| System Name | 4K on budget |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5-6400 |
| Motherboard | Asrock B150M-HDS |
| Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EOVO |
| Memory | 16GB DDR4 2400mhz Crucial Ballistix Sport LT(8GBx2) |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 1080 Zotac Mini |
| Storage | SSD - Crucial BX 480 GB |
| Display(s) | 3840x2160 60hz 28'' Samsung UE590 |
| Case | CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 3, + bequiet 120mm shadow wings low speed |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM650x |
| Software | win 10 pro |
| Benchmark Scores | it is quiet; it is small; it runs 4K at 60fps (well almost); it costs under 1k$, well almost ;) |
Info wasn't available at time of writing, and this is not a "review"; it clearly states preview.
| System Name | Intel® X99 Wellsburg |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-5820K - 4.5GHz |
| Motherboard | ASUS Rampage V E10 (1801) |
| Cooling | EK RGB Monoblock + EK XRES D5 Revo Glass PWM |
| Memory | CMD16GX4M4A2666C15 |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS GTX1080Ti Poseidon |
| Storage | Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB /850 EVO 1TB / WD Black 2TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung P2450H |
| Case | Lian Li PC-O11 WXC |
| Audio Device(s) | CREATIVE Sound Blaster ZxR |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1200 P2 Platinum |
| Mouse | Logitech G900 / SS QCK |
| Keyboard | Deck 87 Francium Pro |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
There is definitely a market for this, and given what the board offers, I can understand why it is priced so. A video-encoding card in the box (not a small thing), plus a M.2 PCIe adapter have their costs, and this increases the value of this product by a fair bit, nevermind the huge number of features that this board has on offer. Without these add-in cards it'd definitely be priced much lower. From what we've seen for what MSI has for Z390, there is another MEG board, and it should be priced much more reasonably, but still high. This particular board definitely caters to top-level streamers, who can definitely afford $600. I actually thought it might be priced a bit more than that, so I'm rather happy with that cost. But then, I'm also a bit crazy, so whatevs.
| System Name | Blackbird |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Threadripper 3960X 24-core |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master |
| Cooling | Full custom-loop water cooling, mostly Aqua Computer and EKWB stuff! |
| Memory | 4x 16GB G.Skill Trident-Z RGB @3733-CL14 |
| Video Card(s) | Nvidia RTX 3090 FE |
| Storage | Samsung 950PRO 512GB, Crusial P5 2TB, Samsung 850PRO 1TB |
| Display(s) | LG 38GN950-B 38" IPS TFT, Dell U3011 30" IPS TFT |
| Case | CaseLabs TH10A |
| Audio Device(s) | Edifier S1000DB |
| Power Supply | ASUS ROG Thor 1200W (SeaSonic) |
| Mouse | Logitech MX Master |
| Keyboard | SteelSeries Apex M800 |
| Software | MS Windows 10 Pro for Workstation |
| Benchmark Scores | A lot. |
So the second PCIe x16 slot is always disconnected then?
There is definitely a market for this, and given what the board offers, I can understand why it is priced so. A video-encoding card in the box (not a small thing), plus a M.2 PCIe adapter have their costs, and this increases the value of this product by a fair bit, nevermind the huge number of features that this board has on offer. Without these add-in cards it'd definitely be priced much lower. From what we've seen for what MSI has for Z390, there is another MEG board, and it should be priced much more reasonably, but still high. This particular board definitely caters to top-level streamers, who can definitely afford $600. I actually thought it might be priced a bit more than that, so I'm rather happy with that cost. But then, I'm also a bit crazy, so whatevs.
