X99 MOBO QUESTION

[X3r0]

Was wondering what the best x99 motherboard on the market today. I'm going to be purchasing one, but not sure which one to get. From what i read online each motherboard has its issues, and the more i read the more i become unsure of which one to get. If i could get some insight on the x99 board i should get that would be great and if you could provide some reasoning that would be helpful as well.

[melias24]

Depends what options you want? If your over-clocking, just gaming?

[X3r0]

Im going to be doing professional work(video editing, 3D modelling, etc) and also gaming but do plan on overclocking

[H4X3R]

IMO the x99 oc formula

[JoaoPRSousa]

IMO the x99 oc formula

This.

[X3r0]

IMO the x99 oc formula

any reason y?

[H4X3R]

any reason y?

A stable X99 motherboard (hard to find these days), good overclocking potential, good "lifespan" (may be marketing, but it does use better components than many x99 boards), ye old standard alc1150 audio (doesn't get better than this on a mobo (soundcore3D has lots of issues)), lots of PCIe slots for future expansion, "gaming" LAN (if you're into that), lots of expansion (2 x front header usb 3.0, ULTRA m.2 (that is 32GB/S not 10 like normal m.2) and more schtuff like USEFUL software (easy to set up home server, fan control), oh and a nice looking and STABLE BIOS.

[Sintezza]

Asus Rampage 5 Extreme.

 

Hands down

 

[X3r0]

Asus Rampage 5 Extreme.

 

Hands down

 

Why? i know this is the top of the line ASUS board but i read that alot of people having issues with ASUS boards in general and that their tech support/customer support is god awful when the board doesnt work and your trying to get a new one from them

[ThatOneTecGuy]

Has some facts about OC on x99 mobos hope it helps 

[arnavvr]

IMO the x99 oc formula

 

You have a UD5 WIFI

[ThatOneTecGuy]

Why? i know this is the top of the line ASUS board but i read that alot of people having issues with ASUS boards in general and that their tech support/customer support is god awful when the board doesnt work and your trying to get a new one from them

I have had experience with this board having problems and when i contacted ASUS about them they are easy going, friendly, and very helpful, and as well gave me a replacement board.

[X3r0]

I have had experience with this board having problems and when i contacted ASUS about them they are easy going, friendly, and very helpful, and as well gave me a replacement board.

ah ok, yea ive been reading alot of reviews and have seen people have issues with their support, but i guess its different for everyone. Im just trying to get an idea of all boards out there which people prefer/would provide best bang for its buck. I was thinking possibly ASUS x99 deluxe, but want to get other input, so i could make a better final decision

[runit3]

As with all new platforms there's going to be issues. Really unavoidable unless a company comes late to the party with an additional model that wasn't in the first-run lineup. I have the X99 Deluxe and still have issues with it not loading XMP profiles correctly, however it's functioning just fine now. Yes, ASUS's customer support was completely incompetent (they told me to increase my OC when I was already at 4.375GHz to solve the problem) they were far from unpleasant and immediately offered to give me an RMA, which I declined since it was my only working computer at that time. I'm completely confident that if I called them tomorrow with my original case # they would hand me an RMA and I would get a replacement. 

 

IMO it really doesn't matter, no one has offered a warranty over 3 years. If ASUS releases a TUF X99 that would be my vote, and I'm planning on swapping out to the X99 version of Sabertooth whenever they get around to releasing it (hopefully soon). Go with the board that has the features you want and is within the price rang you're comfortable with. All things being equal it really doesn't matter as long as there's an ASUS, MSI, or Gigabyte badge on it...maybe ASRock but I've never been blown away by their features/price/UEFI.

[d33g33]

"Best"???

 

The Asus Z10PE-D8 WS

 

 

It's an impossible question to answer for you, there are much cheaper solutions that will do EXACTLY what you want. Most X99 boards (if not all) will game and do most productivity tasks EQUALLY as well as each other. Really it comes down to your budget and if you have any brand loyalties. 

[X3r0]

"Best"???

 

The Asus Z10PE-D8 WS

 

 

It's an impossible question to answer for you, there are much cheaper solutions that will do EXACTLY what you want. Most X99 boards (if not all) will game and do most productivity tasks EQUALLY as well as each other. Really it comes down to your budget and if you have any brand loyalties. 

