CAD motherboard for Xeon E3-1290

[bentod]

Hello, I need a rock solid socket 1155 motherboard for doing CAD. I don't keep up on this stuff until I need to find a new computer.

bentod

 

[jbschmerge]

Is there any particular reason why it needs to be an 1155-based board? The 1366 & 1156 boards are also viable alternatives. For a high-end workstation, I think the 1366 + X58 chipset is the best alternative.

 

[bentod]

Yeah, I agree that the 1366 is the best alternative. However, that will nearly double my budget for a processor. I was under the impression that the Xeon E3-1290 was socket 1155. I may even have to go with a Xeon E3-1280.

 

[tarek0]

Dear Bentod,

About the Motherboard well get the ASUS P8P67 PRO or the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO, these are the best right now for your budget. about the CAD well you need a QUADRO FX or a FIRE GL GPU's, in your case to make sure you will get the results your looking for.

Best of Luck in ur build .

 

[bentod]

Are you sure a Xeon E3-12xx will work on Asus P8P67 Pro? It doesn't show on the list, however it is the same socket.