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I’ll try and get you a discount once they hit retail.
That would be great, with 70+ VM's I'm running out of resources... 
That would be great, with 70+ VM's I'm running out of resources...
Why don't you try hosting some VMs on your VMs?
It seems the fastest motherboards are from asrock and gigabyte:
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Unfortunately, he didn't compare asroks MBs.
I'm definitely considering one of the asrock boards based on reviews - anecdotally they seem to have a much faster startup time.
I found this one at $450, but they wrote No Returns/No Exchanges; does this mean it's used?
Manufacturers warranty would still be in effect. I think stores have had bad experiences with customers whose builds are questionable.
Other items in that same store don't have that clause and the price for that board usually starts from $600...
ebay.com: ASRock X870E Taichi Lite; $550 + $17.25
He accepts offers; he does not accept "returns, but backed by eBay Money back guarantee".
He accepts offers; he does not accept "returns, but backed by eBay Money back guarantee".
This auction finishes in 13 minutes (10:10 AM in Washington state, USA): ASRock X870E TAICHI AM5 AMD Extended ATX Motherboard *NEW* *READY TO SHIP* | eBay
Currently it's $600, you could try $680.
But at post fifty, you could try to offer $500 (x870e taichi lite).
Currently it's $600, you could try $680.
But at post fifty, you could try to offer $500 (x870e taichi lite).
Thanks @xilolee - appreciate the help!
I found an X670E ASRock Taichi in the eBay results that was listed as New from a reputable seller - I'll sell my previous board once I go through the RMA process and should be able to get a chunk of the cost back as well.
The ASRock boards had the best reviews and reported boot times - but I'll report back once it's installed!
Not having to reset my Ethernet adapter every time I download a Steam game would be a nice improvement... The boot times I don't mind as much, although it was a shock after moving from the much faster boot time DDR4 systems.
I found an X670E ASRock Taichi in the eBay results that was listed as New from a reputable seller - I'll sell my previous board once I go through the RMA process and should be able to get a chunk of the cost back as well.
The ASRock boards had the best reviews and reported boot times - but I'll report back once it's installed!
Not having to reset my Ethernet adapter every time I download a Steam game would be a nice improvement... The boot times I don't mind as much, although it was a shock after moving from the much faster boot time DDR4 systems.
...and installed :)
Motherboard arrived today, and I've swapped it over to the Taichi.
So far -
- POST screen is now displayed on boot (previous motherboard wasn't outputting video until Windows was loading)
- Fans are much much quieter - I'd previously set them on the lowest setting available on the MSI motherboard, but either my setup was wrong, or the minimum is just much faster than the ASRock. Probably just an issue with my fan curves, but either way the ASRock defaults are much better.
- Bootup time is significantly faster - ~10 seconds vs the 50-60 seconds before.
Ethernet connection is stable, and it's not cutting out like it did with the MSI board, but it is much slower on first usage. Will check I have the right drivers installed and maybe try on Wifi as well, as there might be other factors (nothing is downloading in the background in resource monitor, but maybe something else is going on with my connection or Steam's connection). On the plus side it's not cutting out and seems more stable.
Will run some more tests and flash the BIOS over the next few days to get the most out of it. Hopefully this resolves a few of my longstanding issues though.
Motherboard arrived today, and I've swapped it over to the Taichi.
So far -
- POST screen is now displayed on boot (previous motherboard wasn't outputting video until Windows was loading)
- Fans are much much quieter - I'd previously set them on the lowest setting available on the MSI motherboard, but either my setup was wrong, or the minimum is just much faster than the ASRock. Probably just an issue with my fan curves, but either way the ASRock defaults are much better.
- Bootup time is significantly faster - ~10 seconds vs the 50-60 seconds before.
Ethernet connection is stable, and it's not cutting out like it did with the MSI board, but it is much slower on first usage. Will check I have the right drivers installed and maybe try on Wifi as well, as there might be other factors (nothing is downloading in the background in resource monitor, but maybe something else is going on with my connection or Steam's connection). On the plus side it's not cutting out and seems more stable.
Will run some more tests and flash the BIOS over the next few days to get the most out of it. Hopefully this resolves a few of my longstanding issues though.
A driver update for Killer LAN adapter direct from Intel's site seems to have resolved the Ethernet speed issue. Ethernet is now back in the expected speed range (~900Mbps download on Steam), and so far seems stable.
The driver issue might be one that catches other users out - for the X670E ASRock Taichi, the latest Killer LAN driver that ASRock's auto-updater tries to install is from 2022, and is the same old driver listed on their website. Going to Intel's site directly has much newer drivers for the same adapters available.
The driver issue might be one that catches other users out - for the X670E ASRock Taichi, the latest Killer LAN driver that ASRock's auto-updater tries to install is from 2022, and is the same old driver listed on their website. Going to Intel's site directly has much newer drivers for the same adapters available.
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