Ultimate X79? Five $320+ LGA 2011 Motherboards, Reviewed

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I did get the R4E.. and believe me when I tell you that it is beyond awesome. It has the best of the best that ASUS has to offer. So if the ASUS boards came out on top, the top ASUS board would top those.[citation][nom]elbert[/nom]If the average Joe can only expect 4.4GHz with x79 I would guess many will stick with easy to reach 4.7GHz 2600K on air.[/citation]
 
x79 is for people who are serious about work. I do programming in Visual Studio, heavy encoding and decoding, and other things. On top of that i have running virtual XP and another copy of Virtualized Windows 7 and 6 core does wonders. In fact i could utilize 8 core easily. Of course i do gaming! If you are only about gaming and some basic computing save money and get LGA1155.
 
[citation][nom]Crashman[/nom]That's simply not true, I've been following this a while. If you want to apply the "typical" label to that O/C you need to raise the voltage level to 1.45V 4.8 GHz at 1.35V would be exceptional, and if you're getting 4.8 GHz at the 1.35V setting I'd wager that your board is sneaking up 1.45V without your knowledge.[/citation]

Pretty much, give or take. Check my i2500K CPUID link in my profile. I set Vcore to 1.40 and maxed out at 4.83GHz, so I'm sort of lucky. At 1.35V the best I can run Prime95 stable is 4.55GHz. That's a lot more voltage to pump up for just a 6% increase in clock speed. Can you say diminishing returns?

While I've hit 5.1GHz for short term testing, the voltage required (approaching 1.5V) and the temps (~70C load on the NH-D14 vs. sub-60 for both the above) do not bode well for longevity. I find 1.35V at 4.5-4.6GHz the sweet spot for a balance between long term stability and a performance overclock...IF you can do it.
 
LoL Whoever buys this intel stuff is seriously just doing it for bragging nothing else.
I see totally no reason why anyone would buy this, when a simple 2600k almost performs the same with a easy overclock.......
 
[citation][nom]leeghoofd[/nom]LoL Whoever buys this intel stuff is seriously just doing it for bragging nothing else.I see totally no reason why anyone would buy this, when a simple 2600k almost performs the same with a easy overclock.......[/citation]
6 cores and 4 cores are different in a way.Not much but when you see later on that the possibility of having 8 cores on the LGA2011 might get you to sway your mind.
 
[citation][nom]ghnader hsmithot[/nom]rampage iv extreme??????????????????????????????[/citation]Ask Asus why they chose these boards, your question has been answered this way several times!
 
Why does the chipset diagram say this?

"1 GB/s each x1 bi-directional"
"PCI Express* 2.0"


To achieve 1 GB/s on each x1 PCIe lane,
the clock rate must be 8 GHz -AND-
the new 128b/130b "jumbo frame"
must be supported:

Divide 8 GHz by 8 bits per byte:

8G/8b = 1.0 GB/s on each x1 PCie 3.0 lane.

So, then, why does the chipset diagram say "PCI Express* 2.0" ??

Anybody?


MRFS
 
Im still undecided ASUS delux vs gig assassin 2. Can anyone give me help why not to go with gig? I heard there bios update fixed alot of issues. Plus bluetooth 4.0 for my phone wifi wich I won't use most likely.
 
But expensive overpriced crap is the reason people keep playing the lotto... that and "Moms need money for her operation" or "i have lost my house, car, boat, and family on blackjack... so i can't possibly lose with 1/13,983,816 odds"
 
[citation][nom]jaquith[/nom]Where's the ASUS Rampage 4 Extreme, EVGA X79 Classified and Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7?! Those are the big boys.Yep, the lithography bug of the SB-E will be interesting after its' re-release.[/citation]You know where they are, back at the factory. When a company chooses not to send something, it's usually because they're still working towards its perfection.
 
Buyer Beware of Newegg
While the board may in fact be a great product I am extremely unhappy with Newegg. The board initially had a problem with the integrated NIC and sound so I sent the board in for an RMA repair/replace and Newegg not only made the board worse they had the audacity to blame me and claim it was customer caused damage and the warranty was voided, now I am stuck with a $350 paperweight while the rest of my $2000 PC sits lifeless on my desk.

I have been building systems for over 20 years, I am a professional in the IT field and certified to work on Dells for my company, I have never once damaged a board by neglect or any other means.

Newegg has just lost a lifetime customer and if I can help it I'll make sure none of my colleagues ever shops here again either.

If you do shop with Newegg and are unfortunate enough to receive a defective part, DO NOT SEND IT BACK TO NEWEGG, if at all possible try to send it back to the manufacturer.

I have mainly purchased Gigabyte boards over the years and I cannot complain about Gigabyte, I expect that occasionally there will be defective parts but my track record with them has been really good.

It is sad when a big company cheats the little guy, and unfortunately the only outlet we have is to report them to the BBB, dispute the charges, and write bad reviews which I have started all 3.
 
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