After laying a preorder for the X370 Titanium by MSI, it occured to me there are a number of problems in their marketing - 1. they don't advertise a backplate, which the Intel models (Z170/270) have, the VRM pictured certainly don't seem to be the same as the "Ti" branded ones on Intels and it's apparently 6+4 phase. On top of that, it's clearly more expensive than the Intel varieties, and I just got told by Mwave that it won't apprently be available until 10/3!
Anyhow I swapped my order to the ASRock Taichi. They clearly have the best power package going on, has a free WiFi card, has 2x M2 slots, is $20 cheaper. Only downfalls I could see is not much USB on rear and RAM is only really supported to 2667, but they are advertsing strong VRM for RAM anyway.
I sent an email to MSI detailing why I've made the switch, and asked why they haven't marketed these features. Anyhow I'm glad Mwave had a delay on stock, that was the final nail in the coffin.
Anyhow I swapped my order to the ASRock Taichi. They clearly have the best power package going on, has a free WiFi card, has 2x M2 slots, is $20 cheaper. Only downfalls I could see is not much USB on rear and RAM is only really supported to 2667, but they are advertsing strong VRM for RAM anyway.
I sent an email to MSI detailing why I've made the switch, and asked why they haven't marketed these features. Anyhow I'm glad Mwave had a delay on stock, that was the final nail in the coffin.