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Hi,

The version of the Asus CUSL2 mobo without audio & video is called
CUSL2-C and actually costs less than the CUSL2 everywhere I've looked.
The Black Pearl is a "Special Edition" CUSL2-C that has a black finish
and some kind of special security feature. It costs more than the
CUSL2-C but less than the CUSL2.

I have a CUSL2 with a PIII 800eb in my Logic system and it works great.
The CUSL2 and CUSL2-c are known for their stability, and as others will
tell you, the P4 should not be trusted quite yet. I just bought a PIII
1000eb which I will swap with the 800 - and put the 800 in my non-music
computer. On the PC side, I don't think you can do too much better than
a CUSL2-C with a PIII 1000eb, considering price, STABILITY, and
reliability. As a sidenote, I also use a Matrox G400, and it works very
well. I haven't gotten the dual-head to work within Logic, though - but
I haven't looked into it much, either. Too busy.

Jason

litepipe wrote:
> 
> Davis Floyd wrote:
> >   I'm thinking that a lot of the troubles that I have with Logic, are
> > mobo related, and  because of a lot of junk on my system. So I'm gonna
> > build another computer just for Logic, and a couple more audio
> > programs, but nothing else.
> 
> >   I was thinking the rme reference PC, with an Asus cusl2 mobo, with
> > as fast a processor it will work with. So maybe a PIII Coppermine 1ghz
> > or even faster if I can. I'll put in 512mb of PC133. IDE 7200rpm
> > drives,  maybe raid0 later on. I run 98se. Win2000 when Logic will
> > support it.
> >
> >   That ref PC on the rme site has been there for a while. Since things
> >  can change drastically with computers, does anyone know whether that
> > ref PC should be updated with a new and improved mobo and processor,
> > or is that a good safe system that will consistently run Logic trouble
> 
>   Hello David!! This is funny because I was just about to post the same
> question. I'm totally upgrading my p.c. and I'm also going by the RME
> reference p.c.
>   One of the things I found out from the place that is going to order and
> install all of the components is that there is a model above the ASUS CSUL2.
> It's called the Black Pearl I believe. The only difference is that there is
> no video integrated into the board. As you already have a video card (so do
> I) you're probably better off without the video onboard. I was told this is
> better because there's less of a chance there would be a conflict. There's
> only like a $20 difference between the two. Very little if it means more
> stability.
>   I'm sure you've read this here on the list (I know I have), but I'll
> mention it anyway. Aparently the Pentium 4 is bad. Even the computer shop I
> deal with warned me against it. I'm going with the Pentium 3 Coppermine
> 1gig.
>   I'm also putting in a IBM Deskstar 60GXP drive and 512mb of PC133 ram.
>   I'll be running that with an RME Multiface on Windows 98se or Windows ME
> (Haven't decided yet).
>   I don't know if any of this will be helpful to you. Good Luck!!
>                  --Roger
> 
> 
> 
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