Rampage V Extreme (u3.1) vs Sabertooth (X99)

[Marcvs]

So I got hold of a 5930K for a decent price and some 2400Mhz TeamGroup Ram.

Now I need to find a motherboard.

So Current leanings are between the Rampage V and Sabertooth X99

Reasons for each;

Rampage:
Pro's
More USB3 ports/sata ports/PCI-E ports
Better OC tools (Bios button etc)
Better Mosfet Cooling (I will be OCing quite a bit)
4x PCI-E slots
Apparantly better sound - but am told it isnt as good as it sounds?
Wifi/Bluetooth Support (handy but not essential for me)


Cons
More Expensive
No Dust Caps
Less "durable" than the TUF ones.
And a lot of gimmicks I probably wont use.

Sabertooth
Pro's
Dust Caps
More Reliable
Significantly Cheaper

Cons
Lacks some PCI-E Slots and USB Slots

So what are proples thoughts on these 2?

Regards

[Jim - ASUS]

They're both flagship boards so it's not an obvious choice between them. If you're really intent on pushing the OC, then Rampage V was designed more with that in mind, and has a lot of OC-specific features. However, if you check the reviews of the TUF you'll see it can match the R5E on its day.

The only things that I noticed you didn't mention is that the USB 3.1 is integrated on the Sabertooth, and it's an add-in card on the R5E; and the Sabertooth supports 3-way SLI whilst the R5E supports 4-way SLI.