bit surreal, especially with having zero following prior to posting that first video.

[@ctjameson]

Mild Ideas Honestly, with the skill set you have I can see you being able to create a decent following and be able to get free parts sent over for builds. Keep up the great work!

[@MildIdeas]

@@ctjameson Lol holler at Gigabyte for me, would love to put up an AORUS video for them, I'll even succumb to RGB lighting and clear panels 🙈

[@dgauge4103]

I agree with this guy on every point. The music in that video was soothing, this is fast, tensed. Everything else is perfect.

[@AdamTheGuitarist]

Honestly this is so good it could easily pass as one of those ads in Cinema. Loved every second of it and at the end I came out very relaxed. Thank you

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you for the kind words. Building PCs should be a peaceful experience :), whether you're building or just observing

[@NicMG]

Such an elegantly produced computer build video!

[@MildIdeas]

Much appreciated.

[@jbivphotography]

I'm planning a build close to this in the Dan A4 actually so this was awesome to watch. You also saved my life with swapping out the wifi card. I didn't even know you could do that! Great build. You're crazy for putting an i9900k and Radeon VII (same as my atx build) in such a small case.

[@MildIdeas]

Glad I could help. Swapping out the WiFi card isn't difficult, finding the replacement card at a reasonable price is. And I really should've gone with a 9700K for this case, but after all the tweaking it's been running beautifully for the past year

[@Brandonhung95]

I'm really excited to see another video from you as I really enjoyed your Casper video. I love your cinematography, and music and chilled vibe that your video puts out, while also showing us this amazing build come together!!

[@Sposhhy]

This is art. I just wanted to see how the DAN A4 case looks like and ended up watching the whole video. Just amazing.

[@vitalis]

With the Casper build production and this one you just created a whole new niche genre and we are so glad to be part of this. 12.6K subs now. Next stop 100K. See you soon.

[@MildIdeas]

You're too kind. I borrowed a lot of conventions from food KZbinrs I enjoy, just saw that tech had very few peaceful videos of us with our nerdy hobbies so I figured I'd try making one.

[@vitalis]

@@MildIdeas yeah but exactly like you said: not in tech. The execution is awesome. Keep it up!

[@MildIdeas]

Will try, thank you!

[@rejectminority]

I never... never ever watched 100% complete from start to finish any builds. Yours is the first!!! What a work of art!:)

[@NathanPsprague]

Another cool video. The screw driver screwing screws in and out is oddly very satisfying and relaxing.

[@MildIdeas]

Hey, thanks! Hopefully Diablo 4 runs well on it ;)

[@yuqiqian9811]

Finally!!! you have great cinematography skills.

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you kind owl sir!

[@yuqiqian9811]

kind owl sir 😂

[@BuildsWithV]

I will definitely show my village this video 👀 🤣 that comment on your last video killed me and I’m glad to see you mentioned it. I have a suggestion, I’d love to see a detailed tutorial on the software side of a hackintosh build. Might try to build one some day. Again, just wanna say you deserve all the views and subs you’ve got thus far. Congrats 🎉

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks :). I considered a followup tutorial video, but there are far more knowledgeable KZbinrs that have been making Hackintosh tutorial videos for years and they cover it better than I ever could. And I'd prefer to stay on the filmmaking side of things anyways.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Thank you for this video! Ordered a Losercard Mod Kit and Asetek 645LT because of you

[@MildIdeas]

Awesome. Make sure you measure all your parts and be ready for a lot of fiddling to get things to fit. It's worth it after the fact, but I found this case+mod exceedingly more difficult than my earlier Louqe Ghost build.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

@@MildIdeas I might have spoken too soon :) Tried to get my hands on Asetek 645LT, but it's way too loud to my taste. Not sure if it's a defect unit or if that's normal, but I guess I'm going to stick to Black Ridge for now.

[@MildIdeas]

Good call. I will get my grubby hands on a Black Ridge eventually :)

[@noimp8012]

Man.. This is the best hackintosh build video i’ve ever seen

[@7ugant]

Best build video I've seen. Very relaxing and no annoying background music.

