Erica647
I don't understand why motherboard vendors are supporting 4-way SLI when it's my understanding that Nvidia only officially supports 2-way SLI now.  Is that just a sales gimmick?

Erica647
I don't understand why motherboard vendors are supporting 4-way SLI when it's my understanding that Nvidia only officially supports 2-way SLI now.  Is that just a sales gimmick?

Phily

valzero

Phily

GTXJackBauer

Phily
Please forgive my ignorance, but does anyone have any thoughts on why the memory support for the Dark is 64GB and the FTW-K is 128GB?  Seems to be to be a drastic difference for two gaming motherboards.

I believe they did that for the focus on high OCs.  The more RAM slots and higher amount of RAM can destabilize high OCs.

Interesting.  I was not aware that the higher amount of RAM can destabilize high OCs.a  Thanks for the info.  So, based on that info, to get better OC's go with the Dark?


Yes.

Thank you.  Is that true as well with with the m-ATX?

Scarlet-Tech
So, the professional overclockers are assuming the X299 is going to move more processors to one platform to give more options.  As in, this isn't a bad thing, and that people will start understanding once the boards are released and all of the power users show the features that are available.

Scarlet-Tech
K|NGP|N stated that the x299 Dark has less ram for better oc and stability. Less ram chips means better overclocking. Since he is a professional overclocker, and K|ngp|n and T|n built the board based around ln2 overclocking, I would trust them on knowing what works best or causes stability issues.

nateman_doo

Artah
  We will see how much the silicon lottery plays into it and the different motherboard designs that is coming out soon.  But yes I would definitely put my money on K|NGP|N any day and kneel to his greatness when I am flying blind (or any day for that matter) because he obviously know what he is doing.  You just amplified my curiosity now that I know he's helped design this board.

I lol'd at "silicon lottery".
I am sure they get the best pick of anything to torture test.  
 
Me, I am just curious what waterblocks will be available for them.  I haven't made a new waterblock is quite some time.

Scarlet-Tech
K|NGP|N stated that the x299 Dark has less ram for better oc and stability. Less ram chips means better overclocking. Since he is a professional overclocker, and K|ngp|n and T|n built the board based around ln2 overclocking, I would trust them on knowing what works best or causes stability issues.

nateman_doo

Artah

  We will see how much the silicon lottery plays into it and the different motherboard designs that is coming out soon.  But yes I would definitely put my money on K|NGP|N any day and kneel to his greatness when I am flying blind (or any day for that matter) because he obviously know what he is doing.  You just amplified my curiosity now that I know he's helped design this board.

I lol'd at "silicon lottery".

I am sure they get the best pick of anything to torture test.  

 

Me, I am just curious what waterblocks will be available for them.  I haven't made a new waterblock is quite some time.

bcavnaugh

nateman_doo

Me, I am just curious what waterblocks will be available for them.  I haven't made a new waterblock is quite some time.

I will keep an Eye out, I would like to be in the first Batch for the X299 Dark.

Thanks nateman_doo

I spoke with EKWB via email and here is what I received:

Hello!

Do you plan on having any CPU waterbnlocks for the upcoming EVGA X299 motherboards? If so, do you happen to have a release date for it?

Thanks!

Hello Phily,

Thank you for reaching out to us.
Any of our Supremacy EVO waterblocks with compatibility for LGA2011 and LGA2011-3 sockets will be completely compatible with the LGA2066 socket (X299 chipset).
As far as any monoblocks for boards on this platform, we are still in the decision making process on which motherboards we will support for this line. We should come up with an announcement in the upcoming weeks on which boards will have monoblock support for this chipset. Keep your eyes on the new page or subscribe to our newsletter for more information when it comes out.

Best regards, Matthew

Vlada011
 
 
RGB LED lights, that's really so important?
X299 Dark look better now without any LED lights.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EVGATech_DaveB
Manuals for the Micro and FTW are nearly done, much like the manuals I did for the Z270, they are somewhat sizeable and as such take some time to do.  These will have the lane breakdown per slot based on CPU as well as breakdowns per CPU for M.2 and U.2.  

EVGATech_DaveB

Phily
 
Thank you for the update! Is it possible to release the manuals for the board or do we have to wait until the board is released to read them?

