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Limp Gawd
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- Nov 14, 2004
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Hey all.
So, I'm looking to do a build around my i7-6850k and I've encountered a surprising number of bad reviews / complaints about Asus x99 motherboards toasting their CPUs and/or needing multiple RMAs.
I was considering going with an ASUS board, despite the X99-A having some recurring issues in the i7-5820k build I did for a family member but noticed a LOT of reviews on Newegg and a number of threads in forums about their CPUs getting toasted.
Has ASUS been doing a "bad run" for awhile on the x99 platform? I really like white / black aesthetics of many of their boards (as well as some of the EZ moad features of the AI Suite), but am a little nervous to throw down money on a board that could kill my CPU.
Can anyone confirm if this is indeed a thing? If so, I would welcome suggestions on mATX or ATX x99 boards with thunderbolt 3 support, 2 way SLI and Crossfire support, as well as M.2 NVME and RAID 0 support. Looking to build a gaming / media production / do everything rig.
So, I'm looking to do a build around my i7-6850k and I've encountered a surprising number of bad reviews / complaints about Asus x99 motherboards toasting their CPUs and/or needing multiple RMAs.
I was considering going with an ASUS board, despite the X99-A having some recurring issues in the i7-5820k build I did for a family member but noticed a LOT of reviews on Newegg and a number of threads in forums about their CPUs getting toasted.
Has ASUS been doing a "bad run" for awhile on the x99 platform? I really like white / black aesthetics of many of their boards (as well as some of the EZ moad features of the AI Suite), but am a little nervous to throw down money on a board that could kill my CPU.
Can anyone confirm if this is indeed a thing? If so, I would welcome suggestions on mATX or ATX x99 boards with thunderbolt 3 support, 2 way SLI and Crossfire support, as well as M.2 NVME and RAID 0 support. Looking to build a gaming / media production / do everything rig.