Question ASUS or MSI X299 Motherboard. Which is better?

[spikeysonic]

Got a fair idea of specs but which x299 motherboard would be best guys?

1. ASUS Intel Core-X PRIME X299 DELUXE II ATX Motherboard
   
   or
   
   
2. MSI MEG X299 CREATION

• I9 9900x Processor (Clocked up but only to fully safe with no destabilising or shortening of life)
• Be quiet Dark Rock PRO 4 250W Intel/AMD Air CPU Cooler
• Corsair 64GB Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666MHz RAM/Memory Kit 4x 16GB
• Quadro RTX 4000
  
  Starting with
  
  
• Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2 Drive (Operating system drive)
• 2x Seagate Barracuda Pro 4tb 7200rpm drives in Mirror Raid 1 Array
• ASUS x24 DVD/CD Re-Writer with M-DISC Support DRW-24D5MT
• Seasonic Focus Plus+ 850 Watt Gold Modular PSU/Power Supply

For content creation:

• Video Editing
• Compositing
• Encoding
• 3D Animation
• CAD
• Podcasting
• Audio Editing
• Graphics
• etc
• 
  
• Single and multi threaded.
  
  

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MEG-X299-CREATION

PRIME X299-DELUXE II｜Motherboards｜ASUS United Kingdom

www.asus.com

Not just looking for a straight spec comparison but issues like reliability, if the pci slots are two close, various issues, easy of bios etc.
ASUS PRIME X299 DELUXE II

 

[Lutfij]

I wouldn't invest in an optical drive in this day and age. I'd also look into 80Plus Platinum or Titanium certified PSU's since content creators often tend to have their machines running overnight(or all day). I'd also look at DDR4-3200MHz ram kits. I'll vote for the MSI off the two, shortlisted.

 

[spikeysonic]

Thanks the optical drive is for older DVDs and CDs plus only a few quid anyway... its the Mother board issue thats the biggie. How are platiumum or titaniaum psus different?.

So 3200 is the best speed for ram for an I9,9900 x processor withtou risk of damage or stability then?