mfenn
Elite Member
Well for one I really don't like the Black and Gold color scheme.
There is the SupremeFX sound design, better OC tweaking capabilities, SSD Secure Erase through the BIOS, Music PnP allowing me to stream audio directly from a device through the mic jack to my speakers without turning on the system, superior noise reduction for VoIP (and I do a lot of VoIp even when at home), 802.11ac wireless to go with my 802.11ac wireless router, and better power design and parts.
Wow, you really are the perfect ASUS customer! :awe: Let's run down your list shall we?
- The SupremeFX is still an ALC1150, just like the Deluxe. That means it's good, but nothing terribly special. If you have a sound setup good enough to hear the difference in OP-AMPs between the two, you'd be better off investing in a real DAC.
- Not sure what you mean here, the Deluxe BIOS has pretty much every overclocking feature out there.
- You can secure erase SSDs with any number of free utilities. You're not going to be doing it so often than you need it in the BIOS
- I don't see how Music PnP is useful at all. You're buying a $240 mobo to use as an ... audio cable?
- Rule number microphone gain issues: Buy A Better Microphone. Then you won't have to jack the gain up so much that you need noise cancelling.
- Good thing the Deluxe has 802.11ac as well.
- The Deluxe has a very good power delivery subsystem, practically the same as the MVII without the branding. At any rate, power delivery is NOT the problem for Haswell in an ITX case (or any case really), it's cooling.
I can kind of see the audio argument, but the issue is that fancy software never makes up for getting good quality analog components (speakers, mics). Your money is better spent there. I think the general theme here is that you shouldn't believe everything that a marketing dept throws at you. Their job is to come up with nice-sounding features (pun intended) that cost very little to implement and sound cool. Actual real-world usefulness is not even on the list.
Oh and the Deluxe actually has Bluetooth as well according to ASUS, it just doesn't show up on Newegg's description.
There is also the fact that I will be taking this build to LAN Parties. I go to two major ones (and a dozen minor local ones) and if you've ever been to one then you know that people always want to know what you are using in your build. ROG is respected and it is something to brag about when showing off your system. There is a certain "Rule of Cool" to be had at such events.
I guess if your definition of "cool" is "hey lookie, I spent more money than you", then sure. You might impress the scrubs, but people who are actually in the know will be snickering behind your back at how much you overpaid.
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