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Which stable X99 motherboard for upgrade time ? price is not an issue

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#1 ·
I really like the idea of the Asus X99 WS but I see a substantial number of negative reviews on many of the higher end boards ... I don't see many people complaining about the extreme6 or Fatality killer .

What do you guys think I should get ? Or should I wait a few months ?
 
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dupe
 
#6 ·
I like the Asus WS on paper , but on Newegg, it has 11 five star reviews and 9 one star reviews ...almost 50/50 .
Kind of makes me leary about it... almost the same situation for the ASRock Extreme11
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

I like the Asus WS on paper , but on Newegg, it has 11 five star reviews and 9 one star reviews ...almost 50/50 .
Kind of makes me leary about it... almost the same situation for the ASRock Extreme11
People who have problems are more likely to come back and write about it than people who don't have problems.
Also, you have to remember that like 90% of people are idiots and any issues they are having are (probably) user errors. The WS is a good solid board.
 
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Originally Posted by iCrap View Post

People who have problems are more likely to come back and write about it than people who don't have problems.
Also, you have to remember that like 90% of people are idiots and any issues they are having are (probably) user errors. The WS is a good solid board.
yeah that's definitely true. 90% of people are idiots. 90% of people with a problem will complain online whereas 90% of people with no issues wont post positive feedback.

Thanks for the feedback guys !
 
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it !
 
#11 ·
I have used boards from both manufacturers with intel and amd and can say I prefer the asrock boards. However, since money is not a concern, the WS series by asus has always been badass. So either way is fine. Asus did have the weird issue with some of their x99 deluxe boards killing the cpus, so either a lot of people are dumb or it was an actual thing (sad thing is that this is truly a toss up so...)
I have never had an rma issue with asrock (z77 board back to me in week and a half to two weeks, no hassle), though I will say that the one year coverage is a little short. The asus are usually longer, but based on friend's experience, a few more hoops to jump through to get replacement.
The m.2 slots on both are same speed, but the asrock has two.... if you really wanted to go to extremes (and if it's supported) you could try raiding two ssds in the m.2 slots. That would be sick.
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

I showed them the 2 Mobo's and the 5960x on newegg ....looked at me like it was chump change....they're like "just order whatever ya want" so I might get the memory too . Anyone else care to chime in on the MB's ? I wana "get while the gettins good" Thanks guys, I appreciate it !
Then get the Asus WS board and a crap ton of memory if the budget is infinite lol.
 
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Originally Posted by NYD117 View Post

You should check out this thread: http://www.overclock.net/t/1516058/official-asus-x99-e-ws-owners-thread
I read thru some of that thread on my break today. Seems alot of people are actually having probs with the WS. I know there's idiots out there ...but with all these complaints there must be something to it. It seems that of all the x99 boards, the extreme6 or Fatality killer have the least people complaining but I like the extra features with the WS or extreme11 . Yeah the money is not an issue. I saved them a ton ...and the parts I want seems to be chump change to them
 
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There are always people which are either not well informed or not careful with their hardware or just unlucky to receive a faulty part. These things happen and people tend to be unforgiving in such cases when reviewing especially when their part is quite expensive. Take x99 Deluxe for example. It is rated 3/5 on Newegg. Personally I had not a single issue with the board and I am satisfied with the features it offers. Don't forget that this is a new platform and many reviews come from people with much older BIOSes. I don't know if some bad boards are circulating in newegg either but my board was rock solid.

Furthermore if you are not stuffing a 12-18 core Xeon in there with insane amounts of storage connectivity, I would recommend the WS over the Extreme11 due to the fact that it rocks the OC socket which can give a nice boost to your system overall.
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

I read thru some of that thread on my break today. Seems alot of people are actually having probs with the WS. I know there's idiots out there ...but with all these complaints there must be something to it. It seems that of all the x99 boards, the extreme6 or Fatality killer have the least people complaining but I like the extra features with the WS or extreme11 . Yeah the money is not an issue. I saved them a ton ...and the parts I want seems to be chump change to them
I wish I've saved a lot of money these last few months, I'm ready to change my computer specs... yet again
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Its true that its sometime a bit of bad luck when you get a DOA hardware, or sometimes you even get some issues and its not your mobo and you want to believe it is
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The Xtreme11, damn that thing packs quite alot!
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#18 ·
I did the work, they told me get whatever I want... I showed them the 5960 and the WS ...was like nothing. Granted I did spend 3 days there but it doesnt feel like work to me...and they fed the hell outta me...damn they eat well over there !

