EVGA preview high-end, overclockable Dual-LGA1366 Motherboard

bulldog147 · 14 Jan 2010 at 01:52

Does this board allow 2 x i7 920 d0 for a better 6Ghz overclock easy (2 x 3Ghz each) ? so, 6Ghz, 8 cores / 16 threads in twin cpu's (all in one)

rjk · 14 Jan 2010 at 03:02

it doesnt work that way bulldog :rolleyes:

bulldog147 · 14 Jan 2010 at 03:27

Oh damn it, I guess we only dream ! Maybe in the future, it might change, who know?

territt · 14 Jan 2010 at 12:27

something just doesnt look right with the layout of the board, the sata ports faceing up, i personal just think they could have done a better job with the layout.

nightmare99 · 14 Jan 2010 at 12:57

the sata ports faceing up,

I would think the board will fill the case so would probably not be a good idea to put them on the edge facing forwards.

engstrom0304 · 14 Jan 2010 at 14:04

nightmare99 said:
I would think the board will fill the case so would probably not be a good idea to put them on the edge facing forwards.

very good point

Aurhinius · 14 Jan 2010 at 15:39

Does core i7 support SMP? Thought you would need a Xeon for that.

Not to mention a massive case to fit the board in. Oh and what in gods name would you use all those CPU cores/threads for outside of specialist tasks?

Gerard · 14 Jan 2010 at 15:50

Aurhinius said:
Oh and what in gods name would you use all those CPU cores/threads for outside of specialist tasks?

Crysis?

nightmare99 · 14 Jan 2010 at 20:04

Oh and what in gods name would you use all those CPU cores/threads for outside of specialist tasks?

Major e-peen

JonJ678 · 15 Jan 2010 at 07:00

Aurhinius said:
Does core i7 support SMP? Thought you would need a Xeon for that.

Oh and what in gods name would you use all those CPU cores/threads for outside of specialist tasks?

SMP, nope. This will perform worse than a dual socket board with two xeons as it'll be missing the qpi link between the processors. Not sure how much this would matter. The 920 is a lot cheaper than the xeons, and not many dual socket boards can overclock so may end up in profit anyway.

Finite element analysis would love this. Don't know how it would compare to a dual xeon though. Folding would too, interested to see how smp -16 would compare to smp -8 twice for ppd. Looking forward to this boards release.

jakspyder · 15 Jan 2010 at 16:23

*sigh* looking for skilled volunteers to rob a bank some time in the next month.

bobbydigital · 13 Feb 2010 at 15:37

Anyone heard of any updates on this board? Still want to know what processors it is expected to use, not that it matters much because I have xeons but would be good to know if would be a better option sellings them and getting 2 x 920s

Tweaker · 13 Feb 2010 at 16:58

2 x 920 + motherboard = less than i7 980?

rjk · 5 Mar 2010 at 00:27

oh hai

EVGA Names and Details its Dual-LGA1366 Enthusiast Motherboard
EVGA today named its dual-LGA1366 enthusiast-grade motherboard, so far known by the codename W555. After a short contest on the company's forums, the company came up with "EVGA Classified SR-2" for its name. SR stands for "super record" and 2 denoting the dual-socket design. The Classified SR-2 is a an entusiast-grade (read: overclocker friendly) implementation of the Tylersburg platform, supporting Intel socket LGA1366 processors with two QPI links (2P Xeon, etc.) As an addition, the board allows you to do something that's difficult on typical 2P server motherboards: it allows you to mix different models of Xeon processors, provided they're based on the same architecture, and series. For example, you can mix a Xeon 5520 with Xeon 5540. You can also mix a quad-core processor with a six-core processor, provided the quad-core part is based on the Westmere architecture (32 nm), not Nehalem (45 nm).

The board will also let you run a single 2P-capable processor in either sockets. DDR3 memory modules can be non-ECC or even ECC. 2P Xeon DRAM Multipliers / Uncore Multipliers are locked so you will only be able to use maximum 2:8 or 2:10 depending on segment of CPU. EVGA tells that the board supports 4-way SLI on its GTX 285 Classified VGA, but adds that a "future flagship GPU" also supports it. Could this be GeForce GTX 400 series having it as a standard feature? We have to wait and see. 4-way CrossFireX is supported.

EVGA carried out power consumption tests where test beds' power consumptions (at wall socket) were measured with different CPU and VGA combinations. They are as follows:

* 2.8GHz x 2 @ 1.20v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 1x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 535w from AC socket
* 2.8GHz x 2 @ 1.20v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 4x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 991w from AC socket
* 4.0GHz x 2 @ 1.30v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 1x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 766w from AC socket.
* 4.0GHz x 2 @ 1.30v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 4x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 1,243w from AC socket
* 4.2GHz x 2 @ 1.40v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 1x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 913w from AC socket
* 4.2GHz x 2 @ 1.40v w 24 threads Full Load + 12GB Rams + 4x GTX285 Classified Full Load = 1,390w from AC socket

this is my new favourite thing

Marine Iguana · 5 Mar 2010 at 00:35

I like

bobbydigital · 5 Mar 2010 at 01:38

Bring it, I can't wait and sorta glad that it needs the xeon family of processors, meaning that my two w5580 aren't a waste of money (instead of 2 cheap i7 920) can't wait to get overclocking!

illogik · 6 Mar 2010 at 23:22

That is one big-ass mobo :eek:

gurusan · 6 Mar 2010 at 23:24

good lord what a beast

thingemajib · 6 Mar 2010 at 23:39

Happy said:
This will be an EATX, and I heard they dropped it I was hoping for a LGA1366 Skulltrail.

apparently its bigger. it follows some old, rarely used, thought to be extinct form factor of intels...

rjkoneill said:
and £300+ for a psu that will run the damn thing

apparently it needs 24 pin main, 8 pin supply for each cpu, as well as a 6pin just for the pcie slots. i cant think of any psu on the market that has that many connectors. let alone the presumable several thousand wattage...

edit: took a look at the pic, and i can see an 8pin and 6 pin for each cpu, as well as [U/] the 6pin for the pcie

rypt · 7 Mar 2010 at 01:27

Sigh, something stupid for stupid people with more money than sense.
At least in P4 days dual-socket P3 boards were pretty affordable, and while they didn't let you OC it didn't matter as they monstered OCed Athlons and P4s anyway