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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/17 06:17:36 (permalink)
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@EVGA_JacobF,

Can you list here PCI-E lanes assignment and which PLX chip is used?
Still looking for board that will offer dual x16 in slots 2 & 4 or 3 & 5...

And which exactly controllers will be use to handle USB3 and SATA3...


No PLX chip on this one.

USB 3.0 is handled by ASMedia, but no USB hubs this time, direct connect to controller.

SATA 6G is Marvell 88SE9230 which is their latest 4 port controller.

Let me find out on the slot assignments...

 
Well, USB 3.0 should be fixed at least...

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/17 12:09:20 (permalink)
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@EVGA_JacobF,

Can you list here PCI-E lanes assignment and which PLX chip is used?
Still looking for board that will offer dual x16 in slots 2 & 4 or 3 & 5...

And which exactly controllers will be use to handle USB3 and SATA3...


No PLX chip on this one.

USB 3.0 is handled by ASMedia, but no USB hubs this time, direct connect to controller.

SATA 6G is Marvell 88SE9230 which is their latest 4 port controller.

Let me find out on the slot assignments...


Well, USB 3.0 should be fixed at least...

 
We CAN dream right? That you will know longer have to guess WHICH USB 3.0 port works?

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 10:15:59 (permalink)
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Let me find out on the slot assignments...

Any word on this yet? Thanks.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 11:04:13 (permalink)
Her eis the slot assignments:
 
1 card = X16
2 cards = x16/x16
3 cards = x16/x16/x8


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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 11:15:09 (permalink)
But in which slots?
 
Can you post list like this for Z77:

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 11:15:11 (permalink)
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Her eis the slot assignments:

1 card = X16
2 cards = x16/x16
3 cards = x16/x16/x8


What if you have a PCIe x4 SSD card in addition to three graphics cards?
post edited by Aonoa - 2013/01/18 11:17:52
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 13:43:52 (permalink)
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But in which slots?

Can you post list like this for Z77:


Looks like it will be 1st, 3rd and 5th 16 slots.  I am basing this off of this post http://forums.evga.com/fb.ashx?m=1833844
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Her eis the slot assignments:

1 card = X16
2 cards = x16/x16
3 cards = x16/x16/x8


What if you have a PCIe x4 SSD card in addition to three graphics cards?

x16/x8/x8 which I assume would be preferred over x16/x16/x4.   Again I am going by this post http://forums.evga.com/fb.ashx?m=1833844

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 14:59:13 (permalink)
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Her eis the slot assignments:

1 card = X16
2 cards = x16/x16
3 cards = x16/x16/x8

 
Jacob, I have a question regarding the PCIe slots. Is the configuration pictured below going to work on this board? 3 way SLI with a space in between each card? Thanks bud!


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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 15:10:37 (permalink)
willdearborn's version looks very possible, but I don't like it....
 
x16 in first slot isn't best option to SLI with LC...
I would love to see x16 in slots 3 & 5.
It would be the only one X79 board on market which fits me...

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 15:21:27 (permalink)
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willdearborn's version looks very possible, but I don't like it....

x16 in first slot isn't best option to SLI with LC...
I would love to see x16 in slots 3 & 5.
It would be the only one X79 board on market which fits me...


 
I hope both configs are possible I don't see why not. It would be cool if Jacob would let us know how many lanes each specific PCIe slot will be assigned.
 
And the config I asked about is all about aircooling . If you are watercooling your cards, and have single slot waterblocks you don't really need the extra space between cards. Although if you have dual slot waterblocks, you might want the extra slots in between for add-in sound and RAID cards. Which of course would be an added bonus for anybody running 3 way SLI, water or air.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 15:23:52 (permalink)
Indeed, it appears that WD was talking about air cooling.
 
However, why do you believe that the first slot under the CPU is not optimal for (LC) Liquid cooling?





 
 
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 15:45:29 (permalink)
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However, why do you believe that the first slot under the CPU is not optimal for (LC) Liquid cooling?

Yeah really. What's wrong with the top PCIe slot? There are no waterblocks that I know of that extend past the top of the card/slot. So a watercooled card being in the top slot would not interfere with anything that I can think of.

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 17:15:37 (permalink)
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Jacob, I have a question regarding the PCIe slots. Is the configuration pictured below going to work on this board? 3 way SLI with a space in between each card? Thanks bud!

 
From looking at the image of the motherboard again, it looks like slot 2 and 4 are x8. Based on that, I feel fairly confident that slots 1, 3, and 6 are the x16/x16/x8 slots which will also give the extra space for each graphics card in a tri-SLI configuration.
 
So far, this new board appears to have some very nice improvements. I never did understand why the original EVGA x79 boards were limited to 32-lanes for graphics with one extra x4 slot in a place where it can not easily be used for graphics.
 
The Intel NICs and extra memory slots are nice improvements as well. Hopefully eliminating USB hubs will solve the USB 3.0 relates issues. USB hubs tend to be problematic. I hope that EVGA will give an upgrade or replacement path to the new board for those of us having troubles with existing EVGA x79 boards.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 18:02:03 (permalink)
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No PLX chip on this one. 

USB 3.0 is handled by ASMedia, but no USB hubs this time, direct connect to controller.

SATA 6G is Marvell 88SE9230 which is their latest 4 port controller.

Let me find out on the slot assignments...
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/18 18:44:18 (permalink)
Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 02:20:29 (permalink)
I like the logo myself
 
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Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...



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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 04:08:10 (permalink)
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I like the logo myself

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Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...


