Getting a i7 5820k from microcenter soon, and i was wondering which motherboard would be a good choice as i plan to overclock and i want a lot of options for future proofing here are the options that come with the microcenter combo
Asus Sabertooth X99/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 for $600 AsRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-3 ATX for $ $460 AsRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-3 ATX for $480 Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P LGA 2011-3 ATX for $465 Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI LGA 2011-3 ATX for $550
I've never used any AsRock product so i'm a bit iffy toward them, and my current system uses an Asus mb and I have had no issues with it but obviously the Asus is the most expensive which leads me to the question, is it worth it?
From the boards you listed uphere, the sabertooth is indeed the most expensive. This is basicly because it also has the best vrm design of those boards, with 8 true phases dedicated to the cpu. Its a sollid board for sure, but a bit pricy. Are those the only combo´s you can choose at? The other boards basicly have a good vrm aswell for the entry level 6 core chips.
I´m personaly not realy a huge fan of the first batch Gigabyte X99 boards. Because they had allot of issues with the bios being unstable. Not sure if they allready have fixed their bios, but has been itchy.
Also about the Asrock X99 boards. They are basicly sollid aswell. But i would recommend if you look at one of those, to pick a usb3.1 version of those boards. The reason for this is that the USB3,1 version come with an usb3.1 addin card, But also do they feuture the OC socket, which the non3.1 boards dont have. For the rest the vrm design on Asrock X99 boards is basicly sollid aswell.
i could eventualy provide some detailed info on the vrm designs on those boards if needed.
Also i want to mention, the Asus X99-A USB3.1 basicly has a similar vrm design as the Sabertooth. But is significantly cheaper then the Sabertooth.
Yeah or he could grab the Asus X99-A USB3.1 Its slightly gimped down in connectivity feutures from the Asus X99 pro. It does not come with blue tooth and wifi for example. But it does come with a sollid vrm.
The motherboard's that I listed above are the motherboards that microcenter offers as combo's with the CPU so i get a discount for getting both together, however i could forego those motherboards and just pick up the CPU for $320 and then decide upon a wider variety of motherboards, im pretty much making a new computer with the exception of the graphics card which i already have so i figured it was best for me to ask if any of those motherboards were any good considering im in foreign territory (previous AMD user) the sabertooth is definitely one B.A. motherboard but there are probably a lot better options for cheaper if i get the cpu and motherboard separate. Money isn't really the issue to an extent. i just want to get the best bang for the buck
Well i personaly think that $600,- for the 5820K + Sabertooth isnt a bad deal. Because thats allmost an $80,- discount. On the otherhand like i said above you might also look at the Asus X99-A USB3.1. Its currently arround $205 bucks right now. And its one of the best boards to grab at that entry level price point imo. There is no board at that price point that offers a better vrm cirquitry.
I wholeheartedly recommend Asus Sabertooth boards. My roommate has the Sabertooth X99 on question, and has had no issues, along with getting some pretty impressive overclock results from his 5820k.
I have the Sabertooth 990FX in my AMD system, and my experience has been the same. They're a very solid line of boards.
Yea i think that solidifies myself on the Sabertooth then, like MisteryAngel said, its a good price for it for a great board, and if you're giving it a thumbs up ju1es, theres no doubt in my mind that i will be completely satisfied with the board. Thanks for all the help!
If you can afford it, then for sure the Sabertooth. However if you'd be okay with maybe getting another mobo. Perhaps the MSI X99S SLI Plus or MSI X99S Krait Edition would be a better option. I like Asus mobos, but in this case maybe an MSI board might be better.
I can only speak personally for the Asus Sabertooth as I own it. It's a very nice board with a lot of great features and options. But I hear it has DoA issues and people seem to report that too. Mine seems good.
Working in retail I think the Asrock is probably the thinest x99 board I'd recommend and I dont see it coming back to the store working in retail.
The last system I had, had a Gigabyte 990FX board in it and while its bios was weird it served me very well and I didn't have any issues with it. An x99 board from gigabyte has that same good taste in my mouth but I've heard bad things from it and memory/cpu compatibility in the tech shop at my work.
Yeah there been a few reports from people who had issues with the Sabertooth and the Deluxe in particular. I have not realy been able to findout what the actual issue was. Some people seem to had issues wenn they updated to a certain bios version. Other were reporting a few doa´s, which is realy weird, since Asus claims that they test Sabertooth boards before leaving the factory. Still i do think that it was probably just a bad batch. Because lately i dont read that much new complaints about it anymore.
The reason I suggested a couple MSI boards is because they're cheaper and should be decent to overclock if that's what you're looking to do. Again, I like Asus I plan on using a Z170-Pro (Non Gaming) in my first build that I have planned for this summer.
+1 for this. I would have liked the the Sabertooth, but I was able to get an X99S Krait for $180 after rebate back in December. Still got the 5820k from Micro Center because they price their CPUs so well, and my MC only has 3.5% sales tax.
Again I like Asus, I plan on using a Z170 board from them for my first build but MSI does have decent mobos, and for X99 they have a couple decent looking mobos.