up from 917€ to 1427€ now, but not availavle, any1 knows whats going on?

 

just don't buy it, pick something else. 1.5k for a motherboard is just insane.

 

Asus Sucks!

 

i think asus and evga is the best manufacturers of motherboards, they provide massive features that other manufacturers cant afford or create. And stability on systems is much better. Gigabyte really sucks with their ITE I/O controllers XD)

 

As of late, ASUS (and others), are proving to be anti-consumer along with releasing inferior/flawed products. As long as people keep buying these products from those companies, nothing will change.

ASRock is one com[any that has actually improved over the past three years. Their entry level products have features normally reserved for the mid-tier. All while keeping pricing reasonable.

Keep in mind the following as an example:

• Corporate greed taking advantage of supply shortages and demand during the first two years of the pandemic
• Creating false shortages (a long proven strategy)
• Peoples willingness to purchase products in these conditions based on want, not actual need.
• Not taking the time to thoroughly research product & pricing

If a new system is not mission critical, can you your current system be upgraded for better performance with parts that can be transferred to a new build later?

• Replacing HDD with SSD.
• 32GB to 64GB of RAM for normal to heavy plugin use
• 64GB to 128 for heavy plugin or VSTi Orchestral sessions
• Removal of dust & sediment (q-tips are your friend)
• Re paste of CPU, graphics card
• Determining if your CPU cooler is more than adequate. Like those found in Dell, HP & Lenovo workstations. Very good heat dissipation.

As a closing comment. Apple is known for having an average 400% margin for their products. Aah, the Apple Ecosystem...

 

found the same model @ a local dealer for 600€, way less than half the amazon price. will go there tomorrow and see what they say.

my concern is there will be a new revision without the x3d issues, but i`m having my vacation now, dont want to wait,

and, going on 70 soon, this may well be my last pc build...

 

Obvs it's your money, and if it'll make you happy then go for it.

But imo €600 for a motherboard is insane.

 

Good! Amazon pricing is out of control. Newegg has been surprising me lately with more normal & reasonable pricing for their "shipped by Newegg" products. Always worth looking at other retailers & on-line sellers.

Understand building one last good system . Will be retirement age later this year myself.

 

in 2016 I bouth this ASUS M5A97 EVO R2 replacement mobo for 150€..
(at a time when entry boards costed around 70€..)

Just lok at the extra specs:
https://manualsbrain.com/es/manuals/1191376/?page=9

Code:

CPU
AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core
Compatible with AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Supports AM3+ 32nm CPU

Chipset
AMD® 970/SB950
System Bus
Up to 4800 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0

Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz, ECC, Non-ECC, un-buffered Memory
Dual channel memory architecture

Expansion slots
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Blue@x16 speed; Black@x4 speed)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots

Multi-GPU support
Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage
AMD® SB950 Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0,1,5 and 10 support (gray)
1 x ASMedia® PCIe SATA controller:
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports (red)
LAN
Realtek®  8111F Gigabit LAN controller
AudioRealtek®  ALC 892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports 192khz/ 24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- DTS UltraPC II
- DTS Connect
- Optical S/PDIF Out port at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter

USB
2 x ASMedia USB 3.0 controllers
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue)
AMD® SB950 chipset
-  14 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back panel)
IEEE 1394
VIA ® 6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (1 at midboard, 1 at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI Power Control:
CPU Power
 - Industry leading Digital 6+2 Phase Power Design
 - ASUS CPU Power Utility
DRAM Power
 - Industry leading Digital 2 Phase Power Design
 - ASUS DRAM Power Utility
SMART DIGI Key
ASUS EPU
 - EPU, EPU switch
ASUS TPU
 - Auto Tuning, TurboV, TPU switch
ASUS Exclusive Features
 -  ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
 - Remote GO!
 - Front Panel USB 3.0 Support
 - Network iControl
 - USB 3.0 Boost
 - MemOK!
 - AI Suite II
 - Ai Charger+
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
 - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-sink solution
 - ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Q-Design
 - ASUS Q-Slot
 - ASUS Q-DIMM
 - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
 - ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS EZ DIY
 - ASUS O.C. Profile
 - DirectKey
 - ASUS EZ Flash 2
 - ASUS MyLogo 2
 - Precision Tweaker 2
 - Multi-language BIOS

ASUS overclocking features
Precision Tweaker 2:
 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
 -  vDDNB: Adjustable CPU/NB voltage at 0.00625V increment
 - vNB: Adjustable NB voltage at 0.00625V increment
 -  vNB HT bus: Adjustable HT voltage at 0.00625V increment
 -  vDRAM Bus: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.005V increment
 - vSB: Adjustable SB voltage at 0.005V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
 -  Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
 -  PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
 - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port
1 x IEEE 1394a port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports (red)
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (One can be used for USB BIOS Flashback)
6 x 8-channel audio jacks
Internal I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports
3.0/2.0 ports
ports
(19-pin)
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2.0/1.1 ports
ports
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x COM connector
1 x TPM header
1 x DRCT header
1 x Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector
1 x System Panel (Q-Connector)
1 x MemOK! button
1 x USB BIOS Flashback button
1 x DirectKey button
1 x EPU switch
1 x TPU switc

BIOS features
64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS
2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12
PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial
Presence Detect) memory information

Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

So it had all the good features: EPU, TPU,
Backup BIOS, instant recovery BIOS, USB recovery BIOS.. and all the rest of goodies.

It has been powered-on ever since, and it's still running strong in 2023

It's crazy that nowadays mobos 2-4 times the price don't seem to give you as much..

You'd have to take a ASUS ProArt or something, and it will be allright on the most part,
but I don't recall seeing them with those BIOS backup/recovery features.

What happened all this while?

Are Chipsets all that much expensive to manufacture now?
I don't think so..

 

Last edited: Jul 16, 2023

600. wow. I can't even envision the colors of all those euros!! my computer does more than twenty tracks before freezing anything. it's price today? on amazon 100 euros. I could get 2 and use Audiogridder. for 600?