Be aware that Microsoft will be discontinuing support for Windows 7 less than seven months from now. To be precise, on January 14, 2020. Which means that after that date security patches for it will not be issued, and a Windows 7 computer will then be less than fully safe to use on the Internet.
I can’t answer your question about motherboards that would be W7 compatible. But FWIW, I went from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on several of the computers I have in my house (including three desktop computers of differing vintages that I built myself), and I’ve been completely happy with it after making some minor settings changes and tweaks (for example, deleting most of the garbage that appears when the Start button is clicked).
And a W10-based desktop build I did very recently (using an MSI MEG Z390 ACE motherboard and an i9-9900k CPU) has been absolutely rock solid in terms of reliability and freedom from crashes, as well as incredibly fast! I should add, though, that I don’t use it (or any other computer) in conjunction with my audio system. I can provide further description of what is in it if you are interested.
Regards,
-- Al
I can’t answer your question about motherboards that would be W7 compatible. But FWIW, I went from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on several of the computers I have in my house (including three desktop computers of differing vintages that I built myself), and I’ve been completely happy with it after making some minor settings changes and tweaks (for example, deleting most of the garbage that appears when the Start button is clicked).
And a W10-based desktop build I did very recently (using an MSI MEG Z390 ACE motherboard and an i9-9900k CPU) has been absolutely rock solid in terms of reliability and freedom from crashes, as well as incredibly fast! I should add, though, that I don’t use it (or any other computer) in conjunction with my audio system. I can provide further description of what is in it if you are interested.
Regards,
-- Al