New EVGA X58 SLI Classified - Red's going to love this one!

[zlojack]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/evga-x58-sli-classified-preview/6361.html?doc=6361

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=716976&mpage=1&key=򯂰

NAKED BOARD
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TWO-WAY SLI
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5268/295x5820classifiedch5.jpg


3-WAY SLI + SOUND CARD + PhysX
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A new X58 Motherboard makes it’s debut: The EVGA X58 SLI Classified:
First let’s take a look at the specs of this Motherboard:
CPU Socket:


Socket LGA1366 for Intel Bloomfield processor
Support QPI(Quick Path Interlink) up to 6.4GT/s, base on 20bit-width up to 25.6GB/s

Chipset:


X58+ICH10R chipset (Tylersburg) with NVIDIA nF200 X16

System Memory:


Six 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support 1.5v DDR3-1066/1333 DIMMs with triple channel architecture
Support x16 and x8 DIMMs, non-ECC, DIMMs
Support up to 24GB system memory

Expansion Slots:


One PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
One PCI-Express (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
Four PCI Express (x16) connector compliant with PCI Express 2.0
First PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 fixed, signal from X58
Second PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 fixed, signal from nF200 X16 channel A.
Third PCI-Ex16 PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 or x8, signal from nF200 X16 channel B
Fourth PCI-Ex16 PCI-E x16 bandwidth x8, signal from nF200 X16 channel B

In other words, 3-way SLI @ Full x16 Bandwidth per slot or 3-way SLI @ x16x16x8 with x8 VGA dedicated PhysX or GTX295 Quad SLI @ x16x16 + GTX 295 dedicated PhysX @ x16
USB:
Twelve USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (8 connectors at rear panel)
P-ATA IDE:
One IDE ports (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133 support from JMB363 controller
S-ATA:


Six S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s from chipset with RAID 0,1,0+1,5

IEEE 1394:


Two IEEE 1394 port from TI TSB43AB22A (1 at rear)

More S-ATA:


Four S-ATA II from JMB363 and JMB362 controllers (1 at rear panel from JMB362)

LAN:


TWO Gigabit Ethernet from Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Controller

Audio:


Selectable 2, 6 or 8-CH audio from Realtek ALC889 (Colay ALC888S,ALC888) HDA compliant CODEC
Support rear panel SPDIF, Coaxial output
Support Front panel audio for Mic-In and stereo Line-out only
(Front panel Line-out electrically shared with rear panel Line-out).
Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation

I/O:


Onboard Fintek 71883 LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU and System temperature.
Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation

BIOS:


8Mb Flash SPI EEPROM with Award Plug & Play BIOS
Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S

Special Features:


Support KBPO (Keyboard Power ON) function
Support USB resume in S3
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Onboard 80 Post-Port LED display
Onboard Button for convenient power-on, Reset, Reset CMOS
Support Asynchronous clocking mode
Dual ATX12V 8pin power Connectors for CPU
PCI-E Slots Disable Jumpers
V_Core, V_DIMM, VTT, IOH, CPU PLL, QPI PLL, ICH IO, ICH Ground measure points
EVGA Control Panel via Extension Cable

Form Factor:


300mm x 265 mm x 40mm, ATX Size, 8 Layers PCB

Supported O/S:


Windows XP/Vista

Accessories:


User’s manual
User Quick Guide
Three way SLI bridge cards x 2
Two way FPC SLI Bridge card
IDE cable , 6 S-ATA data cable;
2 USB+1 1394 bracket Cable
EVGA Control Panel & Cables
CD for drivers, utilities and bundle software
IO shield

[RedRaider]

:wth: :woot: :wth:

Yipeee, eVGA has finally changed their color scheme on their kickass new board. This board looks to be able to kick the BloodRage's ass.

[RedRaider]

EVGA's classified X58 motherboard unveiled possibly the "For The Win" edition?

by AuDioFreaK39


"Living overclocking legend Peter Tan "Shamino" has just recently posted on his popular site VR-Zone a classified preview detailing of EVGA's upcoming X58 motherboards. For the die hard EVGA enthusiasts, speculate no more, as this may be the X58 "FTW" edition board we have all been waiting for.

According to sources close to EVGA, however, the soon to be released board does not currently have a name. Therefore, the "FTW" moniker will become useless as soon as the official product name is revealed. Currently, Shamino has the board labeled as the "EVGA X58 SLI Classified" in his preview, which ironically mean that this is in perhaps the real name. However, only time will tell, as no release date information has been revealed yet. We are anticipating this board before mid-February mainly because this timeframe would allow current EVGA X58 SLI owners to upgrade through EVGA's Step-Up Program.

There are more than several exciting new noteworthy features on this board that are now able to be mentioned. For instance, the board allows full 3-way SLI nForce 200 x16/x16/x16 style to be used with room left over for a PCI-E x1 audio card on the top slot. This essentially enables a flexible PCI-Express slot arrangement for the ultimate 3-Way SLI + PhysX + audio card setup that enthusiasts have only dreamed of up until now.

For users with water cooled or extreme cooled GPU setups, there are now four PCI-Express Enable/Disable jumpers, one per slot, that allow multi-GPU setups to be troubleshooted without having to take out the cards.

In addition, the CPU core power circuitry has been completely redesigned with Super-low ESR and ESL Film Capacitors placed right behind the CPU Socket, so only the cleanest power goes into the CPU. A high-quality CPU socket is also used, with three times the normal amount of gold content for the lowest impedance and highest current transfer. Furthermore, it is complemented by its slick shiny black anodized coloring. Furthermore, VR-Zone's X58 SLI Classified preview article was written by EVGA's lead motherboard engineer Peter Tan "Shamino" can be found here (http://vr-zone.com/articles/evga-x58-sli-classified-preview/6361.html?doc=6361)."

[Kayin]

Actually looks like it could be something, this time.

Still will be overpriced.

[Xilikon]

I like the enable/disable of pci/pci-e slots for watercoolers, will surely help a lot with troubleshooting without messing with the loop too much.

So far, I think this might be my motherboard of choice over the Rampage II Extreme.

[RedRaider]

More Pictures....:slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:


Naked Board....Chipsets
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PCI SLOTS
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Disable PCI Jumpers
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RAM Slots
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RAM Voltage Measuring Points
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MOSFET
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BIOS
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Control Panel
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Black Anodized CPU Socket
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[zlojack]

It's a beauty, for sure.

I'm not 100% sure I'll go for the stepup, though.

I've already got the BP blocks for my current board and it doesn't look like there's much benefit from the NF200 chip in terms of actual performance.

That, plus I've spent enough on this rig...it's time to finish it and start enjoying.

Then I can start planning my next monster instead of constantly tinkering with my current monster.

(I say this now....but I'll probably end up stepping up anyway :( )

[bianco]

time to change mobo!
:D

[RedRaider]

It's a beauty, for sure.

I'm not 100% sure I'll go for the stepup, though.

I've already got the BP blocks for my current board and it doesn't look like there's much benefit from the NF200 chip in terms of actual performance.

That, plus I've spent enough on this rig...it's time to finish it and start enjoying.

Then I can start planning my next monster instead of constantly tinkering with my current monster.

(I say this now....but I'll probably end up stepping up anyway :( )

you'll upgrade, oh you will upgrade...:slobber:

[Sniper]

imo the only thing that makes this board is it's name. Lets see if they can get the nf200 to work properly but somehow I doubt it. I'll stick to my RIIE it's done me fine this far.

[zlojack]

imo the only thing that makes this board is it's name. Lets see if they can get the nf200 to work properly but somehow I doubt it. I'll stick to my RIIE it's done me fine this far.
Yep.

I've got until late March for my step up on my mobo.

I'm going to wait and see what type of results the end-users get before I decide on stepping up or not.

[Demthios]

Okay call me a newbie but whats up with the two 8 pins on the mobo by the mosfets there? I've only ever seen one...and only think my PSU only has one...

[zlojack]

Okay call me a newbie but whats up with the two 8 pins on the mobo by the mosfets there? I've only ever seen one...and only think my PSU only has one...
Depends on the PSU.

