I found something interesting.
Just overclocked my 3960X to 4.2 GHz, PLL Override is active, Voltages are fixed to stock (only vcore @ 1.254)
and now, the upper LAN port is not working anymore, only the lower one. The upper one has the ending "LM" and only one LED on the left side of the port is blinking.
 
the lower LAN port still works, but I dont understand why this silly 4,2 GHz has an Impact on the LAN Port?! and why not on both?

Blackburn
Ok, and the Audio Device is also lost @ 4.2GHz.... nice....

What is you rig setup? Just wondering if your PSU has enough juice?
 

USB 3.0 also not working, I will set the CPU back to stock...
 
*edit*
@ stock everything works, when set Multiplier to 42, the bios sets the azalia, usb3.0 and the first lan port to "disabled" ?! thats what I found out....

screenshots blackburn or it never happened. 
 
I'm using 42 & 44 multiplier daily without issue.

Blackburn
I think I will rma the board to my reseller, as said a week ago or so, there was thermal compound on the socket out of the box...
@ stock everything works, all ports and Sound. But when I set the Multiplier to 42 or 43, its not working anymore in Windows, when i reboot and go back to bios, its on disabled... and so on
I dont know how a screenshot can help?

That was you that received a brand new board with thermal paste on the socket??  I would take it back like you said.  Who knows, a new board might solve your issue you're having...

If you set your bios to default settings (F5 in bios), then the Lan ports should both work.
 
It is possible to have a dead PCI-e slot, I just don't know if it would cause anything else not to function because of it.

NP.  Good idea with the issue's you had.  Your new board should work much better for you...

 
Nobody can tell you if or when a retailer is going to have a special until they actually announce it. In saying that, Black Friday is about a month away (as you mentioned), and there's usually a lot of deals to be had around then. Maybe someone from EVGA can advise about red connectors. If you want to go all out, the Mountain Mods cases (U2 UFO etc) are great water cooling cases with heaps of room.. basically an 18" cube. My ModsRigs link below my avatar is one, although only using a corsair h100i at present. Use to have full watercooling in the same case.. see this link.
 
 

Is anyone doing any folding with their X79 Dark?  Was wondering what typical points per day people are acheiving with their rig?

FalconX79Dark
Thanks for the help.  Had been looking at that case as well.  Congrats on being a mods rig winner.  How do you find the H100i cooling compared to the previous water loop?

I'm not particularly fond of the H100i.. it's certainly as good as if not more effective than any air cooling I've used (and I've used a number of the top air coolers in the past), but it's definitely not as effective as my old water loop. One thing in particular I didn't like with the H100i was the software that came with it - I prefer controlling the fans via a fan controller, so I removed all their software and run the fans via a controller now, but don't have control over the pump.. it just runs on whatever the default is, which is annoying. I'm considering going back to a 'proper' water loop just for the CPU.
 
The positive with the H100i (or any closed loop system) is that there's virtually no maintenance required, just set it up and forget it, other than air-blasting accumulated dust from the radiator now and then. A custom loop you do need to maintain - 0.99 silver ribbon and anti-bacterial agents do a pretty good job for quite a while, but you still should change the water in the loop reasonably regularly, and that can be a bit of a pita at times, depending how you set your loop up.
 
Bottom line - a custom water loop will give you the best cooling (other than going real badass with LN2 pots etc. lol), and it can be an enjoyable challenge setting it all up. Have a look through ModsRigs for some good ideas of how people have set their loops up.   
 

Wanted to use 3 Nividia graphics cards that were the same and was wondering if 3 in SLI was better or use one for a dedicated PhysX card?  Use the GTX 780, 690., or titan as an example.  Would one of these be rediculous as a dedicated PhysX card?  Is there any advantge at all having a dedicated PhysX card these days as all Nvidia cards handle PhysX already?
 

Good day folks, i was wondering if there is a technical diffference between two USB 2.0 Headers located in the bottom of the X79 Dark, Pathetic User Manual doesn't explain this, but i have been trying to hub up the Corsair Link cable from the Corsair H100i and it doesnt work on the more rigth sided USB 2.0 port, it doesn't recognize Pump or his fans. Then i switched the Corsair cable link to the more left sided USB 2.0 Header and it works flawless, recognize everything. Ok at this part i was wondering if i recieved a faulty motherboard with that specific USB 2.0 Header no working properly OR is just this specific Header was not intented for such of function.
 
By the way, i connected the USB 2.0 Case Ports that come included in the motherboard, and the righ header works without issues reading External HDD, Pen Drives and periphericals, but it keep not accepting the Corsair Link.
 
Please anybody with Knowledege could confirm this? This is a very important information for all those who decide to Hub up a Corsair H100i along with the X79 Dark.
 
In short, i'm basicly trying to realize if my motherboard came with one USB 2.0 Header bad/broken/DOA or is just how it's works.
As i said, User Manual is so poor that doesn't specifiy Techincal Specs for those headers. 

If it were me I would attach a USB connection from your case to the questionable USB header on the motherboard.  Plug a different USB device into the USB port and see if it works.  I found the corsair software would hang if I changed the profiles back and forth.  I find Asus very hard to understand.  Some may call it Chinglish.  The EVGA boards come with clear pictures and 33 pages of the 'kings English'.  All the EVGA manuals have the same format.  Last time I needed technical support from Asus on an Asus monitor they were closed so I contacted EVGA and they troubleshooted the Asus product on Sunday evening.  I am a loyal EVGA customer and won't waiver from the brand.  The bios has help tips.
 
Check out the EVGA X79 Dark Motherboard Overview - Newegg TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue3hRzSFixk

Can you upload a picture, thanks.