These eight new motherboards are based on Intel's X99 chipset.
Gigabyte Intros Eight X99 Motherboards : Read more
Gigabyte Intros Eight X99 Motherboards : Read more
Those saying it's not worth it probably can't afford it!
Don't need Ferraris and Lamborghinis either as any car will get you from a-b, But I would sure as hell like to have one.
You also are not thinking about future where next iteration of direct x and the like will be using more cores instead of offloading most work onto 1 core, So even for games you will see an improvement not just for productivity.
If you are tight on money then get Z97 nothing wrong with that platform.
I was always good at those spot-the-difference picture games, but I'll be buggered if I can spot any differences between the GA-X99-Gaming 7 WiFi and the GA-X99-Gaming G1 WiFi. That's right. Not one! There must be some fine detail that evades my spidey senses.
your are right I just checked the detailed pages for each board side by side they are the same board maybe the web page is not updated totally. so there could be just 7 release boards...
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=5128,5126
I was always good at those spot-the-difference picture games, but I'll be buggered if I can spot any differences between the GA-X99-Gaming 7 WiFi and the GA-X99-Gaming G1 WiFi. That's right. Not one! There must be some fine detail that evades my spidey senses.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=5128,5126
I was always good at those spot-the-difference picture games, but I'll be buggered if I can spot any differences between the GA-X99-Gaming 7 WiFi and the GA-X99-Gaming G1 WiFi. That's right. Not one! There must be some fine detail that evades my spidey senses.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=5128,5126
I don't disagree that gamers seem to be the target audience, yet I see plenty of so-called gamers brag and crow about having 8Gb systems.
Uh. So... uh... are those now "awful machines" because NOW they hafta get 64Gb?!! Boy... I bet Pacman can REALLY gobble!
And I can't wait to see the next set of Case Reviews which have a single SSD in a 10-Bay Case and THEN have then use one of these X99 motherboards with 10-12 SATA ports on them.
"Ohhh lookee how clean I've got this case - one SSD cable tucked away."
And all that case engineering not used. All those motherboard SATA connectors not used. Yessirree, a real fine Case Review that touts itself as Gamer-centric.
All that RAM. All that storage-device connectivity. Gamer-centric? Well, the Reviewer Crews need to start filling up cases, I suppose, or else growing an imagination.
I do note that GigaB isn't using garage-coverings, temple awnings or even Asrock's carport designs over those Back Panel IOs.