The relatively recent refresh of X99 motherboards have seen several features become standard including an RGB lightshow, USB 3.1 and U.2 ports, though the chipset itself remains unchanged. [H]ard|OCP tried out ASUS' new ROG X99 Strix Gaming motherboard recently, even suffering for their fans while doing so. That minor fingernail related incident aside the board proved quite capable, though perhaps not to the extreme level they were hoping to see. In part that lies in the fact that this is a Gaming board as opposed to one of the extreme overclocking boards, which is also reflected in the pricing. For those looking for a board that runs out of the box, with some overclocking potential it is worth looking at the full review; those hoping to play with LN2 may wish to shop around more.
"ASUS’ ROG X99 STRIX GAMING motherboard adds a bit of bling to the ROG line and much needed fresh blood that comes with some cool features and a much lower price point than other ROG X99 chipset offerings. And it has all the pretty lights in any color you want, if that is your thing."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
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- Gigabyte X99-Ultra Gaming (with Broadwell-E) @ techPowerUp
- Gigabyte X99 Phoenix SLI @ Modders-Inc
- MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon @ Kitguru
- ASUS Z170-Pro Skylake Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
- ASRock Z170M OC Formula (Intel LGA-1151) @ techPowerUp
I’m starting to find these
I’m starting to find these giant I/O covers obnoxious. I suppose you could resolve that with a windowless case, but ugh…
+1 and then +1000 more.
Do
+1 and then +1000 more.
Do you also hate the whole “armor” thing as much as I do?
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