EVGA has built a name for itself inside the community of overclockers, gamers and other enthusiasts. Although they do not have the same volume as Gigabyte or Asus, they still put out some of the top boards when it comes to overclocking and performance. In fact as of this writing an EVGA Classified SR-2 Motherboard holds the number one slot in Futuremark’ s 3DMark 11 Hall of Fame. Unfortunately we do not have a Classified SR-2 in the shop for testing, but we do have an EVGA X79 FTW (151-SE-E777). This board features a matte black PCB, five PCI3 x16 slots and a lot more. So let’s take a look over the X79 FTW and check out both the design choices and features you can expect when you buy this board.
Conclusion – So far we have to say that we are impressed with some of the design choices that EVGA has made. The move to all polymer caps cannot be overlooked as it can improve the boards overclocking potential dramatically by reducing heat and electronic noise on the board. Other items that come into play as we move to the performance phase of our review are the multiple PCIe x16 slots (and their kill switches) we are going to play around with this once we find our max stable OC to see if shutting them down will help us push higher. We are also very hopeful that we will be able to test this with three-way SLI both stock and overclocked to see what kind of score we can publish. For now we are very intrigued and are looking forward to pushing this board through our battery of tests and beyond. Check back soon for our coverage of how the EVGA X79 FTW performs and what scores we can get when we load it up.Check out our video coverage of the design and features as well.Discuss this in our Forum
