ScorPion359
Scarlet-Tech
"Oh.. things get moved off the homepage often, so it isn't a big deal. No idea when they will launch the x299 motherboard. Hopefully they launch something soon. I am beginning to think they have lost multiple cargo ships." - drivel !!!
 
The physical absence motherboards should not influence on the web site (!) - On which there are no pages with a description of motherboards and prices!

You may not understand the joke.. all of EVGA's hardware seems to move on ships. Since no motherboards have been announced, no hybrid kits have come up in nearly a month, and very little stock of any items has appeared, the joke would be that it was all on cargo ships that went missing.

Now, if you don't like when people joke, you may want to take a short break from the internet until EVGA posts news. At this time, they are the only ones that have the answer, and they won't post until they are good and ready. Until then, I will make jokes.

Furthermore, I can't tell if you are getting upset that I enjoy talking to people or what, but you seem to be taking my jokes to heart. I advise against that, as I don't work for EVGA, and all I do is try to help around the forums and edit vulgar language out of posts.. the only responses that matter when it comes to EVGA stock come from the people that have "EVGA_tech" at the beginning of their name. Those are the only people that work for EVGA.

Scarlet-Tech
I understand your joke. I'm just upset!
I'm a freelancer, and my work on the PC!
I need a PC that will work without problems and I really hope for EVGA, like many other people!

Scarlet-Tech
Thank you

valzero

bcavnaugh
EVGA is Never Late, EVGA Arrives on EVGA Time NOT on ASUS's Time, MSI's Time, ASRock's Time, Gigabyte's Time, or any other Company's Time.

Then why did I have to buy 1080ti's from a different company because FTW did not exist until a month after the launch? :/ Now it looks like EVGA Dark x299 (my first choice) is going to be late to the party as well. 

I know that is really the only mobo that would make me even consider X299,  but if they take too much longer, i'm not going to bother, I really wanted to build an all around EVGA Die Hard Theme build, with the new DG-7 cases (STILL DOA ON WHEN THEY RELEASE WE KEEP GETTING TEASED), the 1080ti FTW 3, I already have SuperNova 1000W PSU, the X299 Dark, AND the CLC EVGA AIO 280MM.  So I feel your pain and I'm about to say forget it and go with the more exciting Threadripper Build or 1600X that I been back and forth between. =(

willdearborn
@EVGATech_DaveB
 
How are those manuals coming? Any chance they will be posted soon? Or is there any way you could post the PCIe lane/M.2 break down for the X299 Dark here? We are just dying for any info. Thanks!

See So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Honestly I am not at all upset that they are working on getting this motherboard right (assuming they are doing this) as opposed to rushing it out onto the market like some giant corporation that we know of...
 
This also gives me time to fully assess how poor a job Intel did with this release and see how Threadripper performs.

joder
Honestly I am not at all upset that they are working on getting this motherboard right (assuming they are doing this) as opposed to rushing it out onto the market like some giant corporation that we know of...
 
This also gives me time to fully assess how poor a job Intel did with this release and see how Threadripper performs.

It's fallacious to assume that spending more time on a product will make it better. ASUS has motherboards available now that outperform what these are specced for.

It's interesting you call what Intel has released a "poor job" given that the 7900X is the first consumer processor we've seen that can maintain sub-90 degree temps at a 4.5 GHz overclock on 20 threads. Try overclocking a Ryzen chip to 4.5 GHz and compare the temps. You'll find that even the Ryzen 1800X, with far fewer threads, can't manage the OC at all.

tusharsingal
It's fallacious to assume that spending more time on a product will make it better. ASUS has motherboards available now that outperform what these are specced for.

It's interesting you call what Intel has released a "poor job" given that the 7900X is the first consumer processor we've seen that can maintain sub-90 degree temps at a 4.5 GHz overclock on 20 threads. Try overclocking a Ryzen chip to 4.5 GHz and compare the temps. You'll find that even the Ryzen 1800X, with far fewer threads, can't manage the OC at all.

You have me intrigued.. please elaborate how a motherboard outperforms what these are specced for.

"sub-$1k"... by a penny.
 
Anyway. I finally decided on going i9-7900X with an EVGA Dark board... only to find this thread and the current speculation (from forum members, not EVGA employees) that the board is still a month out.
 
Where the heck did my planned "All EVGA" build theme go? I mean, the only EVGA part I have for my new system is the 1080 TI SC2 Hybrid. Actually, it's the only part, period.
 
It would've been nice if they had something like a barebones (no overclocking, no SLI certification, JEDEC only speed RAM, etc) board available now, that you could then step up to a more fully featured board when it arrives.

) First call

Reading all this reminds me of previous X-58/X-79 yada yada yada threads. In all that time, in all those threads of discussions of merits, drawbacks, design features and flaws somehow EVGA survived. Especially given that half the posters would foretell of a soon to be pronounced dead EVGA.
 
Nice to know nothings changed.

Scarlet-Tech

Viper97
Reading all this reminds me of previous X-58/X-79 yada yada yada threads. In all that time, in all those threads of discussions of merits, drawbacks, design features and flaws somehow EVGA survived. Especially given that half the posters would foretell of a soon to be pronounced dead EVGA.
 
Nice to know nothings changed.

EVGA sells out of boards every time, and every time, people say they won't buy EVGA if it happens.. yet, EVGA still sells out... If no one buys their boards, how do they sell out, lol.

EXACTLY! 

Would like to know if the EVGA dark is affected by the VRM temperature fail with the 7900x or 7980xe, at least I see two 8pin CPU power connectors that's a good thing.  If it is affected, are you guys going to fix it before shipping out the motherboards?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7BqAjC4ZCc

Artah
Would like to know if the EVGA dark is affected by the VRM temperature fail with the 7900x or 7980xe, at least I see two 8pin CPU power connectors that's a good thing.  If it is affected, are you guys going to fix it before shipping out the motherboards?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7BqAjC4ZCc

Currently it doesn't suffer from any of these issues that are known to the public. EVGA hasn't released the board yet, so they may be internally testing this and seeing if there is anything they need to do.

Scarlet-Tech
For those asking and curious about pricing, look at the history of EVGA. The x99 Micro was released around the $239 price range. The x99 Micro 2 was later released around $239, and the original x99 Micro seemed to go EOL from there. The x299 Micro was just listed near the same price, at $249. If you look at the release prices of last gen boards, it may be close to what EVGA is releasing now.

Also, look at the old reviews that show the release prices. I wouldn't go off of the prices on the EVGA webpage now, since they may be lowered as the x299 boards roll out.

but the EVGA Dark is a new different beast no?  Or does it resemble the classified?