Sajin
So with the z690 dark kingpin being $829 how much do you guys think the z790 dark kingpin will be? $1000?

Doubt it.  2020-2021 pricing leverage is gone imo.  The "real" price of the board was $500.  Only the dopes like me paid $900 at launch
 
maybe 600-700

With z790 motherboards like the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER out having many of the same features costing $500 and MSI MEG Z790 Godlike having those same features (and an additional 2.5 Gbps network plug) but for $1200, I think you have your range.

bucyrus5000
With z790 motherboards like the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER out having many of the same features costing $500 and MSI MEG Z790 Godlike having those same features (and an additional 2.5 Gbps network plug) but for $1200, I think you have your range.

those mobos are useless. overpriced ****. the only competitor to the dark is the apex. and according to an asus rep it should cost the same as the hero. but retailers might charge 100$ more.. just because its an apex... 

babayega

bucyrus5000
With z790 motherboards like the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER out having many of the same features costing $500 and MSI MEG Z790 Godlike having those same features (and an additional 2.5 Gbps network plug) but for $1200, I think you have your range.

those mobos are useless. overpriced ****. the only competitor to the dark is the apex. and according to an asus rep it should cost the same as the hero. but retailers might charge 100$ more.. just because its an apex... 

For upgradeability reasons (and due to there not being enough lanes to make a second x16) I want a PCIe 5.0 M.2 on the board. I do wish we had a true second PCIe x16, I prefer the idea of an M.2 card (not having storage buried under a video card is based).

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Sajin
So with the z690 dark kingpin being $829 how much do you guys think the z790 dark kingpin will be? $1000?

$829 for an old version is overpriced. Two weeks ago, I bought a z690 Kingpin for $450. 

So why is evga charging so much for an older board? 

The same reason Nvidia allowed prices to go up just before 40 series announcement.
 
It's a marketing trick where they try to make customers think the price of the new unit is not so outrageous when it really is.

Sajin
So why is evga charging so much for an older board? 

board is very strong, well worth the money imo. does it make sense for 90% of users to buy a board made for xoc? absolutely not. but people will buy it bc it's well engineered and they want the high end components. evga selling it for 4-5 hundred on sale doesn't make it worth so much less.
 
z690 dark kp + raptor lake with a strong bin of a die is a very capable combination. my best mem valid is now over DDR5-9400 and I expect i'll see 10000 on z790.
 
https://valid.x86.fr/wxwgq8

When is the z790 dark kingpin going to get released?