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks 👍

[@80sluv67]

Dude..... that was beautiful. I was looking for recent Hackintosh builds and this started to look a little to compact for my studio build...... but I couldn’t stop watching it. The music, the cinematography, the flow of intention. Beautiful. Also it was a little morose knowing that Apple is starting the Apple Silicon to once again corral the heard into overpriced, proprietary hardware, but this was a genuinely pleasing experience.

And now I have to binge watch everything on this man's channel. Good job!

[@MildIdeas]

Spoiler: there's only 1 other video :)

[@dm3034]

Love the way you present the build, the music is wonderful 👍

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@okolol]

@@MildIdeas sadly, the music is copyrighted:'(

[@metrotechguru5863]

Magnificent, as was your previous. Please keep publishing. Enjoyable on many levels.

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks, will try!

[@snipewa4]

Appreciate the time and effort it must have taken to frame and set up each shot. You’re patient. Nice video. Thanks 🙏

[@rafj9883]

I'm jealous. Nice production and nice setup. Keep it up.

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks, will do!

[@frdxmft]

Glad to see you back maneee !!!!

[@MildIdeas]

:partyparrot:

[@Qagan]

im not even that much into pc builds but damn that was a divine experience, thank you, hope to see more.

[@ziyaoliu777]

Subbed since the Casper build. Totally worth the 10 months wait!

[@sticboy]

One of the many that subbed after the first video! this build doesn’t disappoint! did you get TB3 working? - I’m running a similar mobo build in a ghost s1 but looking for tb3 resources is slim

[@MildIdeas]

I don’t have any tb3 devices so can’t test, mostly based my opencore config off a GitHub repo with 90% the same parts. But if you google “CaseySJ thunderbolt”, lots of info in his builds. Lots of varying details depending on your mobo and tb3 interface.

[@sosurim]

That music... it's all like a dance between hardware and software, no? I'm gonna have to view this multiple times, like I did with the Casper build.

[@Kingafricamusic]

WOOW! It was the most relaxing build i saw, great video i feel joy for you achievement. Greetings from Argentina.

[@SeeYouInBluffington]

Very nice! Casper got all the hype because it was just 👌🏽

[@MildIdeas]

Be honest, everyone just wanted a louqe ghost at the time :P

[@SeeYouInBluffington]

Mild Ideas hahaha dude I STILL want one! But that video was badass

[@MildIdeas]

@@SeeYouInBluffington I wish i kept mine, so much easier to build in than this case

[@mwhite_]

I'm happy that i subscribe a year ago. So peaceful.

[@mwhite_]

Your voice is sexy tho :D

[@MildIdeas]

🤔

[@al8ff]

i love your channel way too much

[@MildIdeas]

Will try to upload videos more frequently

[@hasbullaharief1016]

Ahhhhh, good video Its good to relaxing my heart by see this And i keep watching casper build and feel relaxed

[@Arxonrage]

Просто лучшее видео. Очень расслабляешься, смотря на процесс сборки

[@TuanNguyen-ml7pg]

nice video man. the final 3 songs (particularly Little - kïngpinguïn) made me feel like i was roaming around in a role-playing game

[@mardevnic4491]

Congratulations !! That same music I hear in my mind when I'm doing hackintosh

[@dparad22]

I enjoyed this just as much as your Casper build. Keep up the amazing content!

[@MildIdeas]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@khaled2k885]

Awesome video marking. Bravo and you're surely amazing

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you so much 😀

[@taz_7766]

Your videos are so satisfying! I've watched your Casper vid so many times, even bought a Wowstik! (PS. How you do like the torque? I find I need to make the first half turn by hand). The production and the music with the sound of the build was so satisfying to watch. It's therapeutic. Having recently gone down the SSF rabbithole and seeing Optimum Tech's videos, chasing Ghost S1 led me here. RIP my wallet Did you consider Win10 dual boot to run Lightroom etc with a 3950x? (I'm about to embark on this) or was intel just a much easier and more seamless option? Have considered intel i9 instead, the lure of 16 cores with 3950x is strong, but running Lightroom in MacOS vs Win10 is much cleaner Hope to see more content! Keep up the good work

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you good sir. Yeah, the torque on the Wowstick isn't the best, I think some newer screwdrivers came out recently with more torque but I haven't tried them out. I don't mind though, I'd rather manually torque things like CPU coolers. And lol Optimum Tech ruined my wallet too, trust. My original idea was to do the Casper 3600 -> 3950x when it released in the Louqe (maybe with a tophat), but getting a stable machine, especially for video editing, is very difficult from what I've read on the AMD forums. Like even the best builds gets micro-stutters and random kernel panics. And when I built Casper, there wasn't a mod to get Lightroom to work in macOS.