It gives better power delivery, I believe.

[mcoffey]

I swear,

That thing looks so good I'd hate to WC the chipset, but I still would.

andyc

[Sniper]

Okay call me a newbie but whats up with the two 8 pins on the mobo by the mosfets there? I've only ever seen one...and only think my PSU only has one...

Looks like it needs lots of power so 2 - 8pins are necessary I guess? I thought with new & upcoming products things were supposed to get better not worse? Meaning it should be more efficient & use less power lol

[Sniper]

Depends on the PSU.

It gives better power delivery, I believe.

That maybe so but a high end psu would do the job nicely. One say with a dedicated 12V rail or something?

[zlojack]

According to Shamino, it works just fine with only one 8-pin.

The dual 8-pin would be for extreme overclocking to ensure stable and smooth power delivery to the cpu.

[ND40oz]

Looks like it needs lots of power so 2 - 8pins are necessary I guess? I thought with new & upcoming products things were supposed to get better not worse? Meaning it should be more efficient & use less power lol

I doubt both 8 pins are necessary, might need an 8 and a 4 though. This is the same thing I bitched about the newer Corsair TX series not having. 750 and 850 watt power supplies with just a single 4/8 pin.

Kind of dissappointed with only 1 NF200 chip, I was hoping EVGA would go with 2.

[zlojack]

I doubt both 8 pins are necessary, might need an 8 and a 4 though. This is the same thing I bitched about the newer Corsair TX series not having. 750 and 850 watt power supplies with just a single 4/8 pin.

Kind of dissappointed with only 1 NF200 chip, I was hoping EVGA would go with 2.
One NF200 is plenty. Where else would you put another PCIE slot?

Shamino has confirmed that it will work with only one 8-pin

[Sniper]

According to Shamino, it works just fine with only one 8-pin.

The dual 8-pin would be for extreme overclocking to ensure stable and smooth power delivery to the cpu.

Ah that could very well be as well. hmm

I doubt both 8 pins are necessary, might need an 8 and a 4 though. This is the same thing I bitched about the newer Corsair TX series not having. 750 and 850 watt power supplies with just a single 4/8 pin.

Kind of dissappointed with only 1 NF200 chip, I was hoping EVGA would go with 2.

I had assumed they'd fix the ONE nf200 chip to make it actually work properly as there's no sense in having 2. why double time a failure?

[Sniper]

One NF200 is plenty. Where else would you put another PCIE slot?

Shamino has confirmed that it will work with only one 8-pin

Yeah what he said! lol

[ND40oz]

One NF200 is plenty. Where else would you put another PCIE slot?


If they used 2, the last two PCIe slots would both be full bandwidth when both are in use.

[zlojack]

If they used 2, the last two PCIe slots would both be full bandwidth when both are in use.

The thing is, nothing out there even comes close to saturating the bandwidth currently available, let alone even more. The PCIE 2.0 8x slots are not saturated by current cards.

I understand your idea, but I don't think it's necessary quite yet. Maybe when GT300 drops at the end of the year or early next year with DDR5 or GT212 this summer.

[ND40oz]

The thing is, nothing out there even comes close to saturating the bandwidth currently available, let alone even more. The PCIE 2.0 8x slots are not saturated by current cards.

I understand your idea, but I don't think it's necessary quite yet. Maybe when GT300 drops at the end of the year or early next year with DDR5 or GT212 this summer.

People have saturated the PCIe 2.0 x16 bus with the newer quadros depending on what they're doing with them.

[zlojack]

People have saturated the PCIe 2.0 x16 bus with the newer quadros depending on what they're doing with them.
True, but this isn't a workstation board. It's an overclocker and enthusiast gamer's board.

But, as I said, if there's a market for it, you can bet it will appear eventually.

[alejo]

Killer board! This, plus the Corsair GT kit...I think the planets aligned for RRR when it comes to color scheme and top-end components! :D:eek:

[RedRaider]

Killer board! This, plus the Corsair GT kit...I think the planets aligned for RRR when it comes to color scheme and top-end components! :D:eek:

I'll say it again, the Lord loves me...:)

[Chilly]

lol, does anyone else dislike the NF200 chip and how its set up to work? Seems like mostly a marketing gimmick that needlessly complicates the design.

Seriously, 1 pure x16 lane 2.0 link to the top slot, then a x16 lane 2.0 link to the NF200 chip, which then then doles out an additional 48(or is it 32?) lanes. Assuming Tri-SLi, only 2 of the cards will be talking to each other at full speed, but once they need to talk to the "main" (top slot) video card, or cpu, ram, and the rest of the system, its bottlenecked back into the 16 lane link from the NF200.

Seems like alot of latency inducing complications for little to no gain, possibly even performance loss than simply running 16x, 8x, 8x directly to the NB/CPU.

Is there a way to disable the NF200 chip? If so, this motherboard will be high on my list when I rebuild come summer time.

[ND40oz]

lol, does anyone else dislike the NF200 chip and how its set up to work? Seems like mostly a marketing gimmick that needlessly complicates the design.

Seriously, 1 pure x16 lane 2.0 link to the top slot, then a x16 lane 2.0 link to the NF200 chip, which then then doles out an additional 48(or is it 32?) lanes. Assuming Tri-SLi, only 2 of the cards will be talking to each other at full speed, but once they need to talk to the "main" (top slot) video card, or cpu, ram, and the rest of the system, its bottlenecked back into the 16 lane link from the NF200.

Seems like alot of latency inducing complications for little to no gain, possibly even performance loss than simply running 16x, 8x, 8x directly to the NB/CPU.

Is there a way to disable the NF200 chip? If so, this motherboard will be high on my list when I rebuild come summer time.

780i works the same way. Except that "pure" x16 2.0 lane that x58 has is a x16 1.1 lane from the MCP. D5400XS used 2 NF100 chips to provide 4 PCIe 1.1 x16 lanes and it worked pretty well. NF100 was also used in the 7900GX2/7950GX2 and NF200 is used in the 9800GX2 already, so they're pretty well tested. I can only assume that the GTX295 is using an NF200 switch chip as well, but I haven't seen any taken apart yet.

[Chilly]

780i works the same way. Except that "pure" x16 2.0 lane that x58 has is a x16 1.1 lane from the MCP. D5400XS used 2 NF100 chips to provide 4 PCIe 1.1 x16 lanes and it worked pretty well. NF100 was also used in the 7900GX2/7950GX2 and NF200 is used in the 9800GX2 already, so they're pretty well tested. I can only assume that the GTX295 is using an NF200 switch chip as well, but I haven't seen any taken apart yet.

I disliked the nVidia chipset's as well(for other reasons mind you). :p

I understand the need/use of a NF200 or PLX chip on a dual GPU card, but I don't see the need to use one directly on the motherboard. I just don't want to see thing nVidia based playing with my Intel chipset, 680/780i left a bad taste in my mouth. :p

[smee]

"YOUR KILLIN ME SHMALLS!".........

DAYANG.......... that looks supererb.... must have....

[bianco]

now this would look better than r2e inside the build i'm working on currently...
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/05_Build/CaseMod_PowderCoat/EOS_2009_01_08_0876.jpg

hopefully Vincent makes sexy waterblocks for this mobo (http://www.realredraider.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=11031#post11031)

[zlojack]

This is a cool video :)

YouTube - EVGA - RedLight

[mcoffey]

This is a cool video :)

YouTube - EVGA - RedLight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbEEGb61wSw)

Gives me a big ole piece of wood just watching that thing pulse, but that's just me.

I betcha Joel slides right of his chair when he watches it:D

andyc

[utnorris]

Show me a review where the current cards need more than x16 x8 x8 for Tri Sli. The only one I have seen shows them to be the same within the margin of error. It's great for future proofing though, I am just curious, with the current EVGA MB at $300, will this one be $400 or $450?

[RedRaider]

Show me a review where the current cards need more than x16 x8 x8 for Tri Sli. The only one I have seen shows them to be the same within the margin of error. It's great for future proofing though, I am just curious, with the current EVGA MB at $300, will this one be $400 or $450?

