Thats partly because EVGA spoil us with ackowledging our complaints, you have to admit they have rolled out quite a few BIOS revisions to try and quell them. Anyways.. X79 is on Intels road map as the high performance and extreme option well into 2013, its not like this board will be abandonned even if it seems like walking away is thier only solution left : /
 

Nightlite


Thats partly because EVGA spoil us with ackowledging our complaints, you have to admit they have rolled out quite a few BIOS revisions to try and quell them. Anyways.. X79 is on Intels road map as the high performance and extreme option well into 2013, its not like this board will be abandonned even if it seems like walking away is thier only solution left : /

 
I don't think EVGA spoils us by fulfilling their legal/contractual obligation to provide a product as advertised in consideration for the price paid.  I've exercised the warranty twice on the FTW and my issues are not solvable due to bugs they readily acknowledge in private... short of a full refund, they can't legally make many of us whole for selling us a product that fails to meet advertised expectations.
 
If they took these issues seriously enough, they might comment on this thread to that effect.  But day after day, it's just silence and passive admission there are serious issues they can't seem to fix.

Updated to include jrgrobler's noted spelling errors - http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1693549 .

Nightlite


Thats partly because EVGA spoil us with ackowledging our complaints, you have to admit they have rolled out quite a few BIOS revisions to try and quell them. Anyways.. X79 is on Intels road map as the high performance and extreme option well into 2013, its not like this board will be abandonned even if it seems like walking away is thier only solution left : /

 
With all due respect, this statement is ridiculous and absurd.  What does them acknowledging our complaints have to do with not fixing the problems with a board?  Yes, we will all admit they rolled out a few bios' to fix problems.  Of course they did, it is in their best interest to do so! You would think this would be MORE of a priority for the Flagship line of motherboards.  I wasted over 500 bucks on this scrap metal.
 
This has zero to do with Intel and everything to do with EVGA.   Fix my darned board please.  This will be the last EVGA main-board I purchase for a long, long time.   Yup, you guessed it, I am very frustrated.

Hey guys,
 
So I just wanted to update on a few things here, these items have not gone ignored, but we have been working on several of them and I wanted to offer a few updates:

• USB 3.0 - As of today unfortunately we still do not have root cause. Without root cause it makes it difficult to find a solution and impossible to provide any ETA. Will continue to be working on this.
• XMP 1.3 - We are looking into this.
• Intel C-States - We cannot reproduce this.
• PCI-E 3.0 - We can reproduce this and working on solution.
• CPU VCore Offset - We are working on this.
• Support Non-MBR boot drives - We are working with AMI on this.

 
Thanks,
Jacob

EVGA_JacobF

• Intel C-States - We cannot reproduce this.

I know there are many that have this issue as well as me.  
 
Is there anyone here that can run C-States and not get hard lock-ups?

Does anyone have a x79 classified and an evga gtx 670 working?
Please let me know. I get random freezes and hangs with the 670 card in my x79. EVGA says is not the card (they have replaced it with a tested known good one...

i'm running i7 3820 @ 4,3 with C-States on

Bipe


i'm running i7 3820 @ 4,3 with C-States on

Thanks.  So the 3820 seems ok, how about anyone with a 3930?

VagueRant

Bipe


i'm running i7 3820 @ 4,3 with C-States on

Thanks.  So the 3820 seems ok, how about anyone with a 3930?

 Never an issue with C states with 3930k and FTW K2.

Nightlite

 

VagueRant

Thanks.  So the 3820 seems ok, how about anyone with a 3930?

Never an issue with C states with 3930k and FTW K2.

 
Same Here, no issues at all with C-States

EVGA_JacobF


Hey guys,

So I just wanted to update on a few things here, these items have not gone ignored, but we have been working on several of them and I wanted to offer a few updates:

• USB 3.0 - As of today unfortunately we still do not have root cause. Without root cause it makes it difficult to find a solution and impossible to provide any ETA. Will continue to be working on this.
• XMP 1.3 - We are looking into this.
• Intel C-States - We cannot reproduce this.
• PCI-E 3.0 - We can reproduce this and working on solution.
• CPU VCore Offset - We are working on this.
• Support Non-MBR boot drives - We are working with AMI on this.

 
Thanks,
Jacob

 
Thanks for addressing each of these items.  I think some openness and dialogue is helpful.
 
I've experienced the USB, XMP, and C-States issues on all BIOS versions, on the SLI board and 3 different FTW boards, and with a 3930K C1 and C2.
 
