[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5kfz7D2zc[/tube]

Edit June 28:
 
Wait is almost over... 
http://www.evga.com/articles/00758/#X79Dark
 
Upgrade program

EVGA_JacobF 

X79 Dark Upgrade Program 

http://www.evga.com/articles/00760/ 

 

 

we should get some more info within next 24 hours :)
 

EVGA_JacobF 

Expect to see some more information by tomorrow, availability will be very soon, but not tomorrow. 

 

 

Edit June 26.
 
More great news from Jacob :)

EVGA_JacobF 
Just want to say that we have the program almost nailed down, and working on the announcement and final details. It is quite close so please stay tuned :) 

 


Edit 16. June:
Info we know so far
Estimated release date: first half of July
Motherboard size is confirmed to be E-ATX
New UEFI BIOS, like on Z87 motherboards
Support for 2-Way, 3-Way and 4-Way SLI  
SATA 6G is Marvell 88SE9230
2x Intel NIC
Heat sinks are made of aluminum, not plastic 
 

EVGA_JacobF Here is the slot assignments: 
  
1 card = X16 
2 cards = x16/x16 
3 cards = x16/x16/x8 

4 cards = x8/x8/x8/x8  
 

EVGA_JacobF Also price target under $399 but that is still being ironed out. 

 
why not full POSCAP's:

EVGA_JacobF POSCAP's are nice but they are very expensive, and use a lot of PCB real estate. 
  
For every standard solid capacitor you need 2 POSCAP's, this uses up a lot of PCB space in the end and with 8 DIMM's and a socket 2011 + 4-way SLI in an EATX form factor, it is just as effective in most cases to use POSCAPs where it matters most instead of everywhere. 

 
good news for existing evga x79 users:

EVGA_JacobF Hey guys, 
  I just would like to mention that we are working on an X79 Dark program for existing EVGA X79 owners. 
  I don't have any further details at this time but please stay tuned for more details. 

 
Some pics:
http://cdn4.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/EVGA-X79-Dark.jpg
http://cdn2.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/EVGA-X79-Dark_4.jpg
 
NEW BIOS:
https://twitter.com/EVGA_JacobF/status/341392883796025347/photo/1
 
 
 
 
http://t.co/s5PsnG94 

love new layout, now you can see debugging led with multi vga setup, and thumbs up for new 24 pin connector shroud 


one question, can i mount evga superclock cooler and use all ram slots with corsair vengeance full size ram? 

Looks pretty damn nice...

EVGA boards always look somewhat decent.
 
1. How stable will it be?
2. Can we see BIOS screenshots?
3. Will the UEFI be better then the last UEFIs?
4. ETC?

Interesting how they decided to not use the standard x79 socket with the threads for a cpu cooler like on a normal X79 board. Holes like 1366. Interesting. I am excited to see how this board preforms. I would love to ditch my ASUS board for the EVGA one depending on price

Have the issues of the original X79 issues been fixed?

Well it certainly looks nice! And It has the perfect layout. If the BIOS issues have been fixed, they definitely have a winner.
 
Please tell me that this board will allow for 1-4-7 spacing 3 way SLI , and comes with the proper bridge. Please! It has the right PCIe slot layout.
 
Also, can anyone fill us in on any small details, such as who manufactures the NIC and extra SATA controllers?

i am still running my x58 759 classy due to the x79 issues at launch and looks to be still looming. i have tried to upgrade to ASRock, GIGABYTE, ASUS boards but returned them all.
 
I have been waiting, waiting and more waiting for EVGA to drop a x79 board just like this..
 
please drop soon as i need me an upgrade. i will be watching and trolling till this thing drops.
 
 

New X79 Dark MoBo!! When!
I have 32Gb of Corsair Vengeance Performance Memory Modules, 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2400MHz (PC3 19200) CMZ16GX3M4A2400C9 and a i7-3970X CPU I would pull out of my ASUS Rampage IV Formula MoBo
Need a Tester?
Bill

Watching

Btw, named dark, does that mean it will also include "dark mode" for all LEDs?

How many pcie lanes, 32 like the rest of evga x79 mobo's or 40 like other oem's?

Appearance wise i dont think this competes at all with the X79 FTW or Classified.

doorules

How many pcie lanes, 32 like the rest of evga x79 mobo's or 40 like other oem's?

 
^Another great question. 
 
Here's another:  If this X79 has all the issues fixed, how about EVGA sends out this board to all original X79 owners that have bum boards?

EVGA_JacobF

willdearborn

Well it certainly looks nice! And It has the perfect layout. If the BIOS issues have been fixed, they definitely have a winner.

Please tell me that this board will allow for 1-4-7 spacing 3 way SLI , and comes with the proper bridge. Please! It has the right PCIe slot layout.

Also, can anyone fill us in on any small details, such as who manufactures the NIC and extra SATA controllers?

Intel for NIC, Intel + Marvell for SATA 6G

 
Thanks Jacob! I'm loving the Intel NIC! Also if you could, does it allow for 3 way SLI using slots 1, 4, and 7? Thanks and the board sure looks awesome!

usb 3.0 should also be right angled and positioned somewhere on right side, you cannot use it if you have vga in last slot...