Hello all,
as these have been requested for a bit and in several threads, rather than trying to find all and posting in all, I am making a new post here.  The manuals are in the regular manuals section, but here are the Direct links:
 
EVGA X299 Micro
EVGA X299 FTW-K
EVGA X299 Dark
 
For all wondering there is full PCIE (CPU and PCH) lane breakdowns per CPU type, Page 23 for the Micro, page 24-25 for the FTW-K, and Pages 27-30 for the Dark.

Pinned. 

Nice. But how about the Dark? Or could you maybe answer one question? Will the 3rd PCIe slot be functional with a 28 lane CPU on the X299 Dark? I am looking to use slots 1-3-6 all at 8x with a 28 lane CPU. Is this possible?

Iamrogue
does it overheat like others? :)

Most likely, in the motherboard maker's defense when the CPU maker says it's a 140watt and don't tell when you overclock it at +200-300MHz it shoots up to 500+ watts it's hard to make VRM heatsinks for it that does not take half of the computer case.  Especially if they give the motherboard makers the CPU spec a month before release or in the i9-7980xe's case tell the motherboard manufacturers that they are going to release a CPU that they themselves didn't know they were going to a week before.  /speculationsoff

TECH_DaveB
 

willdearborn
Nice. But how about the Dark? Or could you maybe answer one question? Will the 3rd PCIe slot be functional with a 28 lane CPU on the X299 Dark? I am looking to use slots 1-3-6 all at 8x with a 28 lane CPU. Is this possible?

PE3 is disabled on 28 lane proc, and PE6 is 4 lanes from PCH with a 28 lane proc.  You will need a 44 lane for that setup.

That's a bummer. Intel is really killing me by making the 7820x only 28 lanes.
 
So how about if I was to use a 44 lane CPU, would you get 8x CPU lanes on PE6 in that case? Or is PE6 limited to PCH lanes only even with a 44 lanes CPU?

 
Who will do the manuals now? Without ChrisB doing it.

Now that's a manual! I just got done going through the ASrock one for my wife's pc build and it looks positively sparse in comparison to EVGA's X299 manual. 

In case it saves others research time... The FTW will not fit in an Enthoo Evolv TG case at that width.

I'm also curious.. seeing that even on a 28 or 44 lane proc the FTW only uses CPU lanes for one of the two M.2 slots - will Dark be the same? Hoping to find a board that can use CPU lanes for both M.2s (haven't found one yet). Seems to me with a single x16 card there should be plenty for 2 X4 M.2 on 28+ lane proc.

I meant the Evolv ATX Tempered Glass (also applies to the regular Evolv ATX which is the same size).

Interesting..maybe there is a misprint in the x299 FTW manual. 10.375" is not 276.4 mm. It is just under 264..as appears correctly in the x99 FTW K manual. Maybe evga can clarify which width spec is correct - in or mm?

lamrogue do you think cable management will still work well if you leave the grommets in, or is that too tight?

XrayMan
 
Who will do the manuals now? Without ChrisB doing it.

He never did the manuals, I did.
 

willdearborn
@TECH_DaveB
 
Hey Dave sorry but I just have one more question about the X299 Dark.
 
I know you said PE6 would only get 4x lanes from the PCH with a 28 lane CPU. My question is would that be adequate for a card that is there simply to drive extra DVI displays? I'm sure the 4x lanes are fine for a card I'm not gaming on but since they would go through the PCH is this okay? Would it effect M.2 or SATA? I plan on using all 8x SATA and 2x M.2 slots.
 
My setup would be 2x GTX 1080s in SLI in PE1 and PE3. And then a GTX 660 in PE6 simply because I have 2 extra dual link DVI only displays. All the card does is drive those monitors. Could I get away with a 28 lane CPU in that case? I don't want to have to buy active DP to Dual Link DVI adapters simply for his purpose for many reasons. #1 Cost #2 DP hot plug detect #3 No adapters are just preferable.
 
Thanks so much for the info!

PE6 will be x4 from PCH, which in most cases will not support a GPU, as when used for video output they are supposed to be minimum of x8.  Now I have seen cards work fine, albeit SLOWLY on x4 slots, and other times not detect, since they are meant to be used on x8 I cannot say 100% that it will work as you want.  Enabling PE6 will disable the 80mm M.2 slot, which will also by default remove the Optane support for the board. 
Also you cannot run a card in PE3 with a 28 lane CPU, it will be PE1 and PE4, you can run the 3 cards in PE1, PE2, PE4 and they should work as intended, but I know that is a bit more cramped than you wanted.
 
 

rlb9682
Now that's a manual! I just got done going through the ASrock one for my wife's pc build and it looks positively sparse in comparison to EVGA's X299 manual. 

Thanks, that is appreciated, I did take pride in making a good product.  I could have done more if there were not certain limitations due to production and whatnot.  But I am glad to hear you found my effort helpful.
 
 

SiriusDragon
Any news on the X299 Dark manual? I think it'll work for what I want to do but it'd be nice to confirm.
 