In short, I've yet to experience this not happening with C-States enabled.  Is it possible that the hard lock is caused by c-state changes that impact voltages causing instability in areas other than the vcore (e.g. memory controller, pcie, usb, etc.)  It could be c-states work in the literal sense but still invoke instability with others critical electrical path... I have no idea if this is true, it's just a hypothesis to consider.  I have no idea, really.  Just throwing out ideas in hopes of falling onto something.

EVGA_JacobF
 

There is also a change on hardware to improve CPU compatibility with 3930K. 

 
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=1658936&mpage=1#1660012
 
Could you expand on this quote for the K2 model MB's.  Could this have any effect on what we are experiencing? 

Which MB model do you have?

 

VagueRant

EVGA_JacobF
 

There is also a change on hardware to improve CPU compatibility with 3930K. 

 
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=1658936&mpage=1#1660012

Could you expand on this quote for the K2 model MB's.  Could this have any effect on what we are experiencing? 

EVGA_JacobF


Which MB model do you have?

I have the KR model FTW but I am still interested.

VagueRant


 

VagueRant

EVGA_JacobF
 

There is also a change on hardware to improve CPU compatibility with 3930K. 

 
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=1658936&mpage=1#1660012

Could you expand on this quote for the K2 model MB's.  Could this have any effect on what we are experiencing? 

EVGA_JacobF


Which MB model do you have?

I have the KR model FTW but I am still interested.

 
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alastair666


You said that the version k2 is different in hardware from kr..What did you mean? 

  
KR has hardware tweak to support more CPU's. 

K2 is the one with the hardware tweak with improved CPU support.
 
I am not sure if C1/C2 can be impacted, but I suppose it may be possible. If you are interested in a swap please contact me.
 
 

So what cpu's are affected by the revision?
 

EVGA_JacobF


K2 is the one with the hardware tweak with improved CPU support.

I am not sure if C1/C2 can be impacted, but I suppose it may be possible. If you are interested in a swap please contact me.

Related to the PCI Express 3.0 issue.
 
Maybe has something to do the 32 lane design of EVGA vs 40 lanes desing from other vendors, today tried some other test and still the same issues!, if any of you have the same issue as described in this thread http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1669772 please leave your experience in there, to see if we can identify a pattern.

Thanks!

another century passed,and still nothing updates, ridiculous!  
 

Confirming that there are still issues with the 3820.
 

Question Date: 08/08/2012
Q: http://www.evga.com/forum...37&mpage=1#1699286 I found this thread with some helpful information in it detailing some issues between the X79 SLI and i7 3820. My system exhibits the same symptoms; powers up, instant FF POST code, resets. I have been able to get it to POST several times. Once it starts up successfully once, it seems to run fine. If at any point the system loses power (eg: I turn off the PSU or black out) then it goes back to having problems POSTing. While it was running I noticed the BIOS is v037 which is a reasonably recent release and claimed to fix the Quad Core issues. What can I do? Will there be a revisit of this issue in the BIOS updates?
Answer Date: 08/08/2012
A: Mathew,

There's a physical modification that needs to be made to the board in order for support for the 3820, a BIOS update won't fix it. You will need to contact our Asian support center, who can set up a replacement for you.

Regards,
EVGA
 
Tech: Brandon Grijalva

Please update the OP with this problem.

alastair666


another century passed,and still nothing updates, is fu....g ridiculous!

Century?  Being a bit melodramatic aren't you?  Oh and take a look at the TOS.. you're not even allowed to substitute characters when you swear here.  Tsk. Tsk.

i can moderate my  whitout your permission,and last,you are not moderator,so please think to your things :)

Just to let everyone know, swearing is not allowed even if masked. Keep the threads clean everyone. EVGA continues to investigate issues all of you have raised.

Yeah right...
We know some guys are working hard on those yet unresolved issues. I've had this mobo for six months now and inspite of the various Bios fixes that were released, it still does does not work as it SHOULD.
I'm still having the audio jack unplugged popup message, not to mention the PCIE Gen 3 issue (one card working at Gen 2 whatever trick I'm trying to use) or my CFX working at 8/8/8 when it should be 16/8/8 (all these features work flawlessly on a RIVE or a Xpower 2... I've tried). Oh yes, I was forgetting the USB 3 power surge message...
I think I've been patient so far. But now it really bothers me to have a product that does not meet my expectations and that I cannot even sell because it has such a lame ( and well deserved Imo) reputation.
I can understand that my mobo didn't ship with an IO shield, and even its replacement since EVGA EU shipped the missing part free of charge and quickly.
But now this joke has been on for too long. I'm seriously considering asking for a refund...

