What are the prices of these x299 mobos? Are they all generally in 400-500 range, or is there any for 200-250? I bought my X99 last year for about 250, no way i would pay more than that.
Wait until 06-19 (pre-order) or 06-26 (shipping and general availability).
I don't see how X99's pricing of 200 USD and up would become 400 USD and up, given that X299 features are very similar to X99's.
THE NEW AREA-51 DESKTOP INCLUDES A MOTHERBOARD BASED ON THE INTEL X299 CHIPSET WITH AN UNLOCKED BIOS FOR OVERCLOCKING SUPPORTING CPUS WITH THE SOCKET R4 (2066 PINS). IT WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH A 6, 8, 10, OR 12-CORE CPU OPTION
Area 51 featuring Intel Core X-Series will arrive on August 22, with pricing to be announced soon.
ASUS TUF X299 MARK 2 = 250 USD
The Asus boards had the highest falue rates of x99 boards. Biostar has had low falue rates over the past years and good designs, I'd look at that or a gigabyte board. They made some good value x99 boards.
You know, I think its premature to buy a motherboard for a CPU that we have no specs on, and no benchmarks. Not to mention what they might be benchmarked against.
The Asus boards had the highest falue rates of x99 boards. Biostar has had low falue rates over the past years and good designs, I'd look at that or a gigabyte board. They made some good value x99 boards.
But like it was said already, we need benchmarks and then probably another quater before we have numbers on the falure rates.
For me personally, actual performance differences of mobos are usually diminutive. I am not trying to break overclocking world records. So aside from bugs, falue rate is the most interesting thing about mobos for me.
Where are you getting this data? Sounds very dubious. If data exists, I'd like to know how many units sold vs number of failures.
Biostar hasn't been considered in the enthusiasts community for a very long time. I'd say well over a decade. They didn't even make an X99 board. They've been associated with no frills, basic, and cheap. Their X299 boards may change all of that though. They don't have the proven track record like Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, and MSI have. They would have to come on strong in order to get a slice of enthusiast buyers.
You sound quite butthurt. Where were you when Ryzen made it's premature debut? Early buyers could well have used your crystal ball skills. Intel's HEDT platform is a proven platform. No need for fear-mongering.Rationality is in short supply.
Although you gotta wonder how many are actually buying and how many are just talking big...
Same with the X58 early adopters? What a mess that was.You sound quite butthurt. Where were you when Ryzen made it's premature debut? Early buyers could well have used your crystal ball skills. Intel's HEDT platform is a proven platform. No need for fear-mongering.
With any new architecture there will be teething issues. It should be expected. Intel hasn't had a new architecture for a very long time, just refining and tweaking what they already have. AMD has been taking care of the AM4 teething issues at a pretty good pace. And they deserve the same forbearance that Intel received when their architecture was new and shiny.Isn't that the difference here though, Intel had to go through all those trouble to be where it's at with it's platform. It's definitely the proven platform.
You sound quite butthurt. Where were you when Ryzen made it's premature debut? Early buyers could well have used your crystal ball skills. Intel's HEDT platform is a proven platform. No need for fear-mongering.
But it should be about stability, foremost. I believe most are aware of AMD's upcoming processor(s). I genuinely wish them luck, for the sake of competition but I don't subscribe to the experiment they're about to unleash on the market. I saw how the Ryzen release went, and that is a mere octacore. All I can say is power to the people who buy that behemoth of a chip. Me, I prefer the Intel line, as stupid as my decision may seem. Thanks, anyway.Its not about stability - why pay obscene amounts of money for a platform when you don't know where its performance will fall relative to the competition? (which will be available at approximately the same time).
Seems pretty stupid to me.
The Asus boards had the highest falue rates of x99 boards. Biostar has had low falue rates over the past years and good designs, I'd look at that or a gigabyte board. They made some good value x99 boards.
But like it was said already, we need benchmarks and then probably another quater before we have numbers on the falure rates.
For me personally, actual performance differences of mobos are usually diminutive. I am not trying to break overclocking world records. So aside from bugs, falue rate is the most interesting thing about mobos for me.
But it should be about stability, foremost. I believe most are aware of AMD's upcoming processor(s). I genuinely wish them luck, for the sake of competition but I don't subscribe to the experiment they're about to unleash on the market. I saw how the Ryzen release went, and that is a mere octacore. All I can say is power to the people who buy that behemoth of a chip. Me, I prefer the Intel line, as stupid as my decision may seem. Thanks, anyway.