Asus vs msi vs gigabyte x99 motherboard?

[Joongi Baek]

Hi. I am planning to build an gaming pc. But I am choosing which x99 motherboard to get. I heard that gigabyte motherboards are bad but idk if thats true. I will overclock and i will go sli. I will also stream on twitch and record my videos for youtube. It needs to be great for gaming. Please help me. Thanks a lot.

 

[arpansaha]

IMO Asus x99 motherboards are the best.
Although i would not recommend x99 chipsets at all as it requires ddr4 ram which is about $258 for an 8gb ram which is necessary for a hardcore gamer better if 16gb. x99 s require 5th gen cores as well.
x97 chipsets are the best
you can get the maximus vii hero mobo which has x97 chipset or rampage iv which is equally good or rather better for a bit of more money. And intel 4770 k has a clock rate of 4.4 ghz which is higher than any intel processor even more than the 5th gen ones.

 

[Joongi Baek]

IMO Asus x99 motherboards are the best.
Although i would not recommend x99 chipsets at all as it requires ddr4 ram which is about $258 for an 8gb ram which is necessary for a hardcore gamer better if 16gb. x99 s require 5th gen cores as well.
x97 chipsets are the best
you can get the maximus vii hero mobo which has x97 chipset or rampage iv which is equally good or rather better for a bit of more money. And intel 4770 k has a clock rate of 4.4 ghz which is higher than any intel processor even more than the 5th gen ones.

I will use 5th gen haswell-e processors. Oh and my corsair dominator pro 32gb ram is ddr4 so x99 is great for me. X99 is new so it has lot new features.

 

[PIEapple]

I have MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC,very nice board with i7 5960x.Asus have oc socket fire board issues....

 

[arpansaha]

IMO Asus x99 motherboards are the best.
Although i would not recommend x99 chipsets at all as it requires ddr4 ram which is about $258 for an 8gb ram which is necessary for a hardcore gamer better if 16gb. x99 s require 5th gen cores as well.
x97 chipsets are the best
you can get the maximus vii hero mobo which has x97 chipset or rampage iv which is equally good or rather better for a bit of more money. And intel 4770 k has a clock rate of 4.4 ghz which is higher than any intel processor even more than the 5th gen ones.

I will use 5th gen haswell-e processors. Oh and my corsair dominator pro 32gb ram is ddr4 so x99 is great for me. X99 is new so it has lot new features.

Well if you want to go for x99s with the money you are very welcome but I am unaware of the many features which you are talking is in x99 and not in x97 chipsets.
Intel every year produces a newer version of a chipsets. They call it "tick and tock" style modification. "tick" means a major change for example high processing speed difference and all but this year it is a "tock" style change which means minor modifications like thinner core 22nm technology which increases efficiency(lower power consumption) and bit better cooling as a consequence but people are waiting for a better chipset than x99 which will have a "tick" style of modification.
Hope this helps, but don't feel I am forcing you to buy a x97 or any other just my opinion rest is up to you. Goodluck.

 

[arpansaha]

I have MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC,very nice board with i7 5960x.Asus have oc socket fire board issues....

Just see the Asus Maximus VII Ranger
http://www.asus.com/in/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_RANGER/

Just unparallel with unlimited oc-ing and hotwire technology which can help professionals consumers to modify their own motherboards. It has authentic features like Extreme Tweak, GameFirst III and ROG Ram Disk. It is a must watch for hardcore gamers and very much worth the price.

 

[PIEapple]

Confirmed: Asus OC Socket Does Not Void Warranty

Intel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown

 

[Joongi Baek]

I have MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC,very nice board with i7 5960x.Asus have oc socket fire board issues....

Just see the Asus Maximus VII Ranger
http://www.asus.com/in/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_RANGER/

Just unparallel with unlimited oc-ing and hotwire technology which can help professionals consumers to modify their own motherboards. It has authentic features like Extreme Tweak, GameFirst III and ROG Ram Disk. It is a must watch for hardcore gamers and very much worth the price.

Asus Maximus VII Ranger does not support LGA 2011...

 

[Joongi Baek]

Confirmed: Asus OC Socket Does Not Void Warranty

Intel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown

Thats impossible.

 

[Joongi Baek]

bump

 

[Joongi Baek]

UGH still no answer...

 

[PIEapple]

UGH still no answer...

If you want to overclock ,stream ,record and gaming on x99 platform.
I would go MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC,prefect overclocking performance ,have Streaming Engine will have better stream and record for you,msi gaming series have best quality would best for gamer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($419.99 @ B&H)
Total: $419.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 01:46 EST-0500

 

[Joongi Baek]

UGH still no answer...

If you want to overclock ,stream ,record and gaming on x99 platform.
I would go MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC,prefect overclocking performance ,have Streaming Engine will have better stream and record for you,msi gaming series have best quality would best for gamer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($419.99 @ B&H)
Total: $419.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 01:46 EST-0500

this is an great motherboard! thanks PIEapple!