EVGA Readies X58 FTW3 Motherboard

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 24th May 2010, 6:45 PM

EVGA is readying a new high-end socket LGA1366 motherboard building on its FTW (for the win) moniker, the X58 FTW3, carrying the EVGA SKU code of 132-GT-E768-KR. The new motherboard was spotted on the North American online retailer NCIX.com, where it was listed for US $342.39 and CA $319.99, before EVGA even launched the product or gave it a product page on the company website.

The 132-GT-E768-KR is a standard ATX motherboard. The CPU is powered by an 8-phase standard VRM, it is wired to six DDR3 slots for triple-channel memory support. The X58 IOU is cooled by a larger than usual heatsink, which slants towards the socket to give clearance to large CPU coolers. The X58 and ICH10R stick to the specifications, with no additional bridge chip. Expansion slots include three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x16, x8, x8 when all three are populated, x16, x16, NC when the first two are), supporting 3-way SLI, 2-way SLI, and ATI CrossFireX. Connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s and six 3 Gb/s ports, two gigabit Ethernet controllers, 8 channel audio, two USB 3.0 and 8 USB 2.0 ports, and support for the EVBot OC module. EVGA should officially introduce this board soon.

http://techpowerup.com/122977/EVGA_R...therboard.html

-Cypher- · 24th May 2010, 6:53 PM

Replacement for the EVGA X58 SLI I'm guessing? Looks nice, I like the colour scheme and the NB cooler design, but I'm not sure there is a huge market for such a product when companies like Asus and Gigabyte offer such decent, cheap, feature rich boards.

Tis good to see a Sata 6GB/s board from EVGA though, will be interesting to see whether they have a Classy equivalent to follow....

Ka0sX · 24th May 2010, 6:56 PM

Nice find DM

Looks like it might be an upgraded version of the X58 FTW

fatguy1992 · 24th May 2010, 6:58 PM

Looks good, so i'm guessing it won't out clock a classified?

n3wbi379 · 24th May 2010, 7:12 PM

Looks like the LE, so like it.

terrastrife · 25th May 2010, 12:29 AM

look slike keeping up with the times for evga which is a good move.

i only wish we woul d lose some stuff like firewire etc and repalce it with MORE network ports

MrSmoke · 25th May 2010, 12:45 AM

doesnt sound to "FTW" to me...needs more cool features

hellaflush · 25th May 2010, 1:01 AM

as stated before... looks like a le/sli replacement...

might have to put my x58a-ud3r up for sale soon i think

BlackSniper87 · 6th September 2010, 12:26 PM

Anyone have any idea whether a thermalright venomous x will fit on this board without interfering with the ram slots or other heatsinks?

24th May 2010, 6:45 PM	#1
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Bokehlicious Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,693	EVGA Readies X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA is readying a new high-end socket LGA1366 motherboard building on its FTW (for the win) moniker, the X58 FTW3, carrying the EVGA SKU code of 132-GT-E768-KR. The new motherboard was spotted on the North American online retailer NCIX.com, where it was listed for US $342.39 and CA $319.99, before EVGA even launched the product or gave it a product page on the company website. The 132-GT-E768-KR is a standard ATX motherboard. The CPU is powered by an 8-phase standard VRM, it is wired to six DDR3 slots for triple-channel memory support. The X58 IOU is cooled by a larger than usual heatsink, which slants towards the socket to give clearance to large CPU coolers. The X58 and ICH10R stick to the specifications, with no additional bridge chip. Expansion slots include three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x16, x8, x8 when all three are populated, x16, x16, NC when the first two are), supporting 3-way SLI, 2-way SLI, and ATI CrossFireX. Connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s and six 3 Gb/s ports, two gigabit Ethernet controllers, 8 channel audio, two USB 3.0 and 8 USB 2.0 ports, and support for the EVBot OC module. EVGA should officially introduce this board soon. http://techpowerup.com/122977/EVGA_R...therboard.html

24th May 2010, 7:12 PM	#5
n3wbi379 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melb Posts: 4,357	Looks like the LE, so like it. __________________ One Awsome Day Out - CLICK

25th May 2010, 12:45 AM	#7
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25th May 2010, 1:01 AM	#8
hellaflush Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,573	as stated before... looks like a le/sli replacement... might have to put my x58a-ud3r up for sale soon i think __________________ Case: Corsair 800D, Motherboard: ASUS R3E, CPU: Xeon W3530 @ 4.65ghz, Cooling: Custom Dual Rad Watercooling loop with a lot of Scythe GT1850's, GPU: Quadfire HD6950, RAM: 6G (3x2G) Corsair Dominator @ 1715mhz, Powersupply: Corsair AX1200, Hard Drive: OS: G.Skill Phoenix PRO 120GBx2 in Raid0 Data: WD 1TB, Keyboard: Logitech G15 S1/Razer Arctosa, Mouse: Razer Mamba, Monitor: 3x Acer P241W @ 5760x1200

6th September 2010, 12:26 PM	#9
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24th May 2010, 6:53 PM	#2
-Cypher- (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 930	Replacement for the EVGA X58 SLI I'm guessing? Looks nice, I like the colour scheme and the NB cooler design, but I'm not sure there is a huge market for such a product when companies like Asus and Gigabyte offer such decent, cheap, feature rich boards. Tis good to see a Sata 6GB/s board from EVGA though, will be interesting to see whether they have a Classy equivalent to follow....

24th May 2010, 6:56 PM	#3
Ka0sX (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canadian in Australia Posts: 2,786	Nice find DM Looks like it might be an upgraded version of the X58 FTW

24th May 2010, 6:58 PM	#4
fatguy1992 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 2,044	Looks good, so i'm guessing it won't out clock a classified?

25th May 2010, 12:29 AM	#6
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,950	look slike keeping up with the times for evga which is a good move. i only wish we woul d lose some stuff like firewire etc and repalce it with MORE network ports