EVGA X58 Classified - First Look
by Rajinder Gill on February 27, 2009 5:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Test Setup
| EVGA X58 Classified | |
| Market Segment | Enthusiast and Extreme Benchmarking |
| CPU Interface | LGA-1366 |
| CPU Support | LGA-1366 Nehalem i7 Series of Processors |
| Chipset | Intel X58 |
| BCLK Speeds | 133~500 MHz in 1MHz increments |
| DDR3 Memory Speed | 800, 1067, 1333, 1600, 1867, 2133, 2400, 2667, 2933 Frequency Ratios |
| Uncore Frequency | Full i7 Processor IMC multipliers supported, Options available as per CPU |
| PCIe Speeds | Auto, 100MHz - 140MHz in 1MHz increments |
| Core Voltage | Auto, 1.00V to 2.24V in 0.00625V increments |
| CPU Vdroop Compensation | Enabled, Disabled |
| CPU Clock Multiplier | Dependant on Processor, all available multipliers supported |
| DDR3 DRAM Voltage | Auto, 0.70V ~ 3.39V in 10mV increments, 1.50V standard |
| DRAM Timing Control | tCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS, + 17 additional timings + Chipset Configuration |
| DRAM Command Rate | Auto, 1T, 2T |
| IOH Voltage | 1.10V - 1.875V in 25mV increments |
| ICH Voltage | Auto, 1.05V ~ 1.825V in 25mV increments |
| CPU VTT (Uncore) Voltage | Auto, 1.17V ~ 2.17V in 25mV increments |
| CPU PLL Voltage | Auto, 0.60V ~ 2.70V in 75mV increments, 1.80V Base |
| IOH PLL Vcore | Auto, 0.60V ~ 2.70V in 75mV increments, 1.80V Base |
| QPI PLL Vcore | Auto, 1.10V ~ 1.875V in 25mV increments, 1.10V Base |
| IOH/ICH Voltage | Auto, 1.50V ~ 2.275V in 25mV increments, 1.50V Base |
| NF200 Voltage | Auto, 0.70v~1.075V in 125mV increments, then 1.20V~2.70V in 25mV increments. 1.20V Base |
| Memory Slots | Six 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Triple-Channel Configuration Regular Unbuffered DDR3 Memory to 12GB Total |
| Expansion Slots | 4 - PCIe 2.0 x16, Supports up to NVIDIA 3-way SLI Technology + PhysX 1 - PCIe (1.x) x1 1 - PCI Slot 2.2 |
| Onboard SATA/RAID | 6x SATA 3.0Gbps Ports - Intel ICH10R Hot Plug and NCQ Support; RAID 0, 1, 5 RAID 0+1 Support; Intel Matrix Technology Support |
| Onboard IDE Additional SATA | 2xJMicron JMB363 PATA Controller (up to 2 UDMA 133/100/66 devices) 1 External eSATA port + 3 Internal JMB363 SATA Ports |
| Onboard USB 2.0/IEEE-1394 | 10 USB 2.0 Ports - (8) I/O Panel, (2) via headers 1x 1394a Ports - (1) I/O Panel, (1) via header |
| Onboard LAN with Teaming | Dual Realtek RTL8111C PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controllers |
| Onboard Audio | Realtek ALC 889 -8 Channel HD audio codec |
| Power Connectors | ATX 24-pin, Dual 8-pin ATX 12V |
| I/O Panel | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x eSATA 1 x SPDIF - Coaxial Out, 1 x Toslink Optical Out 1 x IEEE 1394 2 x RJ45 6 X Audio Out 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 |
| Fan Headers | 1 CPU + 4 Additional Headers |
| Fan Control | Full Fan speed Control Via BIOS |
| BIOS Revisions Used | IX58S213 |
These are the current specifications and features planned for this board. We will go over these in detail once the retail board arrives and we can ensure nothing major has changed.
| Standard Test Bed Intel X58 Configuration |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7 - 920 - 2.66GHz |
| RAM | Corsair TR3XGG1600C8D - 6GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ - 12GB DDR3 Patriot Viper PVT36G1600ELK - 12GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB |
| Video Card | ASUS GTX-280 |
| System Platform Drivers | Intel - 9.1.0.1007 |
| Storage Drivers | Intel - 8.6.0.1007 |
| Video Drivers | NVIDIA - 182.06 |
| CPU Cooling | Vigor Monsoon III, 2X PA120.2 rads + DD Perta Top Pump for Water |
| Power Supply | Corsair - HX1000 |
| Optical Drives | Sony BDU-X10S, LG GGC-H20L |
| Case | ABS Canyon 695 |
| Motherboards | ASUS Rampage II Extreme - BIOS 1104 EVGA X58 Classified - BIOS IX58S213 EVGA X58 SLI - BIOS IX58SZ1N |
| Operating System | Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate - SP1 |
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Our test setup today has a unique combination of cooling devices; otherwise, it is our standard test bed for the X58 products.
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CK804 - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
This motherboard costs $400-$450 and it comes with Realtek audio and LAN? Give me a break. I would at the very least expect a dedicated audio card for this price.GaryJohnson - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
And if you load it up with 4x GPUs, I don't think you actually have a slot available for any other expansion cards. They really need to move to some kind of new, longer form factor for boards like this. Something like a 16" x 9.6" 'LATX' form factor.JarredWalton - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
The only way you'll get 4x GPUs is via 2x GeForce GTX 295 or 2x Radeon HD 4870X2... in which case you would have several expansion slots remaining. But as our SLI/CF scaling articles have shown, outside of bragging rights in a few select titles there's little point in going beyond two-way GPU configurations.legoman666 - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
2 8pin power connectors on the mobo? Why?1078feba - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
How about 600W of available power to the proc socket?takumsawsherman - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
Clearly, this board appears to be for crazy people. You spend $400 and you still get old school Firewire 400? At that price, there should be no compromises. Firewire800, and also somebody's soul. Or something.bigboxes - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
Is this all that you have to gripe about? Were you really going to purchase this board, but now suddenly you can't justify it due to this obvious oversight? :eyeroll: Seriously, I bought a 4-port firewire card in the past that sits in a box. Why? Cuz I never EVER used the thing. USB 2.0 will suffice until USB 3.0. Even Apple computers have more USB jacks than Firewire. If you want a function that hardly anyone uses than just buy an expansion card. I am certain the target for this mobo is not one that gives a rats about Firewire. They are gamers. They can always use e-SATA if they need faster transfer speeds in an external.Exar3342 - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
This board is for people that spend $1000.00 on a cpu and have 3-4 GTX 285's, and have spent a ton on a cooling setup. I really doubt they will notice an extra $150.00 for the motherboard.ToeCutter - Thursday, March 26, 2009 - link
Exactly. I'm thinking of snagging one of these just for the simple color scheme that doesn't look like a bag of Starburst.How about just a jet black PCB and some monotone slots.
Skip a sushi dinner and it's paid for....?
Nfarce - Friday, February 27, 2009 - link
While that may be true, said people are becoming fewer and far between these days, and some of those who could afford such machines are probably scaling back their spending (the smart ones anyway). The days of people ordering $3,000+ worth of stuff and putting it on their credit cards and paying it off monthly are numbered. People need to learn to live within their means so we don't get in this huge economic global mess again.