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That looks way better then the extreme.
Shame it doesn't have a 2nd bios and more pci-e caps.
It does have dual eps though which is nicier then the extreme, but if you take a look the extreme has extra caps after the pwm.
I wonder how it clocks the mem compared to the extreme.
Nice looking board though, except maybe the south bridge heatsink.
Mostly functional heatsink setup too.
Also can't beat the dual lan and the full setup of pci-e slots (this is how it should be...).
The extreme is definitely still the best clocker from the looks of it in my opinion.
IF.. the extreme didn't exist this might be the one I would go for.
I like the color scheme and heatsink design.
Originally Posted by alacheesu
All of the things I care about (dual identical NICs allowing teaming, debug LED & OC buttons, beefy CPU power provision, full complement of PCIe slots, full complement of USB3.0), none of the things I don't (WiFi, streaming capture chips, other bells and whistles). Would be nice to see some closeups of the socket area and to get an idea of the sorts of options the BIOS will allow.
Rig specs
CPU: i7 5960X Mobo: Asus X99 Deluxe RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill DDR4-2400 CAS-15 VGA: 2x eVGA GTX680 Superclock PSU: Corsair AX1200
Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism
I'm personally considering the EVGA FTW X99. I'm just waiting for reviews. I did however have the P9X79 WS back in the day when it was first launched. Great board but horrible color scheme. Love this new board tho
MSI NF980-G65 AM3 / SLI
AMD 1090t 6 Core @ 4.0GHz
8 GIG Corsair XMS3 9-9-9-24 2000mhz
SLI'd Asus ENGTX460's 1gig Video @ 850 / 2200
Corsair Force 120 SSD
Asus SATA DVD Burner
Westinghouse 37" W3 LCD @ 1920 x 1050
HT Omega Claro ( 8788 Sound Chipset )
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
At least ASUS got it right with the colour scheme on this one, because their previous WS boards really looked horrible with a strange colour scheme and cheap looking heatsinks.
AMD Threadripper 12 core 1920x CPU OC at 4Ghz | ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme X399 motherboard | 32GB G.Skill Trident RGB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM | Gigabyte 11GB GTX 1080 Ti Aorus Xtreme GPU | SilverStone Strider Platinum 1000W Power Supply | Crucial 1050GB MX300 SSD | 4TB Western Digital HDD | 60" Samsung JU7000 4K UHD TV at 3840x2160
So no more SAS for WS boards?
-PB
-Project Sakura-
Intel i7 860 @ 4.0Ghz, Asus Maximus III Formula, 8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X F3 (@ 1600Mhz), 2x GTX 295 Quad SLI
2x 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 RAID 0, OCZ ZX 1000W, NZXT Phantom (Pink), Dell SX2210T Touch Screen, Windows 8.1 Pro
Koolance RP-401X2 1.1 (w/ Swiftech MCP35X), XSPC EX420, XSPC X-Flow 240, DT Sniper, EK-FC 295s (w/ RAM Blocks), Enzotech M3F Mosfet+NB/SB
I was too until I discovered it didn't have M.2 or SATAe -
Boards at the same price and lower have M.2 standard, some Ultra M.2 - this is pretty unacceptable if you ask me.
I think investing in a modern, brand new platform with new standards like DDR4, but no support for next-gen SSDs is kinda redundant and a waste..Just my opinion though.
Iron Lung 3.0 | Intel Core i7 6800k @ 4ghz | 32gb G.SKILL RIPJAW V DDR4-3200 @16-16-16-36 | ASUS ROG STRIX X99 GAMING + ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 STRIX GAMING | Samsung 960 Pro 512GB + Samsung 840 EVO + 4TB HDD | 55" Samsung KS8000 + 30" Dell u3011 via Displayport - @ 6400x2160
I'd guess priority is now shifting to SATA express and to a lesser extent M.2.
Rig specs
CPU: i7 5960X Mobo: Asus X99 Deluxe RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill DDR4-2400 CAS-15 VGA: 2x eVGA GTX680 Superclock PSU: Corsair AX1200
Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism
Anything with 8x288 pin drr4 is a must in my book. Glad most are doing that.
Looks that way.
Out of interest though, I haven't seen any Sata Express drives yet?
Or just not in the mainstream consumer channels anyway (or I'm under a rock somewhere).
-PB
-Project Sakura-
Intel i7 860 @ 4.0Ghz, Asus Maximus III Formula, 8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X F3 (@ 1600Mhz), 2x GTX 295 Quad SLI
2x 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 RAID 0, OCZ ZX 1000W, NZXT Phantom (Pink), Dell SX2210T Touch Screen, Windows 8.1 Pro
Koolance RP-401X2 1.1 (w/ Swiftech MCP35X), XSPC EX420, XSPC X-Flow 240, DT Sniper, EK-FC 295s (w/ RAM Blocks), Enzotech M3F Mosfet+NB/SB
Movieman want dual proc
"Thing is, I no longer consider you a member but, rather a parasite...one that should be expunged."
BUT they already know that!
Crunch with us, the XS WCG team
The XS WCG team needs your support.
A good project with good goals.
Come join us,get that warm fuzzy feeling that you've done something good for mankind.
The X99 WS will be here this week, and did some one say dual proc's ???
You do know it's not polite or wise to yank the chain of someone with a heart condition I assume!The X99 WS will be here this week, and did some one say dual proc's ???
Crunch with us, the XS WCG team
The XS WCG team needs your support.
A good project with good goals.
Come join us,get that warm fuzzy feeling that you've done something good for mankind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS56PxWCNNA
Going from the review above it seems it may have 2 plx chips.
I guess when they added all those 16x slots, they must of thought they needed the lanes to go with them :\.
That kinda sucks...
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