with the new Z270 boards being released, this has dropped by 50% from £200+
9 available at the time of posting, but you can still order when these sell and pray they get more stock in
LGA1151 socket for 6th-gen Intel Core desktop processors
Dual DDR4 3733 (OC) support
High quality gaming performance - five-way optimisation with auto-tuning, 2nd-generation T-Topology and OC design
High quality gaming audio - reinvented SupremeFX 2015 with intuitive Sonic Studio II
High quality gaming networking - Intel Gigabit Ethernet, LANGuard and GameFirst technology
Item dispatched in 1-2 months
- vassy4u
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dozstanford
22 Jan 1720#4
Nothing like watching the value of your prized £2000 gaming rig plummet by the second.
DoctorDeals
22 Jan 175#8
I was super smug about getting mine for £130
JC2MULTIPLAYER000 to dozstanford
22 Jan 174#6
as long as the performance doesn't plummet you're fine :wink:
Fleabum
22 Jan 174#82
I personally see a gaming PC as my hobby, and for the amount of hours I spend on it, £2000 is cheap. There are a lot more expensive hobbies I could be doing other than PC gaming.
Regards
Flea
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vassy4u
22 Jan 171#1
I was about to post this. Heat added :smiley:
yoyelp
22 Jan 17#2
Killer price
haileris
22 Jan 17#3
Suspect you could resell it for more than that!?
dozstanford
22 Jan 1720#4
Nothing like watching the value of your prized £2000 gaming rig plummet by the second.
JC2MULTIPLAYER000 to dozstanford
22 Jan 174#6
as long as the performance doesn't plummet you're fine :wink:
vulcanproject to dozstanford
22 Jan 172#31
I consider it acceptable to buy high end if you plan on keeping much of the setup for a considerable length of time, even if it is relegated to second machine duties for example. If you sell the entire machine 18 months after you bought all the parts then you will take a big hit. But it's not the best option.
I spent a great deal of moolah on an X58 setup (it was the highest end unlike LGA1151 here) late 2008 and the machine was still very capable up until last year, the only major changes were adding an SSD and swapping out the graphics cards on it a couple times. 8 years it lasted before the board failed. The original hard drives still worked, so when I checked out of curiosity they had run up >24,000 hours. Ergo the whole machine had. I am satisfied I got my money's worth from that outlay.
Likewise, people that dropped a decent amount of cash on say an i7 2600k 5-6 years ago find themselves with a system that would still generally be very capable if they have it tweaked up a little.
If you build and plan a machine to keep the majority of the components for at least 5 years you'll get your money's worth. People buy new cars for £25k and find after 3 years it's worth less than half that and seemingly don't even flinch when they trade it in and lose all the money. Of course if you kept it a long time, you'll probably get your money's worth.
It's not about price, it's about value for me.
SunshineEveryday
22 Jan 171#5
heat.. contemplating whether to get it or no.. will have to change complete setup... hmmmm
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9 available at the time of posting, but you can still order when these sell and pray they get more stock in
LGA1151 socket for 6th-gen Intel Core desktop processors
Dual DDR4 3733 (OC) support
High quality gaming performance - five-way optimisation with auto-tuning, 2nd-generation T-Topology and OC design
High quality gaming audio - reinvented SupremeFX 2015 with intuitive Sonic Studio II
High quality gaming networking - Intel Gigabit Ethernet, LANGuard and GameFirst technology
Item dispatched in 1-2 months
- vassy4u
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Regards
Flea
All comments (134)
I spent a great deal of moolah on an X58 setup (it was the highest end unlike LGA1151 here) late 2008 and the machine was still very capable up until last year, the only major changes were adding an SSD and swapping out the graphics cards on it a couple times. 8 years it lasted before the board failed. The original hard drives still worked, so when I checked out of curiosity they had run up >24,000 hours. Ergo the whole machine had. I am satisfied I got my money's worth from that outlay.
Likewise, people that dropped a decent amount of cash on say an i7 2600k 5-6 years ago find themselves with a system that would still generally be very capable if they have it tweaked up a little.
If you build and plan a machine to keep the majority of the components for at least 5 years you'll get your money's worth. People buy new cars for £25k and find after 3 years it's worth less than half that and seemingly don't even flinch when they trade it in and lose all the money. Of course if you kept it a long time, you'll probably get your money's worth.
It's not about price, it's about value for me.
http://www.asus.com/Product-Compare/?products=KKuAp9d2jGnDWqzC,nNGfjO8lLX6WWoV9&b=0
As suspected for a high-end board, it is able to update the BIOS without a CPU:
https://rog.asus.com/technology/rog-motherboard-innovations/usb-bios-flashback/
"Update your BIOS without even needing a CPU!
...Simply drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32 formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS Flashback port and press the Flashback button next to it. No CPU or memory install is needed, only the ATX power connector is required. "
So it should be possible to update the BIOS to 3101 with full Kaby Lake support without needing an old Skylake CPU:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO-ALPHA/HelpDesk_CPU/
Usually don't get the point of buying a £200 motherboard when one under £100 will do (almost) the same but this is a good deal