elezraita

Jc

bg8780
Sold! Buying a FTW right now so I can finally use this 9900k sitting on my desk.

 
I bought the z370 Classified K. :)

I’ll just wait once I return the Asus board. I don’t want to build my loop twice.

Honestly, I don’t need the the Dark over the ftw except for the fact that the Dark has two x4 PCIe M.2 NVMe slots as far as I can tell from the pictures while the ftw has only one and a sata m.2 slot. Really, I just like the look of the board for my build. All the other boards in the price range of the Maximus hero are ugly/gaudy as all get out. The Taichi has that ridiculous gear theme, the msi meg ace is ok except for that dragon and the aorus master is gaudy AF. I’ll pay a bit more for an overkill board that fits my build aesthetically even though I’m not an extreme overclocker.

Am I being irrational? I probably am.

reforger9
whats the best 32gb max speed memory you can get for the Dark ?
 

elezraita

Jc

bg8780
Sold! Buying a FTW right now so I can finally use this 9900k sitting on my desk.

 
I bought the z370 Classified K. :)

I’ll just wait once I return the Asus board. I don’t want to build my loop twice.

Honestly, I don’t need the the Dark over the ftw except for the fact that the Dark has two x4 PCIe M.2 NVMe slots as far as I can tell from the pictures while the ftw has only one and a sata m.2 slot. Really, I just like the look of the board for my build. All the other boards in the price range of the Maximus hero are ugly/gaudy as all get out. The Taichi has that ridiculous gear theme, the msi meg ace is ok except for that dragon and the aorus master is gaudy AF. I’ll pay a bit more for an overkill board that fits my build aesthetically even though I’m not an extreme overclocker.

Am I being irrational? I probably am.

Jc

FSalema
After the Maximus fiasco i'm with ideas of selling my XI Hero and try the Z390 FTW but there's almost no info regarding vrm's of this board.

Yes there is,
 
 
Head over here:
 
 
then scroll down and click the "spec" tab. It should tell you how much vrm it has under "Feature". Currently it has 11 VRM and you have the option via EVGA step up program to upgrade to Z390 Dark when it come out. The Dark got a vrm of 17.

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

bg8780

d.burnette

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

I am with you there, doing the same. Also still waiting on my i9 9900k I have had on pre-order with Amazon.

When did you pre-order?

d.burnette

bg8780

d.burnette

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

I am with you there, doing the same. Also still waiting on my i9 9900k I have had on pre-order with Amazon.

When did you pre-order?

Oct 10th.

d.burnette

Jc

d.burnette

bg8780

d.burnette

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

I am with you there, doing the same. Also still waiting on my i9 9900k I have had on pre-order with Amazon.

When did you pre-order?

Oct 10th.

I bought my  i9 9900k from less popular site and got it 5 days after its released for $500+5shipping no tax. The place I got it from is Provantage. They seem suspicious at first but after doing some research I found out they are legit through reviewers and decided to give it a shot.

Congrats!
 

d.burnette

bg8780

d.burnette

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

I am with you there, doing the same. Also still waiting on my i9 9900k I have had on pre-order with Amazon.

When did you pre-order?

Oct 10th.

Jc

FSalema

Jc

FSalema
After the Maximus fiasco i'm with ideas of selling my XI Hero and try the Z390 FTW but there's almost no info regarding vrm's of this board.

Yes there is,
 
 
Head over here:
 
 
then scroll down and click the "spec" tab. It should tell you how much vrm it has under "Feature". Currently it has 11 VRM and you have the option via EVGA step up program to upgrade to Z390 Dark when it come out. The Dark got a vrm of 17.

No there isn't! 
 
Asus claims that they have an 8 phase VRM and that's not really the truth is it? Saying that the FTW has 11 VRM does not inform us of anything like the quality of the components, efficiency, etc. As far as we know, in overclock.net, the Z370 FTW was not considered as being a top tier mobo at VRM level. Maybe EVGA is considering itself a niche brand when is comes to motherboards. Otherwise if they want to sell more they've got a great opportunity to better disclose and inform potential costumers about the products.
 
I'm considering this board but without knowing if changing it for my XI Hero represents a upgrade i won't make any move.

 
 
EVGA is not Asus. EVGA is reputable company that does not have to invest so much in marketing to promote their product. We, the customer speak for them through our positive experience. Second, I thought you were only asking for the number of vrms so my mistake on that part, if you wanna go in dept then I suggest calling EVGA tech support, very easy to talk to and will help you in every way. If your really concern about the quality of the board and willing to wait then I suggest you go for the Dark. It's their highest EVGA Z390 motherboard.

bg8780

d.burnette

bg8780

d.burnette

bg8780

d.burnette

NFtornado
When is this board getting release!!!!!?????? I am checking every damn day to see if it's available. Would be nice to have a date!!

I am with you there, doing the same. Also still waiting on my i9 9900k I have had on pre-order with Amazon.

When did you pre-order?

Oct 10th.

I pre-ordered around noon on Oct 8th. I received my chip Nov 5th. Hopefully that can serve as an indicator. I'd say you should have yours in the next couple weeks at the most.

Hope so that would be nice, it is ok though as I am still waiting on the Z390 Dark as well.

Same here. I ended up ordering a Z390 FTW so my 9900k doesn't sit on this shelf any longer. I plan to step-up to the Dark. 

FSalema

Jc

FSalema

Jc

FSalema
After the Maximus fiasco i'm with ideas of selling my XI Hero and try the Z390 FTW but there's almost no info regarding vrm's of this board.

Yes there is,
 
 
Head over here:
 
 
then scroll down and click the "spec" tab. It should tell you how much vrm it has under "Feature". Currently it has 11 VRM and you have the option via EVGA step up program to upgrade to Z390 Dark when it come out. The Dark got a vrm of 17.

No there isn't! 
 
Asus claims that they have an 8 phase VRM and that's not really the truth is it? Saying that the FTW has 11 VRM does not inform us of anything like the quality of the components, efficiency, etc. As far as we know, in overclock.net, the Z370 FTW was not considered as being a top tier mobo at VRM level. Maybe EVGA is considering itself a niche brand when is comes to motherboards. Otherwise if they want to sell more they've got a great opportunity to better disclose and inform potential costumers about the products.
 
I'm considering this board but without knowing if changing it for my XI Hero represents a upgrade i won't make any move.

 
 
EVGA is not Asus. EVGA is reputable company that does not have to invest so much in marketing to promote their product. We, the customer speak for them through our positive experience. Second, I thought you were only asking for the number of vrms so my mistake on that part, if you wanna go in dept then I suggest calling EVGA tech support, very easy to talk to and will help you in every way. If your really concern about the quality of the board and willing to wait then I suggest you go for the Dark. It's their highest EVGA Z390 motherboard.

Well that is a pearl of an answer! Of course EVGA is not Asus or any other motherboard manufacture! If they were, probably would be interested in actually getting more costumers, and sell more. I don't know if you are conscious but even Supermicro motherboards are being reviewed. And all that potential costumers have in the European site is an "available soon" that is there from the first day the new boards were announced. There's Asus marketing level and than there's EVGA marketing level which is non-existent and is just as absurd as Asus one.
 

tjcii

EVGATech_LeeMThe Z390 Dark will not be available for Step-Up at launch.  Step-Up for boards like this are based on availability.  In the future? Possibly, but no guarantees that this will be available via Step-Up.

 
Translation: Just wait for the Dark, if you really want it, and get your F5 finger ready.