My beast (8? years ago) is starting to show its age. Asus P9X79 Pro w/ i3930k
Over the years I've only updated the GPU and HDs and now it's time to retire the mb/cpu/mem off to be a file server or something.
I'll bring my GPU (EVGA GTX 1080 FTW) and storage (Samsung 970 Pro NVMe + 850 Pro) to a new solution. I will likely stick with Intel (the 9700K looks attractive), but the motherboard is a question mark.
I've been a big fan of Asus over the years with Gigabyte being a close second -- but I have not followed this stuff since this PC was built so I don't know if their quality has gone to crap.
I will do my due diligence of reading reviews and looking at benchmarks but would like some honest real-world opinions as to what the current state of things are and what might be a worthy heir to the Asus P9X79.
Over the years I've only updated the GPU and HDs and now it's time to retire the mb/cpu/mem off to be a file server or something.
I'll bring my GPU (EVGA GTX 1080 FTW) and storage (Samsung 970 Pro NVMe + 850 Pro) to a new solution. I will likely stick with Intel (the 9700K looks attractive), but the motherboard is a question mark.
I've been a big fan of Asus over the years with Gigabyte being a close second -- but I have not followed this stuff since this PC was built so I don't know if their quality has gone to crap.
I will do my due diligence of reading reviews and looking at benchmarks but would like some honest real-world opinions as to what the current state of things are and what might be a worthy heir to the Asus P9X79.