I have a question and hopefully someone here can give me more information than EVGA is.  I cannot get an operating system working on my x79 Classified (K2).  I bought an OCZ RevoDrive 3 x2 (PCI-E x4) and could not get the drivers to load.  I found a BIOS update that claimed it now supported these drives (v36) and I followed the instructions EVGA links to but my system did not automatically restart when it finished, but it did say FPT passed.  I had to manually restart and I now get an OCZ BIOS prompt, BIOS says it is v36, and the drive is now recognized and listed in BIOS, but it still doesn't let me load drivers.  Something about not supporting unsigned 64-bit drivers.  
 
So I gave up on the RevoDrive and decided to just get something to work for now so I can do my research and figure everything else out later.  I took a 1TB WD Caviar I had used as a backup and I get BSOD trying to install Windows XP Corporate and it just hangs on step 2 unpacking windows files for Windows 7.  I then tried an existing Windows 7 installation on a 1TB Seagate drive and I get BSOD about 1 second after the Windows logo pops up.  
 
Anybody have any ideas where this might stem from?  I am not an expert by any means, but I am not completely clueless and have never had issues with a computer build like this before.  This is the first, and probably last, time I ever buy an EVGA MOBO if this is going to persist.  I have an extremely important research paper due in a week and I can't even do my research now!!!

To BlakePhysics -
 
There are lots of folks here that are MUCH more qualified than me to answer -- but I will share the benefit of my journey to get the X79 Classified loaded...
 
You didn't mention what CPU you have and if you've overclocked anything - obviously - start simple and set things to the default -- except the memory timing - set that manually if the auto settings do not match. I've found issues without that step. Also - the current version of the Bios is 38 - probably worth doing now - prior to other stuff.
There are bootable memory tests - Memtest86 (I think) is one - I ran that overnight to verify that my memory was 100% stable and 100% fully functional. I would do this prior to starting your OS install...
 
What GPU are you using? EVGA support has mentioned that certain 6xx series cards are very sensitive to main memory - sad but true (** I have a 670 card I am unable to get working without hangs/freezes...)
 
Once your memory is 100%known good - make sure your power supply is also adequate (check in the bios...) and make sure that the 12v doesn't fluctuate...
 
After this - keep it simple with the devices - start with a spinny disk just to make sure - are you installing from a DVD? I have Win7 Ultimate 64 running on the system I am typing this on - if you can't get all the way past installation - call EVGA - maybe it needs an RMA!
 
Good luck

GEON...

I have the i7 3930k Sandy Bridge 3.2 and I have not overclocked anything.  I have the GTX680.  I am using EVGAs 1200W PSU and the voltage setting was a bit low so I turned the knob on the PSU until it stayed stable at 12v, though it does sometimes fluctuate slightly above/below this.  I checked the voltage on the DIMMs and they fluctuate slightly between 1.50 and 1.517, and they are supposed to be 1.5 and when I went to set these manually they are already set to 1.5. The memory timings were also not set correctly, but it doesn't look like that has changed anything.   I will check online to see how to do the memtest.  Thank you for such a quick reply, I will let you know what happens.  First I will update the bios to v38 but last time it didn't restart automatically, I don't know if this is a problem or not.  And yes I am trying to install Windows 7 from a DVD.  I have also tried installing Windows XP Corporate from disk and this didn't work either.  Windows 7 hangs on step 2 of install and XP Corporate BSODs after it finishes loading all the supplementary stuff in the beginning. 
 
I have started the  memtest86+ from flash drive.  It randomly restarted with the auto settings, then I changed the settings manually and it gave me errors for every single address, then I noticed the memory said something about XMP Profile 1.3 so I selected XMP profile 1 and the memtest is running good so far at 42%.  Only issue is all the information about my hardware came up in the memtest screen except the space for chipset which is blank.  Do you think that is a problem and maybe points to the fact that my chipset is bad?

OK, with the settings set to XMP Profile 1, the memory passed the test with no errors.  

blakephysics


OK, with the settings set to XMP Profile 1, the memory passed the test with no errors.  

You didnt mention what memory you have and I would check in the Bios again to see what your voltage for the DIMMs is after you changed to XMP 1.   If it did go up you may have had an issue with the voltage not the Automatic settings.   My memory is suppose to run at 1.5 but they will not pass Memtest86+ at 1.5 but at 1.525 they are fine.  The memory ran at 1.5 a number of Bioses ago but that changed.