Done with building and about to attempt the MacOS install for my first attempt at a "vanilla" build. Any advice or tips at this stage would be appreciated, I have some questions.

Here's my build in terms of parts:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $285.00 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler $39.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z370N WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard -
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $77.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $77.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card $184.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case $69.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - SF 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply $114.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan $19.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan $19.95 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1005.65
Mail-in rebates -$30.00
Total $975.65
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-29 18:32 EDT-0400

My questions:

  • Do I for sure need to use /u/CorpNewt 's USB script to map this board? What, if anything would I be missing out on if I just used the standard Kexts including USBInjectAll? Does anyone out there have a premade file/kext from this script or otherwise for this board that I should use?
  • Can overclocking and related settings changes mess with MacOS at all? I was planning on following Gigabyte's official guide for that purpose shooting for a mild overclock of 4.0 or 4.2ghz or so and the fastest RAM XMP profile Note sure about GPU OC yet. The guide includes some pretty detailed settings changes, some of which seem to overlap with standard hackintoshing like disable VT-d, but I am not sure if there's anything else I should watch out for.
  • Stupid question: Where is the single most reliable repository to get the newest version of Kexts? I was planning on using the vanilla guide in the sidebar here but wanted to make sure I have the newest of everything.

Thanks in advance

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