It probably will be $400 +, but IMO, well worth it. :D

Current Cards, sure. But why hate on a board that allows you to better prepare for the future.:shrug:

You have to pay to play. The options available on the motherboard itself are unprecedented.

As a little added bonus, they final decided on a GREAT color scheme. :2up:

[utnorris]

It probably will be $400 +, but IMO, well worth it. :D

Current Cards, sure. But why hate on a board that allows you to better prepare for the future.:shrug:

You have to pay to play. The options available on the motherboard itself are unprecedented.

As a little added bonus, they final decided on a GREAT color scheme. :2up:

Wasn't hating, in fact I stated it was future proofing your purchase. I just simply stated that from the reviews there wasn't an advantage with the NF200 chip. Now with the cards that come out this spring, there may be, but not with the current lineup.

[RedRaider]

I'm ready for some BP pr0n...:slobber:

[Ricey]

If only they could avoid that cheesy name and the cheesy SB

[RedRaider]

Those will removed from my board...:king:

[Ricey]

MM needs to make a 10 slot mobo tray! With this mobo + 3 way + physx = 8 slots

[zlojack]

MM needs to make a 10 slot mobo tray! With this mobo + 3 way + physx = 8 slots
I've got two single-slot adaptors waiting for my tri-SLI setup to avoid that issue.

[Ricey]

Can you use single slot adapters and yet use double wide water blocks? Or are you limited to single slot water blocks, which is a moot point, because there are no waterblocks that I know of available for the 285 yet.

[zlojack]

Can you use single slot adapters and yet use double wide water blocks? Or are you limited to single slot water blocks, which is a moot point, because there are no waterblocks that I know of available for the 285 yet.
I'm sure there will be all the usual suspects coming forth with their blocks for the 285.

DangerDen, FUFUFUFUFUFUFUFU, EK, Aquacomputer, XSPC etc.

Usually DD and FUFUFUFUFUFUFUFU make SLI compatible single-slot blocks. The fact that you don't need a backplate will make things easier as well.

[Gazmtk]

RED hang in there buddy!! I will get you a bib if you like ;)
I am amazed at the new colour scheme, Red and Black, what other 2 colours honestly scream out BADASS!?
and Tri-Sli + Physx LOL! WTF seriously thats future proofing for a year or 2 atleast! but that will also give developers a kick up the ass to use it now! :slobber:

[zlojack]

Target Price of USD $450 for this board.

It better be a better overclocker than the current EVGA X58.

So far, the Gigabyte I had looks like it might have been a better bet for pushing over 4GHz on i7

I'm at 1.35v for 3.9GHz, which is nothing to be ashamed of, but I'm seeing a lot more results at 4GHz + on those volts on other boards.

I guess it's still luck of the draw on CPUs as well.

If this board is released in late February, I'll have a month before my step-up expires to make the decision.

[RedRaider]

Target Price of USD $450 for this board.

It better be a better overclocker than the current EVGA X58.

So far, the Gigabyte I had looks like it might have been a better bet for pushing over 4GHz on i7

I'm at 1.35v for 3.9GHz, which is nothing to be ashamed of, but I'm seeing a lot more results at 4GHz + on those volts on other boards.

I guess it's still luck of the draw on CPUs as well.

If this board is released in late February, I'll have a month before my step-up expires to make the decision.

$450...:woot: A drop in the bucket...:woot:

Dude, it'll allow for (2) 4-pin connections...:wth:

Alot of your overclock is dependent on your CPU, luck of the draw bro...:king:

[ND40oz]

$450...:woot: A drop in the bucket...:woot:

Dude, it'll allow for (2) 4-pin connections...:wth:

Alot of your overclock is dependent on your CPU, luck of the draw bro...:king:

450-500 will probably get you a gainestown board though...

[bigslappy]

EVGA's newest flagship Core i7 supportive motherboard, the X58 SLI Classified, captured the attention of many, when pictures followed by a preview surfaced last week (covered here (http://www.techpowerup.com/?81232)). Filled to the brim with features and top-notch components, it became obvious that the new motherboard will carry a hefty price tag, putting it in the price-range of the likes of the ASUS Rampage II Extreme, MSI X58 Eclipse Plus, etc., but EVGA reportedly is adding to its exclusiveness with an even higher price tag of around US $450, a price point at which several enterprise computing companies such as TYAN and SuperMicro offer workstation and server motherboards. As for its launch, the X58 SLI Classified is on course for a Spring 2009 launch, which is expected to coincide with CeBIT, give or take a couple of weeks.

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-01-12/127a_thm.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-01-12/127a.jpg)

Source: TechConnect Magazine (http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=23941&catid=2)

More... (http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?81705)

[zlojack]

$450...:woot: A drop in the bucket...:woot:

Dude, it'll allow for (2) 4-pin connections...:wth:

Alot of your overclock is dependent on your CPU, luck of the draw bro...:king:
I hear you there. Still, I'm not 100% sold on this bad boy.

It's wider than the standard ATX board, so it's going to cause me some grief with tubing runs in my case. I think I'll stick it out with my current board until I'm ready to build my Ascension monster and then get whatever hardware is around then. At some point you just have to stop the bleeding :crack:

When the 32nm shrink happens, I might get a better CPU. I've heard bad things about my batch number, unfortunately.

[Ricey]

At that price, my money would go to Tyan, thanks very much.

[zlojack]

I'm not ready for a whole new case and rig yet, which this motherboard looks like it would require in terms of the width.

[zlojack]

Hmmm...another option is to get 2 GTX 295s along with this board. Then I'd have enough connectors left over for the extra 8-pin on the CPU for better clocks.

Now I have to decide. I guess I'll wait for the GTX 285 benchmarks.

[ND40oz]

Hmmm...another option is to get 2 GTX 295s along with this board. Then I'd have enough connectors left over for the extra 8-pin on the CPU for better clocks.

Now I have to decide. I guess I'll wait for the GTX 285 benchmarks.

Are you using the HX1000 with this rig? It has dual EPS connectors as well as 6 PCIe 6+2 pin, so it should work with either setup.

[zlojack]

Are you using the HX1000 with this rig? It has dual EPS connectors as well as 6 PCIe 6+2 pin, so it should work with either setup.
Really?

I was under the impression that I would have to use one of the PCI connectors on the PSU for the extra EPS connector, so I'd be one short for tri-SLI

[ND40oz]

Really?

I was under the impression that I would have to use one of the PCI connectors on the PSU for the extra EPS connector, so I'd be one short for tri-SLI

Nope, you should be fine with it. I was a bit ticked off when I opened my TX750 and it only had a single EPS connector, at least my HX620 had a 4 pin P4 and 8 pin EPS. I would have figured that the higher end TXs would have the same atleast, but even the new TX850 only has a single 8 pin EPS. The HX1000 is the only Corsair that has dual 8 pin EPS connectors.

[zlojack]

Nope, you should be fine with it. I was a bit ticked off when I opened my TX750 and it only had a single EPS connector, at least my HX620 had a 4 pin P4 and 8 pin EPS. I would have figured that the higher end TXs would have the same atleast, but even the new TX850 only has a single 8 pin EPS. The HX1000 is the only Corsair that has dual 8 pin EPS connectors.

That's not the issue. I know it has the connectors.

What it doesn't have is a place to plug them all into the PSU.

There are only 4 blue plugs on the PSU and there are five cables with blue ends on them. So you can either choose with this motherboard. Tri-SLI with one 8-pin CPU plug or regular SLI + maybe PhysX with two 8-pin CPU plugs.

(From the review at HWC (http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/6951-corsair-hx1000w-power-supply-review-6.html))

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-22.jpg
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-27.jpg
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-35.jpg
If you have been keeping track of the number of cables we have been going through, right about now you have probably realized that there are more cables than there are modular interfaces on the HX1000W. While there are six connectors for the SATA and Molex cables, there are actually eight cables in total. The same goes for the four blue connectors where Corsair gives you four additional PCI-E cables and one additional CPU connector. So, if you are using a Skulltrail system you will be able to use three modular PCI-E cables while the last blue interface connector will be take up by the extra CPU cable. All in all this suits us just fine since if you need every cable supplied you are probably running a system that would draw more power than the HX1000W could safely provide.