[@tempest9422]

Building in an itx case mean suffering in such tiny space. But in the end, the result is kinda worth it

[@ziiishan]

loved your style from last video and this video its tripled im into mac os and custom mod hackintoshes love to see new video! also wanted to know whether youre using OpenCore or Clover Bootloader!

[@MildIdeas]

100% OpenCore now. Took awhile to get familiar with that config.plist but all the documentation and community tools are so much better than Clover if you’re trying to run a vanilla install.

[@KaranMW3Champ]

So soothing to watch 👐🏻💕

[@Agavegaming]

Return of the king

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you for gracing this video with your presence.

[@internetjesus]

Hibiki? In a Dan case? A reference to the greatest Street Fighter character of all time, perhaps?

[@xufangye8484]

Your work of this product very nice ,thanks a lot for you

[@rajeshk6796]

Excellent video! I watched twice. I cannt afford these parts now but I may one day. Thanks for the nice video.

[@BlaGGah]

This was mesmerizing to watch.

[@CameraManSajeev]

Beautifully presented...thanks.

[@MildIdeas]

Most welcome 😊

[@davesales68]

The only problem with your channel is there isn't enough videos. More please !

[@MildIdeas]

Free me from my 9-5 :)

[@BuildsWithV]

Another amazing build. Quick question tho, realistically speaking.. if Apple built a Mac to this Spec, how much would they charge for it? Honest question as I don’t know their pricing too well besides the really expensive one they have currently.

[@MildIdeas]

I considered a maxed out i7 Mac Mini with an EGPU but that would've been over $1k more with a 6-core CPU and 2TB less storage (and bulkier). But you get official support and resale value, so it's honestly about even. I hackintosh cause it's fun.

[@muhammadnaufalghalib9987]

A new build, finally!

[@crateroid]

You didn't mention that you used the Losercard mod. Lovely video.

[@ShakeelNaim]

That was a great build video. I loved watching it. I’d also like to build a small form factor pc using Dan A4 SFX but I think I need more modest/cheaper components that what you used. I mainly need it to flawlessly run emulation for upto Wii GameCube and PS2 but it would be nice to occasionally be able to play some PC games too at modest settings. What CPU and GPU would you recommend? I was thinking something like a Ryzen 5 or 7 maybe? But I have no idea what graphics card I would need.

[@nanamai5108]

I like the background music

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks! I spent a lot of time trying to find the right music for this.

[@ReadTheCommentFirst]

absolutely beautiful.

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Craig-ib7gk]

Great video. Just one question: The highest point in your AIO loop as shown, as it is in almost every build on an A4+AIO i've ever seen, is the block and hitches thereto attached. Consequently, air in the loop will settle in that location (and like it or not, all manufacturers have an "acceptable" amount of air in their AIOs; the larger the AIO the more "acceptable" air allowed). This ultimately causes significant cooling performance degradation of the AIO, higher pump noise, and ultimately premature pump failure. The question: how would you combat that? I've done several A4 builds with AIOs now, and inverting the case seems the best option (e.g. get the rad above the pump and hitches). The air settles in one corner of the rad where it does little-to-no-harm, while the pump and hitches stay full primed. This gave me much better thermals and much quieter (basically-zero) pump noise. Just a thought for your next build.

[@AlejandroMartinez-cl4kk]

Nice work! Amazing!!

[@mertsenturks]

Very elegant video 👏 one question though, no need to replace the original bt/wifi card since they work now with the nee intelwifi kexts right?

[@rakantao5043]

love the process

[@Raven9940]

Amazing video. Question: What does swapping out the motherboard wifi card with the one by Dell, do?

[@christiandpaper]

They swap out the wifi card for one thats compatible with MacOS

[@MildIdeas]

What @Christian Paper said :), the wifi card that comes with the motherboard doesn't have macOS support

[@sharathravishankar6782]

macOS only supports wifi cards running certain Broadcom chips in them; right now, Intel Wifi card support is in super early stages. By replacing it with that Dell card (which runs on a Broadcom chip), things like Handoff and Airdrop will work right out of the box with no additional setup needed.

