My current rig is sporting the X99 extreme 4 from Asrock. It's been a overall awesome board. The only problem was i broke off one of the usb 3 headers on the board but it was my fault. Overclocked my 5820k to 4.2G. Dual GTX970's. It still chews up anything I through at it. I would defninlty buy another Asrock board.
I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid 85 D0llar hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better!
I've got the 5820K in an X99 Extreme 4 as well. It's never been anything less than perfect. If they've kept it up for this version, it'll be a fine product and not just for "cheap" (is a $200 motherboard ever cheap?)
15 motherboards reviewed of the same chipset, must be an INTEL part..... lots of **** that will buy this broken platform. Looking at how ryzen2 performs this x299 platform and its cpu selection will even be a bigger joke.
Just compare those numbers to the no of Ryzen motherboard reviews they have done over the year, and you will be surprised. It seems people are more interested in buying 200 dollars and above motherboards for a stupid product line up than 100 for a fantastic price to performance king lineup. People expect good motherboard reviews and few websites out there are qualified to do so. Considering how much AnandTech's motherboard review numbers are highly regarded in the industry, I am sure hundreds of thousands of people were disappointed when they found out that there are no X370 or B350 reviews from Anand. I was.
Really makes us feel proud, eh? 6 reviews of a platform which everyone is buying while 15 of a platform the whole industry chastised and only testosterone fueled enthusiasts are buying to satisfy their ego. Really makes me proud of AnandTech. No review of the flagship Crosshair Hero, no review of the phenomenally successful Taichi, not a mention of the extremely popular Prime X370 and Asrock B350 Gaming Pro. Really, this website is outdoing itself. Nevermind, 2nd gen is here and I hope things improve.
Not to mention, not a single X399 motherboard review. Especially considering those CPU's are datacenter products and AnandTech specializes in reviewing products pertaining to that category.
Considering this latest X299 review is labelled as HEDT, and almost every motherboard review lately has been for X299, a review of X399 as an HEDT platform should fit right in.
Somehow, no.
If it's so good for the industry to have AMD back on a competitive footing, it only makes sense to provide at least a few crumbs on the platform components. What's the point of reviewing the processors, and never the motherboards required to run the processors?
My thoughts exactly. Hopefully, by the time 2nd gen Threadripper launches, they will have reviews. Hopefully! I loved this website more when Anand ran it.
I run an Asrock Z270M Extreme 4 with macOS High Sierra and Windows 10, chosen mainly for its Thunderbolt 3 AIC. I've been very happy with its function and performance. As well as good value for money, they provide very good micro-ATX products. I'm very interested in their X299M Extreme 4. Will you be reviewing it soon?
Can't wait to see what they do for the Extreme 11 version. I love their Extreme series. I have the Z77 Extreme 11 and X79 Extreme 11; there's just full of features, super overkill, love it.
ASRock is awesome. Switched to them on a whim with their Z97 Extreme 6, was so impressed with their build quality went on to own X99 Extreme 4/3.1, X99 Taichi, and Fatality B350 mITX. About to consider their X470 Taichi. They build SOLID boards with good components and a MINIMUM of 'gamer' crap branding. Shame about X299 as a platform though, as it's pretty much DOA now...
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eas1974 - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
My current rig is sporting the X99 extreme 4 from Asrock. It's been a overall awesome board. The only problem was i broke off one of the usb 3 headers on the board but it was my fault. Overclocked my 5820k to 4.2G. Dual GTX970's. It still chews up anything I through at it. I would defninlty buy another Asrock board.LaraDuncan - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid 85 D0llar hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better!Check it out what i do....
Total Meltdowner - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
Whoa 85?! Show me how!!!milkod2001 - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
Yeah, i guess playing with your funny in front on web camera does pay something. Good for you.MDD1963 - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
Instead, I too became a piece of shit scamming adds about 'Earn $85/hr from home' on tech forums...! :)allenb - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
I've got the 5820K in an X99 Extreme 4 as well. It's never been anything less than perfect. If they've kept it up for this version, it'll be a fine product and not just for "cheap" (is a $200 motherboard ever cheap?)duploxxx - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
15 motherboards reviewed of the same chipset, must be an INTEL part.....lots of **** that will buy this broken platform.