Here's what I'd like to run:
4 x GPUs (up to)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x8 10gig NIC
1 x PCIe x1 sound card
0 x m.2
0 x u.2
1 (maybe 2) x SATA

Should not be a problem as long as you use a 44lane proc, 28 or 16 is flat out not possible.  However you will need to be using single slot cards, or be on water with single slot blocks to you all 5 x16 slots, same with the x4 slot; PE4 has to be single slot to be populated and use PE5 the x4 slot.
 
 

slidey

I'm also curious.. seeing that even on a 28 or 44 lane proc the FTW only uses CPU lanes for one of the two M.2 slots - will Dark be the same? Hoping to find a board that can use CPU lanes for both M.2s (haven't found one yet). Seems to me with a single x16 card there should be plenty for 2 X4 M.2 on 28+ lane proc.

OK, on a 44 lane proc, 110mm will be CPU lanes, 80mm can be CPU or PCH, if PE6 is used then 80mm M.2 defaults to PCH lanes as PE6 will get the CPU lanes.\
 
On 28 lane, 110mm is  CPU lanes, 80mm is PCH only.
 
 

MSim
Why is evga using outdated audio chip on X299 motherboards? Realtek ALC1150 is outdated, the top 4 mfg (ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI) have versions using Realtek latest audio chip ALC1220.
 
Where can we find detailed audio specs on evga motherboards? Any new features in the audio software?

It is an ALC1150, I have no answer as to why/why not use that controller, however in general most people use USB headsets, or a small speaker system that does not need much more than 1150.  Towards the end of the manual, I do have a breakdown of the audio suite.  If the info there does not cover your question, please be more specific about what exactly you want to see there, and I will reach out to some in the company who either have the info or can get it.  The Dark and the Micro use the saame controller, so as for features, there is a descent amount it can do, please feel free to read over the audio section in the Micro manual, again if there are more specific questions you have on it, let us know.
 

TECH_DaveB
 

MSim
Why is evga using outdated audio chip on X299 motherboards? Realtek ALC1150 is outdated, the top 4 mfg (ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI) have versions using Realtek latest audio chip ALC1220.
 
Where can we find detailed audio specs on evga motherboards? Any new features in the audio software?

It is an ALC1150, I have no answer as to why/why not use that controller, however in general most people use USB headsets, or a small speaker system that does not need much more than 1150.  Towards the end of the manual, I do have a breakdown of the audio suite.  If the info there does not cover your question, please be more specific about what exactly you want to see there, and I will reach out to some in the company who either have the info or can get it.  The Dark and the Micro use the saame controller, so as for features, there is a descent amount it can do, please feel free to read over the audio section in the Micro manual, again if there are more specific questions you have on it, let us know.
 

I have a hard time believing more people use USB headsets. Check out the images below to see what information is missing in the manual and spec sheet for evga motherboards.
 

 
 

 

 
Detailed specs on anything to do with audio on evga motherboards, like we see other mfg advertising.
 
 
 
 
 

TECH_DaveB

willdearborn
@TECH_DaveB
 
Hey Dave sorry but I just have one more question about the X299 Dark.
 
I know you said PE6 would only get 4x lanes from the PCH with a 28 lane CPU. My question is would that be adequate for a card that is there simply to drive extra DVI displays? I'm sure the 4x lanes are fine for a card I'm not gaming on but since they would go through the PCH is this okay? Would it effect M.2 or SATA? I plan on using all 8x SATA and 2x M.2 slots.
 
My setup would be 2x GTX 1080s in SLI in PE1 and PE3. And then a GTX 660 in PE6 simply because I have 2 extra dual link DVI only displays. All the card does is drive those monitors. Could I get away with a 28 lane CPU in that case? I don't want to have to buy active DP to Dual Link DVI adapters simply for his purpose for many reasons. #1 Cost #2 DP hot plug detect #3 No adapters are just preferable.
 
Thanks so much for the info!

PE6 will be x4 from PCH, which in most cases will not support a GPU, as when used for video output they are supposed to be minimum of x8.  Now I have seen cards work fine, albeit SLOWLY on x4 slots, and other times not detect, since they are meant to be used on x8 I cannot say 100% that it will work as you want.  Enabling PE6 will disable the 80mm M.2 slot, which will also by default remove the Optane support for the board. 
Also you cannot run a card in PE3 with a 28 lane CPU, it will be PE1 and PE4, you can run the 3 cards in PE1, PE2, PE4 and they should work as intended, but I know that is a bit more cramped than you wanted.
 

Thanks for the reply Dave that helps a lot. I guess I'll have to opt for a 44 lane CPU to get the setup I want. So with a 44 lane CPU I would be able to use PE1 (x16), PE3 (x8), PE6 (x8), but I see that you mention that if PE6 is used the 80mm M.2 slot switches to PCH lanes. Would this stop me from using 2x M.2 slots for RAID 0? Since one is using CPU lanes and the other PCH lanes? And why would this even happen being that with the 3 GPUs we are only at 32 lanes, shouldn't that be enough to still use 8 more lanes for 2x M.2's from the CPU? 

I like seeing the manual as it answers a lot of questions people will have.