EVGA X79 Dark P/N: 150-SE-E789-K2
On Sale ATM for only $199.99

Do note, This is the K2 model. Lacking EVbot support, Bluetooth, etc.
 
 
Debating it honestly since I have a Rampage IV Extreme atm.

Warboy
Do note, This is the K2 model. Lacking EVbot support, Bluetooth, etc.
  
Debating it honestly since I have a Rampage IV Extreme atm.

Yes, and I do have the First Round that have them.
On the Bluetooth I turn it off anyways and while I have an EVbot I do not really have use it on the Dark.
Now I am playing with my EVbot on my X79 Classified Motherboard.
 
On your Rampage IV Extreme no since to look at the X79 Dark, But the EVGA X99 Classified Motherboard you might take a new peek.
My EVGA X99 Classified Motherboard is my Best Board Now, or BBN.

I totally have my x79 Dark as my daily driver while I try to route tubing for the Rampage V Extreme... :-D I like that board as well. The dark is a good board in my eyes.

Warboy
Well debating it. Since my Rampage IV Extreme board's warranty is about to expire.
 
Also I wish it could be used to step up to a X79 Dark -> X99 Classified. Since it's still LGA2011, just a different version lol.

I see, then Yes the X79 Dark is a great 2011 Motherboard.
My main or this computer is the X79 Dark running the i7-4960X and 3 GTX Titans and 32GB of Vengeance Performance CMZ16GX3M4A2400C9 Memory.

No issues @ all with my X79 Dark as well! Best mobo I have had!!

Scarlet-Tech
The only issue I have ever had with my dark, is that it doesn't like the x79 profile for my ram. Other than that, which is a super minor thing, I really like that board.

Do you mean the XMP Profile? I guess I was lucky with mine.

Scarlet-Tech
I totally have my x79 Dark as my daily driver while I try to route tubing for the Rampage V Extreme... :-D I like that board as well. The dark is a good board in my eyes.

That dark is still going strong huh? Glad we solved that psu issue!!

I still think for the Money the X79 Dark and an i7-4930K or i7-4960X CPU is well worth it for a gamming rig.
Even on the low end CPU i7-4820K it is still a great Gamming Rig.
I Have to through in A Great Folding and or Crunching Rig Too!
I use my X79 Dark / i7-4960X CPU Rig as my everyday computer and Gamming Computer since day one.

LFaWolf

Warboy
Well debating it. Since my Rampage IV Extreme board's warranty is about to expire.
 
Also I wish it could be used to step up to a X79 Dark -> X99 Classified. Since it's still LGA2011, just a different version lol.

I have experienced a memory issue with the Dark. What is your memory model?

Please lets stay Positive in this Post, it is about it being on Sale ATM and is still a great X79 Based Motherboard.
LFaWolf What Memory Make and Model Did You have issues with and was your Memory listed on the CPU and Memory Support Page.
I am using 2 Sets of Vengeance Performance CMZ16GX3M4A2400C9 with XMP Profile 1 with No Issues.
This memory is also not on the Approved Memory List for the X79 Dark Motherboard, I add this for all the users who will say EVGA does a poor job and updating their memory list for their Motherboards.
This same memory also works fine on my ASUS Rampage IV Formula Motherboard.

Scarlet-Tech
I have Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133

So bad I wanted Corsair Dominator Memory if not only for the way it looks.
One great looking Ram Module Corsair came up with

And that is Fine Too!

I bough an open-box Dark from microcenter for 112 dollars. I added the 2 year replacement plan in case it goes bad and it still cost me under 135 bucks after tax. The crazy thing was that people couldnt understand why I was so enthused about this board. Couple of sales people were like, just get an Z97 board its got most of the same stuff...

The dark is both beautiful and powerful, and once I swap up to the 4960x and add the second 980 around black friday time... Im going to be in HEAVEN (that is, after my wife kills me for wasting my disposable income on something to play games with)

bcavnaugh
 
Is the model you got with or without Bluetooth?
Myself I one with and I disable it so no big deal for me.
On my new one I will have two GTX 980 HYBRIDS Installed in SLI Mode.
Indeed the X79 Dark is a great Motherboard and will be around for 3 or 5 more years, at least for me.
Glad you are happy with yours. Bios 2.13 is Great BTW.
 
Rethink your new CPU, While I have the i7-4969X in my main rig I am very happy with the  i7-4820K and with an SLI Setup this is the way to go.
I hit 4600 MHz on this chip and could not believe how stable and easy it was to overclock. Only food for thought.
Anyone who has an older generation CPU for Socket 2011 would see a great improvement with the new generation i7-4xxxX 2011 CPUs.
Also True PCI Express Revision 3 to boot. No more 660force-enable-gen3.exe Pain in the rear to deal with.

Mine has Bluetooth, I keep it disabled via BIOS as well, although Ive been thinking of picking up a PS4 Controller and using that as my gaming controller. Thanks for the heads up on the CPU - it was something I had been kicking around, but its definitely not a need. 4820k is rocking hard, even after scaling back to 4.3GHz.  I can pump that money into a swap to 16gb of Dominator Plats, and pick up the sleeving kit for the PSU, and some other loose ends I need to tie up.

I'm so happy with this build its not even funny!

bcavnaugh
OK, I swapped out the X79 FTW to with the X79 Dark. More then work the Time and Money.
New Scores 3DMark Fire Strike:  13,424  3DMark 11:   17,490 
And I cannot believe how stable I have it at 4600MHZ with Only an AIO Cooler
 
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Bcavaugh, I really like your setup, and i was really considering getting a watercool for my cpu (...still rockin the air, haha) I'm wanting to go the water cool route for the cpu becaue it frees up room. My concern is that the radiator is actually hanging above the videocard . If i decide to do this, would i be able to mount that on the back of the case rather than inside? I did check and saw that i have 2 holes on the back for hoses to go in and out of. Is that what i need to do that? as you can tell, I don't have anything to do with watercooling, yet. I've only considered it to make my case more "spacious"
 
Edit : i only mention putting it on the back because i read a couple horror stories where a few of them actually cracked in their case, ruining their motherboard and video card (maybe they weren't doing something right...)

A Small update.
 
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