I know there is no "best" board out there. I am not looking for an answer, as that will come down to me as you said "it comes down to your budget and if you have brand loyalties". I am seeking out opinions of others. 

 

 

 

[d33g33]

 

I know there is no "best" board out there. I am not looking for an answer, as that will come down to me as you said "it comes down to your budget and if you have brand loyalties". I am seeking out opinions of others. 

 

 

 

 

If it were my money, Asus X99 Deluxe. great looking board that covers off 99.9% of anyones requirements.

[battossi]

Was wondering what the best x99 motherboard on the market today. I'm going to be purchasing one, but not sure which one to get. From what i read online each motherboard has its issues, and the more i read the more i become unsure of which one to get. If i could get some insight on the x99 board i should get that would be great and if you could provide some reasoning that would be helpful as well.

To be honest quality in motherboards are pretty good nowadays. Msi has sorted things out, asrock is solid now, asus is the golden child, gigabyte and evga are busy being the cool kids.

That x99 that caught fire for a reviewer is not the only one though. I know of atleast 20 x99 boards from asus and msi that have gone bad though.

[X3r0]

To be honest quality in motherboards are pretty good nowadays. Msi has sorted things out, asrock is solid now, asus is the golden child, gigabyte and evga are busy being the cool kids.

That x99 that caught fire for a reviewer is not the only one though. I know of atleast 20 x99 boards from asus and msi that have gone bad though.

thats exactly why im trying to get opinions of others, too many options, making my decision harder. And yea i read about the boards catching fire.

[battossi]

Then go with the cool kids at the moment. Both gigabyte and evga seem to be doing better than asus and I have the asus rampage v.

[X3r0]

Then go with the cool kids at the moment. Both gigabyte and evga seem to be doing better than asus and I have the asus rampage v.

haha

[battossi]

haha

to be fair I believe the rampage v is the tip top of the x99 platform. But...I would spend less and get the delux to get 2133 ddr4 32gb kit instead of my semi fail (can't get working) 16 gb gskill kit and an ssd. I just had to have shiney though >.>

[H4X3R]

You have a UD5 WIFI

yeah, not recommending a gigabyte board for x99, especially not the ud5. Terrible bios and high pitched coil whine. The rampage V extreme is a typical ROG board --- overhyped, overrated and looks good ( if you are into that colour scheme). Asrock has a stable bios on their oc formula as experienced by one of my friends so i'll keep recommending that. Also consider the X99 WS (by Asrock).

[X3r0]

to be fair I believe the rampage v is the tip top of the x99 platform. But...I would spend less and get the delux to get 2133 ddr4 32gb kit instead of my semi fail (can't get working) 16 gb gskill kit and an ssd. I just had to have shiney though >.>

thats what i was thinking, rampage is top tier but too pricey. 

 

yeah, not recommending a gigabyte board for x99, especially not the ud5. Terrible bios and high pitched coil whine. The rampage V extreme is a typical ROG board --- overhyped, overrated and looks good ( if you are into that colour scheme). Asrock has a stable bios on their oc formula as experienced by one of my friends so i'll keep recommending that. Also consider the X99 WS (by Asrock).

Didnt know about the high pitched coil whine, only heard the bios isnt the greatest, but everything else on their boards were fine. Im going to look more into ASrock

[Sintezza]

Why? i know this is the top of the line ASUS board but i read that alot of people having issues with ASUS boards in general and that their tech support/customer support is god awful when the board doesnt work and your trying to get a new one from them

 

Because its the best overclockers board.

 

Msi´s X99 boards are awfull, allot of issues with failing boards.

They simply burn out.

But yeah, that is what you get wenn you cheap out on the vreg design on a high power platform.

Msi still haven´t learned anything from the past.

Also the bios seems to be a pain with memory modules and overclocking.

 

Gigabyte boards seem to have allot of issues with the bios.

I hope they finaly released one that doesnt crash?

 

Asus boards, till now i did not read manny issues with them.

Only a few DOA´s, but yeah that doesnt tell anything about the quality of the mobo.

 

Asrock X99 boards, also seem to be okay.