The Asus X99 Deluxe is a popular choice among 2011v3 users, it falls between top end enthusiast boards and budget boards leaning toward top end more than budget. The board itself is a dark brown color with white accents and quite striking to the eye. Heatsinks and rear panel I/O are trimmed in white and the brown background of the board is sure to highlight your components well. Packed with features only Asus has the resources to field. Specifically their OC socket. The unique socket connects extra [ins on the Haswell E CPU's to proprietary circuitry. Combined with ASUS's UEFI bios enables higher DDR4 memory frequencies, lower latency and enhanced stability while overclocking, extending all the way to extreme overclocking conditions, such as Liquid Nitrogen (LN2)