Introduction and Technical Specifications
The EVGA X99 Classified motherboard is the culmination of years of evolutionary designs, resulting in one of the highest performance EVGA boards ever produced…
Introduction
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The X99 Classified motherboard is EVGA's premier product offering for their Intel X99 chipset motherboard line. The board supports the Intel LGA2011-3 based processors along with DDR4 memory in a quad channel configuration. The X99 Classified board is a synthesis product for EVGA with all of the innovations from previous boards integrated for a superior offering. A premium product like this comes at a premium price point with an MSRP of $399.99.
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The X99 Classified has a 10 phase digital power system and high performance solid state capacitors integrated to power the CPU under any circumstances thrown its way. EVGA designed the following features into the X99 Classified: 10 SATA 3 ports; two M.2 PCIe x4 capable ports; dual Intel Gigabit NICs – an Intel I217 and an Intel I210; five PCI-Express x16 slots; one PCI-Express x4 slot; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power, reset, and dual CMOS clear buttons; triple BIOS selector and Turbo switches; PCIe disable switch jumper block; integrated Probe IT voltage measurement system; GPU Link headers and cables; and USB 2.0 and 3.0 port support.
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Technical Specifications (taken from the EVGA website)
| Microprocessor support | Intel Socket 2011-3 Processor |
| PCH | Intel X99 chipset |
| System Memory support | Supports Quad channel DDR4 up to 3000MHz+ (OC). Supports up to 128GB of DDR4 memory. |
| USB 2.0 Ports | 8 x from Intel X99 PCH – 6x external, 2x internal Supports hot plug Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate |
| USB 3.0 Ports | 6 x from Intel X99 PCH – 4x external, 2x internal Supports transfer speeds up to 5Gbps Backwards compatible USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 support |
| SATA Ports | Intel X99 PCH Controller 6 x SATA 3/6G (600 MB/s) data transfer rate – Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, AND RAID 10 – Supports hot plug 4 x SATA3/6G AHCI Only |
| Onboard LAN | 1 x Intel i217 Gigabit Ethernet PHY 1 x Intel i210 Gigabit Ethernet MAC Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/sec Ethernet |
| Audio | Creative Core 3D (CA0132) Controller 6 Channel HD Audio |
| PCI-E Slots | 5 x PCI-E x14 Mechanical Slots – Arrangement – 1 x16, 2 x 16, 3 x8, 4 x8* 1 x PCI-E x4 Slot *PCI-E lane distribution listed REQUIRES 40 lane CPU |
| Operating Systems | Supports Windows 8 / 7 |
| Size | EATX form factor 12 inches x 10.375 inches (305x264mm) |
My favorite product of all
My favorite product of all time is a bit different. I love the EVBot I got to push my Classified cards to the max… or whatever classified products I happen to be holding.
Nice write-up. My only gripe
Nice write-up. My only gripe is with EVGA going with angled connectors at the edge of the boar. This is clearly meant to be setup as a benching system or a very top-end full size ATX or EATX case with plenty of room.
The lack of a cmos jumper
The lack of a cmos jumper shouldn’t be listed as a weakness, considering there is a cmos reset button on the motherboard backplane.
CMOS reset button just clears
CMOS reset button just clears current CMOS settings but retains profile information and any internally configured settings. The reset jumper physically shorts the CMOS to reset it to factory defaults, including profile information, time, and internally configured settings (like memory and cpu-dependent settings that are not user configurable). That is why it is listed as a weakness.
Unfortunately, it seems to be the norm with x99 boards rather than the exception. You can remove the CMOS battery for the same effect most of the time, but I have seen boards retain profile and time settings even after removing the CMOS battery for elongated periods (> 20-30m)…
Weakness indeed. I tried
Weakness indeed. I tried every possible way to reset Cmos but it just doesnt work.