[RedRaider]

Silverstone ZEUS ZM1200M has all the connectors you'd ever need for this board...:D

[zlojack]

Silverstone ZEUS ZM1200M has all the connectors you'd ever need for this board...:D
I know it well...I had one :bird:

[Sniper]

I'm goin with the Silverstone Strider ST1000 I think. Fully modular FTW!

1 x 24-pin ATX Motherboard
1 x 4-pin ATX12V Motherboard
2 x 8-pin EPS12V Motherboard
6 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 8-pin PCI-E
6 x Serial ATA
6 x 4-pin LP4 Peripheral Device
2 x 4-pin SP4 Floppy Drive

[Baleful]

Still loving my Ultra X3 (http://www.xoxide.com/ultra-x3-1000w-psu.html?gclid=CLu-n4a-i5gCFQFqxwod2HPLkQ).

[Ricey]

I'll stick to my lawn mower special.. PC Power & Cooling 1.2kW.

The Koolaid I drank tells me that Modular = FTL

[ND40oz]

That's not the issue. I know it has the connectors.

What it doesn't have is a place to plug them all into the PSU.

There are only 4 blue plugs on the PSU and there are five cables with blue ends on them. So you can either choose with this motherboard. Tri-SLI with one 8-pin CPU plug or regular SLI + maybe PhysX with two 8-pin CPU plugs.

(From the review at HWC (http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/6951-corsair-hx1000w-power-supply-review-6.html))

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-22.jpg
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-27.jpg
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/PSU_review/HX1000W/LARGE/HX1000W-35.jpg

Corsair never ceases to amaze me when it comes to somehow screwing up the design of their higher wattage power supplies...

I'm goin with the Silverstone Strider ST1000 I think. Fully modular FTW!

1 x 24-pin ATX Motherboard
1 x 4-pin ATX12V Motherboard
2 x 8-pin EPS12V Motherboard
6 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 8-pin PCI-E
6 x Serial ATA
6 x 4-pin LP4 Peripheral Device
2 x 4-pin SP4 Floppy Drive

I use a ST1000 with my dual clovertowns and crossfired HD2900XTs, it's a solid unit.

[Langer]

I use as ST1200 in prometheus and it's solid, fully modular, and regular length - none of this extra 2" BS.

Corsair don't design their own PSUs anyway. Shawn Chen of Channel Well Technologies lead the design team for the HX1000 - and it's one of the most efficient PSUs on the mainstream market. Just because it give you a couple extra wires doesn't make it shit. The lower wattage stuff is developed by Seasonic.


====================
I just checked my HX1000 - the extra wires they give you are "y"d from 1connector at the unit... All the provided cables fit and the dual power rails will still give you clean power.

[RedRaider]

Strider...:rofl:

When you guys grow a set of NUTS, you'll step up to a MAN'S PSU....SilverStone ZEUS ZM1200M...:nutshot:

[Langer]

I have a couple 1200watt Zeus units, but I like the regular size of the strider.

[ND40oz]

Corsair don't design their own PSUs anyway. Shawn Chen of Channel Well Technologies lead the design team for the HX1000 - and it's one of the most efficient PSUs on the mainstream market. Just because it give you a couple extra wires doesn't make it shit. The lower wattage stuff is developed by Seasonic.


I don't think anyone said they're "shit", but when newly released TX850 only has a single EPS connector, I won't be buying their product. We know they don't design the internals but they do specify what the connectors should be on the units.

[RedRaider]

I prefer single 12V rail PSU's...:king:

[Ricey]

PC Power & Cooling triumphs all.

[RedRaider]

I just read the product sheet, it states this is an eATX MB..... FUCK....

I'll need a new MB tray... FUCK ME !!!!!

[ND40oz]

It's not EATX, it's less then an inch longer then the 9.6 inch ATX depth. If it was EATX, it would be 13 inches deep.

[zlojack]

It's only about 1.6cm wider.

It's got the same hole pattern as ATX. It's somewhere in between, I would think. (If I'm right and it's the same size as the Rampage 2 Extreme.)

[RedRaider]

You guys sure? It stated EATX. If it's not, then the mounting holes are the same as an ATX?

[ND40oz]

VR Zone lists it as ATX:

300mm x 265 mm x 40mm, ATX Size, 8 Layers PCB

Typical ATX is 305 mm wide by 244 mm deep (12" x 9.6"), so it's around 21mm deeper then a regular ATX board.

E-ATX is 12"x13" or 305mm x 330mm, definitely a lot deeper then this board.

[RedRaider]

Thanks. So the mounting holes will then line up with a ATX MB tray?

[ND40oz]

Thanks. So the mounting holes will then line up with a ATX MB tray?

Certainly looks that way, take a look at the back edge of the board and you'll see how the holes are in from the edge. So as long as your case has the extra bit of depth to allow for the extra 21mm, you should be fine.

http://resources.vr-zone.com//uploads/6361/1.jpg

[Sniper]

Strider...:rofl:

When you guys grow a set of NUTS, you'll step up to a MAN'S PSU....SilverStone ZEUS ZM1200M...:nutshot:

If you can fit it in my machine & hide all the wires then I'll GIVE you my whole system till then realize it's SPECIFIC APPLICATION MF! lol:bird:

*edit* How is it such a MANS PSU when it's only got a Piddly ass GIRLS 80mm fan in it? Hunh? lol

[RedRaider]

PC Power & Cooling PSU's also only have a single 80mm San Ace fan..:fact:

[zlojack]

Now it's getting ridiculous. Rumour is the board's going to sell for $600 USD.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/11051/more_info_on_evga_s_x58_sli_classified_emerges/index.html

[Ricey]

You guys don't even know whether its a functionally superior board. Your liking for this board is solely based on the uniform color design. Its like ordering a new sports car solely because its sold in Red.

[zlojack]

You guys don't even know whether its a functionally superior board. Your liking for this board is solely based on the uniform color design. Its like ordering a new sports car solely because its sold in Red.
Not necessarily.

I am very impressed by the design.

The power delivery to the CPU. The jumpers for enabling and disabling individual cards (what a great way to test single, dual and triple card setups without all the hassle!)

Then there's the NF200. The slot spacing allowing for maximum use of hardware in the expansion slot area of the board. The quality of the construction is very evident so far just in all the little details.

Whether the bios can unleash and unlock the board remains to be seen. Whether all these features add up to a long-term board that's worth keeping and clocking on for a year or two remains to be seen.

If the board really is that much of a beast, then I'd keep it for a couple of years, which would offset the cost of having to buy a new board every six months for a couple hundred bucks.

[zlojack]

Hmmm...over at EVGA they're saying that price rumour is pure :turd:

[RedRaider]

You guys don't even know whether its a functionally superior board. Your liking for this board is solely based on the uniform color design. Its like ordering a new sports car solely because its sold in Red.

YES !!!!!

[Eridani]

Red makes everything faster :D

[RedRaider]

Ricey this board has dual 8pin MB power connectors, voltage measuring points, jumpers to disable unused PCI slots and isRED

[Ricey]

That is meaningless to me. I've seen many mobos over the years with all sorts of so-regarded features. They turn out as stable as a drunk whore in a crack house.

RED!!!

[Chilly]

Now it's getting ridiculous. Rumour is the board's going to sell for $600 USD.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/11051/more_info_on_evga_s_x58_sli_classified_emerges/index.html

Thats gotta be pure shit, everything I've seen says it should be priced around $460 USD, and even thats pushing it.

[zlojack]

Thats gotta be pure shit, everything I've seen says it should be priced around $460 USD, and even thats pushing it.
Yeah...I think they must be thinking of Australian dollars or something :D

[zlojack]

Very interesting point about the features on this board not making much of a difference over the current EVGA board other than for very extreme overclocking. It seems I will think more than twice about doing this step up, especially considering I already have motherboard blocks for my current board and everything. Of course, this is dependent upon bios support, which has gone silent of late for my current board.

