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Build advice sought...
I'm planning to assemble a computer to replace my 11-year-old XP
desktop. This will be used for general computing and audio recording and editing. No gaming. I'm planning to run Windows 7 64-bit on it, so I want a CPU that's among the most recent and highest performing ones that will support Win7. I might later feel the need to move to Windows 10, but not anytime soon. From what I've read, it seems that the Intel i5-6500, i5-6600, or i5-6600k could make good candidates. Money is an object of course, but not the primary one. My goal is stability and longevity. So, a request for comments... - Are the Intel CPUs mentioned above good choices? If I understand correctly, there may be some issues installing Win7 from USB devices, but I can work around that. - I still need to find a motherboard. It must have a PCI slot for my old M-Audio AP2496 sound card. Any suggestions? I've had very good luck with ASUS in the past. Any thoughts you might have would be appreciated. I kinda lost track of the state of the technology several years ago and I'm trying to get back up to speed. |
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