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  • DigitalFreak - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    LMAO
  • DigitalFreak - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    I get that ASRock probably sent this to you on the condition that you review it. It seems like reviews of motherboards people will actually buy might be a higher priority.
  • baka_toroi - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Imagine not spending $1K on a motherboard lmao. Are you poor?
  • Showtime - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Ikr. Peons stuck at 5.2ghz when for barely a months rent (in some places), you can get 100mhz moar! That's like 0-1 FPS gains.
  • Ithaqua - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    2 weeks for a 2bdr apartment or 1 week for a house here.
    Well worth being homeless for a week to get that extra 2% performance. (rounded up)

    But it does look pretty so maybe it's "Art" and not actually meant to be used.
  • PeachNCream - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    +1 for this (and for the LMAO directly above it - both are valid comments)
  • Gigaplex - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Reviewing limited edition products does seem a bit silly. This will sell out without wasting any effort on marketing given the limited quantities, and those who weren't likely to consider this in the first place wouldn't be swayed by a review.
  • Oxford Guy - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Designed to make overpriced lesser models look like a good deal.
  • Jon Tseng - Monday, October 5, 2020 - link

    Meh. Same as car mags reviewing super cars, or in fact tech websites reviewing RTX 3090. Even if we're never going to buy it doesn't mean it isn't of interest!
  • Spunjji - Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - link

    Sometimes, it really does.

    Car reviewers review supercars because they're fast. People thought the RTX 3090 would be fast, too (lol) and the reviews told us it kinda wasn't.

    This is $1100 worth of e-peen. That's it. All done.
  • pandemonium - Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - link

    This is computer tech. It's high priced and top tier tech, but it's computer tech none-the-less.

    It's also very functional computer tech, which makes it very worthy of being reviewed. Your comment is worthless.

    I'd rather have high priced, top-tiered computer components reviewed over low budget mainstream, mass-produced phones. This is why we come here.
  • Flunk - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    It would be interesting to see how many of these they actually sell. $1100 for a motherboard, even one that comes with a water block is just ridiculous. Especially one that's already outdated when you buy it (10 series i CPUs are just Sky Lake 5). I mean, I COULD afford to buy one those these, but it's like flushing cash down the toilet.
  • curly_poo - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    and even look at the shoddy I/O shield at the back - that should be, highly crafted, brushed aluminum, at least!!!
  • imaheadcase - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Considering that high priced motherboards back in the day was $150-200, and now high end motherboards tip the scale at $400 or so, it might be the future of pricing someday we are seeing.

    I remember my old Slot A CPU i had, we one it on a AMD event in Saint Louis from a drawing, came with CPU and motherboard was less than $500. Just had that flashback. lol
  • artman39 - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Given that this company has terrible customer service and will push a consumer to the end of their warranty when having issues with a motherboard and then tell them to go pound salt. I would contend and even hope the would never sell a single one. But we all make mistakes at least once. Consumer beware and save yourself hard earned money,try to avoid this one.
  • Oxford Guy - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Don’t forget inflation. Something like 50% since 2000 as I recall.
  • rahvin - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    No more than 1000, because that's all they are making. And I'd bet more than 1/4 went to review sites.
  • Spunjji - Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - link

    I came here for comments like this and was not disappointed 🤣
  • curly_poo - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Fast forward 18 months.....For Sale:ASRock Z490 Aqua - worth 1100, accept 900.
  • faizoff - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Amazing looking board. Who'd have thought I'd add more to my vernacular from AnandTech. Gawping at the review now.
  • MrVibrato - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Looking at the first photo, i thought who is going to cool a USD 1100 motherboard with Mountain Dew? Then i thought who is going to spend $1100 on a consumer desktop motherboard? Suddenly, everything made sense...
  • Jorgp2 - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Could be worse, they could have used some of that pastel liquid that goes bad after a week.
  • Lord of the Bored - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Who DOESN'T cool their system with Mountain Dew?
  • MrVibrato - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Me! I use only goat milk, as my grandmother taught me.
  • nandnandnand - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Your comment is worth $1100.
  • ingwe - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    I mean it does look nice. But um...that price...no thanks
  • Sivar - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Can I get a 10-pack discount? I need one for my HTPC, my wife's computer, my home server, the sprinkler system control computer, and probably others around the house.
  • MrVibrato - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    - one as USB charger for all your gizmos

    - one as scratchboard for the cat

    - and then you will need one to slide undeneath that wobbly dining table (the folded newspaper you had there before has already been thoroughly torn apart by the cat; see, now you understand why your cat should get its own scratchboard...)
  • 69369369 - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    - One as a flat surface to snort cocaine from.
  • Sgtkeebler - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    I wish I had the money to buy this board. This board looks so cool!
  • Oxford Guy - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    If you think that’s bad check out audiophile equipment.
  • MDD1963 - Friday, October 2, 2020 - link

    Yes, getting that extra 25-50 MHz sustained OC is so *well worth* the extra $900 cost in mainboard expense over a normal Z490! (<severe eyeroll partially suppressed!)
  • StrangerGuy - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Between the trend of borefest AAA games and overpriced hardware designed for youtuber epeen vanity, my propensity to spend on this hobby has never been lower for the past 20 years even as my wallet has grown a lot fatter.
  • nandnandnand - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    If we're around for another 10 years, things should get interesting. By which I mean 100x performance increases, neuromorphic accelerators, etc.
  • Gigaplex - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    What makes you think we'd get 100x the performance over the next 10 years? My new R5 3600 is definitely faster than my old i5-3570k. Given the 8 year gap, it's not even close to 10 times faster, let alone 100 times faster. Performance gains are much slower than they used to be.
  • WaltC - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    Agreed that ten years is not enough...but 30 years...very likely! But this motherboard is meant for lazy people who want "water cooling" and who have more money than brains, imo. These days, not all that uncommon a combination...;)
  • six_tymes - Saturday, October 3, 2020 - link

    is it impressive design? well duh, obviously... is it worth it if you take into consideration socket 1700 will be out just a year from now, nope.
  • Spunjji - Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - link

    Yup. Even more of a waste of money than it would be if it were the same amount for an AM4 board, and that at least has another CPU release coming out for it.
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  • dicobalt - Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - link

    If I was a water cooling guy this would be great.
  • spkay31 - Thursday, October 8, 2020 - link

    From what I've seen these waterblocks are actually not very high quality (despite the high price) and people have complained about leakage in the acrylic at the threading for the hose connectors. I like that a manufacturer has gone further to create a high end product for enthusiasts but the execution should be highly reliable at this price point. To make matters worse I read about a leaking waterblock that a customer contacted Asrock support about replacing (at his expense) and Asrock support was not helpful and provided no ability to buy replacement parts.
  • SlitheryDee - Thursday, October 22, 2020 - link

    I thought it was worth a review. I mean, I'm not buying it, but I love seeing these limited edition monstrosities every now and again.
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