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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 4:32 PM
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When can we expect this to hit normal retail?
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 4:37 PM
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Looks nice please send me one for a closer look.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:04 PM
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Hey Jacob,
Quick question. What is the additional 6pin PCIE power connector located at the bottom right side of the MB for?
I read the users manual but didn't find any verbiage on that.
Thanks
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:07 PM
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dustingg
Hey Jacob,
Quick question. What is the additional 6pin PCIE power connector located at the bottom right side of the MB for?
I read the users manual but didn't find any verbiage on that.
Thanks
Additional PCIe power. For the PCIe slots I mean.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:14 PM
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If it performs as good as it looks, I'll be a happy camper... 
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:15 PM
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Will it be released in norway or sweden this time? plz :)
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:25 PM
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Halo_003
dustingg
Hey Jacob,
Quick question. What is the additional 6pin PCIE power connector located at the bottom right side of the MB for?
I read the users manual but didn't find any verbiage on that.
Thanks
Additional PCIe power. For the PCIe slots I mean.
Why would those slots need power? I haven't seen this before. most PCIE cards that need additional power they have their own power ports. yah know what I mean?
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:33 PM
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Looking good. I have a question about the upgrade program though. unless I'm missing the obvious the prices given are only in USD (I notice the EU prices are still TBA), is the upgrade process open to all or only US customers at this time? and if open to EU what are the likely prices? Edit: Nevermind just noticed the article and terms have been updated 
post edited by markesmith - Friday, June 28, 2013 6:10 PM
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:38 PM
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dustingg
Halo_003
dustingg
Hey Jacob,
Quick question. What is the additional 6pin PCIE power connector located at the bottom right side of the MB for?
I read the users manual but didn't find any verbiage on that.
Thanks
Additional PCIe power. For the PCIe slots I mean.
Why would those slots need power? I haven't seen this before. most PCIE cards that need additional power they have their own power ports. yah know what I mean?
PCIe cards can draw up to 75W from the PCIe slot, with multiple cards that can burn out the 24pin main power connector, that's why all enthusiast boards have additional PCIe power.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 6:12 PM
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Ahh I see. thank you for the explanation!
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 6:22 PM
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@dustin
Back when the X58's came out, the larger number of people running 3-way and 4-way SLI showed that people started having issues where the 24-pin connector on either the psu or motherboard would heat up to the point that it would melt in some (but not all) cases. This wasn't just an EVGA issue; it was more of an industry-wide issue. To prevent that, EVGA offered a quick fix as a pci-e in-slot power, but all manufacturers started offering boards that had the extra 6-pin (or 2) to provide extra power to the pci-e lanes. From what I've heard, people who had that issue noticed an immediate drop in the heat around the 24-pin connector when using the additional power connectors.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 6:37 PM
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Very kewl!
However, I notice on the product page that the "Details" and the "Features" tab have different information. "Details" says 8 DIMM slots for 64 GB total RAM, but "Features" says 4 DIMM slots for a total of 32 GB. Also, "Features" lists POSCAP, but I thought they are not used on the Dark.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 8:31 PM
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Jacob
Do we get a independent review on reliability/long-term on the X79 Dark?
I think you owe some of us older members some show in eVGA's ability to produce a solid Bois/motherboard?
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 8:31 PM
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hi
wait the Eshop have in stock in EU price TBD , in US price is ok
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 8:34 PM
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Dear jbgrobler, Strike that as it seems it was a bug that was fixed already. I apologize for any confusion. I am very sorry for any confusion, but I am not able to find these errors. Can you please send me a few screens shots to chrisb@evga.com along with a link to the page where these errors were located? Thank you for your feedback. jbgrobler
Very kewl!
However, I notice on the product page that the "Details" and the "Features" tab have different information. "Details" says 8 DIMM slots for 64 GB total RAM, but "Features" says 4 DIMM slots for a total of 32 GB. Also, "Features" lists POSCAP, but I thought they are not used on the Dark.
post edited by EVGATech_ChrisB - Friday, June 28, 2013 9:02 PM
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 8:37 PM
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 8:52 PM
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I apologize for wasting your time, I forgot that I bought this board through a friend. >.<
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:03 PM
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Hi lordshinro, I understand and if you do need help with your product we are here for you. lordshinro
I apologize for wasting your time, I forgot that I bought this board through a friend. >.<
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:11 PM
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:34 PM
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Zenophobe
why do such a redesign when the new Haswell will be a brand new 2011 socket.. Not compatible with current 2011 socket.?
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/06/14/intel-roadmap-leak/1
Because not everyone upgrades to the newest platforms and evga had to right their wrong. You question is kinda like asking why did anyone make z77 when haswell wasn't going to be compatible
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:34 PM
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We just hope this board will come without any issue like the "older" EVGA X79 series.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:38 PM
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@dustin
Back when the X58's came out, the larger number of people running 3-way and 4-way SLI showed that people started having issues where the 24-pin connector on either the psu or motherboard would heat up to the point that it would melt in some (but not all) cases. This wasn't just an EVGA issue; it was more of an industry-wide issue. To prevent that, EVGA offered a quick fix as a pci-e in-slot power, but all manufacturers started offering boards that had the extra 6-pin (or 2) to provide extra power to the pci-e lanes. From what I've heard, people who had that issue noticed an immediate drop in the heat around the 24-pin connector when using the additional power connectors.
Thank you for this information.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:56 PM
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Hopefully this X79 board will right the issues in previous evga X79 boards and perhaps the new release of boards will persuade me to come back to evga motherboards.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 10:26 PM
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Why in gods green earth do you need our x79 motherboards in your hands first? You would put most of us out of a PC for a week or 2. Allow us to cross ship like usual. Charge our credit cards if you have to until you get our motherboards and the process is completed. I don't want to be out of a PC for 2 weeks or more. Treat this upgrade like an RMA process. Most of us customers are upgrading to the Dark because we feel like we are RMAing our motherboards.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 10:40 PM
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Dear bigmyke, I am very sorry for any inconvenience as I can confirm that this is not a RMA process, but rather an optional upgrade process. If you do want to process an RMA on your product we are here to assist you with the RMA options including the Standard Cross Shipment Process. Please email me with any issues you are having and I can help you with troubleshooting your product further. chrisb@evga.com bigmyke
Why in gods green earth do you need our x79 motherboards in your hands first? You would put most of us out of a PC for a week or 2. Allow us to cross ship like usual. Charge our credit cards if you have to until you get our motherboards and the process is completed. I don't want to be out of a PC for 2 weeks or more. Treat this upgrade like an RMA process. Most of us customers are upgrading to the Dark because we feel like we are RMAing our motherboards.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 11:15 PM
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How many PCI-E 3.0 lanes can go 16x at once? Can I do a 16x,16x,16x combo?
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 11:17 PM
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It supports 2x16. 3 cards will run at x8.
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Friday, June 28, 2013 11:54 PM
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Not really much incentive to change from my Gigabyte UP4 then =/ For a winning motherboard there needs to be an X79 equivalent to the EVGA X58 Classifed 4-Way SLI. That mobo could do almost every PCI-E lane at 16x. I hope u guys make an X99 mobo that can do what the 4-Way Classy could
post edited by Ravenmaster - Friday, June 28, 2013 11:58 PM
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Re:EVGA X79 Dark
Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:44 AM
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