PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

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PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by esky » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:20 am

I'm going to upgrade my computer to an i7 2600 Cpu. Please recommend me a solid motherboard
for music production. Thank you in advance...!

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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by Angstrom » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:39 am

I'm going to buy an Asus p8z68-Vpro over the next couple of days.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20911/4
Our Editor's Choice is clear, then. The Z68 has more goodness than any other Sandy Bridge chipset, and the P8Z68-V PRO is the best of the Z68 boards we've tested.
that's pretty much the general conclusion in internet land.

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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by ekwipt » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:11 pm

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5

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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by H20nly » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:59 pm

+1 for ASUS, although i believe the gigabyte does have the coveted TI firewire chipset.
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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by Breaks Dude » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:55 pm

Asus P67 Sabretooth is what I use with my i7 2600k. Awesome.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_ ... TOOTH_P67/

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Ditto on the Asus sabertooth p67

Post by WFWS » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:46 am

I just got a new computer with a Asus sabertooth p67 with an 3.4 ghz i7 2600. So far its been very stable, runs cool and is very overclockable. I have 8gb on it.
I got it from CPU solutions.com after hunting around. I ended up just buying the entire rig from them. It was only a little more than the separate components at NewEgg, and they had the components I wanted. I paid $1300 and change for an i72600, asus p67, 8gb memory, 500gb/7200 rpm, slowish video card, Antek case and water CPU cooler.
It is SO much better than my core2 laptop. I can now use Reason rewired with lots of effects and simultaneous stuff without worries (at least so far).
The chipset is not a TI, but is approved for my presonus audio interface- it works flawless. A far cry from the laptop with that junk Ricoh chipset.
I wouldn't hesitate to use the Asus- you'll have the benefit of being able to easily overclock, which the 2600 chip easily handles. I haven't needed it yet though!
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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by Boss Level Music » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:50 am

Another vote for asus here

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Re: PC Builders: Recommend a Mobo, please!

Post by shuutobi » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:10 am

Be sure to verify that your GPU and Memory are compatible with the motherboard...

Been dealing with the following for a bit: (Nightmare)
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=187401

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