> ... they routinely have the best deals on CPU prices and often have incredible CPU & motherboard combo prices. Agreed. > The X299 is early in its lifecycle

> ... they routinely have the best deals on CPU prices and often have incredible CPU & motherboard combo prices. Agreed. > The X299 is early in its lifecycle, of course, so I'd hope availability for a few years. Same, here. I've seen ASRock Intel boards vanish from the market only a year after they debut. It's disturbing. And moreover, it's detrimental to the lifetime of the board as driver and BIOS updates cease. Hopefully this chipset and socket will last a bit longer.