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MSI X299 Gaming Pro worth getting?

lufihengr
By lufihengr
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I might be able to get an MSI X299 Gaming Pro board for a very good price. However it seems this board has been discontinued.

 

Would it be worth getting anyway? 

 

I was trying to look for a review by Linus or Buildzoid but I didn't find anything

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2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

its good. tho its a bit odd to go to skylake X derivatives atm. 

I guess. Though this board + 10980XE would be cheaper than just a TR 3960X chip with no motherboard. Sure the 3960X would probably be faster but the Intel platform is many hundreds cheaper in this circumstance. But yes I have to consider do I want a dead-end platform

My PC CPU: 2600K@4.5GHz 1.3v Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 MB: ASUS Maximus IV RAM: Kingston 1600MHz 8GB & Corsair 1600MHz 16GB GPU: 780Ti Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, Samsung 830 256GB SSD, Kingston 128GB SSD, WD Black 1TB,WD Green 1TB. PSU: Corsair AX850 Case: CM HAF X. Optical drive: LG Bluray burner  MacBook Pro, Hackintosh

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1 minute ago, lufihengr said:

I guess. Though this board + 10980XE would be cheaper than just a TR 3960X chip with no motherboard.

yup, keep also in mind if that you dont need the PCIe lanes. the X570 + 3950x is also an option. 

 

as a chip for the PCIe lanes it makes sense. if that is not what you are after, then other options are likely better to stretch to or save money on. 

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2 minutes ago, lufihengr said:

I guess. Though this board + 10980XE would be cheaper than just a TR 3960X chip with no motherboard. Sure the 3960X would probably be faster but the Intel platform is many hundreds cheaper in this circumstance. But yes I have to consider do I want a dead-end platform

The 3950X is pretty much on par with the 10980XE while having 2 less cores and being significantly cheaper though. 

 

So unless you want the platform specific features then maybe think it trough and decide if you really need to go HEDT. 

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