EVGA X299 Dark, LGA 2066, Intel X299, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1, USB 3.0, EATX, Intel Motherboard 151-SX-E299-KR

Hitting 12,200+ on CPUZ testing. One thing is that you have to manually go through the bios to set fan speeds for the onboard fans (m.2 slots and VRM fans or they will howl) easy board for working with. Had used AsRock, gigabyte, MSI, Asus on other builds. For the x299 series of chips, these are the best all around I have found. We have them on the in the Lab constantly running at a 45 clock multiplier (stock is 30) they range between 28c and 58c in operation with a 360 size water cooler with Noctua triple fans. The VCM actually has a decent heat pipe as well. Only questionable point is where the m.2 cooling exits. It’s is a sealed system cooling two m.2 ssds. PCIE 4 can get hot, so active cooling is great. They should have vented that straight out the back of the mobo. Not sure why they did it the way they did in that there is a 90 degree turn the air has to make. Temps look good though so no complaints. Solid board.

So far all is good, I haven’t booted past bios and have some more stuff on the way to finish working on it. M.2 is easy to get to 3 screws and a plate to get past. Cpu and cooler are easy to get on and everything fits well so far. Tested a card and with some ram with long heat sinks it still fit well in slot 1. CMOS reset worked fine on first test and getting ready to throw it all into a mineral oil tank for fun.

This is my first EVGA mobo and was by far the easiest setup and install. The UEFI menus are clear and intuitive and show that there was a lot of thought into the ease of use and not just the looks. Pros: Build quality: This is the first mobo I have ever used where the ATX power connectors could be easily be plugged and unplugged without some amount of wiggling or busting a finger on the case when the plug finally lets go. No bloat: You don't need special vendor software to unlock all of the features or setup correct fan curves. Plug layout: The overall layout and then having the more intrusive connections at 90 degree makes cable management much easier. Look: The entire Dark series is great for those of us that want a stylish mobo but not all of the RGB and color scheme. This allows an overall system design that doesn't have to work around "what matches my mobo lighting and colors?" Stylish, classic design and coloring. Cons: It's wide: EATX - make sure you have space. Fan Headers: There are a lot but not all are fully PWM capable. No front USB type C header. Not a deal breaker by any means (it has one on the back I/O) but something people may just assume is there.

Super amazed at this boards capabilities. I needed to learn a few new things, which was fun. But out of the box, it clocks your CPU to optimal performance. Be aware that this isn't a "workstation" replacement. This chipset is specifically built for HEDT overclockers, not like X58, X79, X99 series workstation chipsets. It's finicky unless you LEARN how to make it sing to you. Rest assured that higher memory clocks AND lower timings will be more stable, and CPU's will rage... without the VRM temps budging. LOVE this board!! And STILL learning its secrets.

Pro: -Fans everywhere -Loads of PCI Slots -Optional Overclocking in BIOS software that actively measures your system capabilities to run maximize its performance. - Looks cool and feels durable. Con: -If your going SLI only one card will be able to fit in the slot with the fan, unless you do further modifications to your GPU’s. Needs an additional 6 pin PCIe power connector for the extra fans, on top of the 2x 8 pin connectors for the CPU. *TIP* There is a tiny box in the top corner with 5 pin sized white switches. They turn your PCI Slots on and off. I had one turned off when it arrived and it took awhile to identify it.

New built.. Dark Mtherboard boot in the first try. Had to upgrade BIOS but that went smoothly . Sad is not PCI4 even when it says it is.. After 15 days no issues.. after 3 years the bios died, it literally fell off from the motherboard, not solder but appears glued. NOT FOR LONG TERM USE..

To give you a little perspective on my review, my first EVGA motherboard was the 680i. Followed by the 780i, 790i, x58 Classified, 4-way classified, and the SR-2 (still own the last two). All of them were fantastic boards and I had a lot of fun with them. Then, intel released the x79 platform and I preordered the x79 Classified. Unfortunately, that was a nightmare. Never have I had the worst experience with a motherboard. It was so bad I ventured off to an ASUS board and been with them up until now. I thought that enough time has passed and it was time to give EVGA one more try. So I bought the x299 dark. Installed it on a workbench and powered it up. Everything looked fantastic. I updated to the latest bios and got my self familiar with It. Everything was going great until I decided to move it which required it to be unplugged from the power. Once I plugged it back in and powered it on, I got a cmos error and my bios settings returned to default. No boggy, I reset everything back to the way I wanted it. And then thought, let’s unplug again just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke...cmos error again. So I did some googling and discovered that this is a common issue. Cmos batteries that are DOA with these Dark boards. So I popped one out of my ASUS board, tore down the Dark board since you need access to the back of the board and installed it. After that, no more cmos errors. So to get to the point, besides the cmos error, everything is working great. I am glad I switched back to EVGA . Hoping to recapture the fun and excitement back from the tool old x58 days.

What I liked about this product the most is that, there is no PLX chip like the sage X299 type boards. The PLX chips on the sage where causing me large headaches, with serious compatibility and driver issues. So I bought the EVGA x299 Dark. Problem sorted.

El producto fue ensamblado correctamente y no da booteo, no ingresa a BIOS. No inicia .

Arrived with a dead bios battery but after I switched it out for a new one, the motherboard has worked perfectly ever since. Would have given it 5 stars if not for the battery.