rjbarker19 power phases.....Apex / Extreme / 24 power phasesFormula 20 power phases All other Maximus Gaming are 14.... For comparison...power phases will effect OC'ability.
B0baganooshrjbarker19 power phases.....Apex / Extreme / 24 power phasesFormula 20 power phases All other Maximus Gaming are 14.... For comparison...power phases will effect OC'ability.Quantity of phases doesn't really do that. The quality/capability of each phase will though. I watched Buildzoid's z590 dark analysis and he showed that the "21-phases" are really more like 11 or something (don't remember the exact number off the top of my head), but even with that, he said it was extremely over-kill and one of the best ones you will ever find on the market (paraphrasing, again, I don't remember his exact words and I don't want to skim through the 55 minute video). The point is that the # of phases called out in the marketing is not just a direct comparison board to board and a "24 phase" might not be any better in reality than a "19 phase". It might be...but it also might not. You'd have to break it down to what each one can do and how it's being utilized to convince me.
rjbarker Power phases ABSOLUTELY does effect how well you can OC your CPU, end of story......why do you think OC'ers use Apex / Dark boards....cause they look pretty? ;)This is based on my 14 yrs OC'ing....I dont have to watch a video on youtube... Power phases are in many cases when described /2 ...thats why he said 11 .....suggest you do more digging on power phases and how they work on a Board in relation to providing power to the CPU / Chipset / Memory etc There is nothing "overkill" about any enthusiast level hw.....that a rookie term! Anyhow got a notification to purchase but will pass on it...wait n see how robust the Dark is..
bigredx86rjbarker Power phases ABSOLUTELY does effect how well you can OC your CPU, end of story......why do you think OC'ers use Apex / Dark boards....cause they look pretty? ;)This is based on my 14 yrs OC'ing....I dont have to watch a video on youtube... Power phases are in many cases when described /2 ...thats why he said 11 .....suggest you do more digging on power phases and how they work on a Board in relation to providing power to the CPU / Chipset / Memory etc There is nothing "overkill" about any enthusiast level hw.....that a rookie term! Anyhow got a notification to purchase but will pass on it...wait n see how robust the Dark is..I would think it goes hand in hand with quantity and quality, right? I am sure there is a point of no return if you have junk hardware but a ton of it. Also, is the classified really for the OC'er? I thought that's what the Dark is about, classified is like the FTW of x570 is how I took it, more mainstream but with some added benefits and candy the OC boards get.
wafflehammerWhen are these boards expected to start shipping? The 12gb 3080 seem to have taken a couple days before people started getting notified for them.
B0baganooshwafflehammerWhen are these boards expected to start shipping? The 12gb 3080 seem to have taken a couple days before people started getting notified for them. They shipped some today.
trackerf16So.. asking again.. because this was also ignored in the teaser months ago..HOW MANY USB PORTS?I mean it's already insulting that manufacturers have resurrected the trend of eating up available space on the I/O panel by including useless PS/2 ports againBut evga seems to think power phases and overclocking win out over the basic convenience of people to actually plug in peripherals, because they can't seem to include any of that information in specs sheets.. or photos
blackyfd3sIs there a que somewhere?
rjbarkerB0baganooshrjbarker19 power phases.....Apex / Extreme / 24 power phasesFormula 20 power phases All other Maximus Gaming are 14.... For comparison...power phases will effect OC'ability.Quantity of phases doesn't really do that. The quality/capability of each phase will though. I watched Buildzoid's z590 dark analysis and he showed that the "21-phases" are really more like 11 or something (don't remember the exact number off the top of my head), but even with that, he said it was extremely over-kill and one of the best ones you will ever find on the market (paraphrasing, again, I don't remember his exact words and I don't want to skim through the 55 minute video). The point is that the # of phases called out in the marketing is not just a direct comparison board to board and a "24 phase" might not be any better in reality than a "19 phase". It might be...but it also might not. You'd have to break it down to what each one can do and how it's being utilized to convince me. Power phases ABSOLUTELY does effect how well you can OC your CPU, end of story......why do you think OC'ers use Apex / Dark boards....cause they look pretty? ;)This is based on my 14 yrs OC'ing....I dont have to watch a video on youtube... Power phases are in many cases when described /2 ...thats why he said 11 .....suggest you do more digging on power phases and how they work on a Board in relation to providing power to the CPU / Chipset / Memory etc There is nothing "overkill" about any enthusiast level hw.....that a rookie term! Anyhow got a notification to purchase but will pass on it...wait n see how robust the Dark is..robust when used in the same sentence as Motherboard refers to power delivery or power phases....
lludan23where do you even sign up to enter a buying queue?-first post on EVGA forums KING PIN!