Read First Before Buy EVGA 141 BL E760 A1 X58 Classified Mainboard
I have to say that I am very empressed with the Evga classified X58 motherboard. After arriving in Trinidad and Tobago on 3rd August 2009, a week after it was bought online, I assembled it in a Coolmaster CM 690 case with 6 gb of 1333 Ghz OCZ ram, XFX geforce 8400 graphics card ( All I could of gotten at short notice with the little change I had left over), Corsair 1000 watts power supply, Core I7 920, 500 GB hard drive and Lite on DVD burner. When I first turn on the PC, with out the operating system installed, it booted up or posted successfully. I then installed Vista Ultimate operating sysem, which was a smooth process, with no issues. After installing all the drivers, virus programs etc, I ran Fallout 3, Need for speed most wanted and Bioshock and it ran smooth with no problems.
One issue I had was that with Vista, I could not use the two RJ45 Ethernet network ports to share the internet between my cable modem and another computer, no matter how much updates I did on my drivers and OS. This issue was later solved after installing windows 7. It took me a while to find a way to fit this big motherboard in a mid tower but after unscrewing the plastic cable Guides, the motherboard fit perfect. It looks as if the CM690 mid tower case was made for this motherboard. Even after running Resident evil 5 and Devil may cry 4, on Windows 7, the computer gave me no issues with drivers or viruses or computer crashes. The Bios boot up sequence has a very professional look and feel, with the very defined text. I compared it with my friend's MSI AM2+ 790fx platinum boot up screen and I have to say that it cant compete. Every thing about the motherboard from the way it was packaged, the layout of the motherboard, and how it performed was very professional. There is great spacing of the PCI express slots on the board. It was easy to update the drivers of the computer from the Evga website. I would have liked it very much, if they had a lighted back plate like the Asus rampage 2 extreme.
I have not tried overclocking yet to find out how stable the board really is, but that is in development. Unlike so many reviews I have read about the Asus rampage 2 extreme and the MSI X58 eclipse having posting problems, The Evga classified had shown me that it works straight out of the box. I recommend this board to anyone who want X58 performance without the headache, especially if you are not a computer nerd.
Ohh gosh this review is long so let me take this time to big up the workers at amazon for getting my computer goods to me in record time, and treating me like VIP. I had sent my first motherboard to the wrong address, but Amazon, made the changes and sent another motherboard to the right address at no extra cost. These people know about customer service. I will definitely continue shopping with Amazon.com. I still have to stop borrowing my friends monitor and buy my own and also buy 2 GTX 295.
BalasHapusShortly after the e760 Classified motherboard became such a hit with gaming and overclocking enthusiasts, EVGA announced a second limited edition motherboard. The first limited edition was the e759 with the NF200 chip, this second limited edition is based on the e760 board, but came from the factory with an installed Hydro Copper chipset water cooling block that was designated the e769 Hydro Copper Classified. The combination of water cooling on the venerable e760 resulted in one of the most solid, stable, and overclockable of the Classified motherboard lineup. Without the NF200 this board only provides 16x X 16x X8x Tri-Sli, STILL more than enough bandwidth for Tri-Sli, though the truth is very few people ever use more than two video cards anyway. Unlike the e760, this board comes with the ECP daughterboard that can be mounted externally and replace your cases on/off button, reboot button, and a gives you an easy view duplicate LED boot monitor that then becomes a CPU heat monitor after boot up! The ECP also provides remote access to other functions used primarily by advanced gamers / overclockers! VERY RARE and virtually impossible to find, plus it also comes with a factory limited lifetime warranty. If you can find one, GRAB IT!
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