Hi All
I've decided to build a PC which represents the last hurrah of the "High End DeskTop" (HEDT) platforms. I also believe this kind of PC would still be a beast and I plan to use it for my main PC for a long time.
I plan to use all new components for the build, and I of course know that the main components (CPU and MB) are long out of production, but plenty of old-new stock can be found on eBay and such.
I originally planned to use ASUS Rampage VI Extreme but the ones (new) available for my location cost upwards of 2300$ ! That's just too much. I'm willing to spend 1000 to 1200$ max and even that's pushing it. (OK I just checked: The Rampage VI Extreme is still available on Amazon for 1,286.86$ but the Pro WS X299 SAGE II is 969$ (brand new) so my question stays)
So I'm asking for general opinions of course but also much more specifically: The packaging! Why? 'cause I had X99-E WS - the board with 1 star on Amazon! And the most atrocious RMA rate ever! OK I'm exaggerating a bit, but this board is bad - plain and simple. And a big reason for that was the packaging. The board was not well secured in the box and could literally tumble in side of it! I personally ordered one but ended up receiving three board subsequently as part of my troubleshooting process. I kept one and returned the other two. ALL of them had transport damage. No wander that board had such large failure rate. And here is the problem: from what I can see watching unboxing videos of Asus Pro WS X299 SAGE II - it has the same packaging! I think the only reason it (and all other ASUS WS motherboards) don't have such a bad reputation is because relatively few people bought one.
So do you have experience with Asus Pro WS X299 SAGE II? Does it resemble mine with X99-E WS? Are there any other concerns you might have about it?
Your thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
P.S: My X99-E WS was the only MB that I ever owned that died on me. Yes it worked of a long time but few ports died as time went by - and then it finally died completely. No other Mobo I owned ever died on me like that.
I've decided to build a PC which represents the last hurrah of the "High End DeskTop" (HEDT) platforms. I also believe this kind of PC would still be a beast and I plan to use it for my main PC for a long time.
I plan to use all new components for the build, and I of course know that the main components (CPU and MB) are long out of production, but plenty of old-new stock can be found on eBay and such.
I originally planned to use ASUS Rampage VI Extreme but the ones (new) available for my location cost upwards of 2300$ ! That's just too much. I'm willing to spend 1000 to 1200$ max and even that's pushing it. (OK I just checked: The Rampage VI Extreme is still available on Amazon for 1,286.86$ but the Pro WS X299 SAGE II is 969$ (brand new) so my question stays)
So I'm asking for general opinions of course but also much more specifically: The packaging! Why? 'cause I had X99-E WS - the board with 1 star on Amazon! And the most atrocious RMA rate ever! OK I'm exaggerating a bit, but this board is bad - plain and simple. And a big reason for that was the packaging. The board was not well secured in the box and could literally tumble in side of it! I personally ordered one but ended up receiving three board subsequently as part of my troubleshooting process. I kept one and returned the other two. ALL of them had transport damage. No wander that board had such large failure rate. And here is the problem: from what I can see watching unboxing videos of Asus Pro WS X299 SAGE II - it has the same packaging! I think the only reason it (and all other ASUS WS motherboards) don't have such a bad reputation is because relatively few people bought one.
So do you have experience with Asus Pro WS X299 SAGE II? Does it resemble mine with X99-E WS? Are there any other concerns you might have about it?
Your thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
P.S: My X99-E WS was the only MB that I ever owned that died on me. Yes it worked of a long time but few ports died as time went by - and then it finally died completely. No other Mobo I owned ever died on me like that.