Comments for: New EVGA board has X58 chipset, Micro-ATX form factor

#1. Posted at 04:40 PM on Jul 2nd 2009

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Krogoth

Looks like a SLI/CF + some aftermarket HSF setup would be a very tight fit.

#1, There are a few cases that can handle it in the size departm... : Skrying (#2) «

#2, Also the Antec P180 Mini. I have a Silverstone TJ08, and i... : RagingDragon (#5) «

#5, If you removed the hard drive bay, yep the P180 Mini w... : Skrying (#8) «

#8, You don't need to remove the HDD bay to fit in this... : d0g_p00p (#26) «

#26, We were talking about SLI/CF configurations. I w... : Skrying (#27) «

#27, What's so rediculous about a mATX board and c... : MadManOriginal (#28) «

#8, Agreed. There is nothing "mini" about the P180 Mini... : Chrispy_ (#30) «

#1, Yeah, and even if you are lucky the cabinet will be very hot... : Jigar (#3) «

#29. Posted at 06:03 PM on Jul 7th 2009

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Chrispy_

Is that a heatsink, or a mangled piece of wreckage that was swept off the highway after a serious auto accident?

Seriously, I did an engineering Masters with proper thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses, and that is practically the worst fin design I have ever seen for actually cooling something in the world of modern computing.

Some of the big metal slabs which ASUS comes up with put this to shame, and that's nothing to be proud of!

#11. Posted at 02:54 AM on Jul 3rd 2009, Edited at 02:42 AM on Jul 4th 2009

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OneArmedScissor

Uh...not to be a complainer, but there's already a cheaper MSI board like this. Why is the EVGA one special?

#11, Cuz it's prettier? : SomeOtherGeek (#14) «

#11, I don't think Gigabyte has a micro-ATX X58 board. Did you me... : Kurotetsu (#17) «

#17, Sorry, I meant MSI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.... : OneArmedScissor (#20) «

#20, It is likely MSI's fault. A good marketing department ... : Skrying (#24) «

#24, Not so sure about that, Anandtech had a long previe... : MadManOriginal (#25) «

#17, I'm looking forward to Gigabyte's P55/P57 releases, I hop... : MadManOriginal (#21) «

#21, P57? When was that confirmed? I don't think Intel has ... : ImSpartacus (#22) «

#22, Google for Intel P57, mobo makers were showing them... : MadManOriginal (#23) «

#19. Posted at 01:13 AM on Jul 4th 2009

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YeuEmMaiMai

Does it support crossfire? that'd be one reason for me not to get it- if it does not support crossfire I don't want it.

#12. Posted at 05:23 AM on Jul 3rd 2009

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pedro

hmmm... why put firewire on this thing but not available through the backplane?

#12, maybe almost nobody uses firewire. the only people that do a... : willyolio (#16) «

#16, I use it for my soundcard. Backplane FTW! : pedro (#18) «

#13. Posted at 06:19 AM on Jul 3rd 2009

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crsh1976

Have EVGA boards gotten better quality-wise? I love their video cards, but their motherboards can be a little sketchy (or used to be).

#13, I don't know, but a 2 year warranty is pretty good as most o... : SomeOtherGeek (#15) «

#6. Posted at 07:36 PM on Jul 2nd 2009

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valrandir

I can see why they only offer two-year warranties on such a product. With a typical system build dissipating 300W+ under load, and with typical small form factor cases on the market, this thing is guaranteed to die sooner or later unless its placed in a proper large-ish ATX case with adequate ventilation and cooling.

#6, No. Check out the Silverstone TJ08, Cooler Master Elite 341,... : Skrying (#9) «

#9, Well, maybe. Depends on what you're building. With a pair... : continuum (#10) «

#7. Posted at 08:33 PM on Jul 2nd 2009

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henfactor

Sexy.

Well as sexy as some plastic and metal can be...

#4. Posted at 05:45 PM on Jul 2nd 2009

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Dagwood

I'm not one for windows in cases but If I owned one of those I would cut a hole in the side of the case.