My worries are that I just dont wana get a 500-$600 headache when I could get a little less featured extreme6 or Fata1ity killer that I see very few complaints about ....
...I can and would use the extra sata ports on the higher models but in all honesty the extreme6 or Fata1ity killer would suffice .

Thanks guys for posting !
 
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Originally Posted by Sintezza View Post

Why would you spend so much money on a pointless motherboard that the Asus X99 WS is?
Did you read any of this thread ? I'm spending nothing on it.
I don't game ...there are reasons people WS type features...i'll leave it at that
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

Did you read any of this thread ? I'm spending nothing on it.
I don't game ...there are reasons people WS type features...i'll leave it at that
That board has totaly nothing special to offer over the deluxe realy, only pointless PLX chips.

Oh yeah and ECC ram support., But yeah the 5960X does not support ECC ram, so again a useless feuture.

But yeah Asrock boards support ecc aswell.

So name a "special" "usefull" feuture that the Asus WS has to offer you? which any other X99 board doesnt?
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

I have an opportunity to get pretty much whichever MB and CPU I want . I've helped various friends (small businesses) with computer upgrades, migration, imaging, backups, archiving, ect over the years. I just got done upgrading half a dozen computers to SSD's , fresh installs newer windows, newer quick books ...bla bla bla ...you get the picture. I never take money but they offered to get me parts ...

I'm leaning toward a 5960x and an ASRock Extreme6 or Fata1ity killer ... I will use this computer almost exclusively for audio work, editing GoPro video (I do not like waiting for renders) and some other "non game" programs
... current rig is P6TSE with a i7-980X , I have a Sapphire R9 290 . I do not game at all, no SLi .

I really like the idea of the Asus X99 WS and the ASRock Extreme11 , but I see a substantial number of negative reviews on many of the higher end boards ... I don't see many people complaining about the extreme6 or Fatality killer .

What do you guys think I should get ? Or should I wait a few months ?
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Originally Posted by Sintezza View Post

That board has totaly nothing special to offer over the deluxe realy, only pointless PLX chips.

Oh yeah and ECC ram support., But yeah the 5960X does not support ECC ram, so again a useless feuture.
Are you reading my original post ? Because It seems like you're responding to something else . . .
 
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Originally Posted by YZ125 View Post

Are you reading my original post ? Because It seems like you're responding to something else . . .
I did read your post, but i personaly dont realy see the point of going with the Asus X99 WS.
Offcourse if it does not cost you anything, then sure its a nice board.
But people seem to go wild on plx chips and what not, But they are basicly pointless.
Because your cpu has 40 physical pci-e lanes, and thats it.

But i think there are cheaper boards which are just as good, if not better.
 
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Originally Posted by ocer9999 View Post

Both the ASUS X99-E WS and Asrock X99Extreme11 are amazing and it''l cost you over 500 bucks for either, but hey, you said money wasn't an issue
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. Or you can even look at the ASRock X99 WS-E/10G: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157537&cm_re=x99-_-13-157-537-_-Product
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Originally Posted by ssamhouu View Post

Wow, its over 600 bucks for the X99 WS-E/10G, just go with the ASUS X99-E WS or Asrock X99Extreme11
Even just thinking about the X99 WS-E/10G without a very specific need is insane. Why? This mobo is distinct by having TWO 10 Gb/s Ethernet interfaces in addition to two standard 1 Gb/s. What would be the use of those 10 Gb/s sockets??? Evidently it would be something of ultra high-end nature. Having no use for this the only logical way would be to switch them off since they take about 20 W of power. Obviously the X99 WS-E/10G is breathtaking and phenomenal for somebody who has the real use case for 2x10 Gb/s links. The case of X99-E WS is similar if not such extreme. This mobo has 7 PCIe slots with two PLX chips which allow to run 7 PCIe cards at PCIe 3.0x8. If there is no need for this, having those two PLX chips /they can not be switched off/ and 7 slots is waste of money and natural resources.
 
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