Improvements over evga's current board are nf200 and probably the best vreg design on a board to date.
Now this only matters in a few limited situations. first, nf200 for tri SLI bandwidth, workstation graphics, and folding.
Now a buck that can support 600W is of very limited use, especially since evga's current board can support a 400W sustained load. However, at 5ghz+ and around 1.7v I have measured nehalem's power draw in the neighborhood of 400W during vantage cpu test, meaning that to achieve absolute max clocks evga classified will provide an advantage over its predecessor which should be very evident at the brink. however this should make it clear that only the extreme need apply; for those benching 965 under LN2 this board may be revolutionary, but for all others it is overkill that will not show any gains over current boards besides potentially rigorous BIOS support.

[Kayin]

And the worst point of it is that so many of these options are EASILY available in a board of half its cost.

The really useful ones will probably find their way into other boards, and if not, well I know how to use a DMM anyway, and if you do, then you really don't NEED those points.

My only objection to this board is the feeling that they're adding "buzzword" features to jack up the price. I understand how the power phase additions improve it, but some features, like voltage measure points, really SHOULDN'T be given to people who don't know what they're doing. The video card switching feature, however, is genius.

[bianco]

just wanted to share here... had the pleasure of meeting shamino with the much awaited motherboard

the chinese new year has brought a wonderful surprise to singapore shores.... the legendary shamino and now the equally popular up and coming eVGA motherboard - x58 classified.

iversongarnett played host to a small gathering in his home, with shamino showcasing the (!ultimate!) motherboard. also present for the droolfest were: eugene, froze, sulphur.

inside this box...
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0016.jpg

...still 4 letter word... but definitely not asus
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0012.jpg

shamino's masterpiece http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0001.jpg

black 1366 socket with some remnants of thermal paste
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0024.jpg

closer look at the socket
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0041.jpg

ram slots
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0022.jpg

nb chip with non-stock heatsink and fan
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0003.jpg

underneath are the nf200 and sb chips (non-stock heatsinks)
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0034.jpg

digital mosfets
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0033.jpg

sata ports
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0013.jpg

expansion slots http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0004.jpg

jumpers to disable/enable pcie slots
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0020.jpg

back panel connections
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0002.jpg

exposed!
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0015.jpg

control panel
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0009.jpg

the board and snacks... shiok evening.
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh73/bianco26/Project%20Resurrection/03_HWStuff/eVGA_Classified%20V1/DPP_0007.jpg

thank you bros for the awesome evening!
evga fanboys!!! hahah.

[zlojack]

Nice.

I look forward to seeing this board in the hands of a regular user as opposed to the pros.

[bianco]

Nice.

I look forward to seeing this board in the hands of a regular user as opposed to the pros.

:D hopefully i'd be one of those regular users.

[RedRaider]

Thanks Bianco...

I sooooo want this board...:slobber:

[bianco]

Thanks Bianco...

I sooooo want this board...:slobber:

my pleasure R3, :)
same here!!! had the urge to run away with the board that night. :p

[ballz0r]

I think im gona do a red and black build

my only complaint is they should have put another PCI slot between the first two PCIx slots for single slot cards

[RedRaider]

my pleasure R3, :)
same here!!! had the urge to run away with the board that night. :p

If it would have been brought to my house, it never would have left. The person who brought it would probably be leaving with a knot on their head and a severe limp...:)

[RedRaider]

OK, it's now Saturday 31 January and no eVGA Classified...:shrug:

Release the bitch already

[zlojack]

I bet it doesn't hit for a couple of weeks yet.

[Baleful]

Umm... Last ETA I saw was slated for Spring time (March)

[RedRaider]

Where the FUCK is this board...:bird: :moon: :bird:

[CrazyJoe]

Delayed ...

Found here - http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=100489911&mpage=2&key=


EVGATech_JacobF
Administrator

So it seems that there is some misinformation, and I will clarify that now.

Originally the X58 Classified was on schedule for end of February release, this is true. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that can happen that will delay production by a week or two. With that being said, unfortunately it will likely miss by 1-2 weeks so we are now looking at the second week of March.

Also, the EVGA X58 standard board will still be in full production, please remember that the Classified board is a premium board at a higher price.

Thanks,
Jacob

[Cutless009]

EPIC FAIL

BOOOOOOOOO on EVGA, just BOOOO.

Well, I spose as long as its a fucking BAD ASS board when it comes out, I'll excuse them. It better be for the price they're asking.

[RedRaider]

Here is my response...:bird:

POST #82 (http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=100489911&mpage=3&key=�)

[zlojack]

Hmm....oh well.

Once again my decision not to wait for this board looks even better.

[Ricey]

The NF200/X58 chipset is difficult. I hear that Asus took a lot of time to try to get it right, and yet it performs no better than the regular X58, and in fact a little worse unless its in full triple SLI mode. I think EVGA is having a hard time getting extra performance out of the mobo. If its no better than the regular X58 mobo, nobody would pay the extra $150 to $200 for this.

[Baleful]

The NF200/X58 chipset is difficult. I hear that Asus took a lot of time to try to get it right, and yet it performs no better than the regular X58, and in fact a little worse unless its in full triple SLI mode. I think EVGA is having a hard time getting extra performance out of the mobo. If its no better than the regular X58 mobo, nobody would pay the extra $150 to $200 for this.

I think you are right in that, this board will perform VERY VERY closely to the regular X58. There are a handful of people that have the retail version of this board already, and the performance difference between the Classified and the standard X58 is minimal.

[zlojack]

You going to pay an extra $200 for red plastic on the board and no perceivable benefit? They better hope they can squeeze something more out. Especially when runmc already hit 5GHz on an i7 920 on the regular X58

[Ricey]

Actually, from my due diligence, the NF200/X58 would probably perform *worse* than the regular X58. I bought the Asus version only because of its five video slot capability and for no other reason.

Kyle at HardOCP did some benchmarking and showed the NF200 version was not as high performing as the regular X58 version, but he was comparing against the highly tweaked WankageIIXtreme, and Asus has a history of putting in sleazy special o/c tricks to show its superiority over manufacturers that sell vanilla boards.

Anyway, "second week of March" probably means "end of May" :D

[Ricey]

I would still buy the Classified over the regular EVGA for a certain price premium because: (1) ability to use a sound card with tri sli, versus SOL, and (2) the extra fourth slot for possible extra monitors (beyond two). Perhaps for $50 to $100 more, not for $200 more.

[zlojack]

With current cards not even really saturating the PCIE 2.0 8x, I don't really see the benefit of the NF200 chip, other than for an application such as yours. Definitely for tri-SLI you're not going to see a notable difference in games. Certainly not $200 worth.

Those benchmarks at [H] don't convince me either way.

EDIT: And I'm going to have tri-SLI with a sound card on mine. Single-slot blocks!

[Ricey]

Anyway, you would think that these guys would want to incorporate the X58 chipset update, thus delaying the mobo even further.


I have one question that I can't get answered:

For a five card system, is it possible to enable two SLI setups?


Edit: using water cooling with single slot video cards is a weak justification given that the air cooler would laugh at you that you just spent an extra $300 for video blocks just to run a sound card vs. a guy that buys the Classified. No flames.. ordering $750 worth of video blocks and $500 worth of other shit just for water cooling video cards myself.

[zlojack]

Anyway, you would think that these guys would want to incorporate the X58 chipset update, thus delaying the mobo even further.


I have one question that I can't get answered:

For a five card system, is it possible to enable two SLI setups?

I doubt the drivers would support that.

[Ricey]

How about SLI and Crossfire together?

Twin X2 4870 + Triple GTX 285 ? :)

What wife don't see inside computer (aka don't understand) don't hurt nobody :)

[zlojack]

LOL...I wonder if that would work.

Anyway, since the B3 X58 is pretty much the same as the B2 in terms of manufacturing process, I wouldn't be surprised if they just slip it into the stream when it becomes available.

[CrazyJoe]

How about SLI and Crossfire together?

