ASRock Forums : Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 18:08:06 +0000 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:53:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5847 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : What&#039;s the benefit of spending...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=35811&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#35811 Author: futre_vision
Subject: 5847
Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 4:53am

What's the benefit of spending the extra $100 on the Fatal!ty X399 over the Taichi X399? Is the difference really worth the extra $100?

Edited by futre_vision - 12 Sep 2017 at 4:53am]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:53:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=35811&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#35811 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : Thanks for the answers to my ending...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34423&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34423 Author: Teo 888
Subject: 5847
Posted: 16 Aug 2017 at 4:52am

Thanks for the answers to my ending question, but both seem to refer to a bad experience with the x370 mobos and not with the x399 ones. Right now Asrock seems to have a far broader qvl than Asus does for their x399 motherboards. How should I explain this at your oppinion? I am not an experienced user, but please check it out with their x399 qvls before you answer. To me, this means that asus faces far more compatibility problems than asrock does in their implementation of memory. ]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:52:19 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34423&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34423 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : datonyb wrote: Teo 888 wrote:Because...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34418&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34418 Author: Mojobaggins
Subject: 5847
Posted: 15 Aug 2017 at 11:53pm

Originally posted by datonyb datonyb wrote:

Originally posted by Teo 888 Teo 888 wrote:

Because Fatality's qvl contains plenty of compatible ddr4 modules, while Zenith's only five or six, thus prooving that Fatality is better engineered motherboard than Zenith. Qvls in real world proove that Fatality can achieve 128gb of ram using the supported modules, while Zenith not. Qvls also proove that Fatality can achieve higher clock count for ddr4 and the infinity fabric by using supported ram modules, while Zenith tops at 3200 Ghz. Am I right?


to be fair i think thats quite a broad sweeping statement and likely not to be very much accurate

the rog community and namely elmor will be smashing bios revisions out faster than your daily evening meal
the community as a whole will have countless brands and serial numbers for tested ram combinations within the first week of the board landing to customers

and if you care to compare like for like between the top asus rog x370 board and the asrock fatality boards using ryzen and ram it shows the complete opposite of your statement

we have seen with the x370 even QVL ram on asrock boards not working at quoted speeds and or not even working

dont get me wrong im not slating any manufactuer here ( i myself have a x370 taichi) and im a happy customer BUT ALL x370 boards from any manufactuer have had quite a lot of beta testing from users and learning lessons on what ram ,what speed and what settings

i have read many posts from asrock buyers moaning that the asus rog x370 board got better support and tech attention (some may have not been good as an example there was a very bad bios near launch but hey so did other manufactuers)

i just had to point out your post wasnt the best informed information for the guy to make a buying decision on

This is true.  With the X370 Fatal1ty Pro board, a number of qvl memory was listed for the system but it took months before AsRock provided a bios to allow my G.Skill FlareX to run at the listed speeds.

Asus will get faster bios updates and I will be more than likely going back to them for my next motherboard.  But what makes my X370 Fatal1ty Pro my last AsRock board is that it's the first motherboard that I have ever owned in the last 20 years that does not provide you with any diagnostic/system information on the startup splash screen.  I have to either go into the bios setup or wait to get into Windows before being able to realize what my cpu/memory speed is or what input/hard drive connections I have.  Inexcusable, imho. 
]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:53:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34418&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34418 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : MisterJ wrote:isupeene, $100...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34412&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34412 Author: Nightbird
Subject: 5847
Posted: 15 Aug 2017 at 8:26pm

Originally posted by MisterJ MisterJ wrote:

isupeene, $100 would make a lot of difference to me.  Does your case have room for a EATX board?  10 Gbps NIC is on-board and not an add-on card.  Enjoy, John.

If i planned to purchase a $999 cpu, i think that an extra $100 would not be a "problem".  Wink
]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:26:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34412&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34412 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : Teo 888 wrote:Because Fatality&#039;s...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34378&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34378 Author: datonyb
Subject: 5847
Posted: 15 Aug 2017 at 2:00am

Originally posted by Teo 888 Teo 888 wrote:

Because Fatality's qvl contains plenty of compatible ddr4 modules, while Zenith's only five or six, thus prooving that Fatality is better engineered motherboard than Zenith. Qvls in real world proove that Fatality can achieve 128gb of ram using the supported modules, while Zenith not. Qvls also proove that Fatality can achieve higher clock count for ddr4 and the infinity fabric by using supported ram modules, while Zenith tops at 3200 Ghz. Am I right?


to be fair i think thats quite a broad sweeping statement and likely not to be very much accurate

the rog community and namely elmor will be smashing bios revisions out faster than your daily evening meal
the community as a whole will have countless brands and serial numbers for tested ram combinations within the first week of the board landing to customers

and if you care to compare like for like between the top asus rog x370 board and the asrock fatality boards using ryzen and ram it shows the complete opposite of your statement

we have seen with the x370 even QVL ram on asrock boards not working at quoted speeds and or not even working

dont get me wrong im not slating any manufactuer here ( i myself have a x370 taichi) and im a happy customer BUT ALL x370 boards from any manufactuer have had quite a lot of beta testing from users and learning lessons on what ram ,what speed and what settings

i have read many posts from asrock buyers moaning that the asus rog x370 board got better support and tech attention (some may have not been good as an example there was a very bad bios near launch but hey so did other manufactuers)

i just had to point out your post wasnt the best informed information for the guy to make a buying decision on
]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:00:18 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34378&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34378 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : isupeene, $100 would make a lot...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34367&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34367 Author: MisterJ
Subject: 5847
Posted: 14 Aug 2017 at 11:17pm

isupeene, $100 would make a lot of difference to me.  Does your case have room for a EATX board?  10 Gbps NIC is on-board and not an add-on card.  Enjoy, John.
]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2017 23:17:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34367&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34367 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : Because Fatality&#039;s qvl contains...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34354&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34354 Author: Teo 888
Subject: 5847
Posted: 14 Aug 2017 at 1:48pm

Because Fatality's qvl contains plenty of compatible ddr4 modules, while Zenith's only five or six, thus prooving that Fatality is better engineered motherboard than Zenith. Qvls in real world proove that Fatality can achieve 128gb of ram using the supported modules, while Zenith not. Qvls also proove that Fatality can achieve higher clock count for ddr4 and the infinity fabric by using supported ram modules, while Zenith tops at 3200 Ghz. Am I right? ]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:48:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34354&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34354 <![CDATA[Why should I get a Fatal1ty X399? : I&#039;m preparing a build for...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34351&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34351 Author: isupeene
Subject: 5847
Posted: 14 Aug 2017 at 8:56am

I'm preparing a build for a gaming / video editing PC using Threadripper 1950X.  I've scoped my motherboard choices down to the Asus ROG Zenith Extreme and the ASRock Fatal1ty.

Aside from the price point, what are the reasons I should get a Fatal1ty over a ROG Zenith Extreme?
]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:56:53 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5847&PID=34351&title=why-should-i-get-a-fatal1ty-x399#34351