2019/12/27 09:50:09
EVGA_Lee


An Elegant Motherboard For A More Civilized Age

The DARK rises again. Not content to merely shatter records and competition in the consumer market, the EVGA SR-3 DARK merges two extreme performance lines of EVGA motherboards to bring balance to the force with exceptional performance and engineering.

Featuring the Intel® C622 chipset, hexa-channel memory support, 23 phase power design, 16-layer PCB, dual-10GbE LAN ports, a waterblock to passively or actively cool the DARK’s VRM, and so much more, this board is packed with everything and is still compact enough to fit in a full E-ATX form factor.


 
Power
 
EVGA continues its revolutionary design by using right-angle power connectors to improve airflow and cable management. Connect up to four 8-pin EPS connectors to provide maximum power to your Intel XEON® W-3175X CPU!

Cooling

The SR-3 DARK features a pre-installed waterblock to provide maximum cooling to the chipset and VRM of the motherboard. No watercooling? No problem. The SR-3 DARK will still provide sufficient cooling for all standard uses of the motherboard.

With the EVGA SR-3 DARK, you don't need to see its identification to know that the next evolution of the X299 and Z390 DARK motherboards features the latest improvements for performance and enthusiast needs:
  • Up to 192GB of 4000MHz+ (OC) Hexa-Channel RAM on Intel Xeon® W-3175X, Cascade Lake-SP, and Skylake-SP Processors.
  • Right-Angle connectors/headers for cable-management includes the 24-pin power, all 8-pin CPU power, Fan, Probe-It, and USB 3.1 Gen1 headers
  • 2x M.2 Key-M 110mm Slots
  • 10x USB 3.1 G1 / USB 3.1 G2 1x Type-A/1x Type-C
  • 2x U.2 NVMe Ports
  • 2x Intel® 10GbE ports
  • 4-Way SLI Support with 6x metal-reinforced PCIe slots
  • Creative 5.1 Channel Audio
  • Triple BIOS Support
  • EVGA's Latest GUI UEFI/BIOS featuring OC Robot and IN-BIOS Stress Test
  • USB BIOS Flash without a CPU
  • Multi-Function POST Indicator – Fully configurable in BIOS, these LEDs can be configured to show temperatures, voltages or cycle both in real-time
  • PCIe / DIMM status LEDs allow for easy system assembly and troubleshooting at a glance.
  • Visual Guide / Bench Table included
For more information about the EVGA SR-3 DARK, please visit https://www.evga.com/articles/01386/evga-sr-3-dark/
2019/12/27 09:52:13
rjohnson11
Very nice Lee. We need to see some reviews. Hope you guys send one to Gamers Nexus. 
2019/12/27 10:02:07
apsese
So, what is the cheapest cpu available for this board? :)
2019/12/27 10:26:15
Nealx01
Use associate code EMSB4K6IEQOIA46 at checkout!
or click the link for it to be applied at checkout automatically

https://www.evga.com/prod...tecode=EMSB4K6IEQOIA46

THANK YOU
2019/12/27 12:14:01
EVGA_Lee
apsese
So, what is the cheapest cpu available for this board? :)


We only had a limited number of samples available to test, due to availability from Intel.  Most of them are Cascade Lake-SP processors, but the board also works with Skylake-SP processors, as well.
 
Here's the CPU list from the manual:
 

2019/12/27 12:34:44
jfw06013
Only $1799.99, ouch!!!!
For that kind of money you might as well pony up for the XEON W-3175X!
2019/12/27 13:19:42
Sajin
1799?!?! lol. 3990x is gonna be putting Intel to bed soon. =D
2019/12/27 13:32:53
jasoncodispoti
Sajin
1799?!?! lol. 3990x is gonna be putting Intel to bed soon. =D




Maybe... I would not be so fast to write off Intel. Sure the stats dont look good, but there is certainly a lot more to hardware than just performance numbers at price. 
2019/12/27 13:44:20
Sajin
Sorry, but Intel isn't going to have anything for the 64 core threadripper for at least a year. =D
2019/12/27 13:44:53
delarisch
EVGATech_LeeM mentioned the existence of a Manual for the SR-3 Dark.
Can you make it available, even if it is a preliminary? I'd like to start planning my build and having the manual is always a great aid.
 
-Arnold
 
P.S. My SR-2 is still up and running and in active use... I was hoping for a worthy replacement. I think I've found it! :)

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