cpagdog 

Current rig i7 920 of to 3.6ghz 
Gtx 570 
Micro atx x58 
Samsung 800 series ssd and 8 GB RAM 

Question for you all is it worth upgrading to this board to get pcie 3.0 and sata 6? 
Primary use is gaming and internet. 

If so, what is best processor for it and what case? Probably just air cool cause I'm not big into oc. Thanks 

 

Ordered mine this morning.  Woot!  Two things, as fate would have it-I was just about to finish my ASRock MiniITX build, but now that board is coming out.  I was literally about to check the cabling, put the side panels back on and POST it to install Win7-not gonna happen.  Secondly, its freaking Thanksgiving week-ugh.  I ordred 2nd day, but I probably won't see it until Monday.  Now I have to wait over the effing weekend.  The horror.
 
I would get a Silverstone FT03 Mini ($$) or Bitfenix Prodgy ($)
 
 


  
 

   
and as far as CPU?  I'd maybe get a Xeon e3-1240 if the board accepts it, or a Core i7 3770K, and slap some G.Skill Trident X 16gb (2x8gb) in that bad boy , and you're golden.

I noticed on the back of the IO plate above the mini HDMI is what looks like two wifi ports, maybe not so much a port. But two holes and the symbol for wifi?

Has anyone else had their order marked as shipped? I ordered two day, canceled and switched to next day but it looks like they aren't going to actually ship it until Wednesday which makes it Monday anyway. Yay for me wasting my money.

Thanks for the reply. I oc a little bit but not crazy enough to water cool. I like the idea of the mitx size so I could transport it easily. I am planning on getting one of the next batch of graphics cards and I just thought now that I have an ssd I might as well upgrade to sata 6 and USB 3 now that I have things to utilize those features. And will the DDR ram in x58 work with stinger? Thanks again

One more thing...is the display port/ HDMI port useless since I have a graphics card already? Or can they run a seperate monitor in conjunction with graphics card?

Glad to know I am not the only one with an order hanging out in the processing phase. Unfortunately I am in a hurry as I do not have a PC of my own until I build this box. :(

crezno

Those are for external antenas for the WiFi. The AsRock and the Asus come with that external antenna.  It doesnt appear that the EVGA comes with that card. So it may just be open for expansion if you buy the card later. I think its a mini PCI slot that you plug it in to, but I dont see the mount for it, so it may just not have it. From the pic it looks just like a usb wifi.

 
Yes it is for Wifi, there is a Mini PCI-E next to the heatsink.

cpagdog

Thanks for the reply. I oc a little bit but not crazy enough to water cool. I like the idea of the mitx size so I could transport it easily. I am planning on getting one of the next batch of graphics cards and I just thought now that I have an ssd I might as well upgrade to sata 6 and USB 3 now that I have things to utilize those features. And will the DDR ram in x58 work with stinger? Thanks again

One more thing...is the display port/ HDMI port useless since I have a graphics card already? Or can they run a seperate monitor in conjunction with graphics card?

The memory dimms for a X58 board will work with the Z77 Stinger.  Since they both require DDR3 dimms.  As for the display ports, I believe you can use both GPU's (intergrated & seperate) for displays.  That is how I had Quartz setup for folding.  The card GPU was used solely for folding while the Intel 3000 iGPU was used for monitor.

LearjetMinako

cpagdog

OK so what is smallest case I can get that will hold a gtx 690 and an adequate power supply? The smaller the better

Probably these cases from SilverStone Tek
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=261&area=en
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=317&area=en

LearJetMinako is correct.  I have done the research as I did this build if you go back a page i have pics of the AsRock M-ITX Z77 and a 690, its set up for watercooling.  The Silverstone Sugo SG07 and 08 are the only options if you want to cram it all in there and not have wasted space.  Its the only case I have come across with an adequate PSU.  Its the smallest sized ATX PSU you can get, and I only found 1 other PSU that will fit in there, but the PSU cables are too long and there isnt room for them (It was the Corsair CX600).  The PSU in the SG07 and 08, are 600 Watt Bronze, but they actually bench test at 700Watts, and passed Silver Rating Specs.  My system with a 3770K and 690, both OC is pulling close to 450W from the wall at full load (Closer to 400W at the PSU). So there is still room and PSU shouldnt die (Mine hasnt yet and I have folded on it for about 6 months in between gaming.
 
You will find lots of other M-ITX cases that are nice, but they dont come with big enough PSUs, yes you can add an aftermarket one, but like I said above, you will run in to the cables being to long.  If you are good at soldering you could shorten them up I am sure. But the Silverstones ones are ready to go out of the box.

so what processor?  I know the 3770 is OVERKILL, but that is the one I have been looking at...but which?  The 3770, 3770S or 3770K?  all on newegg.
 
and crezno...do you think i can run your setup on air?  obviously not overclock it like you did, but how do you think the 690 or 700 series (whenever it comes out) will do in that small of an area? and have you seen all the new mitx cases lian-li has?  i think they are 2 small though...not enough room for power supply

 

Being it's a new board they don't have a listing over at Crucial.com, so i just looked up what some ddr3 memory would be. I'm not sure if i'm looking at this wrong but....
 
The board can hold a maximum of 16 gigs of ram, and i was looking up DDR3-2133. The kit listed for 16 gigs comes as a 4 stick kit, but the mobo only has 2 slots. There is no way to get 16 gigs of ram on two slots.....

Just got my UPS Shipping notification, but it won't be here until next Thursday (east coast). This is my first EVGA board since my 759 Classy back in '09. But is anyone else worried this board may not be good? I keep hearing about issues with EVGA boards these days (BIOS issues and stability problems). I'm very happy with my rock stable Asrock Z77 ITX (going to my NAS build), aside from its CPU socket placement, not to mention that it cost much less. I plan to use this EVGA board until next gen; hopefully Asus launches an ROG ITX for Haswell and EVGA makes a Classified ITX board as well.
 
Regarding the memory, they sell 2x8GB (16GB total) DDR3 kits for under $50.00, so it's possible to have 16GB in ITX format, no problem...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006072&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=100

EVGA_JacobF

crezno

Those are for external antenas for the WiFi. The AsRock and the Asus come with that external antenna.  It doesnt appear that the EVGA comes with that card. So it may just be open for expansion if you buy the card later. I think its a mini PCI slot that you plug it in to, but I dont see the mount for it, so it may just not have it. From the pic it looks just like a usb wifi.

Yes it is for Wifi, there is a Mini PCI-E next to the heatsink.

Ok but how do I mount the antenna cables at the inner side of the IO plate??? There is no frame of any kind on the mobo itself, so am I suppose to just fish the antenna cable through the holes and that's it (or attach them to the plate itself which is kinda weird and rather stupid because it can easily fall off)?

cpagdog
PS. Learjet...do you fly/own aLearjet?  just wondering cause i use to fly them.

I do not actually fly the real thing.  But I have flown many hours on the PC sims.  The Learjet 45 just happens to be one my favorite aircrafts to fly with.  Thou maybe I should apply for an actually pilot's license with all the hours I've flown on the sims.

bugzyme

Hello,
I can't find anywhere, what's the audio software support for this ALC889 chipset on this board? On Realtek's site there are many "optional" features, from Dolby to EAX. To my knowledge, motherboard manufacturers need to pay additional sums for these features. I don't see any listed, that's why i'm asking here.

Thx.

Prehaps this link may help you
http://www.realtek.com.tw/images/products/High_Definition_Audio_Codec_Selection_Guide_07182008.jpg

I have been working on my build tonight. THe Corsair H80 is freaking huge in the Prodigy!