I didn't want to get into it but since you mentioned it, I don't like their website either for that reason. Go to Newegg or Tiger Direct and snoop around. That's all I did and when I saw something I wanted some info on I just swiped the part number and pasted it into Google. You'll see all the nerdy little tech details you'll ever need. Google will give you the mobo manufacturers website to the exact page with that mobo on it, articles and reviews from Toms Hardware, CNET and a bunch of others you've never heard of. When you read those someone will mention he tried that mobo, didn't like it for a certain reason and used another one. By reading all that you can determine if any of those reasons sound important enough to you to move on or not. See a reference to something different, swipe that one, Google it and do it again until you've finally decided what is the best bang for the buck for your needs. With your background it won't take long. Oh, something else to consider is the case. I got a very nice Cooler Master case, much prettier and more functional than the generic el cheapos these companies use for their $499 systems. Again, is it necessary? Not really, does it really make any difference to you for making music, probably not but if you can get a Cooler Master for about the same price, why not?

You have way more PC experience than I do. I only do this every 5 years or so and once I've bought something and put it together I don't pay attention to the latest and greatest until the next time or have a problem and I'm forced to get updated again.

Bob

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