Hey all. I'm helping a friend build a new PCI express quad-core Intel computer and wanted to get some motherboard recommendations.
Here is what is important to me (in order):
1) Stable, reliable, and free of any major problems
2) Fastest possible bus and memory speeds
3) Quiet (passive cooling is ideal)
4) No BIOS issues out of the box
The computer won't be overclocked so those options don't matter and the user will probably never need or want SLI, though I don't mind if it has SLI support.
Given all this, would an Intel motherboard be the best choice?
Here is what is important to me (in order):
1) Stable, reliable, and free of any major problems
2) Fastest possible bus and memory speeds
3) Quiet (passive cooling is ideal)
4) No BIOS issues out of the box
The computer won't be overclocked so those options don't matter and the user will probably never need or want SLI, though I don't mind if it has SLI support.
Given all this, would an Intel motherboard be the best choice?