 
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 04:27:41 (permalink)
The mobo looks better but evga didn't go the extra mile on it. They still use cheap plastic vreg heatsinks (screams CHEAP). I wouldn't be surprised if they use Marvell for networking again instead of Intel.
 
They want people to pay over $250 for this mobo but won't put in top quality parts in it like they should. 
 


 
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 05:19:49 (permalink)
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Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...

rjohnson11
I like the logo myself

Me too 

I like the logo as well. However, I do wish they would use quality poscaps like on the X79 Classified, unless for some reason those components were part of the problems.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 05:43:25 (permalink)
For this particular motherboard I believe EVGA wants to keep the price down. If this motherboard turns out to be very successful I don't see anything stopping EVGA from beefing it up even more and making a classified version, (but then the price would be higher)
 
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Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...

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I like the logo myself

Me too 

I like the logo as well. However, I do wish they would use quality poscaps like on the X79 Classified, unless for some reason those components were part of the problems.



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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 08:45:30 (permalink)
No plastic heat sinks of course, that would not be very effective.

Also dual GB Intel NIC. Actually we only use Intel NIC on premium boards starting with Z77 Stinger.

Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.


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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 09:52:09 (permalink)
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No plastic heat sinks of course, that would not be very effective.

Also dual GB Intel NIC. Actually we only use Intel NIC on premium boards starting with Z77 Stinger.

Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.

 
Can you comment on the promised BIOS updates?
 
What will this mean for the X79 Classified?

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 10:24:58 (permalink)
BIOS is still in development, so it is still be worked on. Should resolve some of the issues related to OC quirks.


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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 12:16:33 (permalink)
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I like the logo myself

H4rd5tyl3

Nice board design overall. But that logo on the south bridge heatsink is so obnoxious...



Me too 

I like it as well.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/19 15:04:48 (permalink)
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No plastic heat sinks of course, that would not be very effective.

Also dual GB Intel NIC. Actually we only use Intel NIC on premium boards starting with Z77 Stinger.

Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.

 
I chuckled to myself when I read that too, Jacob.  LOL

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/20 07:45:44 (permalink)
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Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.

 
Thanks Jacob. Luckily I have a super long SLI bridge to make the connection from the top card to the bottom one. Another member was nice enough to send me an extra he had, but they sure are hard to find. It would be nice for EVGA to include a hard 3 way SLI bridge for this configuration. I know they exist, as ASrock includes it with their X79 Champion board. I know quite a few people desire this setup for 3 way SLI, and I'm sure it would become popular once people knew about it. Maximum airflow for each card is really nice. Plus it gives you two extra slots with 3 way SLI.
 
Can you give us a estimated date this will be available to purchase? I am dying to upgrade my motherboard/CPU and just want to know how long I have to wait. Thanks.

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/20 07:48:56 (permalink)
I believe EVGA said availability would be on or about the 2nd quarter 2013 but I could be mistaken.
 
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Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.


Thanks Jacob. Luckily I have a super long SLI bridge to make the connection from the top card to the bottom one. Another member was nice enough to send me an extra he had, but they sure are hard to find. It would be nice for EVGA to include a hard 3 way SLI bridge for this configuration. I know they exist, as ASrock includes it with their X79 Champion board. I know quite a few people desire this setup for 3 way SLI, and I'm sure it would become popular once people knew about it. Maximum airflow for each card is really nice. Plus it gives you two extra slots with 3 way SLI.

Can you give us a estimated date this will be available to purchase? I am dying to upgrade my motherboard/CPU and just want to know how long I have to wait. Thanks.



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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/20 07:54:17 (permalink)
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I believe EVGA said availability would be on or about the 2nd quarter 2013 but I could be mistaken.

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Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.


Thanks Jacob. Luckily I have a super long SLI bridge to make the connection from the top card to the bottom one. Another member was nice enough to send me an extra he had, but they sure are hard to find. It would be nice for EVGA to include a hard 3 way SLI bridge for this configuration. I know they exist, as ASrock includes it with their X79 Champion board. I know quite a few people desire this setup for 3 way SLI, and I'm sure it would become popular once people knew about it. Maximum airflow for each card is really nice. Plus it gives you two extra slots with 3 way SLI.

Can you give us a estimated date this will be available to purchase? I am dying to upgrade my motherboard/CPU and just want to know how long I have to wait. Thanks.


 
Thanks RJ! But hopefully it is before that. I don't think I can wait that long. If it is 2-5 months, I'll just have to sell whatever board I buy in the meantime when this comes out.

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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/20 07:59:03 (permalink)
Well EVGA will not release it until it's ready so we'll have to sit back and wait.  I would like one as well.
 
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I believe EVGA said availability would be on or about the 2nd quarter 2013 but I could be mistaken.

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Also above SLI config can work, but need to find a bridge.


Thanks Jacob. Luckily I have a super long SLI bridge to make the connection from the top card to the bottom one. Another member was nice enough to send me an extra he had, but they sure are hard to find. It would be nice for EVGA to include a hard 3 way SLI bridge for this configuration. I know they exist, as ASrock includes it with their X79 Champion board. I know quite a few people desire this setup for 3 way SLI, and I'm sure it would become popular once people knew about it. Maximum airflow for each card is really nice. Plus it gives you two extra slots with 3 way SLI.

Can you give us a estimated date this will be available to purchase? I am dying to upgrade my motherboard/CPU and just want to know how long I have to wait. Thanks.



Thanks RJ! But hopefully it is before that. I don't think I can wait that long. If it is 2-5 months, I'll just have to sell whatever board I buy in the meantime when this comes out.



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Re:EVGA X79 Dark 2013/01/20 13:40:35 (permalink)
Thats a very good news! :)
Is there already an estimated release date for this BIOS update? 

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