What x99 motherboard should I get?

[MITK]

Every 4 or 5 years I end up building a system that I can use for a couple of years and i am about 2 years too late for that. The last time i did this ASrock didn't even exist as a name and now they seem to be one of the top brands. 

 

I have been looking at x99 MBs and not sure what to get. When i think i have made up my mind because of the features and value i find out there is something a little better...  and yes i do understand that is going to happen as this is the IT industry.

 

I was looking at:

 

MSI X99S Gaming 7 

ASUS X99 Rampage V Extreme 

 

Looking at a 2011-3 Socket and wanting to add M.2 Gen 3 /4 and ATX form factor ..

 

Price .. 600 or less 

 

 

 

[blueballs]

go with the rampage (extreme motherboard)

[MITK]

go with the rampage (extreme motherboard)

 

Is there any others that you would recommend over these two? 

[blueballs]

I will be myself going with the sabertooth x99 ,build of super quality and come with a 5 years warranty.

[niofalpha]

I would personally get the MSI SLI. It's one of the cheapest, and is an awesome motherboard.

[Tazberry]

Id go with a sabertooth.

[itachipirate]

I got the Asrock x99 with no problems. Make sure you get the 5820k if you're looking at hexacores! It's the same as the 5960x, but $200 less with less PCI lanes (doesn't matter unless you planned to quad-sli) Don't buy an Asus rampage or anything crazy. Don't buy a motherboard if it's $300 or more

[bomerr]

As 600 get workstation class board, else get one of the 300 dollar solutions. 

 

I would 2nd getting an asrock mobo. 

[MITK]

I will be myself going with the sabertooth x99 ,build of super quality and come with a 5 years warranty.

 

 

Id go with a sabertooth.

 

I was considering the sabertooth but when i seen the test results on a few of the other benchmarks i thought i would go with one of them. 

[aamirilliyas123]

Go with the Asus xx9 rampage v extreme

[blueballs]

I got the Asrock x99 with no problems. Make sure you get the 5820k if you're looking at hexacores! It's the same as the 5960x, but $200 less with less PCI lanes (doesn't matter unless you planned to quad-sli) Don't buy an Asus rampage or anything crazy. Don't buy a motherboard if it's $300 or more

you mean 5930k

[Quinten Verhelst]

MSI X99S SLI Plus

It has the advanyage that is it not so expensive

[gamestoned]

I think

 

ASRock X99 Extreme6 - good

ASRock X99 OC Formula - better

EVGA X99 Classified Intel Socket LGA 2011-3 Motherboard - best
 

[Schoolofmonkey]

I think

 

ASRock X99 Extreme6 - good

ASRock X99 OC Formula - better

EVGA X99 Classified Intel Socket LGA 2011-3 Motherboard - best

 

 

I'm in the same boat as you at the moment.

I just don't have access to any of those models, so I settled on the Sabertooth, though I like the look of the MSI X99A Gaming 9 ACK.

 

This is the part of building a system that I hate, we know about the CPU, but not if the motherboard actually has all the bells and whistles you're after until you buy it..

The motherboard I'm after has to have TRUE PWM fan headers, and the only board that I know of that have that are the Asus boards.

[SurvivorNVL]

If I were to have gone ahead with my X99 build I would've snagged a Fatality Killer-X from Asrock or the WS board from them.  If it was Asus?  Sabretooth.  I love what Asrock is doing lately.