skypine27 wrote:
OP reporting in:
Swapped out the R5E for an R5E V10 a while ago, and LED ram. *Got them to look like rocket pops!
And I switch from Rampage V Extreme to Rampage V E10.
i'm proud to say I have board ASUS launched for 10th ROG Anniversary.
Special customers who no money to change platform so fast could search for such unique hardware.
I spent all of money on hardware.
For now only this picture but I have EKWB Monoblock and that mena only once... Watercooling.
Because custom tax I will import separate things, radiator + fittings/tubes, than pump/reservoir combo.
Later I will replace CPU from budget i7-5820K to some model who can deal in games with i9-7900X.
I loved both of my motherboards, Rampage V Extreme I will almost cry when buyers arrive.
I hope RVE10 will serve me as RVE. It's better board, no doubt, more new things, no useless SATA Express,
but have important U.2, USB 3.1 both A+C, premounted I/O shield.
Very important x4 PCI-E if not for 28 than for CPU with 40 PCI-E lanes.
Bad because ASUS didn't present ROG mATX X299. I have in head such insane project for Mini ITX or better mATX boards in SFX Case.
But both CPU and GPU need to be cooled with 280mm radiator and no place for racing OC just components to stay cool after normal OC.
Mini ITX X299 is sentenced to SO-DIMM and no Sound Card, and it's unknown difference between SO-DIMM and desktop memory,
mATX have desktop memory and place for sound card.
But for now I will stay on X99. i9-7900X is to expensive, different price would force more people to switch to X299.
Example i9-7900X to cost 500$. That would be reason to switch. Now one i7-6900K or OC i7-5960X on old motherboards outperform i7-7820X in games.
I can't explain how I was satisfied with Rampage V Extreme but RVE10 with Monoblock RGB is different class, something I wished from launch date.
I couldn't miss to switch because price of switch cost me one EKWB Monoblock RGB, rest of money will be full compensate after sell RVE.
X99 is strong platform, two generations of desktop processors and two generations of Intel Xeons V3 and V4, up to 18 and up to 22 cores.