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Upgrade the x99 platform?

nervoz
By nervoz
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Hello,

 

Guys, I need your advice.

Last week, after a thunderstorm, my mobo (an Asus x99-a) got fried. Luckily it didn't kill anything else.

The question is, would it be wise to upgrade the platform, mobo and processor to a newer series or just change the mobo to, let's say a Asus x99-A II?

 

My current setup was:

Asus X99-A

5820k @ 4.2 with Evo 212

16GB hyperx ddr4@2133mhz

Asus 1070 GTX strix

 

Also, the Asus x99-A II is now around 240$. If you would recommend an upgrade, what would you suggest for mobo and processor?

 

Thank you.

 

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lol no it's fine dude, im on fuckin B85 with no issues

Home PC:

CPU: i7 4790s ~ Motherboard: Asus B85M-E ~ RAM: 32GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1666 ~ GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro ~ Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-03 ~ Storage: Kingston Predator 240GB   PCIE M.2 Boot, 2TB HDD, 3x 480GB SATA SSD's in RAID 0 ~ PSU:    Corsair CX600
Display(s): Asus PB287Q , Generic Samsung 1080p 22" ~ Cooling: Arctic T3 Air Cooler, All case fans replaced with Noctua NF-B9 Redux's ~ Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion ~ Mouse: Cheap Microsoft Wired (i like it) ~ Sound: Radial Pro USB DAC into 250w Powered Speakers ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64
 

Work PC:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1275 v3 ~ Motherboard: Asrock E3C226D2I ~ RAM: 16GB DDR3 ~ GPU: GTX 460 ~ Case: Silverstone SG05 ~ Storage: 512GB SATA SSD ~ Displays: 3x1080p 24" mix and matched Dell monitors plus a 10" 1080p lilliput monitor above ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64

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Were you happy with performance from your rig? If yes, then just buy new motherboard and be happy with it.

If you were looking at upgrading already, then buy new motherboard + CPU. But that will cost you a bit more.

Then again X99 is kinda dead platform ...

 

240$ for X99? In EU you can get X99 motherboards for less than 200€, so in US it should be less than 200$.

 

If that would happen to me, I would just sell CPU, and buy new one + new motherboard.

Intel i7 12700K | Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 | Pure Loop 240mm | G.Skill 3200MHz 32GB CL14 | CM V850 G2 | RTX 3070 Phoenix | Lian Li O11 Air mini

Samsung EVO 960 M.2 250GB | Samsung EVO 860 PRO 512GB | 4x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 140mm fans

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Buy X99 mobo again. 

 

Like every extreme platform, from X58 to X79, the mobos go up SHARPLY in price as used Xeons flood the market from decommissioned servers. 

 

In a couple years mobos will be $350+ and you can pick up 8 and 12 cores for $80, just like X79. 

idk

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