EVGA X58 SLI Classified Delayed Until Mid-March

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*UPDATE*

Some depressing news for a few of you:

ORIGINAL: EVGATech_JacobF

So it seems that there is some misinformation, and I will clarify that now.

Originally the X58 Classified was on schedule for end of February release, this is true. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that can happen that will delay production by a week or two. With that being said, unfortunately it will likely miss by 1-2 weeks so we are now looking at the second week of March.

Also, the EVGA X58 standard board will still be in full production, please remember that the Classified board is a premium board at a higher price.

Thanks,
Jacob

http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.asp?m=100490362




Nevertheless, I can ensure that EVGA's team is working its absolute best to get this board right. They know it means a lot not only to them as a company, but to us as consumers. With that said, I commend them for their continued efforts in designing this superb enthusiast board, and I look forward to seeing it in the retail channel shortly.



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Original Post (February 2, 2009):

EVGA X58 SLI Classified to launch in mid-February



Possibly the 16th


Last month, we reported that EVGA intends to launch its flagship X58 SLI Classified 141-BL-E759-A1 motherboard sometime after Chinese New Year. Well, that day has already passed, and so we checked back with the company for a status update.

In an effort to maintain a target Q1 launch, the board is going to launch between mid-February and the end of February, which is less than two weeks away. For quite some time now, the company has launched its high-end motherboards on Mondays, which could set the 16th and 23rd as possible release dates, although this is speculation and has been unconfirmed. Nevertheless, it looks like this will be quite a close call for early adopters of the X58 SLI board looking to Step-Up to the new Classified model.

The board itself has undergone slight improvements to the huge chipset heatsink in order to improve compatibility with all CPU coolers mounted in all directions. Nevertheless, the final design continues to impress us in both quality of specifications and overall design:



The final design of the board is 310mm x 265mm opposed to 300mm x 265mm as stated by VR-Zone. On another note, raja1 from the EVGA Forums is currently testing a board that Shamino sent him.

"Looks like EVGA have done a fine job so far. Lots of testing to do yet including some LN2 stuff this weekend," he quoted. "BIOS wise, the board is already quite mature, and it seems that many of the good X58 SLI traits are in the Classifed plus a few extras. S3 resume works fine too on the current test BIOS. Early doors yet, but first impressions are very positive."

He went on to state that the board runs just fine with one EPS 12v connector even while benchmarking. Having a second in place will reduce 12v drops by only a small margin at very high vCore levels. Basically, there is no need to worry if the supplied PSU only has a single EPS connector.

As far as pricing is concerned, we previously reported that Hans Wolfram Tismer from EVGA Europe suggested $450 in the US and €450 incl. VAT in Europe. Although official numbers remain unconfirmed at the moment, we will be keeping watch for any listings that may come up over the next few weeks.


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