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$2,000 is crazy for a 27". $1,000 would seem more in line with the size and features this thing offers. Now the rumored 200hz HDR Ultrawides coming from ASUS / ACER (eventually)... Just maybe.

+1 Running a 900p as a boot disk and 2x 960 Pros in MS RAID for storage. Best of both worlds. Definite improvement in responsiveness after moving to the Intel drive vs the 960s.

Good info; thanks all!

Trying to make a decision going forward for my current X299 build. Hosting two types of workloads, gaming and potentially a nested ESXi environment. Currently running a Samsung 850 PRO as an OS drive and two Samsung 960 PROs in Soft RAID as a data / install disk. Also have two Intel Optane 32GB...

No boot time numbers unfortunately. I can say booting from an install on a single Optane disk was noticeably faster than the other configs but we're talking a few seconds between configs.

Finally received a VROC standard key and did a bit of testing with my ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme. First and foremost, non-Intel drives are not supported even with the key. Both in BIOS and via the IRSTe app they show as "not supported". Testing was done with two Intel Optane 32GB modules...

Since the release of the X299 platform I've been on a mission to get VROC working. After a few months with the Gigabyte Auros Gaming 9, it was finally confirmed to be a no-go by various parties due to the PCI-E slot config of the board and lack of PCIE bifurcation support (no ASUS Hyper X16 card...

Pretty much this. I almost went AMD with this build for the first time; VROC swayed me. Had I known...

Per Gigabyte, you have to have the key even for RAID 0. Have an 7820x, and two Samsung NVMe SSDs. Nada.

For anyone curious, finally got an official response from Gigabyte Support. An Intel VROC key is required to enable any / all VROC functionality. Yes, for M2M_32G to be used in RAID setup require VROC function and VROC function is required to have Intel VROC key installed. Best Regards...

Running a 7820x on a Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 9, along with two Samsung 960 SSDs. Drives are populated based on the suggested configuration for VROC and after trying everything I can find online it's a no go. I can get the VROC menu to come up in BIOS but all that's listed in the menu is "No VMD...

Pre-ordered the 7820x this morning for pretty much this reason. Decent balance between additional cores / clock. Been waiting to upgrade from my 3770 / build a new system around a new platform and this feels like the time.

Current build:

Concrete-core chokes and hardened MOSFETs

In an word, FarCry41600p :D

My order was estimated for 10/7 as well until late last night when the status changed to "Shipping Now". Hopefully yours comes through soon.

Just got the same email. Only took them a week to realize. Wow.

My ASUS 980, ordered from Amazon on Wednesday, shipped today :) Wasn't expecting that as when I placed the order it was listed as "in stock but may require an extra 1-2 days of processing time". Expected it sometime next week at the earliest, but with next day shipping it should be here...

Lucky :) Checked my local Fry's locations (Houston). Only one location has one and when I reserved it for in-store pickup it showed as "open box". No thanks.

Buy once, buy right. If you're the type that will always be bothered by "what if I could have gone to ultra vs. high" on some future game, get the 980. If value is seriously your main concern, 970 it is hands down.

Ordered the ASUS 980 from Amazon. Shows as "In stock but may require and extra 1-2 days to process". Tired of looking at this point and will just wait it out.

Directron is showing the ASUS 980 in stock: http://www.directron.com/gtx9804gd5.html Never done business with them though. After my TD experience I think I'll hold out for stock at Amazon / NewEgg.

Just called in and cancelled my order. The Rep on the phone admitted they were out of stock and he didn't know when they would be getting more. Their page showed as in stock for 4+ hours after I placed my order. Who knows how many others are in the same boat. First and last time I'll be doing...

When you say "third party" what do you mean?

Bought the eVGA 980 from TigerDirect on Friday the 26th, mid-afternoon. Still hasn't shipped :( Even selected two-day shipping.

Ended up going with the MSI. The EVGA on Amazon got changed to "Usually delivered in 1-2 months". Would have preferred the EVGA or ASUS however no one has any stock.

Saw that, and Newegg has the MSI in stock but haven't been able to find any reviews on that variant.

After checking all the usual US outlets I've only found the MSI version in stock, with no reviews on it. Any place I'm missing or just low stocks in general at the moment? Need a new card in the next week or so and waiting for the new ASUS Strix might be cutting it close.

This does not help me :(

Thanks! If anyone finds a preorder link for NA please post :D

Any idea when these will be available / in stores? Haven't been able to find a release date.

Would be a great upgrade :D

Quality and reliability :cool:

Just got my update from Amazon. Delivery expected 28th - 29th :) Ordered around 2pm Central on the 22nd.

Ordered from Amazon around 2pm Thursday; still no shipping estimate :(

Great card; would definitely make my Christmas :)

Just rebuilt my rig and the one thing I regret not springing for is an SSD. Map loads in BF3 are taking forever. This would really round things out :)

Company with a great rep, who has actually managed to maintain quality all these years when others cut corners.

Pefect timing...My TNT128 is really bogging down in Crysis :p

In that case, how did ATI tools help you, and how did you determine it was a driver issue?