I'm finalizing the list of parts for new PC in hope to get everything this week and set it up on weekend. I delayed this thing for weeks because of Ryzen release, but finally decided to get an i5.
I still can't decide on the motherboard. I've been so long on ASUS I kind of lost track on how other vendors are doing. Sadly, ASUS mATX offer got fairly weak lately...
Could you give a hint? These are the specs I need:
- Intel 200-series,
- RAID (so H270/Z270),
- stable, robust design and build (I intend to use it for 5+ years )
- USB-C
- PS/2
- DVI
- ideally an audio chip better than the low-end Realtek 3-digit models
- 6+ SATA ports
To be honest, initially I'll put it into an ATX case (so I could get pretty much anything), but I like the flexibility of mATX boards.
There will be no OC going on, but in case no decent H270 is found, I might accept a cheap Z270.
I still can't decide on the motherboard. I've been so long on ASUS I kind of lost track on how other vendors are doing. Sadly, ASUS mATX offer got fairly weak lately...
Could you give a hint? These are the specs I need:
- Intel 200-series,
- RAID (so H270/Z270),
- stable, robust design and build (I intend to use it for 5+ years )
- USB-C
- PS/2
- DVI
- ideally an audio chip better than the low-end Realtek 3-digit models
- 6+ SATA ports
To be honest, initially I'll put it into an ATX case (so I could get pretty much anything), but I like the flexibility of mATX boards.
There will be no OC going on, but in case no decent H270 is found, I might accept a cheap Z270.