I was hoping someone might comment from EVGA on this: Will there be an x99 ATX motherboard in your future? Here are the reasons I ask:

1. Some people just hate the size of E-ATX motherboard. I know, its not THAT much bigger but, the fact is, its still huge. And some of us either don't have the case for it, or don't want to buy a new case for it, or simply want a smaller size, but not quite mATX.
2. On that note, the x99 mATX was a real "missed" target in my opinion. With there being 2 other mATX motherboards on the market with better power management, and full 2280 m.2 support, all the while being cheaper than the EVGA x99 micro, I feel like its a poor compromise to those who just 'don't want E-ATX'. Especially if we have to give up features at a higher price.
3. With the much wider range of case support that ATX has, it could be an easier 'sell', which is probably why many other board manufacturers have released fantastic ATX motherboards with more features than the EVGA x99 Classified even on its larger and more spacious E-ATX form factor.

Why am I bringing this up? Well, mainly because I want an ATX motherboard, but I just can't bring myself to buy any other motherboard than an EVGA one. I have been treated SO well here. And any time that I have ever needed customer support for any of my motherboards, whether msi, gigabyte, asus, or intel, they all had awful customer support and the experience was like clawing my eyes out with forks.. But EVGA? Nope, with you guys it was a totally different story. EVGA spoiled me IMMEDIATELY with their amazing 24/7 customer support, knowledgeable employees, incredible forums and community support, that buying another board from a different manufacturer (although more enticing and sometimes cheaper) just isn't worth it to me. I know I'll be taken care of here, and I know that the products that EVGA does manufacture are QUALITY. Sure things break, sure there are problems. Thats just electronics, and there's no getting around that. What counts is how faithfully that company will stand behind what it just sold you for $200-$400.

So if EVGA happens to ever listen to the voice of even 1 dude on their forum, could you please take this to idea table, kick up some papers, and see what people at EVGA HQ think about this? If anything, it might be a chance to revise some of the things that you guys felt didn't turn out exactly the way you wanted on some of your other boards? IF ANYTHING, thanks for reading and being awesome. I suppose I can always wait for Intel's Broadwell release and EVGAs ATX answer to that, and upgrade then... but with all the excitement of x99 and ddr4... who wants to wait?! 

No I do not. My profile picture is of an older computer that I no longer have.

I would declared prohibition of normal type of Connector...
All motherboard with this type of connector must be burned in next 30 days
 

 
And manufacturer must cross on this type of connector on all motherboards form factors...
 

 
 
 

X58, X79 and X99 are not nicest platform for choosing ATX Form and demand all functions.
It's possible, but 75% are E-ATX and most of Z chipset are E-ATX.
Rampage III Extreme, Maximus Extreme series, EVGA X79 Dark, X58 Classified, G1 Assassin, G1 Sniper, ...
most of best motherboards are E-ATX.
It's really hard to find real high end motherboard in ATX Format except for AMD.
I mean if someone think to pay 250 or even 350$ for motherboard it's logic to choose some case of 90-100$ case where everything can fit.
Today nice Mid Tower case need to support E-ATX Form factor. All manufacturer think on that.

The EVGA X99 Micro is M-ATX  Form Factor you could go with this Motherboard.
2-Way SLI no problem, 3-Way SLI Tight Fit but supports it.
 
Myself I like the E-ATX motherboard for Water Cooling space and for overclocking they realty are not meant to be your family computers or kids computer other then the Kid in all of us. They are for the Enthusiast Computer owners and builders.

Both of these motherboards are perfect examples of what I'm talking about:

-ASrock: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157543

-MSI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130796
 
Both of these boards support 3 way sli, a FULL sized m.2 slot, usb 2.0, usb 3.0, PS2, 10 Sata ports, RAM support up to 128gb at 3000mhz, and the ASrock board has high quality integrated audio to boot. All these features in a smaller form factor thats organized and (granted I know this is a subjective opinion) more attractive. Not to mention 200 DOLLARS CHEAPER??? ....Can anyone else see why this is frustrating? 

gtxjackbauer
I am not getting what the issue is about.  I feel the X99 EVGA boards are high end with all the bells and whistles and than some (H20/LN2) and so do other MB manufacturers.  I am sure each one has some features others might not have.  That's just part of business.  Maybe they can't have certain things that others have since the price would change.  I am sure they aim for a certain price range for each line.  You have a choice to pick which one you like.  You could give constructive criticism and hope they add certain features they didn't previously added but you sound stressed or upset. lol  No need.  Take a breath and enjoy what we have at hand and the options we get all around in general.
 
And for the record, I love the 90 degree headers.  Its going to be my first.  You just have to be creative if you want to show off your custom cables or what not.  It's just not only for nice looks but great cable management and better case airflow.

