Der8user is an outlier with his tests - others are not reporting the same issues. That being said, once the power usage was being reported I immediately dropped an notion of getting a board with a single 8 pin power connector for the CPU.
Just an FYI - you can get the 7900x at Newegg Buisness for $949.99 with code B2BEMC50JN. See post here:
https://slickdeals.net/f/10289392-intel-skylake-x-i9-7900x-10-core-cpu-949-99-at-newegg-business-with-promo-code-b2bemc50jn?v=1&p=101553868#post101553868
The thermals have me worried, especially from Tom's Hardware review. If Intel releases a new version with solder, as the rumors have mentioned, I will take the leap. But until then, I think I am going to hold off on a new system.
I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps its due to the new chipset and the need for some updates but a little disappointing in the comparison performance with the i7 6950x.
This is what I have heard/read. If you take a 10% IPC improvement from Haswell to Skylake and add in the "potentially" better overclocks on the Skylake X vs Ryzen, the price difference for the Intel might be worth it. Granted, Ryzen will be more power efficient. A friend built a 1700x ssytem...
With Intel having higher overclocks and leading in IPC, I would not be surprised to see the I9 have a 25% to 35% advantage per core. I am glad AMD is back in the game though. Intel would have never released Skylake X so soon if Ryzen was not competitive with their current offerings.
The biostar racing might be a great lower cost board. It will be around $250 according to this video - pricing is discussed at 1:33:
https://youtu.be/gETHFMf1fcU
Nice feature set:
http://wccftech.com/intel-x299-motherboards-pictured-asus-asrock-gigabyte-biostar-evga-msi/
Biostar X299 Racing...
Any thoughts on this motherboard - Biostar Racing x299:
https://ocaholic.ch/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16602
I am looking for more of a basic motherboard without all the RGB crap that will overclock a i9 7900x well. Rumor has it this board will be around $250.
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