Sierra on 8700K?

[dwelsh]

This might be a stupid question, but I'm about to build a Hackintosh and am just gathering all the right info that I need to have in order to make setup/installation as smooth as possible.

Does an i7 8700K only work on High Sierra? Or can I still use Sierra with the 8700K?

Best,

Devan

 

[BreBo]

@dwelsh, please update your profile (personal details) with your Motherboard (Mobo), CPU and iGPU or Graphics Card.

Profiles need to contain at least your primary system to assist others with helping you.

See Build Recommendations for older versions of OS X using older Chipsets

 

[dwelsh]

Apologies for that! My personal build signature has been updated.

Does my build have an impact on whether or not Sierra can be installed on an 8700K i7? Most of the DAW's I am using are not compatible with High Sierra, so I want to make sure that this setup can have Sierra installed on it. Keep in mind this build is for music production, not video editing. Here's a more detailed description of the possible build:

CPU: 8700K i7
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
MB: GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
HD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD
Power: Corsair RM850x 850W
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 330R
Cooling: Corsair CW-9060015-WW Hydro Series Cooling H75
Graphics: MSI GT 710 2GD3 LP

 

[BreBo]

My personal build signature has been updated.

According to your description you have a MSI GT 710 2GD3 LP graphics card, but according to your signature you have a GeForce GT 630.
What is it?

 

[pastrychef]

I haven't personally tried, but one user claimed that he uses Sierra with his 8700K.

 

[dwelsh]

There was no option for an MSI category, and no option for GeForce GT710, so I picked the 630 since it's the closest spec wise to the MSI GT 710 that I could find. I appreciate you being thorough, but I have a hard time believing that graphics plays into the main question: Can Sierra be installed on a i7 8700K setup?

 

[BreBo]

There was no option for an MSI category, and no option for GeForce GT710, so I picked the 630 since it's the closest spec wise to the MSI GT 710 that I could find.

If you added your details to your profile (personal details) like I asked, you wouldn't have this issue

 

[dwelsh]

If you added your details to your profile (personal details) like I asked, you wouldn't have this issue

Apologies, I confused the build signature for the personal details section. Updated.

 

[BreBo]

Can Sierra be installed on a i7 8700K setup?

See post #9 on Coffee Lake - i7 8700K + ASUS PRIME Z370-A attempt

 

[dwelsh]

See post #9 on Coffee Lake - i7 8700K + ASUS PRIME Z370-A attempt

Thank you!