Twin X2 4870 + Triple GTX 285 ? :)

What wife don't see inside computer (aka don't understand) don't hurt nobody :)

Hmmm ... that may actually work.

I've read that SLI or even tri-sli with an additional card used as a physix card is working just fine ... no matter what the chipset may be for the latter. I've only heard about this working with Windows 7 though.

[RedRaider]

eVGA..... I WANT THIS FUCKING MB..... NOW....

:bat:

[CrazyJoe]

Latest word from the EVGA forums is a "week of 9th - 13th release date".

Lets hope ... and then we can all hound BitsPower to get the Blocks made to fit this beast ! :up:

[zlojack]

I've started to think about this board again :shake:

Adding another card for folding would be nice...

I'll have to stop myself from stepping up!

[CrazyJoe]

EVGA forums are saying Wednesday the 11th release date !

[zlojack]

I'll be watching for that...

[BDW88]

Thanks. So the mounting holes will then line up with a ATX MB tray?

I hope so I'm looking to get this board too..

[zlojack]

Step up FTW :crack:

[RedRaider]

RELEASE the FUCKING MB eVGA

:bird: :eatme: :bat: :bat: :eatme: :bird:

:crack: :crack: :crack: :crack: :crack: :crack: :crack: :crack:

[zlojack]

Should be tomorrow, Red, from what I've been reading over at the EVGA forums.

[zlojack]

Well, today's the day.

Supposedly the launch is in about 15 minutes :D

[ZeniTH]

Its up already !!!!!

[zlojack]

Got my step up in! :D

[Cutless009]

man $450 is STEEP. better be a ferkin good board

[Baleful]

man $450 is STEEP. better be a ferkin good board

Current tests only show it performing around 4-8% better than the vanilla X58, that's not worth it IMO. But, those tests were with early beta Bios' so we'll see.

[Cutless009]

with all the extras, I'd imagine once the bios gets dialed in we will see a good 20-25% performance increase, especially with the next gen of stepping on the 920's.

[zlojack]

And an extra slot for more folding!

[BDW88]

Ouch! $449.95 for this board..

[bigslappy]

Yeah Ouch is Right !


But Ya go to Pay To Play !

but outta my budget


sayin' on the sidelines for now on everything i7

[RedRaider]

This board is worth every penny, if it preforms like it's supposed to...:up:

[BDW88]

it's gonna come in 2 versions one with nf200 and one without,

I was thinking if you watercool the chipset your gonna lose the nifty pulsing E :sad1:

[zlojack]

I wonder why the non-NF200 version with 4 PCIE slots...

It seems like it would be just the same as the regular X58

[zlojack]

I've just heard that the non-NF200 version will not be released.

Could be that it was a prototype test board.

[zlojack]

LOL

It was in stock for twenty whole minutes this evening on EVGA's website :D

[zlojack]

bios sucks compared to DFI and Gigabyte and Foxconn.

thats all im going to say.
Why do you say that?

Have you worked with the bios?

[zlojack]

yes. very disappointing.

In terms of what? Tweaking options?

Poor memory tweaking?

[Fitseries3]

they used blended/combined settings like asus does.

one setting actually controls 2 or 3 things.

kinda hard to describe.

you can OC a 965 really well on it but the 920/940s will have some problems with bclk holes like on 775 boards.

maybe a bios update will begin to address these issues but i personally dont like the bios at all.

the board tends to overvolt pretty far as well.

i've sent mine back already.

[zlojack]

Hmm...interesting.

Well I've had Asus, Gigabyte and EVGA and I did find the EVGA X58 bios rather simple.

I suppose I'll find out soon enough :D

[RedRaider]

:bird: PokeByte

[Fitseries3]

i bet someone other than me is laughing. red?

but yes back on topic...

the board died at a SUPER HIGH 3.2ghz overclock running a insanely high 1.26v to the core. everything else was on auto.

it was a retail boxed board> NOT an ES or reviewer board.

i was using the following....

classified x58
920
3x1gb crucial JNL's
enermax revolution 1050watt
2x OCZ 30gb ssds
gtx295
xigmatek dark knight

i was running sissoft sandra when i got the typical BSOD that you would expect at a high and unstable overclock.

reboot, nothing. reset bios, nothing. took out battery for 4 hours, nothing.

like i said... im just one guy... dont let that change your mind.

[RedRaider]

i bet someone other than me is laughing. red?

but yes back on topic...

the board died at a SUPER HIGH 3.2ghz overclock running a insanely high 1.26v to the core. everything else was on auto.

it was a retail boxed board> NOT an ES or reviewer board.

i was using the following....

classified x58
920
3x1gb crucial JNL's
enermax revolution 1050watt
2x OCZ 30gb ssds
gtx295
xigmatek dark knight

i was running sissoft sandra when i got the typical BSOD that you would expect at a high and unstable overclock.

reboot, nothing. reset bios, nothing. took out battery for 4 hours, nothing.

like i said... im just one guy... dont let that change your mind.

Not that I don't believe you, but PROVE IT...

[zlojack]

Cool.

Well I suppose I'll find out when I get it. It just up and died on you? That's crazy!

[Fitseries3]

i would love to prove it right now but unfortunately TPUcapture stores the screenshots in windows and they are on my sas drives. i dont have any way to access that data until my replacement gets here sometime mid next week. THEN i'll show you.

[zlojack]

Well, no question it must have been a faulty board.

[Fitseries3]

did you see in the reviews, the NF200 on this board causes lower 2card SLI/crossfire performance than a board without the nf200.

the p6t6 has substantially less impact when running 2 card setups.

[zlojack]

I'm wondering about that.

Since the supposed cause is the NF200 and the P6T6 also has the NF200, why does this one perform worse?

[Fitseries3]

I'm wondering about that.

Since the supposed cause is the NF200 and the P6T6 also has the NF200, why does this one perform worse?

no idea.

i OCed the pcie bus like i always do and i got slightly lower scores than on my DFI.

im running 2 295s though.

if you ran TRI SLI i imagine it would perform better than a board without the NF200.

i know my p6t6 did. it saw 1500pts average gain over a non nf200 board with 3 gtx260's

[zlojack]

Supposedly it's something about too many NF200 chips (since the 295s each have one on board) introducing latency.

[Fitseries3]

so can i interest you in teh asus p6t7 supercomputer mobo?

:D

and NO... im NOT an asus fanboy.

DFI has a NF200 board in the works here later in Q3 09

;)

[zlojack]

Well, I'll see how I do on the Classified.

I bench for some fun, but I'm more interested in all those PCIE slots for folding cards and then I game as well. I was looking at the P6T6 as well, but with the Step Up, this one is MUCH cheaper for me to get.

[Fitseries3]

whats your price?

stepup is a PITA if you ask me.

how long do you have to wait still?

[zlojack]

I'm in no hurry.

The price for step up is something like $120 (we pay more for mobos here in Canada, so my step up value is higher)

[Fitseries3]

not bad i guess. you still have to ship it to the USA for stepup?

im still waiting for someone to lend me a PII/790fx so i can take it to 5ghz.

NO ONE on TPU or OCN or H has gone much past 4ghz. its like they are afraid.

im not cocky... im confident.

[zlojack]

Yeah, but shipping to the USA isn't so bad through Canada Post. I did it with my GTX 260 and I had my card back in a week.

[Fitseries3]

you know MSI has a nf200 board coming as well right?

im no fan of msi though.

i wish there was a board with 4 dual slot spaced pcie's that where all 16x all the time.

that asus p6t7 has it but i dont think you can run big video cards on it because of the chipset location.

http://www.fudzilla.com/images/stories/2009/March/CeBIT/p6t7_ws_supercomputer.jpg


i want to run 4 gtx295s on it and setup dual SLI.

2 pairs of sli.... one for each 24" LCD.

[sidewinder]

LOL

It was in stock for twenty whole minutes this evening on EVGA's website :D

Guess that's why it was still at notify when I got the notify me email.
Must have only got in one or two palettes :)

[Fitseries3]

HINT:

my pals over at MBP have some on the way.

