- Jun 27, 2013
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So I'm being told for the most part that the ASUS Maximus Hero is the best motherboard for my specific needs and setup.
I'd like opinions from everyone here - money is no object, but I'm not going to spend ridiculous amounts of money on hardware, either.
I'm a heavy casual computer user in that:
1. I lightly game on my computer system.
2. I am disabled, so I spend a good majority of my day on the internet (12 hours or more)
3. I do digital art and graphics processing and 3D rendering
4. I do video rendering
Bottom line? I'm not incredibly hardware savvy, I know how to troubleshoot most problems, I know how to build a computer - but I do not know everything about computers that you would expect out of some one you'd pay to build a computer.
I'd like a motherboard that stays in line with that, UEFI - the ability to be flashed without being booted, dual boot so I can boot into a fresh BIOS if the original goes bad for whatever reason, and if possible the ability to overclock without technically knowing how to overclock. (My current MOBO is an MPOWER and overclocks my processor with the push of a button using safe, factory proven numbers, it's not pushing the processor as far as it can go - but it's not putting the computer in absurd danger either).
So - please take a look at my specs, and tell me what motherboard you would personally recommend, if this were your computer build, or if you were building it for a friend whose interests and needs are the same as mine.
My build as best as I can map it out:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yKBQ
Also has one of these installed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999164
Of course I appreciate your time helping me with this.
I'd like opinions from everyone here - money is no object, but I'm not going to spend ridiculous amounts of money on hardware, either.
I'm a heavy casual computer user in that:
1. I lightly game on my computer system.
2. I am disabled, so I spend a good majority of my day on the internet (12 hours or more)
3. I do digital art and graphics processing and 3D rendering
4. I do video rendering
Bottom line? I'm not incredibly hardware savvy, I know how to troubleshoot most problems, I know how to build a computer - but I do not know everything about computers that you would expect out of some one you'd pay to build a computer.
I'd like a motherboard that stays in line with that, UEFI - the ability to be flashed without being booted, dual boot so I can boot into a fresh BIOS if the original goes bad for whatever reason, and if possible the ability to overclock without technically knowing how to overclock. (My current MOBO is an MPOWER and overclocks my processor with the push of a button using safe, factory proven numbers, it's not pushing the processor as far as it can go - but it's not putting the computer in absurd danger either).
So - please take a look at my specs, and tell me what motherboard you would personally recommend, if this were your computer build, or if you were building it for a friend whose interests and needs are the same as mine.
My build as best as I can map it out:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yKBQ
Also has one of these installed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999164
Of course I appreciate your time helping me with this.
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