I have been reading the forums here, looking at the classified threads. I can see that post bios ver 1.18 these boards will not post with 1 16gb chip I am looking to run 128gb ram, with the board. I will be using this pc as a gaming pc, plus doing 3d renderings and unity game stuff. What I want to know is if the boards that are currently shipped are they updated to the latest bios or will I have to get a smaller set of dimms to use to update the bios ?
 
thanks for any answers to this question ahead of time..
 
Sojurne.

Probably depends where you buy the MB from.  Inventory age can vary.
 
If you want to buy it from EVGA directly - I would call / e-mail  EVGA sales & ask if they can check / upgrade BIOS before EVGA ship it to you.
 
 
http://www.evga.com/support/
 

sojurne
Ill be getting the boards from newegg.com, along with the rest of my parts, I know they recently resupplied their stock of boards like with in the last two days. I wont be getting the boards till about mid feb due to cash flow. all in all just wondering and trying to prepare so I don't run into any Issues, Ill also be using the Occlus Rift on this system too which im looking forward to.  Thanks for the answers so far ,  and ill try contacting support and see what they say.
 
 

I would buy Direct from EVGA.

Why would you want more than 1 or 2 GPUs, if you don't mind me asking? 
 
Also, a later BIOS version adds support for high storage RAM.  If its one of the beginning versions, it won't work.

Nvr mind

goldminer1849
X99 MB; GTX 980Ti; and Intel 750 SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 Card. What PCIe slots are best for each card? Slot 1: SSD, Slot 4: GTX 980Ti ?
Thanks

I would review the Manual and make sure you get the correct CPU as well.
X99 Chipset Motherboards                

• Support Manual for EVGA X99 Classified (151-HE-E999) - Part 1 Part 2 - BIOS Guide
• Support Manual for EVGA X99 FTW (150-HE-E997) - Part 1 Part 2 - BIOS Guide
• Support Manual for EVGA X99 Micro (131-HE-E995) - Part 1 Part 2 - BIOS Guide
• Support Manual for EVGA X99 Micro2 (131-HE-E095) - Part 1 Part 2

 Intel X99 Series Family Product Spec

• EVGA X99 Micro2 - (131-HE-E095-KR)        
• EVGA X99 Micro - (131-HE-E995-KR)        
• EVGA X99 FTW - (150-HE-E997-KR)        
• EVGA X99 Classified - (151-HE-E999-KR)

 
I am Not a EVGA Forum Moderator so I will not say that goldminer1849 should Create a Thread for his question.

sojurne
@gtxjackbauer - I will be building 2 pc's each with 2 Titan x cards in sli.
 
Im also looking at the Z170 setup too and deciding between the two classified boards.
as it all needs to support the occulus rift as well..

 
I also forgot to ask, how many monitors, resolution and Hz for each PC?
 
If its mainly for gaming,  that is complete overkill and waste of funds, even if you were to do some editing and rendering. 

You're better off going with a 6700K, Z170, GTX 980 Ti, 16GB-32GB of DD4 and a M.2 drive for both machines.  This should give you ample of power let alone, save you thousands on something that will get replaced with something better within 1-2 years.
 
If you got deep pockets, by all means have at it and show us some overkill pics when you're done.  

sojurne

gtxjackbauer

sojurne
@gtxjackbauer - I will be building 2 pc's each with 2 Titan x cards in sli.
 
Im also looking at the Z170 setup too and deciding between the two classified boards.
as it all needs to support the occulus rift as well..

 
I also forgot to ask, how many monitors, resolution and Hz for each PC?
 
If its mainly for gaming,  that is complete overkill and waste of funds, even if you were to do some editing and rendering. 

You're better off going with a 6700K, Z170, GTX 980 Ti, 16GB-32GB of DD4 and a M.2 drive for both machines.  This should give you ample of power let alone, save you thousands on something that will get replaced with something better within 1-2 years.
 
If you got deep pockets, by all means have at it and show us some overkill pics when you're done.  

i have 3 benq 120hz displays in span mode,  ill be using it both for gaming and virtual machines as well as unity 3d and occulus rift .
I may be going the Z170 classified and the 6700k with 64gb of gskill ripjaws. and the two titansX's so i can run sli spanned. I plan to keep the system around 6 years , is usually when i upgrade to the latest depending on funds :D.
 
Ill def post some pics when the project gets started in feb- march ..just doing all my research and stuff now .
 
 

Yup, do your research before pulling the trigger.
 
From my experience, I have 16GB of a x99 system with 3 monitors in surround.  I might peak 8-10GB of ram used once in a BLUE MOON but overall, I'm steady at around 6-7GBs.
 
I still think the Titans are overkill for gaming but do come with 12GB as opposed to 6GB (Ti).  I guess you're just looking to future proof but I personally can't justify the price.  A Ti is a Titan with out its dual precision used in CAD, fluid simulations and less Vram.
 
Overall, should be a exciting build.  

Nothing wrong with buying titan x's if you can afford them. At least you know you got a flawless chip without any unstable SMMs.

SuperConker
The old Titans had Double Precision, but nVidia removed it on the Titan X.
This means the Titan X is pretty much just a regular gaming card with lots of ram.

Oh wow.  Didn't know this.  So for basically a few hundred more, you're just paying for more Vram.  Gotcha.

Sajin
Nothing wrong with buying titan x's if you can afford them. At least you know you got a flawless chip without any unstable SMMs.

+1

Back to the original question.
 
1. 128 GB of RAM. Could be iffy proposition. If you want to leave on stock (CPU) then it should work, but more you want to push, more issues you will encounter. And it is advisable to run 4 sticks not 8. With eight sticks memory controller is under serious load to deliver when CPU is overclocked (same issue as X58 or X79). Take into consideration that a lot of boards (all brands) have issues with 16GB  per stick. With 64 GB you should do just fine unless doing some super extreme high-res renderings - but for that are Teslas not Titans.
2. Z170 vs X99. There is no = between both. First is at best potent gaming platform. 2nd offers just insane computation power. If you want to do 3D rendering don't even think about Z170.
3. For that kind of workload (rendering) you would benefit greatly from NVMe drive. It should be on your 'to get' list without question. 
4. BIOS flashed to the board when new in the box is pure lottery. I've got 1.13 in June last year, but folks who bought new much later than me got even older like 1.09 or something. Just lottery.
 

Just wanted to make an update to this thread I have ordered my parts and they will be in , next week
I went with the Classified Z170 platform, with a 6700k and 64gigs of ram, for video I went with 2x 980TI's that will be in sli mode and a 1000 watt power supply from evga as well. For the case i went with the thermal take core x9 for the case, will be adding in a 1tb SSD and a 6tb western digital black drive for data . the parts will be in sometime next week once i have it all together and running ill update my modrigs with parts and pictures..
 
thanks all for your input .
 
sojurne

Sounds like a nice build. 
 
Look forward to more updates as it comes together.
 
64 GB is some serious RAM; what are your plans - software that can use that much system RAM?

gtxjackbauer
Should be a really nice rig.  Don't forget you have the M.2 PCIe SSD unless the 1TB will be a PCIe SSD.

The 1 TB is a sata ssd, ill have to get an m.2 later as funds become available, and will make the change to that  i know it is abit of a performance hit but its all i could do with the budget that I had . :D.