GIGABYTE Brix GB-BXI7G3-760

[SnowLion]

I'm looking at selling my old Hack Pro and building a Hack Mini, based off of a Gigabyte Brix GB-BXI7G3-760 (a barebones mini-pc including a discrete GPU). Does anyone know if the following hardware would be compatible with the standard TonyMacx86 installation procedure? If not, is it even possible to make it into a Hack Mini?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4710HQ
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance Performance 16GB
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB 2.5"
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Newegg Links:

• CPU + GPU
• RAM
  
• HDD
  

If this all works, then this is an powerful build in a minuscule package for an incredible price tag (just over $1000, add ~$150 if you also want a 128 GB SSD)

Thanks! ​

 

[Going Bald]

I'm looking at selling my old Hack Pro and building a Hack Mini, based off of a Gigabyte Brix GB-BXI7G3-760 (a barebones mini-pc including a discrete GPU). Does anyone know if the following hardware would be compatible with the standard TonyMacx86 installation procedure? If not, is it even possible to make it into a Hack Mini?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4710HQ
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance Performance 16GB
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB 2.5"
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Newegg Links:

• CPU + GPU
• RAM
  
• HDD
  

If this all works, then this is an powerful build in a minuscule package for an incredible price tag (just over $1000, add ~$150 if you also want a 128 GB SSD)

Thanks! ​

Have you loked at the Nano builds in the Buyer's Guide? The newer Brix models have HD4400 gfx and are impossible to get working right from what I have been reading.

 

[trs96]

I'm looking at selling my old Hack Pro and building a Hack Mini, based off of a Gigabyte Brix GB-BXI7G3-760 (a barebones mini-pc including a discrete GPU). Does anyone know if the following hardware would be compatible with the standard TonyMacx86 installation procedure? If not, is it even possible to make it into a Hack Mini?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4710HQ
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance Performance 16GB
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB 2.5"
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Newegg Links:

• CPU + GPU
• RAM
  
• HDD
  

If this all works, then this is an powerful build in a minuscule package for an incredible price tag (just over $1000, add ~$150 if you also want a 128 GB SSD)

Thanks! ​

From what I've read those versions of the Brix get hot and noisy. The Broadwell Brix models with
integrated graphics seem to be much easier to get working.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...ts-intel-hd-5500-graphics-broadwell-brix.html

What I would do in your situation is build a mini-itx with the Z97N-Wifi or other compatible mini--itx
motherboard and then add whatever gfx card you'd like there are many small form factor cards that
you can use in a smaller itx case nowadays.