Looking at how ryzen2 performs this x299 platform and its cpu selection will even be a bigger joke.
Ket_MANIAC - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
Just compare those numbers to the no of Ryzen motherboard reviews they have done over the year, and you will be surprised. It seems people are more interested in buying 200 dollars and above motherboards for a stupid product line up than 100 for a fantastic price to performance king lineup. People expect good motherboard reviews and few websites out there are qualified to do so. Considering how much AnandTech's motherboard review numbers are highly regarded in the industry, I am sure hundreds of thousands of people were disappointed when they found out that there are no X370 or B350 reviews from Anand. I was.Galcobar - Monday, April 30, 2018 - link
There have been four X370 boards reviewed, and two B350. Borrowed this list from the ASROCK ITX X370 review on the front page.$255 - MSI X370 XPower Gaming Titanium [review]
$175 - GIGABYTE AX370-Gaming 5 [review]
$160 - ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac [this review]
$110 - Biostar X370GTN [review]
$98 - MSI B350 Tomahawk [review]
$90 - ASRock B350 Gaming K4 [review]
Ket_MANIAC - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - link
Really makes us feel proud, eh? 6 reviews of a platform which everyone is buying while 15 of a platform the whole industry chastised and only testosterone fueled enthusiasts are buying to satisfy their ego. Really makes me proud of AnandTech. No review of the flagship Crosshair Hero, no review of the phenomenally successful Taichi, not a mention of the extremely popular Prime X370 and Asrock B350 Gaming Pro. Really, this website is outdoing itself. Nevermind, 2nd gen is here and I hope things improve.Ket_MANIAC - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
Not to mention, not a single X399 motherboard review. Especially considering those CPU's are datacenter products and AnandTech specializes in reviewing products pertaining to that category.MDD1963 - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
Threadripper/X399 is HEDT, not really 'Datacenter'....(not that it would do badly in a smal/medium business, for sure)Galcobar - Monday, April 30, 2018 - link
Considering this latest X299 review is labelled as HEDT, and almost every motherboard review lately has been for X299, a review of X399 as an HEDT platform should fit right in.Somehow, no.
If it's so good for the industry to have AMD back on a competitive footing, it only makes sense to provide at least a few crumbs on the platform components. What's the point of reviewing the processors, and never the motherboards required to run the processors?
Ket_MANIAC - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - link
My thoughts exactly. Hopefully, by the time 2nd gen Threadripper launches, they will have reviews. Hopefully! I loved this website more when Anand ran it.DanNeely - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
In addition to how much RGB cancer a board has, could you start noting if it can all be disabled in BIOS/etc?Total Meltdowner - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
Hahaha, so true. The last thing I need is my room glowing at night if I leave my computer on to DL torrents.StrangerGuy - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
LED indicators are so bright these days to the point of obnoxious in an unlit room.CEH - Thursday, April 26, 2018 - link
I run an Asrock Z270M Extreme 4 with macOS High Sierra and Windows 10, chosen mainly for its Thunderbolt 3 AIC. I've been very happy with its function and performance. As well as good value for money, they provide very good micro-ATX products. I'm very interested in their X299M Extreme 4. Will you be reviewing it soon?MDD1963 - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
Intel would sell a lot more of these if they'd bring the price down to to $499 or so.... :)MDD1963 - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
(7900X, I mean....)CheapSushi - Friday, April 27, 2018 - link
Can't wait to see what they do for the Extreme 11 version. I love their Extreme series. I have the Z77 Extreme 11 and X79 Extreme 11; there's just full of features, super overkill, love it.PhrogChief - Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - link
ASRock is awesome. Switched to them on a whim with their Z97 Extreme 6, was so impressed with their build quality went on to own X99 Extreme 4/3.1, X99 Taichi, and Fatality B350 mITX. About to consider their X470 Taichi. They build SOLID boards with good components and a MINIMUM of 'gamer' crap branding. Shame about X299 as a platform though, as it's pretty much DOA now...