X99 Extreme6

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Hello everyone 
I'm going to building a new X99 machine in the next few weeks for music production and I'm seriously considering getting an X99 Extreme6 board - as it seems to be one of the most solid and reliable X99 boards out there! I've read lots of horror stories about other boards from the other big manufacturers!

The rest of my build will be a 5820K cpu, 32gb RAM, 3 x Samsung EVO 500gb SSD's, a NVidia 980ti gpu. Windows 7 64bit, soon to be upgrading to Windows 10.
I just have a few questions about the Extreme6.

I'm planning to use a Noctua D15 cpu cooler.
The Noctua website seems to suggest that this particular cooler will partially obstruct the top PCIe slot on the Extreme6. Does this seem likely? If so, could that lead to any connectivity problems? If I plug my GPU in the next PCIe slot down will it still run at the same speed? I will only be using one GPU.

I've heard that some X99 boards have had problems with USB 2 devices despite USB 3 being backwards compatible with USB2.
This is a bit of a worry. I'll be using my PC for music production and will be using an external audio interface - the Steinberg UR22. But this is a USB 2 device. I was hoping to get some assurance that the UR22 will function properly when connected to the X99 Extreme6 board.

Also, what kind of DPC latency does the EXtreme6 have? Since I'm using it for audio production latency is very important. I need low latency and no latency disrupting Interrupt Requests.

If I can get some information relating to my queries here I would be very grateful!

Thanks very much!

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jamieboo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamieboo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: X99 Extreme6 Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 10:19pm
	Hello everyone I'm going to building a new X99 machine in the next few weeks for music production and I'm seriously considering getting an X99 Extreme6 board - as it seems to be one of the most solid and reliable X99 boards out there! I've read lots of horror stories about other boards from the other big manufacturers! The rest of my build will be a 5820K cpu, 32gb RAM, 3 x Samsung EVO 500gb SSD's, a NVidia 980ti gpu. Windows 7 64bit, soon to be upgrading to Windows 10. I just have a few questions about the Extreme6. I'm planning to use a Noctua D15 cpu cooler. The Noctua website seems to suggest that this particular cooler will partially obstruct the top PCIe slot on the Extreme6. Does this seem likely? If so, could that lead to any connectivity problems? If I plug my GPU in the next PCIe slot down will it still run at the same speed? I will only be using one GPU. I've heard that some X99 boards have had problems with USB 2 devices despite USB 3 being backwards compatible with USB2. This is a bit of a worry. I'll be using my PC for music production and will be using an external audio interface - the Steinberg UR22. But this is a USB 2 device. I was hoping to get some assurance that the UR22 will function properly when connected to the X99 Extreme6 board. Also, what kind of DPC latency does the EXtreme6 have? Since I'm using it for audio production latency is very important. I need low latency and no latency disrupting Interrupt Requests. If I can get some information relating to my queries here I would be very grateful! Thanks very much!

odiebugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 193	Post Options Post Reply Quote odiebugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 10:35pm
	Let me cover the GPU part. I don't see how this will affect the GPU, but it will be affected my memory height and some will not fit under this cooler. You can contact Noctua them and ask about your question, have head they are helpful. But if needed you can use the second slot PCIe 3 and run at 16x. This is from Noctua : Possible compatibility issues with video cards that have large protruding components at the back. Please see FAQ. So it depends on the GPU, here is the support email to ask them about which GPU you get. Edited by odiebugs - 23 Jul 2015 at 10:43pm
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jamieboo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamieboo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 10:40pm
	Thanks for getting back to me odiebugs! I'll be using low profile RAM so am not worried about problems there. As for the GPU problem, I'm just going by this... http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=68 (scroll down to the X99 Asrock section) But that's good to know that even if I can't use the top PCIe slot, the next one down will run my GPU at x16. Anyone got any thoughts on my other questions?? Thanks

odiebugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 193	Post Options Post Reply Quote odiebugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 10:49pm
	Thanks for the reply and have a great day, hope you can get a response or find what you need. In case you don't hear about the DPC. You must know of some Audio forums that have people who are pro's with audio production, or try and look for one to ask them. I don't see how editing audio or production in digital can be affected, I only assume it's the software being used and the only time latency would be is when playing it from the board but not when it's moved to a different source. But I'm no pro and could be wrong, so you should ask a pro. Edited by odiebugs - 23 Jul 2015 at 10:51pm
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 24653	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 11:11pm
	There shouldn't be any problems with USB2 peripherals as the board has 2 USB2 ports on the back panel as well as 2 USB2 headers on the motherboard so if the device does not function correctly for whatever reason in a USB3 port you can use it on a native USB2 port. As for DPC latency I can't say as I have not used this board. I would guess it should be fairly good given the fact that this is an enthusiast platform aimed at high end users. None the less I would not take my word for it, maybe have a look around the web for others using this setup for the purposes you intend.