[zlojack]

Back in stock at EVGA

[RedRaider]

:woot: I JUST ORDERED MINE...:woot:

:bird: :bird: :bird: :bird: :bird: :bird: :bird: :bird:




Thank you for ordering from EVGA!

Your order has been received and is being processed.

Your order information is as follows:

Date/Time of Order Request: 3/19/2009 3:34:24 PM
Order Reference Number: 33811

Shipping Method: UPS Ground

Order Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
141-BL-E759-A1

EVGA X58 SLI Classified

EATX, Intel LGA 1366, 4 x PCI-E, Dual GB LAN, Firewire

1 x $449.99 = $449.99

Item Total: $449.99
Tax Total: $0.00
Shipping Total: $8.08
Grand Total: $458.07

Thanks for the phone call, Zlojack...;) :up:

[Kayin]

Congrats, Red, can't wait to see what you do with this!

[CrazyJoe]

BOOOO - YAAAAAHHH !!!!


141-BL-E759-A1

EVGA X58 SLI Classified

EATX, Intel LGA 1366, 4 x PCI-E, Dual GB LAN, Firewire

1 x $449.99 = $449.99

Item Total: $449.99
Tax Total: $0.00
Shipping Total: $8.63
Grand Total: $458.62



Now ... Where's the blocks Bitspower !?!?! :D

[ZeniTH]

I ordered mine too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOTTTTTT........... :)

[zlojack]

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12626&Itemid=36

This looks like it could be the perfect RAM to pair with a Classified and an i7 920.

The 2000MHz rated sticks are no good because the 920 can't run them at that speed.

[BDW88]

Got mine too!

141-BL-E759-A1

EVGA X58 SLI Classified

EATX, Intel LGA 1366, 4 x PCI-E, Dual GB LAN, Firewire

1 x $449.99 = $449.99

Item Total: $449.99
Tax Total: $0.00
Shipping Total: $19.20
Grand Total: $469.19


Now just need that damn Dominator GT ram..

[RedRaider]

:crack: There is some eVGA loving in this forum :crack:

[Kayin]

quite a showing. Someone might be able to outrun me, with all these boards.

I can't wait to see everyone's systems. This should be fun...

[RedRaider]

ROLL BIG or roll home...:moon:

[ballz0r]

its funny.... most of our systems are gona look pretty similar


we gota organise a RRT lan

[bianco]

congratulations!

even though i envy you guys...
it's not (yet) available locally...

[Cutless009]

hmmm, I have the EVGA X58 SLI, do I qualify for step-up? and how does that work?

[Afterburner]

hmmm, I have the EVGA X58 SLI, do I qualify for step-up? and how does that work?

If you Registered your EVGA product on the EVGA site in the first 30 days, you qualify for a 90 step up form the date of purchase.

However, only if you purchased the Model ending in A1 ($299.99). The model ($250) ending in TR.... This only comes with a 2 year warranty and no Step up if registered in the first 30 days.....

Link to both models..... (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=x58+evga&x=0&y=0)

[Cutless009]

MB EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3SLI RT
1
$299.99


Thats from the invoice?

[Afterburner]

MB EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3SLI RT
1
$299.99


Thats from the invoice?

Your good to go as long as the items in my first post had been completed!

[RedRaider]

:crack: REAL MEN roll eVGA CLASSIFIED :crack:

[Cutless009]

Your good to go as long as the items in my first post had been completed!

how do I register it? I just bought it like 2 weeks ago.

[RedRaider]

how do I register it? I just bought it like 2 weeks ago.

Go to eVGA website and make an account and register your product...:crazy:

[Cutless009]

wewt done, seriously considering stepping up to the classified. I wanna see what kind of results you guys get with it first.

[BDW88]

ROLL BIG or roll home...:moon:

You think I got enough rads to cool the Classified? :crack:

[RedRaider]

3 x 480 Feser...:rofl:

I pwm you with 7 x PA120.3...:D

[BDW88]

3 x 480 Feser...:rofl:

I pwm you with 7 x PA120.3...:D

I got another 480 on the way and 3x 360's, look closer there's 2 360's in the box and 1 in the ped in the back. :D

[Afterburner]

I got another 480 on the way and 3x 360's, look closer there's 2 360's in the box and 1 in the ped in the back. :D

Oh Yeah!!!... Well I got a quad core Radiator out of a 1974 Chevy Camper Special and.. and..... tehe:bird::bird:

[RedRaider]

:bird: Feser

[BDW88]

If it makes you feel any better I do own 2 Thermochills and looking to get another one for me Xbox. :crack:

[RedRaider]

WTF eVGA...:bat:

You took my $$$ on Thursday, 19 March 2009 and still haven't shipped me my fucking Classified yet??? Don't make me take a roadtrip...:bat:

[zlojack]

Call them, Red. Their phone support is very good.

[mcoffey]

WTF eVGA...:bat:

You took my $$$ on Thursday, 19 March 2009 and still haven't shipped me my fucking Classified yet??? Don't make me take a roadtrip...:bat:

Roll on their asses Red. I'd do a R3Tech drive by on them Yankee sons a bitches if I were you.

andyc

[CrazyJoe]

WTF eVGA...:bat:

You took my $$$ on Thursday, 19 March 2009 and still haven't shipped me my fucking Classified yet??? Don't make me take a roadtrip...:bat:

Took mine just a couple hours after yours ... same story. :cussing:

[ZeniTH]

WTF eVGA...:bat:

You took my $$$ on Thursday, 19 March 2009 and still haven't shipped me my fucking Classified yet??? Don't make me take a roadtrip...:bat:

check on your acct..... then go to "orders" and there you should see if your order was shipped...

mine was shipped yesterday, there was a tracking # in my evga acct, even though i haven't received any email yet.

[ShoNuff]

WTF eVGA...:bat:

You took my $$$ on Thursday, 19 March 2009 and still haven't shipped me my fucking Classified yet??? Don't make me take a roadtrip...:bat:

I'm sure you have a tracking number and shipping confirmation by now? I did. This should be an awesome piece of hardware.

[CrazyJoe]

Thanks Zenith !
Shipped yesterday with a delivery date of 3-26-2009 !
Wootage !!! :up:

[RedRaider]

Mine shipped yesterday as well..:D

[CrazyJoe]

:hmm: hmmmm ... I may have to run this on air until the custom blocks come in !

I mean ... I have to make sure it all works ... right ? right ? :hehe:

Hate to have it just sit there all lonely ...

:abducted: Thing is, I'm visiting the parents for a week on the 31st

Build may have to wait a bit ... CRUD !

[RedRaider]

Vincent should have the blocks ready soon...:innocent:

My eVGA Classified is showing a ETA of Wednesday, 25 March...:crack:

[Kayin]

Shiiit.

You guys are getting your stuff faster than me!

Newegg has had my order since Friday, just charged it today and still hasn't shipped it.

Assholes.

[zlojack]

Sigh...I won't have mine until next week, most likely, especially since I'll be in Columbus, Ohio this weekend.

[ShoNuff]

UPS closed my route. We used to get our UPS packages no later than noon and the driver would call me on my cell when he was close. Now our route is shared by two other drivers and I get my *&@# at the end of the day. It's 19:20PST and my tracking still says "Out for delivery." :mad:

[RedRaider]

Kayin, I don't have an i7 yet...:banghead:

INTEL, I want my 920 D0... I WANT IT NOW...:bat:

[zlojack]

I have a package on the way via USPS that's said "Left country of origin en route to Canada" since March 9th.

/offtopic

[RedRaider]

I have a package on the way via USPS that's said "Left country of origin en route to Canada" since March 9th.

/offtopic

:gil: seems to me that shipping should be easier from the US to Canada...:shrug:

[zlojack]

:gil: seems to me that shipping should be easier from the US to Canada...:shrug:

It usually is.

During that timeframe I've had a package from Gary shipped using the same service that's already here.

That's why I'm concerned. Anyway, I've contacted the seller so hopefully they can look into it for me.

