Hi,
I am not really a gamer and do not use my desktop for anything intense, but I still need a high quality board. I like to have everything centralized in one computer and plan on having MANY HDDs (minimum 4), one SSD, one video card and possibly a sound card. I don't really care about SLI/Crossfire, but I assume it's pretty much default on boards nowadays? I just want my board to have as many ports/sata connectors as possible so I can put a lot of stuff in it. I don't want to feel limited because of missing features if I ever decide to add more hardware over the first few years. Budget is not an issue, but I don't want to pay for something that is overkill either. I also plan on putting the best PSU possible.
I see all these Asus Rampage boards... are they overkill for me? Is there a premium price because of gaming-related features? Also would getting a 1000 watts PSU be silly? Again, I would like to eventually have this case fully loaded with HDDs - and it will also be a computer that I use daily for office-related things, movies and music.
Thanks
I am not really a gamer and do not use my desktop for anything intense, but I still need a high quality board. I like to have everything centralized in one computer and plan on having MANY HDDs (minimum 4), one SSD, one video card and possibly a sound card. I don't really care about SLI/Crossfire, but I assume it's pretty much default on boards nowadays? I just want my board to have as many ports/sata connectors as possible so I can put a lot of stuff in it. I don't want to feel limited because of missing features if I ever decide to add more hardware over the first few years. Budget is not an issue, but I don't want to pay for something that is overkill either. I also plan on putting the best PSU possible.
I see all these Asus Rampage boards... are they overkill for me? Is there a premium price because of gaming-related features? Also would getting a 1000 watts PSU be silly? Again, I would like to eventually have this case fully loaded with HDDs - and it will also be a computer that I use daily for office-related things, movies and music.
Thanks