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EVGA X58 SLI Classified Motherboard Review


Wed 2009-07-01 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan
HotHardware and Legit Reviews have reviewed the EVGA X58 SLI Classified motherboard, which is currently the most impressive high-end enthusiast model on the market.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • HotHardware:

    "The EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified is one hell of a motherboard. It is the most refined, most feature packed, and most overclockable X58 motherboard we've seen to date. Frankly, it will be a tall order for a better X58 motherboard to be released in the lifespan of the chipset. It is clean, quiet, and gets the job done.

    Of course, with the massive amount of on-board features and connectivity, the price tag goes through the roof. EVGA recently dropped the price on this motherboard from a sky-high $450 to a slightly lower sky-high $425, which is still a huge chunk of change to pay for a motherboard. This puts the X58 Classified roughly on par with the Asus P6T7-WS Supercomputer, which is more or less the only motherboard which can compete in terms of feature-set. While there is no doubt that the X58 Classified is a great motherboard, $400+ is an extremely difficult price tag to swallow. For the vast majority of users, an X58 motherboard in the $250 range will provide similar performance and will have the features most users need."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Legit Reviews:

    "I feel like I've hammered on this board enough regarding its price and I don't want you to walk away from this review thinking it is an overpriced piece of plastic and copper. The EVGA X58 E761 Classified is a piece of working art and it is meant to be enjoyed. The best comparison I can think of is an expensive supercar, something you take for a spin every so often just to remember how awesome it is to make something move stupidly fast. There is a reason this board is dominating all the overclocking records, and it surely isn't the price tag."


    Click here to read the full review.

If you have the money and the will to do high-level Core i7 overclocking, then this is definitely the only X58 motherboard that you should consider.

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