tizzafc

the_Scarlet_one
 
 
Try to spin it however makes you feel best. You can want the price to be lower because EVGA adapted, but you will be sad with the results.
 
Now,  980ti KINGPIN!!!!!!  Not the standard 980ti: 2 8 pins and a 6 pin.. like I said.  Feel free to "check it"
 

 
This is the 1080ti Kingpin: 2 8 pins, because the CPU's and GPU's are advancing, and do not require as much power.  The extra power does not help.. It is not necessary.  Say it however makes you feel better, but in the end, it isn't needed and removing it does not reduce the price.
 

 
The Classified motherboard is support to support the "Extreme overclocking" experience over the FTW and lower boards.. If it doesn't help with "Extreme overclocking"  EVGA typcially leaves it off the board.   This isn't new.  This has been how they do these things for a while.
 

 
You try to spin...you wrote 980ti and 1080ti K | ngp | n, it's your fault, not mine.
But you are comparing GPUs vs motherboards...the motherboards need to feed the fans, the usb, the m.2, pci lines, etc, and be ready for the CPU OC...so, you say that is not necessary because the CPUs technology is advancing, ok, but in this case the new intel CPU need more power, not less, they have more cores, you can check the reviews. And remember, more and more fans, RGBs, usb, water pumps, etc...
Anyway, for me, the z270 has better features than the new z370.
You say are unnecessary, ok, it means is better? no. 90º 24 pin conector, necessary? no, looks better? yes.

the_Scarlet_one


My apologies, I figured 99% of people would understand that I was meaning 980ti kingpin and 1080ti kingpin, since we are talking about z270 classified versus z370 classified... why would I mean a standard card versus a completely different board. It was implied.



8pin and 4 pin cpu plugs feed the cpu. 24 pin feeds the fans and other parts of the board. I mean, if you are going to use the fans as the argument, it still wouldn’t be affected.

bcavnaugh
ASUS Z370 Motherboards only have One 8-Pin CPU and NO PCIe Power.
GIGA-BYTE Z370 Motherboards only have One 8-Pin CPU and NO PCIe Power.
MSI* Z370 Motherboards only have One 8-Pin CPU and NO PCIe Power.
* 2 of the 12 MB's have One 8-Pin & One 4-Pin CPU and Still NO PCIe Power

the_Scarlet_one

tizzafc


As you specifies the kingpin for the 1080ti and not for the 980ti ... anyway, just communication problem. ;)
 
Yes, you are right with the 24 pin feed, my mistake. But still the new CPU's have more consum ... well, maybe not necessary, no problem. What about the 90º 24 pin connector? What about the cooler bridge?, 90º connectors disappear at the bottom, and the turn 90º the error display...
that things do worse board than the z270, in my opinion.

I do not know why they cut the 90 degree connectors... those were definitely nice for sure.

The bridge for the cooler... not sure either. Maybe to trim costs? I don’t think the bridge honestly did al that much. I could be completely incorrect, but I was under the impression that the chipset doesn’t get very hot normally.

gobstoppable
not. worth. the. wait.. no eATX either.. I think I might actually just buy a z270 classified k while there on sale. Been waiting months for coffee lake and z370, just disappointing 

PietroBR
Man
I'm kind of disapointed with the launch of the new boards.
Looks like they were made in a hurry.

I know it will have nice features, and usually EVGA MB have better O.C. than other brands, but man...
The mATX with only 1 m.2 (would be nice to have one in the back as well for RAID), no I/O cover.
No mITX board for the moment (and for the looks of it, no mITX card at all).

I will need to rethink my build on the FTW and Classified models.

Hope EVGA can still make changes before starting the production of these.

seta8967
This seem pretty dissapointing. There is no itx/stinger which has been a key mobo for evga.

The matx is only 2x ram slots vs other matx z370s having 4x. Missing usb-c. Once again it appears evga skipped on a io cover for the lowest board. The other boards seem inferior to z270 also.

Then the overall looks are not great, thats all I will say on that. It was much easier to build with evga boards, when they were simply all black. Maybe throw rgb for those that want it (just make sure you can turn it off, and it doesnt detract from performance). I realize you can take the cover off but then you see big ugly IO connectors which isnt any better. Evga please go back to all black boards. Dont try to compete with Asus, MSI, Gigabyte or whoever for most gaudy board. Go forward with black to cover majority of peoples interest.


Edit: I realize the white builds have been increasing in popularity, even I like to see white builds they just looks so.... clean. I just dont see them as the majority color theme for now. I would love to see evga do white and black mobo but they seemed focused on the idea of "3 mobos per release".

gobstoppable
Since all I do is game, the benchmarks for 8700k aren't getting me excited. I have a 6700k, and it doesn't seem worth the upgrade. If you look at gaming benchmarks the 7700k and the 8700k go back and forth between winners. Some games the 7700k wins, some games the 8700k wins. But with my 6700k overclocked, the 8700k doesnt seem worth it. Even when the 8700k is fasters, its not much faster.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel-core-i7-8700k-review-benchmarks
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/59332/core-i7-8700k-gaming-beast-8600k/index.html
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/intel-core-i7-8700k-cpu-review-a-performance-leap-/1100-6453799/
 

seta8967

apsese
the price will be a huge factor, so will be availability. there are many out there who want coffee lake i3 builds but the z370 motherboard prices are too high!

I dont think the z370 is meant for i3 users but rather i5 and i7 users. Evga mobos have always targeted high end users and not low end users. So I dont think evga or any other mobo builders expect i3 users to buy z370.