[@xmajorxbluddx]

I like the video, but yeah the Casper build was insane! However, with this long video, just pick music that sounds more aggressive like the ones from the first. Man I'm sorry but I almost fell asleep! :-D I'll see you on your next one. Peace

[@MildIdeas]

The goal was to get you to fall asleep. I want you to feel tranquil after, not hyped or agitated :).

[@sonhp9]

i really enjoyed your video.

[@MildIdeas]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frederickpolk]

Well done on your video and build. :-) Looking to see more from you.

[@MildIdeas]

More to come (I hope)!

[@Cooper3312000]

Thanks for adding cpu setting in bios used them for my same exact setup other than having a RTX Titan. Helped with temps a lot on the 9900k with the Asetek lt645. I just wish I could use my USB-C on the front of my v4.1 but the header for the usb is incorrect for this motherboard.

[@MildIdeas]

Yeah, glad I could help. I was pretty frustrated trying to even find screenshots of undervolting ASRock boards and it took me awhile to land on the 4 main settings I showed in the film that I think contribute the most to CPU temps. My chip wasn't happy with anything more than a -60 offset and manually set voltages never worked well for me. In hindsight, I should've looked into airflow more on what direction to point bottom fans.

[@Cooper3312000]

Mild Ideas It definitely helped a bit went down from a max temp of 103c to around 88c the whole case gets really hot to the touch and even have my gpu undervolted to keep it from going over 75c under full load. But what can you expect for cramming all of that hardware in 7.2L I guess.

[@MildIdeas]

@@Cooper3312000 lol I stopped benching as soon as mine hit 95c before BIOS tweaks, pretty sure it would've broken 100 as well. Wanting the smallest powerhouse machine possible is a terrible quest. I'm still looking into undervolting my Radeon VII as well.

[@Cooper3312000]

Mild Ideas it really helps when you crank up the house ac haha my cores ideal around 15c and package 35c.

[@thefederationofkoreanassoc1846]

Excellent

[@Robertobinetti70]

Thanks

[@MildIdeas]

Thank you

[@yodo7661]

Mild Ideas. I have a similar build on Dan a4 V3 with the 92mm noctua fan under the mobo. The whine noise coming from that fan under the mobo is unbarable at high loads. I swaped the fan with another noctua fan, I halved the power of the fan, I also added a less agressive fan curve in BIOS but the noise is the same at high loads. Can't manage to fix it. Wanted to ask. Did you encounter the same issue? Do you have any advice on how to fix this? Thank you.

[@Ryancoaching]

No compatible problems with this build? Would this build be solid for video editing etc?

[@julianduquemin7701]

That was an amazing build video, nice work! I also have the same motherboard and CPU as you're using in your build, and I've just received my Dan A4 SFX case so I was wondering how you were able to use the USB-C port on the front panel, when the Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX board doesn't have a USB-C header on it...

[@Mamako0]

What is the total cost to build this computer, thank you!

[@jamaludinsalam]

is it (thunderbolt 3 type c) slot on motherboard are support/work as well ? and last question , is it still working when build the same spesification as your recomendations but without VGA card? Amazing! thanks

[@ayokmschangedhisname4393]

its exactly the same fam. Yes there is a thunderbolt 3 slot

[@jafd7806]

Awesome, you should do the opposite. Build a Hackintosh with Big Sur for the less money possible

[@nhatnguyenle9984]

Thank you!!! It's very satisfy :D

[@MildIdeas]

You're welcome 😊

[@samcook2668]

What sort of undervolt did you use to get the temps under control with a 92mm aio?

[@nahte980]

How much space is there in between the AIO and the side of the chassis, enough for an RGB strip?

[@gosukiehl]

Why would you damage such a premium case with RBG strip ?

[@MildIdeas]

I've never worked with case lighting but in this particular case, you're not gonna find any room for most things. And they don't make clear panels anymore, so lighting is kinda pointless.

[@zhenghenry7623]

wondering how is the AIO installed in detail, but seems very nice

[@baaittyy]

Does iMessage and FaceTime work on a Hackintosh running Big Sur???

