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Old 02-25-2012, 04:33 PM
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Default Pro Tools Motherboard compatibility...New computer being built

Greetings all!

Thank you for reading upon this post.

I am about to build a new music computer and would like to know if these motherboards are compatible with the new mbox 3rd generation and pro tools 9/10?


-1st....Asrock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 1155 ATX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157265)

-2nd...ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131792)

If these are compatible which one would be better?

I will using the i7 2700k as my processor/cpu and I intend to overclock it at some point. I will have a water cooling solution for the overclocking. I will have an external graphics card as well.

Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thank you so much for your response!
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Old 02-25-2012, 06:38 PM
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Good luck! Avid products are not friendly with PC's, especially self-build. And they have no plan to patch, update, or offer help in any way besides tell you to "buy a mac"

Be prepared to install, test, return to store, install, test, return to store, repeat for CPU, mobo, graphics card, FW card and more.
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Old 02-25-2012, 07:33 PM
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Good luck! Avid products are not friendly with PC's, especially self-build. And they have no plan to patch, update, or offer help in any way besides tell you to "buy a mac"

Be prepared to install, test, return to store, install, test, return to store, repeat for CPU, mobo, graphics card, FW card and more.
Really? I look down upon Avid for not listing more motherboards as compatible on a Windows OS.
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Old 02-26-2012, 12:00 AM
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Good luck! Avid products are not friendly with PC's, especially self-build. And they have no plan to patch, update, or offer help in any way besides tell you to "buy a mac"

Be prepared to install, test, return to store, install, test, return to store, repeat for CPU, mobo, graphics card, FW card and more.
There maybe smoother sailing with a Mac, indeed, but there have been successful PC builts:

http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=238426
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Old 02-26-2012, 06:00 AM
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Good luck! Avid products are not friendly with PC's, especially self-build. And they have no plan to patch, update, or offer help in any way besides tell you to "buy a mac"

Be prepared to install, test, return to store, install, test, return to store, repeat for CPU, mobo, graphics card, FW card and more.
I second that!
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:02 AM
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Good luck! Avid products are not friendly with PC's, especially self-build. And they have no plan to patch, update, or offer help in any way besides tell you to "buy a mac"

Be prepared to install, test, return to store, install, test, return to store, repeat for CPU, mobo, graphics card, FW card and more.
I'm using an Asus P8P67 which is a year old now, but works perfectly well.

1) I've emailed Avid support three times in the past weeks since I installed PT10 Win Native and they were polite, professional, and helpful each time.

2) Yeah, PT is picky about PC parts, but it's not near that dire if you do your homework. I could tell my video card seemed a little off, so I replaced it myself before installing.

3) There's nothing wrong with being a copycat if you copy the right cat. Just copy a working configuration. It's not brain surgery.

4) The company has been nothing if not industrious at incorporating all sorts of improvements into the software. It doesn't matter if other DAWs already had them. This contradicts your statement the company sits around uncaring, doing nothing all day.

5) If a Mac was the last computer on earth I would never buy one because of the company's history of insulting ads trying to get the point across that Mac-heads are hip and elite and PC-heads are dullards with zero personality.

It is true the Avid PC component recommendations are an outdated joke. It is also true that I have more PC experience than most people. But I am hardly a PC tech all day and haven't run a DAW in many years. My system is rock solid. It is rock solid because I accepted the fact the component bar would be raised if I went with Avid and just worked through a couple of imcompatabiliites without feeling like I'd been singled out for persecution.

Alternatively, I could have paid four times as much for a gleaming new Mac Pro than what I paid for a used but modern PC system. No, thanks!
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:48 AM
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Intel i7 9xx (socket 1366) on an X58 motherboard is proven solid and reliable. SandyBridge E(socket 2011) on an X79 motherboard looks really promising(a few builds are up and running with excellent results). There are simply too many options and combinations for any company to test them all. Apple makes a handful so it doesn't take long to test and verify those.
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:51 AM
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5) If a Mac was the last computer on earth I would never buy one because of the company's history of insulting ads trying to get the point across that Mac-heads are hip and elite and PC-heads are dullards with zero personality.

Alternatively, I could have paid four times as much for a gleaming new Mac Pro than what I paid for a used but modern PC system. No, thanks!
Couldn't have said it any better! F**k a mac. Its nothing more than an expensive fisher price and Id much rather have a tonka. :)))
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:58 AM
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It is true the Avid PC component recommendations are an outdated joke. It is also true that I have more PC experience than most people. But I am hardly a PC tech all day and haven't run a DAW in many years. My system is rock solid. It is rock solid because I accepted the fact the component bar would be raised if I went with Avid and just worked through a couple of imcompatabiliites without feeling like I'd been singled out for persecution.
First, how did you find an e-mail address for support? I've been searching all over the site and everything points to buying a support ticket.

And yes, the company did make improvements constantly to the software and does a few things other DAWs can't. But they DON'T do anything for improving the software on PCs, or even care about comparability. So, in lieu of persecution, they shun the thought of an Avid user owning a PC and do business accordingly.

"Buy a Mac" is not a good solution for PC technical support. And that's what's happening
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:13 PM
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Default Re: Pro Tools Motherboard compatibility...New computer being built

Albee has given some very good advice. I have a PC and it is rock solid with PT. If you think Macs are magic, read the Mac threads and you'll see there are problems they encounter too.

As a general rule, do research, build what has been successful or buy what has been successful, follow the recommendations for how to tune up your computer for PT (Mac or PC), and be careful about what other software and hardware you add beyond what you need to run PT.

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