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Hey guys I'm building a X99 system with a 5820k and a MSI Gaming 980 along with Corsair LPX 2666Mhz CL15 DDR4 RAM. Mainly be used for gaming (I know it sounds wayy overkill, but I will be keeping this system for a while)

I am currently shopping around for a motherboard from Asus, And wanted to know what the difference between these motherboards is and which one I should get, The price goes up $100 AUD as I go up in mobo's

So the options are (Ascending $100 up from cheapest to most expensive) X99-A, X99-Pro and X99-Deluxe

Also should I get a STRIX 980? The reason I don't want to is because people have been reporting extremely high temps with it, Is this true? And is the MSI one good? I want silence but don't won't to sacrifice temps or performance

Thanks!

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Asus X99-Deluxe because that thing is seeeeexxxyyyyy

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I'm a self-identifying Corsair & Nvidia Fanboy; Get over it.

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Asus X99-Deluxe because that thing is seeeeexxxyyyyy

 

The Pro also has the armour but the -A doesn't, I want to know whats the difference between them all

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I wouldn't recommend getting an EVGA 900 series card unless you love super loud coil whine.

 

 

there are always some cards that have coil whine.

 

Coil whine is my biggest fear

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Hey guys I'm building a X99 system with a 5820k and a MSI Gaming 980 along with Corsair LPX 2666Mhz CL15 DDR4 RAM. Mainly be used for gaming (I know it sounds wayy overkill, but I will be keeping this system for a while)

I am currently shopping around for a motherboard from Asus, And wanted to know what the difference between these motherboards is and which one I should get, The price goes up $100 AUD as I go up in mobo's

So the options are (Ascending $100 up from cheapest to most expensive) X99-A, X99-Pro and X99-Deluxe

Also should I get a STRIX 980? The reason I don't want to is because people have been reporting extremely high temps with it, Is this true? And is the MSI one good? I want silence but don't won't to sacrifice temps or performance

Thanks!

I'm currently using the MSI GTX 970 Graphics card and the card is great!

Keeps cool and overclocks really well, I ran a 200MHz Base clock OC and temps didn't go above 70..

 

As for your motherboard options, whichever suits your situation best, features-wise.

Just because it's more expensive, does not make it better.

 

Although (Not sure if gimmick, haven't tested personally) The Asus boards are looking strong with that 'OC Socket' More pins for more OC, which doesn't make much sense to me, because the CPU Only has 2011 sockets points.. but meh.

 

It's all personal opinion and whichever suits your needs/aesthetics/budget the best :) 

Good luck, it's a tough market !!

CPU i5 6600K | Mobo Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 | Cooling H80i | MSI GTX970 Gaming 4GB in SLi | Geil Super Luce 16GB 3000MHz DDR4 | Intel 330 120GB | 2 x 1TB WD Black | Corsair Air 540 | XFX ProSeries 1250W. | Corsair K70 Anodised Black Cherry Reds | Logitech G502 | Dell U2713HM | Red LED Lighting.

Portable Gamer - Metabox Alpha W370SS - CPU i7 4710MQ | RAM 8GB 1600MHz | Nvidia GTX 860M 2GB GDDR5 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD | 17.3" Matte Display 72% Gamut
Back-up - HP Pavilion dv6 - Ancient Stuff - P7550 @ 2.26gHz  | DDR2 4GB | Kingston HyperX 120Gb SSD | ATi 4550m (fried)

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I'm currently using the MSI GTX 970 Graphics card and the card is great!

Keeps cool and overclocks really well, I ran a 200MHz Base clock OC and temps didn't go above 70..

 

As for your motherboard options, whichever suits your situation best, features-wise.

Just because it's more expensive, does not make it better.

 

Although (Not sure if gimmick, haven't tested personally) The Asus boards are looking strong with that 'OC Socket' More pins for more OC, which doesn't make much sense to me, because the CPU Only has 2011 sockets points.. but meh.

 

It's all personal opinion and whichever suits your needs/aesthetics/budget the best :) 

Good luck, it's a tough market !!

 

Temps below 70c when OCed IN AUSTRALIA!!

I'm buying that card now lol

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Temps below 70c when OCed IN AUSTRALIA!!

I'm buying that card now lol

Haha that's it mate!

 

Not looking forward to this summer.. it's already getting pretty damn hot and it's only spring.

Although my GPU Is still maintaining solid temps ;)

CPU i5 6600K | Mobo Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 | Cooling H80i | MSI GTX970 Gaming 4GB in SLi | Geil Super Luce 16GB 3000MHz DDR4 | Intel 330 120GB | 2 x 1TB WD Black | Corsair Air 540 | XFX ProSeries 1250W. | Corsair K70 Anodised Black Cherry Reds | Logitech G502 | Dell U2713HM | Red LED Lighting.

Portable Gamer - Metabox Alpha W370SS - CPU i7 4710MQ | RAM 8GB 1600MHz | Nvidia GTX 860M 2GB GDDR5 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD | 17.3" Matte Display 72% Gamut
Back-up - HP Pavilion dv6 - Ancient Stuff - P7550 @ 2.26gHz  | DDR2 4GB | Kingston HyperX 120Gb SSD | ATi 4550m (fried)

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Rampage V Extreme?

 

Asus X99-Deluxe?

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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Asus X99 WS thanks to quad x16 graphics even on a 5820K. great here in the UK as the price difference is like £50-70. the WS wasnt on sale when i got my parts so i got the rampage ;(

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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I have yet to see a 5yr warranty on an X99 board so it really comes down to the features you want (BIOS, PCIe config, SATA/mSATA/M.2, Intel vs. Killer LAN, etc.)

 

X99-Deluxe or WS would be my vote.

LanSyndicate Build | i5-6600k | ASRock OC Formula | G.Skill 3600MHz | Samsung 850 Evo | MSI R9-290X 8GB Alphacool Block | Enthoo Pro M | XTR Pro 750w | Custom Loop |

Daily | 5960X | X99 Sabertooth | G.Skill 3000MHz | 750 NVMe | 850 Evo | x2 WD Se 2TB | x2 Seagate 3TB | Sapphire R9-290X 8GB | Enthoo Primo | EVGA 1000G2 | Custom Loop |

Game Box | 4690K | Z97i-Plus | G.Skill 2400MHz | x2 840 Evo | GTX 970 shorty | Corsair 250D modded with H105 | EVGA 650w B2 |

 

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