[@TechExploresNYC]

I see that 1:57 twist and button motion there. (This thing is underpowered for many screws)

[@MildIdeas]

Yeah, I intentionally left that footage in there to make sure people know there isn't enough torque to tighten things that really need tightening. I think some newer screwdrivers came out with more torque, but I haven't tried them out.

[@CheDeLila]

@Mild Ideas Great to see you back again mate. Dont be modest, work made with love and talent it's always something good to price. I know the compatibility of Hacks with AMD gpus but I want Hacks with nvidia dont let me down.

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks! And don't hold your breath on Nvidia macOS support :)

[@xXrocktigerXx]

The Vega VII ♥️

[@anan7s294]

I am plannning to build an ITX system in an NZXT H210 for dual booting with Win and Mac OS. I am a bit tight on budget so going for AMD 3300X, any recommendation on Mobo with front usb C header (WiFi,Bluetooth - optional) . Clover or Opencore (for hackintosh)?

[@MildIdeas]

If you're going AMD, definitely refer to the forums on amd-osx.com for recommendations. I've done zero research on B550 or X570 boards so not sure which ones carry a USB-C header. If you're new to Hackintoshes, I'd recommend you try to match another user's build (mainly the same motherboard), solves a lot of issues with DSDTs and whatnot.

[@nevoius]

this little guy is strong!

[@MildIdeas]

Fits snugly inside carry-on luggage as well, with room for clothes as cushioning :)

[@nevoius]

@@MildIdeas pheheh, is there going to be an extended cut version of this video?

[@MildIdeas]

@@nevoius Maybe, haven't decided. The extended cut for Casper was actually the original so it was easy to export that since I already had it fully edited. The shorter cut, which ended up being the more popular cut, was me trying to make it flow well with music. If this video performs well, I'll consider putting out a longer silent cut, but I'm currently putting time into other videos.

[@nevoius]

Mild Ideas other videos? Oww man!

[@BuildsWithV]

I’d pay to see this live 👀

[@paul_ich]

@Mild Ideas Hey, does this hackintosh build will work? i9 10900k Vega 56 gigabyte Gigabyte Z490 32gb 3200mhz And I will buy wifi/bt module

[@محمدبدر-ح4خ]

which one you like more dan case or ghost s1?

[@sangartekbal]

Is this for real????? You are building again?!

[@MildIdeas]

One can only build so many computers for one self 🤷‍♂️

[@sircraktus8937]

Nice. When will you consider using other OS?

[@MildIdeas]

Whenever I have the chance to build another PC for someone else :). And OS doesn't really matter, the same hardware is used for Windows, Mac or Linux.

[@DaniloJr]

Do you have a version of this without music? Nice content btw.

[@mrx702]

You can just turn the sound off.

[@juancastro5405]

good video

[@1Pantomime]

Where do you get your bg music?

[@MildIdeas]

I'm a huge fan of MusicBed (link in my description) for background music

[@samed161]

Why not the Ncase M1 or the CM NR400?

[@codmems4537]

What is the name of the music in the video from minute 6.50 toWhat is the name of the music in the video from minute 6.50 to Minute 9.00

[@KoelAnderson]

Would this build work for Mojave ?

[@zipdoa]

I have the same mobo/cpu as you - can you share your hackintosh config files?

[@AnurangaCharuka]

Please please do a guide video that how to create mac os bootable drive and how to install it properly?

[@botikacavite2524]

What the heck... somebody really fell for that many girlfriends. LOL

[@mrandroidzone2099]

The Way He Made His video in a "Professional" Way Though😮

[@dennismolanes4124]

Why you don't use liquid metal?

[@adilkhatri7475]

full installation would be appreciated for people who don't have mac!!!

[@Thuliolima2008]

Very Good...I just wanted the i9 processor box

[@MildIdeas]

I have like 20min of footage of me trying to open that damn i9 box 🙈

[@Thuliolima2008]

@@MildIdeas kkkkkkkk

[@alessandrochiarappa9356]

inaccettabile

[@ArifKhan.]

love these videos! insta sub!

[@MildIdeas]

Thanks for subbing!

[@gilbertomota714]

nomusic pleeaaaaaaaaaase killing the sensations x.x

[@MildIdeas]

:(

[@rafj9883]

not at all!!