The OP wants EVGA to make an X99 ATX Size Motherboard is all, I think.

To be honest though, I am surprised that the FTW isnt atx. The x58 and x79 were atx.

seta8967
To be honest though, I am surprised that the FTW isnt atx. The x58 and x79 were atx.

 
My X79 FTW is 12x10.3" or EATX Form factor and standard ATX is 12x9.6" my X79 SLI is standard ATX Form factor.
EVGA X79 FTW (LGA2011) SandyBridgeE/ATX/3-Way SLI+PhysX or CrossFireX Intel DDR3
2133MHz Ready Motherboard (151-SE-E777-K2)
 
EVGA X79 SLI (LGA2011) SandyBridge-E Intel X79 ATX DDR3 2133 3-Way SLI or CrossFireX
Ready Motherboard (132-SE-E775-K2)
 
Even my EVGA Z77 FTW LGA 1155 Intel Z77 SATA 6 GB/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
(151-IB-E699-KR) is EATX Form factor.

I believe it has been said already from EVGA (Jacob) and correct me if I am wrong that the "E-ATX" X99 MBs from EVGA are "SLIGHTLY" larger than ATX boards.  They're technically not a full spec'd E-ATX MB.  
 
Thanks for pointing that out seta.

gtxjackbauer
I believe it has been said already from EVGA (Jacob) and correct me if I am wrong that the "E-ATX" X99 MBs from EVGA are "SLIGHTLY" larger than ATX boards.  They're technically not a full spec'd E-ATX MB.  
 
Thanks for pointing that out seta.

Well that is actually some really cool news! Is there an original thread that discusses the exact size differences?

VVhiplash
I personally don't want to do 3 way SLI, I just want two way, with PCI-E storage options. But two 980/970 cards will cover all of the PCI slots, eliminating the possibility of storage yet again.

Hint: Riser ribbons.
 
Either you sacrifice feature preferences for brand loyalty or sacrifice brand loyalty for features; or try riser ribbons and position your cards elsewhere and stay with EVGA.
 
 

rjohnson11

lehpron

VVhiplash
I personally don't want to do 3 way SLI, I just want two way, with PCI-E storage options. But two 980/970 cards will cover all of the PCI slots, eliminating the possibility of storage yet again.

Hint: Riser ribbons.
 
Either you sacrifice feature preferences for brand loyalty or sacrifice brand loyalty for features; or try riser ribbons and position your cards elsewhere and stay with EVGA.

Very good advice here

Dang I didn't think of that.. That is good advice :) ...But I'd no longer be able to use M.2 SSDs then right? I'd have to go with PCI-E SSDs which cost more.. They are faster though aren't they? I'm looking at the "PCI-E SSD" section on Newegg, but almost all of the SSDs available are still M.2.. Is there an M.2 connector card for a PCI-E slot that I could use then?

Edit: So I've found a couple of SSD to PCI-E/Sata cards, but they top out at 6gb/s so there is literally no reason to go with a SATA SSD instead.. Asus' X99 Delux has a great looking M.2-PCI-E card which keeps you at the standard 32gb/s limit, but it doesn't look like they sell it separately...

Thanks for the response! And thanks for your time and attention Jacob :) Its greatly appreciated!

EVGATech_DaveB

FR3D1
To me the X series is design for the big beasts/ Hardcore OC like the X58, X79 and X99. Back when the X58 still around it normal standard was XL-ATX and thats massive. I surprise that the X79 have a micro model. I think that when it comes to size and features the Z series is much better.

That is only semi accurate.  There was only 1 XL-ATX, which is standard ATX Width and REALLY tall.  The LE, 3x SLI, SLI3 and FTW3 were all standard ATX, Classified Limitted Edition (E759), Classified (E760), and Classified 3 (E770) were EATX, only the E762 was XL-ATX.
 
@OP
As Jacob stated no current plans.  However, we do appreciate the loyalty for our products and glad our hardware and functioned well as well as glad our CS Team has taken care of you when needed.  I am sorry we do not have the board that you are looking for right now, but we always have our eyes and ears open for new products down the road.  THANKS!

Ya know, as far as EVGA boards go, you might just have what I'm looking for in the X99 classified since its not as large as I originally thought :) ONE big question though, and I was wondering if you guys could help me solve this. I need to know if a graphics card WITH a backplate will fit in the first pcie slot right below the ram, with 4 sticks of ram in it. If a card will fit there WITH a backplate on it, it'll do :) Also, I noticed that the use of some M.2 slots on other manufacturers motherboards will actually disable one of the last PCI-E slots on the board. Is that the case with any of EVGAs boards?