X99 Motherboard - Cant decide

ScorpioJonesy · 12 Jan 2016 at 18:35

Hi All,
I am trying to decide which mobo to get for a new 5820K x99 setup. I am not going to be going mad with overclocking, probably just CPU multiplier and a slight voltage tweak and aim for 4.2 to 4.5 . The choice is at the moment down to the MSI x99a-sli, the gigabyte x99 or the asus x99-a. Are they all about the same or is one going to be much better?

Thanks!

Silent_Scone · 12 Jan 2016 at 18:58

X99 Deluxe or ROG.

Deluxe is enough for most users. The x99-A isn't all that great with memory.

stulid · 12 Jan 2016 at 19:00

If you dont already have a cpu - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-30-pounds-saving-bu-020-gi.html

faceman123 · 12 Jan 2016 at 19:00

What ram and will you have a m2 drive

RockoSRI · 12 Jan 2016 at 19:22

This bundle below is pretty good. MSI X99-A board

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...-discount-bundle-45-pounds-off-bu-016-ms.html

I've got the above bundle with an i7 5820K Oc'd to 4.5Ghz

ScorpioJonesy · 12 Jan 2016 at 19:23

Silent_Scone said:
X99 Deluxe or ROG.

Deluxe is enough for most users. The x99-A isn't all that great with memory.

I am looking at the lower end boards so sub £225, preferably one of the ones I asked about. The Asus deluxe or ROG boards are total overkill.

stulid said:
If you dont already have a cpu - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-30-pounds-saving-bu-020-gi.html

I don't have a CPU (bundles at OCUK look good) but why is the Gigabyte one better? I had a look at their x99 boards on the website and there are about 4 or 5 which all look about the same but I got the impression this was the lowest end one?

faceman123 said:
What ram and will you have a m2 drive

DDR4 2400, not fussed which. If I went for the MSI MB then OCUK do the bundle with 16GB of balitic

Not m2 yet but may do in the future.

ScorpioJonesy · 12 Jan 2016 at 19:24

RockoSRI said:
This bundle below is pretty good. MSI X99-A board

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...-discount-bundle-45-pounds-off-bu-016-ms.html

I've got the above bundle with an i7 5820K Oc'd to 4.5Ghz

What cooler and voltage you got on that? Price wise the MSI bundle is an amazing buy and very tempting.

RockoSRI · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:10

ScorpioJonesy said:
What cooler and voltage you got on that? Price wise the MSI bundle is an amazing buy and very tempting.

Phanteks PH-TC14PE Cooler

1.3v with 1.9 input voltage

Jfan · 13 Jan 2016 at 16:54

How about the asus X99-s? Its basically the deluxe without all the extra crap

Edit: It looks like the x99-s has been replaced with the x99-pro

~>Dg<~ · 14 Jan 2016 at 16:34

stulid said:
If you dont already have a cpu - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-30-pounds-saving-bu-020-gi.html

was thinking of getting that bundle until i read the reviews about the motherboard. :eek:

seems to have lots of issues.

littlepuppy · 14 Jan 2016 at 22:02

I have an MSI (Krait) and love it so can certainly vouch for MSI.

setter · 14 Jan 2016 at 22:10

MSI user here too, (X99s mpower). Been pretty impressed with it after being an asus devotee.

Petelock · 17 Jan 2016 at 11:14

Another advocate for the MSI boards (X99A Krait here). Nice and clean bios menus and had no problems with any updates or installations.

OracIe · 17 Jan 2016 at 12:24

Asus X99 Pro/Deluxe. You can't go wrong.

hobib_ali · 18 Jan 2016 at 22:56

OracIe said:
Asus X99 Pro/Deluxe. You can't go wrong.

yeah go with the asus, I had massive bios issues on 2 brand new gigabyte boards, one after another, it turns out the issue was common and the fix was to flash the bios, I tried and failed miserably, so I got a ROG extreme x99, only problem is I bought a clearance board and it came without the control o/c panel and a few cables and a few bent cpu pins, its ok though I created a big stir and they have agreed to send me out a new one for the price of a clearance one.