Operating system windows (not authentic) will cause no effect on mac? Or it takes 8 GB ram to play counter strike? In fact, I want to install windows os (not authentic) because I'm fond of counter strike is 4 GB of ram enough or it takes 8 GB of ram. I want to play counter strike (overall offensive) in the windows operating system. I want to install windows os(not genuine) in the mac, I use mac air beginning 15, 4 GB of ram, 128ssd. If my posts resolved your issue please click 'accept as a Solution. If my post helped you, please click on the Thumbs-Up symbol on my post to say thank you. I'm a volunteer and I do not work for, or represent, HP. Once you install Win8.1, then download and install this utility to prevent it to be updated to Win10: RCMP | Never10 If you choose Win10 instead, there is no HP drivers and you'd be stuck using the drivers provided by MS and provide only the most basic features. I read your post about the choice of a Windows operating system for your laptop and wanted to help.įor the 'best performance', you clearly have the right drivers - and the latest OS for which HP provides drivers for your laptop is Windows 8.