EVGA Z68 FTW 160-SB-E689-KR LGA 1155 Motherboard - $60 after MIR

$85 -$25mir is still damn good for this high end board

Quote from Heim : Another important note is there are no PCI slots on these only PCI Express, so that could be a consideration if you already own a lot of PCI cards.

That's a selling point to me. I need more PCIe. Been wondering why been more than 1 PCI slot on a MB for years.

Quote from weeaboo4life : Possible BIOS update for Ivy Bridge? EVGA site isn't loading so I can't check

Not likely.

got an email, sale starts at 9:00am PT - 3:00pm PT 11/18/2012! newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...88098-E01A

FTW is a typo.. It should be backwards evga z68 wtf...garbage mobo. Not thread crapping read evga forum and reviews before buying it

http://slickdeals.net/f/5523060-E...-after-MIR

Extended ATX ruined it for me only have ATX cases. Thanks anyway.

Quote from Binar : FTW is a typo.. It should be backwards evga z68 wtf...garbage mobo. Not thread crapping read evga forum and reviews before buying it

lmao.

Quote from JoeyJetson : Extended ATX ruined it for me only have ATX cases. Thanks anyway.

same here. eatx cases are very expensive

Well now I'm just trying to figure out if my Azza Solano 1000R can fit an EATX mobo. It's a BIG mid-tower or a small full-tower. The manufacturer page lists EATX compatibility, but Newegg only lists mATX and ATX. I'm pretty sure this would be a stupid purchase...although that hasn't stopped me in the past. Besides, I won't be upgrading my i7-2600K and I'd like the low-end SLI-capable Gigabyte board I've been using to be paired with an i5 or i3.

EDIT: It's only 0.78" wider than a typical ATX. It'll fit easily in my case. I was thinking it was full 13" EATX standard.

Quote from Heim : Decent I suppose, but the EVGA 130-SB-E685-KR is already $50 and only lacks a couple features, which you may or may not need. Another important note is there are no PCI slots on these only PCI Express, so that could be a consideration if you already own a lot of PCI cards.

If you don't have a eatx case, the board you mentioned seems like a great deal at $49.99 AR. However, like the eatx board, it is for Sandy Bridge Chips only. The latest BIOS is over a year ago so both boards appear to be dead platforms.

Quote from The_Doug : Well now I'm just trying to figure out if my Azza Solano 1000R can fit an EATX mobo. It's a BIG mid-tower or a small full-tower. The manufacturer page lists EATX compatibility, but Newegg only lists mATX and ATX. I'm pretty sure this would be a stupid purchase...although that hasn't stopped me in the past. Besides, I won't be upgrading my i7-2600K and I'd like the low-end SLI-capable Gigabyte board I've been using to be paired with an i5 or i3. EDIT: It's only 0.78" wider than a typical ATX. It'll fit easily in my case. I was thinking it was full 13" EATX standard.

Do note that the 24-pin power header is rotated sideways. If your case doesn't already have cable management holes, you're going to need at least another inch to bend the cable.

Mmm, lots of slots! Where are the LGA2011 deals... need... more... bandwidth.

Quote from w4ffles : Do note that the 24-pin power header is rotated sideways. If your case doesn't already have cable management holes, you're going to need at least another inch to bend the cable.

Thanks for the reminder.

I'm pretty certain I've got space for that as the mobo will end BEFORE my cable management holes and I've pretty much got 3" extra right now before the limit imposed by my 5.25" bays...not that I couldn't stuff a cable in those if I had to.

The bottom line is that I've had my system running at 4.3GHz/4.4GHz the last year or so on a 4-phase Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 and that's just irresponsible for long-term usage. I've been looking for something cheap to build my Dad and now I just will need a Sandy Bridge CPU to put in this low-end Z68. That, or I'll give it to a friend who's still rockin' a Phenom II x2 555BE.