Looking for a stable X99 motherboard for 5820K

[GamingDaemon]

Hello PC Lovers!

I posted a different thread about which CPU to buy yesterday for a new build for my wife who does video editing and rendering. The consensus was go with a 5820K.

So, looking at X99 motherboard, I see a lot of complaints about the stability of a wide range of motherboards (ASRock, MSI, Gigabyte) on both Newegg and Amazon. These are brands I typically choose when building my 115x gaming rigs, and see 85% happiness on the reviews.

What gives with the X99s?

Since this is for my wife, I need ZERO issues. This is for hr work, and the last thing I want is issues with her PC, especially when I am at work myself.

Also, I already have bought 4x8GB PC-2800 memory for her.

So, focusing on stability #1, and OC #2, what X99 motherboard should I buy? I may do a gentle OC up to 4.2 or so, and it will be water-cooled.

 

[Arachnotronic]

What's your budget?

 

[RaistlinZ]

Stability is luck of the draw, especially if you're overclocking. Just go with a brand that has the features you want coupled with the best support.

 

[Arachnotronic]

FWIW, I think this board should work great: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3132516&cm_re=asus_x99-_-13-132-516-_-Product

 

[GamingDaemon]

Budget for all of everything is about $2k, because I will be giving her my TitanX and getting myself a 980GTX Ti SC, and will need to build her a new PC entirely... giving her old one to our daughter.

So probably around $200 for the motherboard.

 

[dmoney1980]

Go for the Asus x99-a. I had it, then like an idiot replaced it with the Rampage V thinking I'll get better OC out of it, and it's been headache at times. Get the x99-a, it's a stable, no frills board.

 

[GamingDaemon]

Go for the Asus x99-a. I had it, then like an idiot replaced it with the Rampage V thinking I'll get better OC out of it, and it's been headache at times. Get the x99-a, it's a stable, no frills board.

Cool, thanks! This one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132261

or this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132516

 

[dmoney1980]

either, the only difference is the USB 3.1 ports in the back. I had the cheaper version

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Go for the Asus x99-a. I had it, then like an idiot replaced it with the Rampage V thinking I'll get better OC out of it, and it's been headache at times. Get the x99-a, it's a stable, no frills board.

I agree. I recently upgraded to X99 and got the ASUS x99-a/USB3.1 and it's been great. There were a few stability issues at first (I'm using DDR4 3000, which can be hard for some HSW-e processors) but after updating the bios to the latest it's been incredibly stable with my overclocking.

 

[GamingDaemon]

Cool, thank you everyone.