Before You Begin - EVGA X299 DARK Owner's Manual

EVGA X299 DARK (151-SX-E299)

Before You Begin...

Some motherboard companies believe it is enough to tell you that their boards
are fast. Others put enough RGB LEDs on their boards to make you think
racing lights will make your board go faster. EVGA could have designed a board
like those...or it could engineer the X299 Dark - a motherboard line renowned
for being the top choice of the world's best overclockers.
EVGA introduces you the ultimate in raw performance for the next gen Intel
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Extreme lineup, the EVGA X299 Dark. The Dark is crafted from the ground
up to be the performance apex with everything you need to make a record-
breaking benching run or a 24/7 number cruncher, and nothing you don't – a
board that is as reliable as it is fast. The EVGA X299 Dark has all of the current
gen top-tier component support, multiple M.2 slots, Intel Optane support,
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multiple U.2 ports, up to 64GB of 4000MHz+ (OC) Quad-Channel RAM on a
Skylake-X or up to 32GB of 4133MHz+ (OC) Dual-Channel RAM, dual Intel
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GbE LAN, USB 3.1, and a full-featured GUI UEFI/BIOS.
There is much to be said about a beautifully-engineered motherboard designed
to handle the highest loads or the most extreme conditions, let alone the rigors
and abuse constantly demanded by the best overclockers in the world, and still
look good doing it. This was achieved, in part, by using a 12-layer PCB, a 16-
phase Digital VRM (12 VCore, 1 VSA, 1 VCCIO, 2 Phase Memory PWM),
100% solid state capacitors, a CPU socket with 300% higher gold content, and
an external BCLK. The X299 Dark proves once again that until you have used
it, you don't know the power of the Dark side of the EVGA motherboard
lineup.
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