[ShoNuff]

All is right with the universe again...:afro:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/shonuff66/clsfdcert005.jpg

[ZeniTH]

All is right with the universe again...:afro:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/shonuff66/clsfdcert005.jpg

Damn you !!!!!

Mine will be here the 25th... but will be in Houston doing some work :( damn !!!

[Kayin]

Somebody post some numbers already...

[Septim]

and post more hands on pictures already...

[RedRaider]

None of us have the board yet...:igotit:

[RedRaider]

Zenith...

Where in Houston will you be??

[ZeniTH]

Zenith...

Where in Houston will you be??

All over the place!!!! Lol

I will be in sharpstown mall in the west side, pasadena, then 2 more clients in beaumont.
So im gonna be in the east probably till thrusday afternoon... Im a field tech.

[RedRaider]

Field tech for what company, what do you fix??

Sharpstown Mall is a dump, with about 1/3 occupancy..

I went there last week to meet a customer about milling and replacing about 1/3 of the parking lot, the side on Bellaire and US59. I don't see anyone paying money right now to give that mall a parking lot. Be careful there, it's a rough neighborhood...:D

[ZeniTH]

BTW, I work for a French company named "Briot" we manufacture optical equipment
(to cut lenses to the frame specific shape), so it involves a lot of robotics and electronics...
So i travel all over Texas and the west coast fixing them.

[ZeniTH]

Field tech for what company, what do you fix??

Sharpstown Mall is a dump, with about 1/3 occupancy..

I went there last week to meet a customer about milling and replacing about 1/3 of the parking lot, the side on Bellaire and US59. I don't see anyone paying money right now to give that mall a parking lot. Be careful there, it's a rough neighborhood...:D


Yeah.... Thats the shttiest place around,... My client its moving across the Frwy and im going there to move the equipment propertly....

That parking lot gonna need a lot more asphalt than that..... LoL

[RedRaider]

So I take it you've been there before..:)

Do you frequent the "Jewelry Dog"??:rofl:

The whole parking lot needs to be milled out and replaced, but whoever owns that shit ass mall would be an idiot to spend the kind of $$$ it would take to do the work..

My suggestion, carry a gun with you...:)

[ZeniTH]

So I take it you've been there before..:)

Do you frequent the "Jewelry Dog"??:rofl:

The whole parking lot needs to be milled out and replaced, but whoever owns that shit ass mall would be an idiot to spend the kind of $$$ it would take to do the work..

My suggestion, carry a gun with you...:)



Noooooooooo !!!!!!! Actually is "Texas state optical (TSO)"

Im gonna need a kevlar vest too....... Lol

[RedRaider]

I almost busted a gut laughing last week, my milling superintendent and I checked out the Jewelry Dog...:rofl: :wth:

Kevlar Vest, 9mm Glock and AR-15 are the minimum requirements to have on your person when shopping/working at Sharpstown Mall...:D

[RedRaider]

All is right with the universe again...:afro:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/shonuff66/clsfdcert005.jpg

You lucky bastard...:D

[ShoNuff]

The sad thing is that I have to leave today and won't be back until Thursday afternoon. My video cards should be here by the time I get back so...Friday it's on! Until then...I gotta wait. :mad:

[Hondacity]

i finally pulled the trigger...it should be here by friday :D

[RedRaider]

i finally pulled the trigger...it should be here by friday :D

:woot: Another member of the CLUB :woot:

[RedRaider]

Hold up a minute, Willis...

Is this motherfucker EATX?? WTF...:wth:

[Cutless009]

its EATX size but will fit standard ATX mounting positions if I remember correctly from the interview.

[zlojack]

It's in between ATX and EATX size, actually. Listing it as EATX is an error.

This is from the EVGA Forums:
Standard ATX = 304.8mm (top to bottom) x 243.8mm (front to back)

EVGA X58 Classified = 304.8mm (top to bottom) x 263.5mm (front to back), has the same mounting hole layout as Standard ATX.

Extended ATX = 304.8mm (top to bottom) x 330.2mm (front to back) has a different mounting hole layout to Standard ATX.

[RedRaider]

Well I just measured my MM Motherboard tray, it's going to overhang the tray by an inch...:bird:

[zlojack]

By a whole inch?

How wide is the mobo tray? 10" is 254 mm so it should only overhang by 10 mm or 1cm, according to that.

[RedRaider]

Mine hit Houston yesterday..:woot:

[RedRaider]

Width is not the difference, the difference is the length of the MB from front to rear...

[zlojack]

Right, width, length, whatever you call it. The motherboard tray from MM is listed at 12.5" x 10" while the motherboard from EVGA is 30.48 CM (12") x 26.35 cm (10.38")

[RedRaider]

My MM MB Tray is 11" long. My eVGA 780i is about 10-1/4". The fucking eVGA Classified is longer than my 780i...:fact: it is going to overhang...

[CrazyJoe]

Mine hit Houston yesterday..:woot:

Mines still slated for a Thursday delivery ... beat out by Red again. :down: :D

[zlojack]

My MM MB Tray is 11" long. My eVGA 780i is about 10-1/4". The fucking eVGA Classified is longer than my 780i...:fact: it is going to overhang...

Well, you've got the mobo tray in hand, while I'm just going off of measurements listed on MM's site.

It will overhang by a bit, of that I have no doubt. But the EATX tray is 13" according to MM's site! I suppose since you've got the extended Ascension, you should have plenty of room :D

[RedRaider]

Well, you've got the mobo tray in hand, while I'm just going off of measurements listed on MM's site.

It will overhang by a bit, of that I have no doubt. But the EATX tray is 13" according to MM's site! I suppose since you've got the extended Ascension, you should have plenty of room :D

BEN's measurements are from the outer rear of the tray...:igotit:

I believe his EATX tray is @ 12.5" long...:)

[RedRaider]

Latest UPS TRACKING info....:crack:

HOUSTON,
TX, US 03/25/2009 5:01 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
03/25/2009 3:50 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
HOUSTON,
TX, US 03/24/2009 7:39 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
LOS ANGELES,
CA, US 03/21/2009 12:22 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
ANAHEIM,
CA, US 03/20/2009 11:25 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
03/20/2009 9:37 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US 03/20/2009 8:28 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

[zlojack]

BEN's measurements are from the outer rear of the tray...:igotit:

I believe his EATX tray is @ 12.5" long...:)
Cool.

Well I hope it doesn't overhang too much! I don't think I could fit an EATX tray in my rig :p

[RedRaider]

Cool.

Well I hope it doesn't overhang too much! I don't think I could fit an EATX tray in my rig :p

If the 10 mounting points are the same on the eVGA Classified as they are on a ATX motherboard, then having another MB tray wouldn't make a hill of beans difference...:igotit: It will probably look cool overhanging a bit, like it's floating in the air...:) :crack: :)

[ZeniTH]

Mine just arrived but i wont be home till tomorrow afternoon.... :(

[RedRaider]

Bwahahahaha BITCHES...:bird:

My receptionist just called me and mine has ARRIVED...:bird:

[zlojack]

Awesome!

Now you can sit and look at it until you get a CPU :bird: :D

[Langer]

Does that mean we can expect some project updates red?

[zlojack]

Does that mean we can expect some project updates red?
He's waiting for the D0 i7.

Hopefully they'll be worth it! :eek:

[smee]

Does that mean we can expect some project updates red?

PSH... from red? never.... :D:p

[RedRaider]

:bird: Bitches I have touched my Classified with my own two hands...:bird:

[zlojack]

Try not to get too much jizz on it!

[BDW88]

:bird: Bitches I have touched my Classified with my own two hands...:bird:

Lucky bastard! :bird: I'm still waiting for mine.. :(

[Kayin]

:bird: Bitches I have touched my Classified with my own two hands...:bird:
And his nuts.

[Jtrain]

"Red got his classified and he JIZZED IN HIS PANTS!"

[BDW88]

You guys see the post about the NB temps for the Classified @EVGA, they said that suckers cooking bigtime, hope they come out with blocks soon for this board.

[Hondacity]

BDW88

edit: crap i just that thread

we need classified waterblock :)