EVGA's P55 Lineup Revealed

**SKYMTL** · 08-19-2009, 05:46 PM

I think you guys might be interested in this.

EVGA P55 FTW Lynnfield Motherboard Preview + EVGA's P55 Lineup Revealed

After we are done putting the P55 FTW under the microscope, we’ll give the rest of the EVGA P55 line-up a look by showing everything from an mATX board to some tantalizing details about the upcoming (and still under cover) P55 Classified. All in all, this should be an interesting little article so let’s get the show on the road.

Additional reading within the article:

EVGA's EVBot

EVGA P55 Classified teaser, P55 FTW 200, P55 SLI

EVGA P55 LE, P55 Micro mATX

Enjoy.

**Talonman** · 08-19-2009, 06:17 PM

Good preview...

Lots of picts. Thanks for the post.

**ChinStrap** · 08-19-2009, 06:39 PM

121-LF-E652-KR looks good.

i have this thing for mATX.

i wonder if the PCIe slots will run at full 16x bandwidth if only one card is plugged in.

**twwen2** · 08-19-2009, 06:43 PM

Fantastic preview!

EVGA has been the one manufacturer i haven't seen much from in regards to P55. Now we need to see the DFI production boards and i can start thinking about which one gets the nod...

**SKYMTL** · 08-19-2009, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by ChinStrap

i wonder if the PCIe slots will run at full 16x bandwidth if only one card is plugged in.

If one card it plugged in the slot will run at the full x16 bandwidth.

**HotGore** · 08-19-2009, 06:49 PM

That is sexy.

**~CS~** · 08-19-2009, 06:56 PM

Nice pics , review was not so much .Seems like evga getting Solid State Capacitors as well....

**dinos22** · 08-19-2009, 07:04 PM

looking good
love that iClicker thingie >> where's the audio jack

**SKYMTL** · 08-19-2009, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by ~CS~

Nice pics , review was not so much ...

Remember, it's a PREview and there is a lot of stuff that can't be talked about at this point.

**Kondik** · 08-19-2009, 07:20 PM

The color layout of the board is Ungodly mmmmmmm

**SKYMTL** · 08-19-2009, 07:25 PM

There was a bit of an error; the nForce 200 chip means that UP TO 40 PCI-E lanes (not including the four from the PCH) can be had depending on the layout of the board.

**~~Xoulz~~** · 08-19-2009, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

I think you guys might be interested in this.

EVGA P55 FTW Lynnfield Motherboard Preview + EVGA's P55 Lineup Revealed

Additional reading within the article:

EVGA's EVBot

EVGA P55 Classified teaser, P55 FTW 200, P55 SLI

EVGA P55 LE, P55 Micro mATX

Enjoy.

Thnx Bro!!!

**570091D** · 08-19-2009, 07:59 PM

We do have a bone to through you though; EVGA will be including their new “Show Volt” feature which allows a user to see a real-time voltage readout without using a multimeter. Instead of relegating you to the use of a DMM, EVGA provides an LED readout on the edge of the board that is connected to a single removable test lead. The probe can then be touched to any of the EZ Voltage read points and the voltage will be displayed.

ZOMFG!!! i need to clean out my pants....

**labs23** · 08-19-2009, 08:39 PM

Nice.

2 way mounting holes for the heatsink is very useful.
I'm just concerned on weight issues for heavier heatsinks as the holes are very close to each other.

My vote for the FTW btw, which I think Pt1t is going to test, or already tested it by now.

**ChinStrap** · 08-19-2009, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

If one card it plugged in the slot will run at the full x16 bandwidth.

thank you for the follow up

**metachronos** · 08-19-2009, 10:21 PM

The FTW board looks nice, I wanna see more of the classified.

I'll be in the market for a p55 board soon and the race between the maximus III, FTW and Classified is getting interesting.

**pinto** · 08-19-2009, 11:15 PM

Great preview!

**Sh1tyMcGee** · 08-19-2009, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by metachronos

The FTW board looks nice, I wanna see more of the classified.

I'll be in the market for a p55 board soon and the race between the maximus III, FTW and Classified is getting interesting.

go for evga, warranty is #1 and support is top notch, asus's support and warranty are non-existant

**Roch** · 08-20-2009, 01:13 AM

Does the addition of the nf200 mean that 2 x 16 PCI-E 2 is available if two graphics cards are used as opposed to 16x8x8 for 3 cards mentioned in the article?

**SubZero.it** · 08-20-2009, 02:36 AM

don't like it so much...but i'm sure it'll performs great

**SKYMTL** · 08-20-2009, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Roch

Does the addition of the nf200 mean that 2 x 16 PCI-E 2 is available if two graphics cards are used as opposed to 16x8x8 for 3 cards mentioned in the article?

Unfortunately, no. The lanes from the NF200 are split evenly into 3 x8 slots while the CPU's controller takes care of the x16 slot.

**Roch** · 08-20-2009, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Unfortunately, no. The lanes from the NF200 are split evenly into 3 x8 slots while the CPU's controller takes care of the x16 slot.

That's a shame, I'm wondering if the FTW 200 will improve 2 card SLI performance in comparison to the standard FTW version, (basically I'm trying to think ahead to the GT300's release).

I've not seen any recent comparisons with regards how it affects real world performance (16x 16x as opposed to 16x 8x or 8x 8x) but I'm guessing it'll be cutting it close with 8x?

Great preview btw!

**Buckeye** · 08-20-2009, 06:20 AM

Man that board looks very nice

**SKYMTL** · 08-20-2009, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Roch

That's a shame, I'm wondering if the FTW 200 will improve 2 card SLI performance in comparison to the standard FTW version, (basically I'm trying to think ahead to the GT300's release).

I've not seen any recent comparisons with regards how it affects real world performance (16x 16x as opposed to 16x 8x or 8x 8x) but I'm guessing it'll be cutting it close with 8x?

If you think in context of what Intel is trying to accomplish price-wise, the lack of two x16 lanes for dual cards makes sense. If you are buying a pair of GT300 cards, it should be assumed that you will / should be looking at an X58 instead of P55.