I don't understand your reasoning though. Why would a different mobo give you better compatibility? the board would still be old.
Hello everyone!
I am looking for a LGA775 motherboard to swap. Currentely I am using Intel's S3210SH. The main purpose of the computer was a server work but now I use it for video editing and music composition. The reason why I need a different mobo is the Win 7 (and newer OS) compatibility which is none.
As mentioned before I use it mainly for the music composition. The problems started after I purchased external sound interface. It technically works but since I cant update USBs, Network adapters etc. it gives me massive latency spikes which is frustrating and after hours on forums the motherboard seems to be the main and only problem.
I am an autodidact when it comes to computers (and almost anything else hah) so I was thinking the only criteria is the socket. There are the SH series boards only in the official compatibility list given by Intel and I would like to know if there are any possible problems that might occur with different and unsupported boards.
So bascially I am looking for any mobo with Win 7 and higher support that will work with the Xeon.
I know the whole setup is outdated but all of the money went for studio monitors, interface, dslr etc. so I am bit dry. Despite that it is still powerful enough to suit my needs so I would like to utilize it for a bit more.
I looked for used 775 boards on various servers in my country and this is currently what is available.
1. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5B_Deluxe/
2. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5G41TM_LX/
3. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=...
The second one supports DDR3 which would be improvement over the DDR2 I use now.
So the final question is if there will be any problems in compatibility with any of the boards.
Also if you can recommend any other MB I should look for that would be perfect.
I hope this question is understandable for you since english is not my native language.
Thank you all in advise

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