Hi Ronny,

I am not certain why you are posting this, but here is my 2 cents:

That mobo is a very odd choice. You are paying a lot for some expensive features like 4xSLI, 6 PCI x16 slots and 2 gigabit ports, but it is not clear why. These features certainly aren't needed for a DAW.

Nothing wrong with the mobo, it is in fact very good, but at the same time it seems like massive overkill.

I would purchase a bog standard £100 mobo, and use my money for something else - for instance a more powerful CPU. Or beer :-)

That mobo is a very odd choice. You are paying a lot for some expensive features like 4xSLI, 6 PCI x16 slots and 2 gigabit ports, but it is not clear why. These features certainly aren't needed for a DAW.

I guess the question I would have, is that do you feel there will come a time in the foreseeable future where those features will be needed for production?

I know it's difficult to look into the crystal ball.

I'm NOT a computer whiz, so take what I say with the grain of salt it deserves....a very small grain. LOL

As far as overkill, the both of you would know much better than I if this was true.

But, I can tell you that this industry - audio and video production - is moving forward so fast, in leaps and bounds, and if there is anyway at all that you can try to see into the future and hedge your bets, then you should.

Personally, I don't believe there is such a thing as "too much power", especially in regard to multi media production. What may seem like overkill now, may very well end up being the minimum requirements for certain production programs, plugs, soft synths, etc., in just a few short years.

Again, I'm not an expert in computing. But as a user, I've made the mistake of buying computers and hardware upgrades that met only the minimum requirements, and in my case, I feel it's been a mistake to have done so.

It's always been about budgetary constraints for me... it's not that I intentionally set out to buy the bare bones.

If you have the money now, and have that money earmarked for a strong computer platform, then it's my humble opinion that you should pull the trigger on it, but as oynaz pointed out, you need to make sure that you are getting the biggest bang for your buck.

In my very humble opinion.

-d.

It is very simple,

The P9X79 WS is made for computing. That is what I need it for.

Using a i7 3820 or a i7 3930K is the high end of this chip set. After that you need to go with a Server Board using Xeon chips that start around $2000.

If I go with a mobo made for your home I come in on the high end of things with no were to go as technology advances.

Over the next 5 years everything will be moving to 64 bit, 3.0 USB etc... It's not going backwards.

If I am going to get a mobo at this point in time and actually want to make some money with it I need to take myself some what seriously. The mobo and chip is the brains of the operation. These two things must be very reliable.

If Im using some good equipment and then I record to some mobo and chip that is dragging along. Or if I need to do some editing and mixing and the mobo and chip are dragging along then what the **** am I even doing?

I have posted this here so that anyone coming here looking for a mobo can get the heads up on something that is good.