Need help on picking a X99 mobo

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
D

Draculrider

Reputable
Apr 21, 2015
5
0
4,510
I recently built my first computer and I have a ASUS Z97-AR motherboard. I want to switch the mobo because I've got blue screens a few times even though I deep clean my PC everyday. So no viruses. (got blue screened while playing Final fantasy 14)

I've been looking at getting a X99 mobo so I can run Unreal Engine 4 without having problems with heavy loading.

I've narrowed it down to EVGA X99 Classified and Gigabyte X99-SOC champion, but I'm open to suggestions. I want to find a mobo that will last me a long time, be able to perform better and be able to run Unreal Engine 4 without blue screening or freezing.

Specs-
Case: Corsair 760T ATX Full Tower
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-AR LGA 1150 Intel Z97
Processor: Intel Core i5-4960K 3.50GHz
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
Video card: Gigabyte GTX 760 GDDR5-2GB
Power Supply: CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
 
Solution
yeskay
Sort by date Sort by votes
yeskay

yeskay

Distinguished
Jul 12, 2014
1,258
0
20,460


Recent history of ASUS is a bit disappointing, considering the fact of RMAs in raise. Reliability and Performance are the things that comes to my mind whenever I see or hear about the Gigabyte name.

Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion is from Ultra Durable Series, a solid performer with great reliability. I would highly recommend this board over EVGA.

20150311140845_big.png


Grab it, Cheers!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
D

Draculrider

Reputable
Apr 21, 2015
5
0
4,510


I kept seeing bad reviews on other Gigabyte mobos except for its X99-soc champion on newegg. A friend of mine told me that he's used EVGA and its last him. He's also used Gigabyte, but did have some issues with it. That's why I have no idea which to go for. Originally was going for ASUS Maximus hero VII until I heard from him that ASUS has been disappointing lately for the price of their maximus series boards.

Do you have any suggestions? Is MSI better?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
yeskay

yeskay

Distinguished
Jul 12, 2014
1,258
0
20,460


These boards are in the top of the line segment. As far as I see, most of them has at least one top-notch X99 motherboard in their armory. Since you are not comfortable with Gigabyte, I would suggest this, Tom's Hardware Approved! & Techpowerup Recommended:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $218.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 15:39 EDT-0400

In our part of the world, there are no EVGA boards available. So I can't comment on that.

But I would conclude by saying this:

On Newegg.com, 21 X99 motherboards including the above mentioned MSI, have 4/5 ratings (MSI , ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, EVGA). Only 4 X99 motherboards have 5/5 ratings, out of which GIGABYTE GA-X99-SOC Champion tops the list:

Newegg.com X99 boards with only 5 and 4 ratings, sorted by highest rated motherboard first.

- GIGABYTE GA-X99-SOC Champion 6 ratings - 5/5 5 times, 4/5 1 time.
- ASRock X99 WS-E 3 ratings - 5/5 2 times, 4/5 1 time.
- ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 & MSI X99A GAMING 7 1 rating - 5/5 1 time each.

Though I've suggested the MSI X99 S Gaming 7 above, if you look closely in the reviews, it has 29 ratings, 20 being positive, 9 negative. So considering these stats, I would still go with GIGABYTE GA-X99-SOC Champion which has high ratio of positive to negative ratings, i.e., 6 positive and 0 negative ratings. Give it a try you may like it and will never look back on other brands when it comes to motherboards.

Cheers!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom