[vfio-users] Anything special to consider before buying (January 2018, thinking Kaby lake)?

[Jonas Camillus Jeppesen]

Dear everyone,

Anything special to consider before buying hardware in January 2018?

My aim is to run my Linux workstation and a single Windows 10 gaming VM 
with a dedicated GPU assigned via VFIO. The only piece of hardware which 
is dead certain to be in the build is my newly purchased ASUS Strix GTX1070.

It is an mini-itx build, in my A4-SFX v1 case, so I'm forced to choose a 
platform with an build-in GPU since since I can only fit a single 
dedicated graphics card.

Does that mean Intel Kaby Lake these days? Anything special to note 
about the various 100- and 200-series chipsets?

Maybe I should look for a motherboard with at least two USB controllers 
so one can be assigned to the VM, although I plan on using only a single 
set of mouse/keyboard (I have seen people assign usb devices or 
controllers on the fly, i.e. effectively switching mouse/keyboard 
between guest/host).

Thank you for your input.

/ Jonas