Built inq, not sure on motherboard.

[chaggy]

Hello guys.

Just of all, this will be my first build ever and I'm not great with this stuff. So far my build (Idea) consist of:

Motherboard: MSI X99A Game 7 - I like the Idea to be able to upgrade to 128gb at some point OR MSI Z170A LGA this one I like the fact that I'd have USB type C which is the new standard. Not sure which to get.

For what I have been able to find out the Z1270A has been testes with MacOS but not the X99A which again makes me second guess which to get. I am not sure if to sacrifice on memory upgradability or on USB capabilities. Also the X99A is about 70$ more. I'd love to know which one you guys recommend.

Processor: This is where I get even more confused. I want to mainly be able to do a lot of video editing and gaming. I was thinking of an i5 6000k since I've read I can overclock from 3.5 to 4.2 with no problems to start with and that the extra 140$ is not worth it when it comes to gaming for the i7.

Ram: I will be starting with DDR4 on both systems and with 32GB (for now).

So please, can you help me pick a mother board and a processor that would work best for what I am trying to do?

Thanks

 

[dreamalittle]

Hello guys.

Just of all, this will be my first build ever and I'm not great with this stuff. So far my build (Idea) consist of:

Motherboard: MSI X99A Game 7 - I like the Idea to be able to upgrade to 128gb at some point OR MSI Z170A LGA this one I like the fact that I'd have USB type C which is the new standard. Not sure which to get.

For what I have been able to find out the Z1270A has been testes with MacOS but not the X99A which again makes me second guess which to get. I am not sure if to sacrifice on memory upgradability or on USB capabilities. Also the X99A is about 70$ more. I'd love to know which one you guys recommend.

Processor: This is where I get even more confused. I want to mainly be able to do a lot of video editing and gaming. I was thinking of an i5 6000k since I've read I can overclock from 3.5 to 4.2 with no problems to start with and that the extra 140$ is not worth it when it comes to gaming for the i7.

Ram: I will be starting with DDR4 on both systems and with 32GB (for now).

So please, can you help me pick a mother board and a processor that would work best for what I am trying to do?

Thanks

you will see a lot of advice for first time hackintosh builders to stick to a motherboard that has a detailed guide created for it by people who are experienced builders and know how to get all the mobo features working in a reasonable time frame so you aren't spending months trying to get things up and running

so i'd advise against a board where you can't find a guide on this forum. 128gb ram for video editing and gaming is, for the foreseeable future, going to be a waste of money. so therefore the z170 mobo choices in the guides on this very forum, and the i5-6600k, with a big overclock like you say, are naturally the best and cheap IMHO combo for gamers. the tough choice is not this combo but what gfx card you choose r390 and 980 seem to be the best value for latest release games right now until next-gen comes out later this year. or if you have money to burn just buy two 980 ti cards and then upgrade to 1080 ti or whatever comes out in 6 months