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#5427823 Posted on: 05/04/2017 07:53 AM
600$ for a motherbord and waterblock seems to much to me. isn't it?
600$ for a motherbord and waterblock seems to much to me. isn't it?
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#5427855 Posted on: 05/04/2017 10:26 AM
It is, I'd expect X99 for that price.
600$ for a motherbord and waterblock seems to much to me. isn't it?
It is, I'd expect X99 for that price.
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#5427856 Posted on: 05/04/2017 10:32 AM
Can you imagine the prices on X299? Oh, my...
Can you imagine the prices on X299? Oh, my...
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#5427865 Posted on: 05/04/2017 10:54 AM
Thanks HH for the review. Asus does not disappoint when it comes to quality motherboards.
I did not see temperatures when overclocking that 6700K.
Oh boy! your 6700 sucks when it comes to voltage. 1.392v for 4.8GHz?!!
Touch wood on my previous 4790K and my current 7700K, I have to negative offset them to get to 4.6GHz(1.20v), and 4.8GHz(1.216v) respectively.
Thanks HH for the review. Asus does not disappoint when it comes to quality motherboards.
I did not see temperatures when overclocking that 6700K.
Oh boy! your 6700 sucks when it comes to voltage. 1.392v for 4.8GHz?!!
Touch wood on my previous 4790K and my current 7700K, I have to negative offset them to get to 4.6GHz(1.20v), and 4.8GHz(1.216v) respectively.
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#5428031 Posted on: 05/04/2017 04:38 PM
This price doesn't make sense to me. Same MB without the block cost about $350? plus corsair water cooling for about $100 with same results. Total $450. And a lot less work to set it up.
This price doesn't make sense to me. Same MB without the block cost about $350? plus corsair water cooling for about $100 with same results. Total $450. And a lot less work to set it up.
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#5428081 Posted on: 05/04/2017 05:45 PM
This makes me feel good with my rig, my CPU, MB and RAM cost 555€...
Like Hilbert said in his review, i don´t understand the point of buying such an expensive MB for cpus like the 7700K/7600K but ok....
This makes me feel good with my rig, my CPU, MB and RAM cost 555€...
Like Hilbert said in his review, i don´t understand the point of buying such an expensive MB for cpus like the 7700K/7600K but ok....
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#5428459 Posted on: 05/05/2017 01:58 PM
For that kind of money they could have given one more expansion slots. That is a deal killer for me.
For that kind of money they could have given one more expansion slots. That is a deal killer for me.
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#5428479 Posted on: 05/05/2017 02:55 PM
The price is absurd when X299 motherboards and related updated CPUs are right around the corner. People who have water cooling already are basically throwing away $100 or whatever it cost for their waterblock. Overlocking is the same as any motherboard. And the features are fully loaded, but so are other motherboards that cost half the price. I guess you are paying for the aesthetics. It's just absurd that this is exists at this price point when X299 is a month or two away.
The price is absurd when X299 motherboards and related updated CPUs are right around the corner. People who have water cooling already are basically throwing away $100 or whatever it cost for their waterblock. Overlocking is the same as any motherboard. And the features are fully loaded, but so are other motherboards that cost half the price. I guess you are paying for the aesthetics. It's just absurd that this is exists at this price point when X299 is a month or two away.
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#5428500 Posted on: 05/05/2017 03:27 PM
Since when did they bring back tape cassettes, because that's what it almost looks like. LMAO
Since when did they bring back tape cassettes, because that's what it almost looks like. LMAO
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#5428513 Posted on: 05/05/2017 03:56 PM
This is one of those products for people with more money than brains, evidently...
Fits in the $700-$1500 GPU market brackets perfectly...!
This is one of those products for people with more money than brains, evidently...
Fits in the $700-$1500 GPU market brackets perfectly...!
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#5429026 Posted on: 05/07/2017 10:53 AM
Onboard Intel iGPU has a HDMI 1.4 port?
Not for this kind of money.
It should have a MegaChips LSPCon.
Onboard Intel iGPU has a HDMI 1.4 port?
Not for this kind of money.
It should have a MegaChips LSPCon.
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#5429876 Posted on: 05/09/2017 06:22 PM
Just FYI, your comment about wanting 5GbE on this board? You really don't want it.
It would have to be on the DMI bus, which on a system with this board is likely already saturated by m.2 SSDs (because who is going to spend $600+ on a mobo and not use RAIDed PCIe x4 SSDs?). Throwing yet another device under the DMI that can completely saturate it is just compounding the issue that already exists.
If you really think you need 5GbE (which is not a lot of people, have you seen the costs of even a basic switch?), wait for X299 where it can get its own PCIe link, or throw a 10gbE card in the second PCIe graphics card slot.
Just FYI, your comment about wanting 5GbE on this board? You really don't want it.
It would have to be on the DMI bus, which on a system with this board is likely already saturated by m.2 SSDs (because who is going to spend $600+ on a mobo and not use RAIDed PCIe x4 SSDs?). Throwing yet another device under the DMI that can completely saturate it is just compounding the issue that already exists.
If you really think you need 5GbE (which is not a lot of people, have you seen the costs of even a basic switch?), wait for X299 where it can get its own PCIe link, or throw a 10gbE card in the second PCIe graphics card slot.
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Speaking of ROG, I hope to see Asus make some strip am4 boards, the aesthetics on the z270e are sooooo nice.