- Joined
- Feb 2, 2017
- Messages
- 83
- Motherboard
- GA-H270-DS3H
- CPU
- i7-7700
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1060
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
@theruck, thanks, could not have done it without you. Perhaps I misread malcontent in your post. So I had my wife look at the post too and she agreed your responses were short and not helpful, even though you did answer the technically questions but with no to little discussion. Reminds me of an old MS Tech Support joke but I don't want to detract this thread any further. But your approach struck me as "This is what I have to say, I am me and this is my rule!". The blu-ray question is the best example, I did not ask if it was "needed". She then laughed and wondered if you had a "Keep off my lawn" sign in front your house. So angry is not the best adjective here, perhaps bemused. Maybe I am the one totally off my rocker here and perhaps your a big guy expert around here, but to a newbie, I have no idea who you are and you put little effort into explaining yourself.
I already visited the multiple computers issue. Not going to happen. Look at the photo above, I have 4U available for everything. I already explained I do not want multiple computers or other devices around the house. There is no desk, there is no office, there is no server room. The only exception is I will have Apple TV serve the front end in the bedroom and living room. I single built multi-use HTPC, perhaps it will never work, except there are threads on here were it already did.
I should have clarified that while the rig will be used for casual gaming, this is not a "gaming rig". My kids are 2, 6, 6 and 9. The most intensive game is City Skylines. Other than that, my oldest likes sports games and my younger ones are into Angry Birds. I would like to get back into Civilization and maybe revive my old Roller Coaster Tycoon. If a games does not work on this rig then we just won't play it. Gaming is not a priority in this house. If i can get a Windows dual boot to work for my oldest, great. If not, oh well. Browsing the forum here some people get it to work, others do not.
@JCMunsonII The feedback on the GPU was good. I ordered a Nvidia (sorry, I did this before your post) 1060 after getting the previous feedback. I went Nvidia because I wanted to stick to the published list under the Buying Guide on this site since this is my first hackintosh build.
I thought I addressed the i7 issue already, but don't see it. I did not want the i3 because I don't know what the future will hold with the demands on the system, so I was looking at i5's. The TDP between the i5 and the i7 is the same and the difference was only $100. With they system fully built, I'm still under 430W and my PSU is 450 (using PC Parts Picker) regardless of the i5 or i7, so I just went with the i5. If I don't use all the CPU cores and it's overkill, so be it. I have 4 kids and I have blown way more money on less trivial things. I prefer that than to find out a few years from now I need the cores and I can no longer get a processor supported by my board.
I already visited the multiple computers issue. Not going to happen. Look at the photo above, I have 4U available for everything. I already explained I do not want multiple computers or other devices around the house. There is no desk, there is no office, there is no server room. The only exception is I will have Apple TV serve the front end in the bedroom and living room. I single built multi-use HTPC, perhaps it will never work, except there are threads on here were it already did.
I should have clarified that while the rig will be used for casual gaming, this is not a "gaming rig". My kids are 2, 6, 6 and 9. The most intensive game is City Skylines. Other than that, my oldest likes sports games and my younger ones are into Angry Birds. I would like to get back into Civilization and maybe revive my old Roller Coaster Tycoon. If a games does not work on this rig then we just won't play it. Gaming is not a priority in this house. If i can get a Windows dual boot to work for my oldest, great. If not, oh well. Browsing the forum here some people get it to work, others do not.
@JCMunsonII The feedback on the GPU was good. I ordered a Nvidia (sorry, I did this before your post) 1060 after getting the previous feedback. I went Nvidia because I wanted to stick to the published list under the Buying Guide on this site since this is my first hackintosh build.
I thought I addressed the i7 issue already, but don't see it. I did not want the i3 because I don't know what the future will hold with the demands on the system, so I was looking at i5's. The TDP between the i5 and the i7 is the same and the difference was only $100. With they system fully built, I'm still under 430W and my PSU is 450 (using PC Parts Picker) regardless of the i5 or i7, so I just went with the i5. If I don't use all the CPU cores and it's overkill, so be it. I have 4 kids and I have blown way more money on less trivial things. I prefer that than to find out a few years from now I need the cores and I can no longer get a processor supported by my board.