Bill Silverlight

Hmm well sure, it's a high end board, you have OC possibilities. For all info on the board the best source is the official website: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_X99/

Hi! I was just about to post the same kind of thread, I have been struggling with my choice between the Asus X99 Sabertooth and the Asus X99 Deluxe. Here is my list of advantages for each board, am I missing any, are any moot? Asus X99 Sabertooth - More fan headers on the board itself - 5-year warranty - Better thermals? With the thermal armor and fan? - Better M.2 placement in my opinion - In my case, better color, it goes well with my GPU Asus X99 Deluxe - Fan header card, which could hide everything behind the mb - More USB ports - More PCIe ports - 2x M.2 slots, with the included expansion card - Wifi & Bluetooth Anything missing? Anything that I should put more importance into? (at this point price isn't a concern) Thanks! Bill

Thanks for your reply! I have been using seperate boot and program drives for years now, I'm not too worried about that. But then you would recommend simply getting another traditional SSD rather than a more expensive M.2? Great to have first-hand advice!

Howdy! I am finishing up my new config, which should be very beefy and carry me for many years to come, in theory. However I am facing a dilema concerning all my storage. Here is what I have so far: - Programs: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB - Games: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB - Youtube: WD Caviar Black 2TB - Files: WD Caviar Black 1TB - Recordings & Backup: Synology NAS 5TB (4x2TB with Synology's custom RAID) I was thinking of getting an M.2 drive for boot, since my motherboard supports it (I'm going with X99, Asus Deluxe or Sabertooth, but that's another subject). PCIe with NVMe seems like the way to go, but in France the only thing I can find is the Samsung 950Pro, which is 256GB and seems overkill for just boot and possibly a few programs I use non stop like web and Adobe. All the others are SATA III. I have heard it makes a big difference, but in the real world is it really worth the extra cost and obsessing over it? If SATA III is enough, the Ultra II SSDs are sponsored by Sandisk, I have to admit ideally I would probably like to get a Sandisk, it seems more honest, since I will be building the whole system in a video. Are their M.2 SSDs good? Thanks a lot for your help! Bill

Ah! That states clearly what I thought I had seen concerning the overclock. I will probably start with the RAM at 2133, and slowly bring it up while testing the stability. I will probably come knocking again for that, I've never overclocked before, and while there is a lot of documentation for the CPU, it seems a lot scarcer for RAM.

Lol well I have been working with a 2600K and 16Gb of RAM, and I have definitely reached its limitations, I am regularily reaching all my RAM used, and any time I shave off my renders would be welcome, I'm more focused on the workstation aspect than the gaming one. Also, several brands including NVIDIA are sponsoring part of the build, I can't see myself getting a "cheap" processor to go with a 980Ti

Hi RZeroX, I had seen mention of XMP, apparently that is where I need to be careful that it doesn't conflict with the turbo mode, but that indeed looks perfect for my needs! Hi MageTank, Great, thanks for your advice! I will start with the XMP at 3000, which is already a great improvement over 2133, but if I want to push it further I will definitely ask for help here if I run into any problems! Bill

Greetings! I have been watching LTT for a while, I'm happy to make my first steps in the community Since this is my first post, here is a quick presentation: I am a 25 year old French/American. I live in Paris and have been working on Youtube full time for the past four years. So I spend all my days in front of the computer, recording and editing. I am currently building a brand new system, mainly for gaming and intensive video editing. - Processor: i7 5820K - Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe - RAM: DDR4 G.Skil Ripjaws V 4x8Gb, 3000 MHz, CAS 14 ... I received my RAM recently, and after stumbling upon some info about the processor I realised that the 5820K only supports up to 2133Mhz natively. From my understanding, that means that my RAM would work as if it were 2133MHz instead of its own 3000. I could overclock it, and I might, but from what I have read bringing it up to 3000 would be too hard to balance with a OC on the proc (and I will need to deactivate the Turbo feature of the processor). But I'm not even sure I would even save anything by getting lower frequency from what I have seen at online retailers, I might be better off keeping this RAM and simply not using it to its fullest potential, as long as it at least works. So basically my questions: - Will I have any problems if I stick the RAM in as is? Should I exchange it for lower frequency RAM? - Is overclocking the RAM in the future a good idea/useful? To complement a potential processor OC? There you have it, thank you for your future help, don't hesitate if you need any extra info! Bill