Motherboard... I think I need help.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:13 am

So I'm planning on building a new computer from scratch.

Things I want:
-Uber processor (Core i7), going to go with intel.
-Hdmi output (External)
-Decent sound and graphics (not massively important)
-Plenty of RAM with room to upgrade
-Pretty big Hard Drive
-A good number of USB 2.0/3.0 ports (External)

Does anyone have any good suggestions for the motherboard I should get? I don't really know much about them and knowing me I'll buy completely the wrong one.

Cheers guys. Wink

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:40 am

no onboard video but that would cost more and not be as good as getting a decent gpu.about the same as mine but it's revision 3.1 rather than 3.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131771

IMO a good bang for your buck card would be a HD6850 they are reasonably priced and a single card will play most games at high or medium,crossfired they play anything i've tried at high or ultra but i don't game a lot.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:59 am

I like this board, also has integrated video that can get you by if your video card fails. The integrated would be fine for 1080p video but not gaming. Has usb3, upto 32 gigs ram, and 3 PCIe x16 slots(running x16, x8, x4) also has raid

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

actually thats a micro atx, i prefer this similar full size board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:08 pm

I believe the I7 includes hardware support for DRM, and this could be a bad combination with any win7 version OS, im looking through white papers at intel right now..

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:25 pm

LORD! GARTH! wrote:

I believe the I7 includes hardware support for DRM, and this could be a bad combination with any win7 version OS, im looking through white papers at intel right now..

I think it's just sandy bridge and newer second generation core processors. That have the hardware enabled DRM.

http://www.overclock.net/t/906568/warning-sandy-bridge-hardware-level-drm-killswitch-h67-p67-recalls

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:29 pm

As far as i know that only effects intels upcoming streaming service though, but im sure that can change..

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:48 pm

JamesHotwire wrote:

LORD! GARTH! wrote:

I believe the I7 includes hardware support for DRM, and this could be a bad combination with any win7 version OS, im looking through white papers at intel right now..

I think it's just sandy bridge and newer second generation core processors. That have the hardware enabled DRM.

http://www.overclock.net/t/906568/warning-sandy-bridge-hardware-level-drm-killswitch-h67-p67-recalls

yeah , sandybridge architecture, and second gen chip , namely I3,I5,I7
at the time it doesnt look so bad, you need a corporate software kit for remote kill, and the DRM on die is for hardware acceleration of DRM, usual excuses, it enhances streaming of HD video, its a new feature to help you.
thought it was important for JXY as the CPU is kinda the first choice to make for a new machine build

as an aside thanks to intel we can look forward to our hardware setting files with a shelflife, or a maximum views

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:45 pm

sounds like much ado about nothing to me,or am i reading it wrong and it is for more than just streaming intel sometime in the future.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:05 pm

thin edge of the wedge

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:09 pm

oops..thin edge of the wedge intel gives Hware support for netflix, and warner to set a time or per view limit, and defeat recording of a stream. and software work around would require cracking the media and fixing it

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:27 pm

yeah it's not something i'd ever need worry about.

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:22 am

Thanks for the replies. Il check those links out when I get home. I get paid today so I may begin buying some of this stuff.