Question Is my PC good for running virtual machines

[kronorjix]

I'm planning to change my OS from Windows 10 Pro to Arch Linux. I am planning to run Windows 10 with virtualization through Arch.
I have an i7-4790 with 12 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB SSD, RX 580 8GB, and an Acer Aspire TC-605 motherboard.

 

[USAFRet]

What do you plan to use the Windows VM for?
12GB RAM is a bit slim.

Each VM gets a dedicated chunk of RAM. Devote say 8GB to the Windows VM, and that leaves only 4GB for the host.

 

[kronorjix]

What do you plan to use the Windows VM for?
12GB RAM is a bit slim.

Each VM gets a dedicated chunk of RAM. Devote say 8GB to the Windows VM, and that leaves only 4GB for the host.

I'm going to use it for browsing the web, playing Minecraft, and coding. I'm also planning to get a MacOS VM so that I can do my editing there

 

[rocktalkrock]

I do not think your motherboards H81 Express chipset supports virtualisation. Do you see an option to enable virtualisation in the BIOS?

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...000005758/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards.html

 

[kronorjix]

I do not think your motherboards H81 Express chipset supports virtualisation. Do you see an option to enable virtualisation in the BIOS?

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...000005758/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards.html

Sadly it doesn't. Thank you for the response.