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Hey everyone,
I have the Xeon E5-2699 CPU and I'm looking for a motherboard to best match my gaming needs.
Before you go all berserk, I did not buy this CPU especially for gaming. Relax
Gaming would be the main use, however, and so I would like to pick the best one for it.
As far as I can tell - there are not that many differences between the different models/companies, but I would like to hear your opinion regarding the build and materiel quality.
I am not looking for anything specific, and I have not seen anything that stands out too much in terms of features, but of course if there are any features which you would suggest I have in my motherboard I will be glad to hear about.
Basically in terms of features, I believe I am just looking for something that is "future proof", containing USB-C and/or USB 3.1. Other than that - the quality and reliability of the board is top priority.
So. Gigabyte and Asus are pretty much the main companies in my country. I converted the price to USD for your convince.
Currently I am thinking about either the Gigabyte X99-Ultra Gaming (388$) or the Asus X99-A II (344$).
All of the boards are pretty "close in price", and I'm definitely willing to spend more for a quality board which I will not regret buying.
Here is the (almost) full list of 2011-3 motherboards which are sold in my country. If you see anything that you believe is better, please let me know. I am also specifying the price of the motherboard here, but I will once again say that the cost is fairly irrelevant to me, so everything that is in here I am willing to buy. Don't be shy if you think the more expensive one is worth it
Gigabyte
Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI - 325$
Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX - 379$
Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming - 388$
Asus
Asus X99-E - 316$
Asus X99-A II - 344$
Asus SABERTOOTH X99 - 447$ (No Type-C, but a decent amount of USB3.1 and 2.0/1.1 at the back panel)
Asus ROG STRIX X99 - 493$ (Not cheap, but worth it?)
Thank you,
Kfir
I have the Xeon E5-2699 CPU and I'm looking for a motherboard to best match my gaming needs.
Before you go all berserk, I did not buy this CPU especially for gaming. Relax
Gaming would be the main use, however, and so I would like to pick the best one for it.
As far as I can tell - there are not that many differences between the different models/companies, but I would like to hear your opinion regarding the build and materiel quality.
I am not looking for anything specific, and I have not seen anything that stands out too much in terms of features, but of course if there are any features which you would suggest I have in my motherboard I will be glad to hear about.
Basically in terms of features, I believe I am just looking for something that is "future proof", containing USB-C and/or USB 3.1. Other than that - the quality and reliability of the board is top priority.
So. Gigabyte and Asus are pretty much the main companies in my country. I converted the price to USD for your convince.
Currently I am thinking about either the Gigabyte X99-Ultra Gaming (388$) or the Asus X99-A II (344$).
All of the boards are pretty "close in price", and I'm definitely willing to spend more for a quality board which I will not regret buying.
Here is the (almost) full list of 2011-3 motherboards which are sold in my country. If you see anything that you believe is better, please let me know. I am also specifying the price of the motherboard here, but I will once again say that the cost is fairly irrelevant to me, so everything that is in here I am willing to buy. Don't be shy if you think the more expensive one is worth it
Gigabyte
Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI - 325$
Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX - 379$
Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming - 388$
Asus
Asus X99-E - 316$
Asus X99-A II - 344$
Asus SABERTOOTH X99 - 447$ (No Type-C, but a decent amount of USB3.1 and 2.0/1.1 at the back panel)
Asus ROG STRIX X99 - 493$ (Not cheap, but worth it?)
Thank you,
Kfir