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get MSI X99A SLI PLUS or X99A XPOWER don't get the boards in the middle... not worth and get the XPOWER only if you want to go LN2 or something

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
FireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K

 

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1 minute ago, DXMember said:

get MSI X99A SLI PLUS or X99A XPOWER don't get the boards in the middle... not worth and get the XPOWER only if you want to go LN2 or something

going to be having one gtx 1070 once that comes out hopefully, and idk this mb cost a shit ton for me i dont really want to go higher it cost like 284 dollars... cheapest one. Plus my build alrdy cost like 2k usd and thats not the gpu included the gtx 1070 and that will be like 400usd ish + and then im getting a new mouse,keyboard and 2 monitors which cost like 365usd together not going to spend 400-500 dollars on a fucking mb

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9 minutes ago, Wonderguy464712 said:

going to be having one gtx 1070 once that comes out hopefully, and idk this mb cost a shit ton for me i dont really want to go higher it cost like 284 dollars... cheapest one. Plus my build alrdy cost like 2k usd and thats not the gpu included the gtx 1070 and that will be like 400usd ish + and then im getting a new mouse,keyboard and 2 monitors which cost like 365usd together not going to spend 400-500 dollars on a fucking mb

then get MSI X99A SLI PLUS

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
FireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K

 

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well the xpower sucks, so i presume this sucks even more. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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1 minute ago, harrynowl said:

Probably wont even run XMP.

*Cough* X99S XPOWER *Cough*

My current build - Ever Changing.

Number 1 On LTT LGA 1150 CPU Cinebench R15

http://hwbot.org/users/TheGamingBarrel

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Just now, TheGamingBarrel said:

*Cough* X99S XPOWER *Cough*

I did manage to get that board running XMP and beyond though, in the end.

 

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5 minutes ago, Wonderguy464712 said:

well "sli" i dont need fucking 2 gpus never going to get that.... what does it bring better/more then the raider? only cost 50 bucks more but... 

seriously? I thought it was supposed to be cheapest X99 board on the market, never mind then - Keep the Raider.

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
FireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K

 

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Just now, DXMember said:

seriously? I thought it was supposed to be cheapest X99 board on the market, never mind then - Keep the Raider.

ye lol well at least from the Norwegian site for me and saving 50 bucks can be used for something else 

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2 minutes ago, Wonderguy464712 said:

ye lol well at least from the Norwegian site for me and saving 50 bucks can be used for something else 

definitely,

that was my mistake, I thought the SLI PLUS was the cheapest board.

get a faster SSD or a higher quality PSU or something for those 50 bucks

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
FireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K

 

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If you want something just for overclocking, and dont mind down sizing, the ASRock X99M KIller is a solid board.

My current build - Ever Changing.

Number 1 On LTT LGA 1150 CPU Cinebench R15

http://hwbot.org/users/TheGamingBarrel

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Just now, DXMember said:

definitely,

that was my mistake, I thought the SLI PLUS was the cheapest board.

get a faster SSD or a higher quality PSU for those 50 bucks

ye i already have a 120gb ssd atm lying around i am going to use plus 3tb of wb blue 7200rpm i am going to get well psu and such is all good probs going to be used to my gpu or a game(s). 

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1 minute ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

If you want something just for overclocking, and dont mind down sizing, the ASRock X99M KIller is a solid board.

it cost a little less but mtax? i am going to get the r5 and its so little plus my theme is kinda black/white n a little blue maybe, idk... think raider is going to be the one (hopefully)

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