Anything recommended by Gearslutz, they're either trying to sell it to you or rationalize their own buying mistakes.
...but on more serious note...
PCs, MicroSoft and ProTools. These really should work better together by now. My next PC will be an Apple Mac pro. The length of the PC setup advice posts is a clue that something's not right. Why should I care what chipset is being used ?
The only thing that causes me more unhappiness in the studio is musicians, everything else is good.