New X99 motherboards revealed

[OddsCrazyStuff]

So far so does we have 3 from Gigabyte: http://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/2402-unreleased-gigabyte-motherboards-unexpectedly-at-pax-east

GA-X99-Designare EX

GA-X99 Phoenix SLI G1

GA-X99 Ultra Gaming

 

More info: http://wccftech.com/gigabyte-x99-motherboards-broadwell-e/

[Rune]

When did enthusiast motherboards get so boring?

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Just now, Rune said:

When did enthusiast motherboards get so boring?

You mean the looks?

[potoooooooo]

Broadwell-E ready?

[OddsCrazyStuff]

1 minute ago, potoooooooo said:

Broadwell-E ready?

It would be strange if they released new motherboards along side the new CPUs and didnt support them.

[potoooooooo]

Just now, OddsCrazyStuff said:

It would be strange if they released new motherboards along side the new CPUs and didnt support them.

Broadwell-E isn't actually released yet

[Stefan1024]

1 minute ago, potoooooooo said:

Broadwell-E isn't actually released yet

It's up for preoder.

Also I expect all X99 boards to get a BIOS upgrade for Broadwell.

[potoooooooo]

Just now, Stefan1024 said:

It's up for preoder.

 

Time to come out from under my rock now i guess

[afyeung]

The first good looking X99 boards lol. I swear a lot of people went Z170 for the looks because basically all X99 boards look like trash compared to Z170. 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

4 minutes ago, afyeung said:

The first good looking X99 boards lol. I swear a lot of people went Z170 for the looks because basically all X99 boards look like trash compared to Z170. 

I think they are Z170 boards converted to X99, at least in terms of new features and looks.

[Sakkura]

3 minutes ago, potoooooooo said:

Broadwell-E isn't actually released yet

The motherboard manufacturers probably have all the info required to make them Broadwell ready now. 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Yeah, it seems they are bring everything they did to Skylake over to the X99 platform:

Plus it seems that the RGB trend continues.

[ashtaroth]

Where the hell are the Matx ones?

[OddsCrazyStuff]

4 minutes ago, ashtaroth said:

Where the hell are the Matx ones?

They will most likely come later, if there is a demand for X99 MATX.

Also, these are just the first 3 new motherboards and only from Gigabyte.

I expect to see more news about X99, now that Gigabyte have taken the spotlight.

[かあびぃ]

11 minutes ago, Stefan1024 said:

It's up for preoder.

Can't seem to find it on the ncix us site any more. weird.

[ashtaroth]

3 minutes ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

They will most likely come later, if there is a demand for X99 MATX.

Ah yeah I forgot about that. I remember someone from Asus (think it was Raj) that said there was not enough demand to make Rog x99 Matx

 

There are others but I rather see the entire line up before pulling the trigger and finishing the upgrade.

[Stefan1024]

4 minutes ago, かあびぃ said:

Can't seem to find it on the ncix us site any more. weird.

The peroder prices were insane anyway. Nobody should buy them at this price level.

[かあびぃ]

Just now, Stefan1024 said:

The peroder prices were insane anyway. Nobody should buy them at this price level.

As soon as they drop a bit in price i'm gonna sell my 5820k and get one of gigabytes motherboards, cause holy shit the newer x99 motherboards look amazing to me. 

[Stefan1024]

1 minute ago, かあびぃ said:

As soon as they drop a bit in price i'm gonna sell my 5820k and get one of gigabytes motherboards, cause holy shit the newer x99 motherboards look amazing to me. 

To me they look very similar to the old once. Also they hardly offer any performance gain. And 350 $ just for a bit better looks isn't really a good deal.

[かあびぃ]

Just now, Stefan1024 said:

To me they look very similar to the old once. Also they hardly offer any performance gain. And 350 $ just for a bit better looks isn't really a good deal.

I got the x99x killer from asrock. I didn't go for any of the current gigabyte ones as they were wayyy too expensive. However we don't know the launch price for these yet, as with a definitive launch price for Broadwell-E.

 

Even the current gigabyte ones don't look as good to me. Just love the reinforced pcie slots.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

2 minutes ago, Stefan1024 said:

To me they look very similar to the old once. Also they hardly offer any performance gain. And 350 $ just for a bit better looks isn't really a good deal.

Its more about the features they add, like the new M.2 ports.

Also, there might be something that we cant tell yet, like a new power design to allow the 10 core to overclock better.

[Serin]

Why with the big ugly IO covers from skylake? Is much ugly.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Only care about m-ATX anymore.

[Master Disaster]

50 minutes ago, Serin said:

Why with the big ugly IO covers from skylake? Is much ugly.

Only 2 standard screws, first thing I did with my board was remove the IO cover.

[danoedel97]

Whats up with the irregular spacing on the PCI-E slots? You can't get a 3 (double slot) card setup going without an irregular bridge, and abnormal spacing of the cards. That would look horrible.