Anyone using the Intel DP55WB Motherboard?

plasmavideo wrote on 4/16/2010, 5:27 PM

I have a chance to pick up one at an extremely good price and wondered if it's a good one for video editing.

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john_dennis wrote on 4/16/2010, 7:57 PM

I'm not using it but I'll comment on the things the board does [b]not[b] have. It does not support the LGA 1366 processors so your growth path will be less than the maximum for i7. It doesn't have tri-channel memory so the memory bandwidth won't reach the maximum possible. The microATX form factor won't provide you with many options for plug-in adapters.
All that being said, it is possible that you can find a processor combination that will out perform my current P45 motherboard with Q9450 processor. It is likely to be a little more expensive because of the DDR3 memory and newer processor and motherboard chipset. It is probably not a long term board (three to four years). An ASUS P6T SE might have more staying power at a decent price if you are willing to change processors after a couple of years.

dcrandall wrote on 4/17/2010, 6:21 AM

I've got a Velocity Micro system that utilizes a DP55WB motherboard. It seems to work fine with an Intel I7-860 processor and it supports overclocking.
-Dan

plasmavideo wrote on 4/17/2010, 6:25 AM

Thanks for the reply, John.

I used to "roll my own" for many years and kept up with all of the hardware, but since the advent of the multicore processors, I haven't kept up, being more focused on systems installation and software and application support at work.

Your comments are much appreciated. The dealer also has a newer board series he's mentioned that I'll look into that might be more future friendly. I believe he can also supply ASUS. I'll check out the P6T.

I too was a bit worried about the expansion slot dearth, but the board has many on board featuers, like firewire, gigabit networking, etc. that I thought it might be worth taking a look at for the price.

Again, my thanks.

Tom

plasmavideo wrote on 4/17/2010, 6:31 AM

Hi Dan. Yes, the package deal includes an i7 860 2.66G processor.

He's also quoted me on an Intel board with the newer Socket 1156 i7. Maybe I'll take a closer look at that one as well.

I'd love to build a rockcrusher, but I can't justify the cost right now. I am springing for a good Antec case and a quite good PS, so at least I can throw a different MB in later if I need to.

Thanks.