g0ggles1994
Active member
Unless they put the X300 chip in the mATX boards like they're doing for the ITX boards, I am also very disappointed with the lack of mATX form factors.
As for the pricing, I doubt I'll be buying from the UK. If OCUK charges £250 for the Crosshair, Mind Factory in Germany or any large German retailer will be charging €265-270, a significant reduction when currency exchange is processed. Buying from Germany is a lot cheaper than buying from the UK at the moment if Euro is your main currency, and it was a lot worse before the UK left the EU. Five to ten years ago, £250 would be €300. Then when the USD increased and the EURO dropped even further a few years ago, £250 shot up to €350 or more. Now since the UK left the EU it's back down to €300. That's great for me, but even with that it's still cheaper to buy from Germany and stay within the EU.
I agree, I think Biostar are the only manufacturer who have confimed to putting X370 into mATX. If you haven't seen my earlier posts, I've bit the bullet and gone for an ATX system again, just works out easier for things like this.
And that's fair, aren't there many PC retailers in Ireland? I don't blame you for buying from Germany especially since Ireland is EU. I've noticed that ever since the leave vote a lot of companies have started to really hike prices and use Brexit as the reason even though a lot are hiking prices higher than the value the £ lost against the €. But back on topic, I could sit and rant politics all day but here is not the right place