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I would like to dual boot windows and os x, and I was wondering if my r9 290 is supported by os x?  I am pretty sure the rest of my system is fine, but here it is anyways:

 

  • CPU - Intel Xeon E3 1231v3
     
  • Motherboard - Gigabyte Z97MX GAMING 5
     
  • RAM - 8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
     
  • GPU - XFX R9 290
     
  • Case - Corsair Obsidian 350d
     
  • Storage - Crucial MX100 256gb SSD, WD Blue 1tb HDD
     
  • PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 850w
     

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AMD and OSX dont like to play along

 

it can be done, but you could have to go through some (lenghty) troubleshooting 

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amd osx bad

 

 

It does work with a work around according to what I have read.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/294509-r9-290x-support-in-mavricks/

 

 

AMD and OSX dont like to play along

 

it can be done, but you could have to go through some (lenghty) troubleshooting 

AMD GPUs are supported natively on 10.9 and up.

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AMD GPUs are supported natively on 10.9 and up.

Everywhere I have read has said that they needed to troubleshoot to get the 290 series to work.

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Everywhere I have read has said that they needed to troubleshoot to get the 290 series to work.

Well my GPU is working fine and it is the same as a R9 290.

 

Edit: Apple added support anyway with 10.9

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AMD GPUs are supported natively on 10.9 and up.

thats unexpected, seeing as they dont sell mac's with AMD (consumer) cards and they strictly state that you cant use OSX without a PC that isnt made by them (says in the user agreement rules last time i looked into OSX) 

 

so you'll have to build ,or upgrade an excisting mac but most apple buyers dont even know what PCIe is...

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AMD GPUs are supported natively on 10.9 and up.

I have read that 280's are supported, but I haven't seen anywhere that 290's work. When you say "AMD gpus are supported natively", does that include 290s?

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Well my GPU is working fine and it is the same as a R9 290.

 

Edit: Apple added support anyway with 10.9

A 7950 is an R9 280?

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Well my GPU is working fine and it is the same as a R9 290.

 

Edit: Apple added support anyway with 10.9

Your signature says you have a 7950.  That is the same as a 280, not a 290.

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Your signature says you have a 7950.  That is the same as a 280, not a 290.

290X is supported if you use Netkas package.

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Z97 boards arent fully supported yet and on most boards audio isnt working fully, just a heads up

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290X is supported if you use Netkas package.

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it seems like the 290 isn't though... It says the 290 will "need a few dev-id injections" to work.

http://netkas.org/?p=1331

Can anybody tell me what that means?

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Z97 boards arent fully supported yet and on most boards audio isnt working fully, just a heads up

 

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Z97 boards arent fully supported yet and on most boards audio isnt working fully, just a heads up

Yeah, but I use an audio interface so I should be good I think

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it seems like the 290 isn't though... It says the 290 will "need a few dev-id injections" to work.

http://netkas.org/?p=1331

Can anybody tell me what that means?

There are a few customs things needed to be done to get it working 100%, currently WIP.

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you derp.

For early adopters, we've listed the following Gigabyte and ASUS 9 Series motherboards. These Socket 1150 motherboards are similar to 8 Series and fit the same 4th generation Core i CPUs. However, OS support is limited and workarounds for onboard audioand Intel HD 4600 graphics are necessary. For now we are recommending 8 Series motherboards for new users.

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Yeah, but I use an audio interface so I should be good I think

There is also always the USB bypass.

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For early adopters, we've listed the following Gigabyte and ASUS 9 Series motherboards. These Socket 1150 motherboards are similar to 8 Series and fit the same 4th generation Core i CPUs. However, OS support is limited and workarounds for onboard audioand Intel HD 4600 graphics are necessary. For now we are recommending 8 Series motherboards for new users.

Yes this is true. Was just posting some extra infomation about what boards do work.

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There are a few customs things needed to be done to get it working 100%, currently WIP.

So where can I find out what I need to do

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So where can I find out what I need to do

ATM there is no publicly available build that works without issues. Once 10.10 is out, which is around the corner, there should be better support.

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