 
That may be possible, still working on completing them.  Can't guarantee at this moment though.

Artah

EVGATech_DaveB
Hello all, to address a few of the questions here, QVL for memory, we do not have it finalized yet, our engineers are still working on certifying memory.  Manuals for the Micro and FTW are nearly done, much like the manuals I did for the Z270, they are somewhat sizeable and as such take some time to do.  These will have the lane breakdown per slot based on CPU as well as breakdowns per CPU for M.2 and U.2.  The Dark board you saw at Computex was not final, and there are some things still likely to move, however I do not have specifics on that.  But the final version will be reflected in the manual which I am working on now.  As for higher core count processors, to the best of my knowledge we will be supporting the entire i9 lineup, not all of the high end have released specs yet.
 
For those looking for 4133 memory, keep in mind that is for the Kaby Lake-X procs, which are effectively the high end 1151 CPU's on a 2066 socket.  Skylake-X procs will have a lower frequency, as you all know there is the official rating from Intel, then what we rate our boards for, but at some level, YMMV based on CPU silicon Lottery, and other aspects of the build and component load-out, however the Skylake-X for our board will be rated up to 3600MHz, and some CPUs will exceed that number, and some may not hit it.
 
As for waterblocks for these boards, currently we have no plans, but, I think there is someone in the forums here who may be able to help if enough people are interested :)
 
As for some of the concerns about the Dark looking to be lower specs in some areas than the FTW, I think this board lineup is less about a good/better/best mentality and more about something for a specific application.  The application is a benching board that is perfectly usable as a powerful daily driver as well.  Personally that is the board that I have the most interest in, as currently, I do not foresee myself needing more than 64GB of RAM at least not before the chipset is retired, is it possible things can change, sure, but I don't think it is likely.  Also no lights appeals to me, and as with any true benching board, it is largely overbuilt for someone who wants a modest OC and 24/7 stability.

Thanks for the update!  Hope you get the manual soon and the product listed on your product list for some past times reading while we wait for the actual availability.
 
I will be buying this board and the Rampage VI Apex to compare the two.  I usually overclock close to the CPU melting point, ok so only up to what custom liquid cooling can do before it starts throttling and no LN2 or liquid Helium.  I apologize I'm new to EVGA motherboards for overclocking but excited to try it out.  What are the strongest features on EVGA motherboards as far as overclocking that I could look forward to?

EVGATech_DaveB
Hello all, to address a few of the questions here, QVL for memory, we do not have it finalized yet, our engineers are still working on certifying memory.  Manuals for the Micro and FTW are nearly done, much like the manuals I did for the Z270, they are somewhat sizeable and as such take some time to do.  These will have the lane breakdown per slot based on CPU as well as breakdowns per CPU for M.2 and U.2.  The Dark board you saw at Computex was not final, and there are some things still likely to move, however I do not have specifics on that.  But the final version will be reflected in the manual which I am working on now.  As for higher core count processors, to the best of my knowledge we will be supporting the entire i9 lineup, not all of the high end have released specs yet.
 
For those looking for 4133 memory, keep in mind that is for the Kaby Lake-X procs, which are effectively the high end 1151 CPU's on a 2066 socket.  Skylake-X procs will have a lower frequency, as you all know there is the official rating from Intel, then what we rate our boards for, but at some level, YMMV based on CPU silicon Lottery, and other aspects of the build and component load-out, however the Skylake-X for our board will be rated up to 3600MHz, and some CPUs will exceed that number, and some may not hit it.
 
As for waterblocks for these boards, currently we have no plans, but, I think there is someone in the forums here who may be able to help if enough people are interested :)
 
As for some of the concerns about the Dark looking to be lower specs in some areas than the FTW, I think this board lineup is less about a good/better/best mentality and more about something for a specific application.  The application is a benching board that is perfectly usable as a powerful daily driver as well.  Personally that is the board that I have the most interest in, as currently, I do not foresee myself needing more than 64GB of RAM at least not before the chipset is retired, is it possible things can change, sure, but I don't think it is likely.  Also no lights appeals to me, and as with any true benching board, it is largely overbuilt for someone who wants a modest OC and 24/7 stability.