Hi Guys,

I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping to get some advice from the forum. I need to rebuild a few XP DAW machines, which means the replacement motherboards are likely to be 5-10 years old to begin with. I'd like the machines to last another 10 years if possible, so I want to make a wise choice on boards.

Is there sound evidence WRT the polymer vs. electrolytic cap argument such that I should be targeting only boards that have primarily polymer caps and claim high MTBF rates? For example, one group of Intel series boards I am looking at (DG41) offers a nearly...

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Hi Guys,

I have an "hobbyist" level electronics background am deeply involved in audio recording applications as well. I have found myself in a recent quandary with choosing PC motherboards and after searching the web ran across this wonderful forum. I hope to learn and gain some valuable insight, and share whatever I may have to contribute.

Cheers,

Sonic