ARCTIC_EAGLE

Theboatswain
ARTIC_EAGLE,
I have been trying to follow the new stuff but this Z68 will it be dual channel? Are you talking about the chipset or a CPU? I just purchased my Memory and new 2600k CPU and I really don't feel like sending them back since I got a great deal on them. But if waiting this long like you said maybe we should just get the next great thing coming out, that just may be the way to go. I really want a Classified Board!!! I am going to school at the age of 49 @ITT-Tech hoping to lean a bit more about our hobby. I have a great ideal for a rig and involes a old school gas pump. I could go on but I don't want to give it all away. I have learned alot here at EVGA and I am not ready to give up on them. Yes they are having issues, I really think we all can thank NVIDIA for that since they stopped making Chipsets. You do not see BFG anymore do you?

Z68 basically equals P67 except with a few "new" features. DDR3 and a 2600K CPU will work fine with the Z68 system boards. Link to more information here. Currently the ETA for Z68 is May 10th, and we should see a full complement of boards by the end of May or early June as long as everything goes well. As for nVidia's chipsets, well the NF200 is used on some high end P67 boards. The issues at EVGA are not related to nVidia in my opinion, its simply down to EVGA not being able to get their products to market (possibly due to some of their motherboard team leaving). At this point I don't see much point in buying P67 with the release of the Z68 just ~27 days away. EVGA has failed to release the P67 line up to make it relevant in the market, their only hope is to release Z68 boards on the official release date, failing that EVGA would stand to miss large numbers of sales. I'm guessing the Z68 motherboards will be almost the same as P67 ones except with a few different chips, so it shouldn't be to hard to get Z boards out quickly.

ARTIC_EAGLE ,
 Thanks for the information, I have time. I want to make sure I am getting somthing that will do me for a while just like my 780i FTW board has. Heck it is still kicking fingers crossed I just may turn it into a server board. Thanks agin for the help and I am with you, I am really pulling for EVGA here I don't want to see them slipping into the night never to be seen again because they do put together so awesome stuff. I have said a few things bad but I never cross the line.

Well i got tired of waiting, just ordered the Asus Maximus from tiger direct and it should be here tomorrow since i did next day shipping.
 
You can get $20 off of the maximus from TD until the 18th with code
FKP26707
 
Sucks, i REALLY wanted an EVGA board but this is ridiculous that they still dont have a board out. Since they never released the first time i expected them to be one of the first ones out with a new board but nope.
 
Also hearing about how their main motherboard guy left and now they cant get a board out sends a bad signal to me.

Shammy james? lol
 
Well dangit, looks like the TS website is wrong. Its on backorder aswell, was hoping on having it in time for a weekend build. Looks like ill have to decide to cancel my order and keep waiting for EVGA or wait until the Asus ships. hmmm

Night Gyr

Now you've been looking at that secret board pic for quite some time already and none of you seem to have noticed one thing (correct me if I'm wrong):

the board is covered with LN2 pots, lots of them. CPU, 2 GPUs. Now the GPUs have dual LN2 pots! Which means they're dual-GPUs. Like 460 2Win or maybe even 590. And these require full 16+16, don't they? Which means the board is probably an nForce board. Can that be?

Well the GTX 460 2WIN and the GTX 590 have their own nf200 on the board, but I think you are correct in that both PCIe slots would have to be 16x....

Slammy

Shammy james? lol

Well dangit, looks like the TS website is wrong. Its on backorder aswell, was hoping on having it in time for a weekend build. Looks like ill have to decide to cancel my order and keep waiting for EVGA or wait until the Asus ships. hmmm

 
Shammy is Shamino, who pretty much designed the Classified motherboard for EVGA, was the team member who left that you mentioned, and is an overclocking deity in my opinion.
XFX left the motherboard business...curious if others will follow suit.

^^ I'm sure that won't be a problem...consumers of higher-end hardware are known for their patience when not even specs can be released anytime soon 

This was just posted on EVGA's Facebook Page:
 

derrenr

This was just posted on EVGA's Facebook Page:

 
Looks exactly the same as the P67 Classified pic that was leaked in December...

That is if the Mayans do not come....

really really SEXY!! But i would really recommend a green/Black EVGA ... 

Me too.  Look above the processor.  :) 

Interesting they released on FB instead of the main site.  Oh and James....lose the goatee and get the blond wig back. 

youeyemind

Interesting they released on FB instead of the main site.  Oh and James....lose the goatee and get the blond wig back. 

 
Isn't that interesting...seems like these forums are the last place to get actual intel.
Oh, and is this more appealing then?
 

youeyemind

  Close enough! 

Back to the point though,  I have a question.  You seem to frequent the P67 forums often.  Are you inevitably keeping your Maximus or are you going to get the FTW when it is released (in 2015  )

 
If there's a Maximus-like board released for the Z68, I'll jump up to that. Otherwise I'll be sticking with it for awhile.
That said, it would take a whole lot to get an EVGA product inside my case again.
Long story on that one.

when will evga learn to put the front audio panel connector at the bottom of the board?
most anoying thing about evga boards since x58 came out is that darn audio being under a pcie card.
looks like no dual bios and very limited rear i/o options. think i'll just get asus m4e or gigabyte ud7. besides i am tired of messing with 20+ beta bios on my evga x58 boards anyways.