Asus Z97 Mark S Now Available

Bishoff · Jan 27, 2015

Just a heads-up...this board is now in stock, so I figured I would make a post in case anyone has been looking to get one. Since it's limited edition, you may want to jump on it now. I had to buy one for myself to go with my all-white case, & water cooling setup.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132414

Theocnoob · Jan 27, 2015

So just to make sure I have this straight, ASUS, Sabretooth Mark S is the same board as this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=sabretooth_mark_1-_-13-132-132-_-Product
but I'm paying $130 extra for a piece of plastic with a camo pattern?

Just wanted to make sure.

Thanks for making me lose some respect for you, ASUS.

Bishoff · Jan 28, 2015

Am I the only sucker whom bought one? lol. ...Can't believe I'm switching to Intel with Z97. Sky must be falling

Theocnoob · Jan 28, 2015

Bishoff said:
Am I the only sucker whom bought one? lol. ...Can't believe I'm switching to Intel with Z97. Sky must be falling

I wouldn't say you were a sucker for paying $300 for a $170 board. Just maybe a "questionable purchase"

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Bishoff · Jan 28, 2015

Theocnoob said:
I wouldn't say you were a sucker for paying $300 for a $170 board. Just maybe a "questionable purchase" .

Yea I know it's overpriced, but that white PCB...

Theocnoob · Jan 28, 2015

Bishoff said:
Yea I know it's overpriced, but that white PCB...

I'm not saying it doesn't look cool, I'm saying that it costs ASUS maybe $5 more to make it vs the Z97 Sabretooth with no plastic cover, and they're charging almost 100% more for it.

bassnut · Jan 28, 2015

Bishoff said:
Am I the only sucker whom bought one? lol. ...Can't believe I'm switching to Intel with Z97. Sky must be falling

Yes the sky is falling ....... slowly all the AMD guys are checking out intel even if just for an experiment. contemplated the Sabertooth as well ..... its surprising that even going from the MARK 1 to this board you chose which is Identical except the PCB as you stated is tan instead of white is about a $50 difference. I ended up choosing the Maximus VII Gene instead.

Theocnoob · Jan 28, 2015

bassnut said:
Yes the sky is falling ....... slowly all the AMD guys are checking out intel even if just for an experiment. contemplated the Sabertooth as well ..... its surprising that even going from the MARK 1 to this board you chose which is Identical except the PCB as you stated is tan instead of white is about a $50 difference. I ended up choosing the Maximus II Gene instead.

Isn't the Maximus II a socket 775 board? It's either 775 or 1156. You sure you don't mean the Maximus VII?

bassnut · Jan 28, 2015

Yes that was a typo ...... fixed

EarthDog · Jan 28, 2015

Neat board, but they stopped halfway... White pcb, white armor(lol), and still green/beige parts at the bottom???!!!!

Pr Ivey that thing. Wow. I bet the 970/980 hot is calling your name... Lol!

Bishoff · Jan 28, 2015

EarthDog said:
Neat board, but they stopped halfway... White pcb, white armor(lol), and still green/beige parts at the bottom???!!!!

Pr Ivey that thing. Wow. I bet the 970/980 hot is calling your name... Lol!

It is indeed. I saw a youtube vid where the reviewer had the Mark S and then pulled out the 980 HOF right at the end as a teaser. I was done for lol

Bishoff · Feb 4, 2015

This thing is sweet. Matches my case perfectly, like it was built just for it. Couldn't be happier to switch over to the blue team.

Mandrake4565 · Feb 4, 2015

Bishoff said:
This thing is sweet. Matches my case perfectly, like it was built just for it. Couldn't be happier to switch over to the blue team.

devlos · Feb 4, 2015

That thing does look cool.

Bishoff · Feb 4, 2015

Mandrake4565 said:

You're absolutely correct...I'll get some posted here

Bishoff · Feb 4, 2015

Evilsizer · Feb 4, 2015

EarthDog said:
Neat board, but they stopped halfway... White pcb, white armor(lol), and still green/beige parts at the bottom???!!!!

Pr Ivey that thing. Wow. I bet the 970/980 hot is calling your name... Lol!

could be worse, could be yellow down there like someone peed in the snow. wait that is either a brown color or dark green in either case it looks like... NVM

Mandrake4565 · Feb 4, 2015

Sweet rig Bishoff, thanks for sharing!

Theocnoob · Feb 4, 2015

That looks gangbusters. Now you need 2 HOF GPUs, white fans (the whole fan not just the blades) , a white PSU, white PSU cables, and you need to paint your pump white.

Mandrake4565 · Feb 4, 2015

Theocnoob said:
That looks gangbusters. Now you need 2 HOF GPUs, white fans (the whole fan not just the blades) , a white PSU, white PSU cables, and you need to paint your pump white.

Do I see a theme here

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