Need new X99 Motherboard

JamesGrant · 21 Apr 2016 at 10:16

Hi all,

My ASUS X99-S has failed under warranty and can now be replaced, but the S is now discontinued.

Can anyone suggest a replacement? Maybe the Sabertooth or are there other brands I should consider?

Thanks,

James

abui1806 · 21 Apr 2016 at 11:32

I would suggest to try Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion.

JamesGrant · 21 Apr 2016 at 11:39

The thing that puts me off with that is 32gb max ram. I do a lot of photo/video editing and its not to say I won't surpass this at some point.

Ayahuasca · 21 Apr 2016 at 12:02

Using the ASUS x99 Deluxe-USB3.1 myself and I've found it excellent, the SOC is king for overclocking but my 5820k runs happily at 4.7ghz on this board and will boot at 4.9. It's mainly down to the chip anyway as long as the board has an OC socket.

abui1806 · 21 Apr 2016 at 14:39

JamesGrant said:
The thing that puts me off with that is 32gb max ram. I do a lot of photo/video editing and its not to say I won't surpass this at some point.

It can also take 4x16GB of RAM.

Wulfster · 23 Apr 2016 at 08:39

I've historically used ASUS mobo's but the Rampage V seemed to have all sorts of issues and niggles so I opted for the MSI Godlike (first MSI mobo). It's been fantastically robust, feature rich and almost fire and forget.

Aesthetics are love or hate, but I love it and the onboard LED looks amazing. Will take up to 128gb ddr4 and broadwell-e ready with 2nd (maybe 3rd) bios update. Expensive, but does what it says on the tin with ease and a touch of flair

Best

Wulf

Silent_Scone · 23 Apr 2016 at 11:04

Wait for the refresh, only a month or so. Awesome things this way cometh. Also the Rampage is infinitely better than the Godlike. Especially with memory.

tipes · 24 Apr 2016 at 11:16

Silent_Scone said:
Wait for the refresh, only a month or so. Awesome things this way cometh. Also the Rampage is infinitely better than the Godlike. Especially with memory.

+1.My rog board has been flawless for me.

Stealthploit · 24 Apr 2016 at 20:39

i have one of those man what went wrong with it ???
bad rom update??

jt_uk · 25 Apr 2016 at 09:33

Sorry to disrupt the thread but can the 2nd pcie slot be used for a gpu in an x99 motherboard as some wider heatsinks might not fit if the first pcie slot is filled by a card?

stulid · 25 Apr 2016 at 18:16

jt_uk said:
Sorry to disrupt the thread but can the 2nd pcie slot be used for a gpu in an x99 motherboard as some wider heatsinks might not fit if the first pcie slot is filled by a card?

Yes.

But you might want to see how many PCI-E lanes go to that slot as if its really reduced it might knock some % off the GFX cards performance.

jt_uk · 25 Apr 2016 at 22:43

stulid said:
Yes.

But you might want to see how many PCI-E lanes go to that slot as if its really reduced it might knock some % off the GFX cards performance.

Checked the Noctua site for the ND-H15 and which boards are compatible, most heatsinks should be ok as thats a wide heatsink.

Thanks for the reply.