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EVGA X58 SLI Micro	Top
	Gold Award Gilgamesh Read the Full Article Jul-09 "EVGA has demonstrated that the size of a Motherboard is not a limiting factor when designing a performance level product."
	5/5 (French) OvercleX Read the Full Article Aug-09 "5/5"
	Firingsquad Read the Full Article Sep-09 "It packs about as many features you can in such a size, it performed well, it helped the 920 achieve an impressive overclock on a minimal voltage increase, and it looks good to boot."
	Editors Choice Hi Tech Legion Read the Full Article Sep-09 "It seems that it isnt very often that I get totally excited by the release of a new component, or that through the course of testing it that I really go WOW. Well the EVGA X58 Micro SLI really managed to do that for me."
EVGA X58 SLI LE	Top
	Furious 5 of 5 Ninjalane Read the Full Article Jul-09 "Having worked with a variety of performance orientated X58 boards in the past we can say the EVGA X58 LE has proven to be a great board and a great value."
EVGA X58 SLI Classified	Top
	Gamers Choice Silver Award Gamepyre Read the Full Article Jul-09 "Stability was excellent throughout the testing regimen and overclocking of 22% is a good sign from a motherboard especially since it was stable at that higher clock speed."
	Hot Product Motherboards.org Read the Full Article Jun-09 "If you want the absolute best in features and overclocking options, the 3X SLI Classified is one of the most modern products available on the market..."
	Silver OverclockingStation (German) Read the Full Article Aug-09 "All in all, this mainbord is recommended!"
	Hot Hardware Recommended Hot Hardware Read the Full Article Jul-09 "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."
	Score of 85! HardwareLogic Read the Full Article May-09 "EVGA sought out to create the ultimate X58 platform with the Classified motherboard. With awe-inspiring design, unique expansion card options, and extraordinary overclocking features, this board really sets itself apart from the competition."
	AnandTech -Gold- Editor's Choice Anandtech Read the Full Article May-09 "In a market full of competitors all trying to outdo each other with the same basic X58 blueprint, it is refreshing for a manufacturer to step outside of the box and take a chance on a unique product."
	Guru3D - Top Pick Guru3D Read the Full Article Apr-09 "Heaps of features, performance, tweakability, looks and options. That's the bottom line I'm closing this article with. The eVGA X58 3X SLI Classified without doubt among the very best motherboards we have ever tested."
	- Dam Good Hardware - Award Hardware Canucks Read the Full Article Apr-09 "The EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified is everything that EVGA had wanted it to be...the best motherboard the X58 chipset has been on."
	Gold Award Gilgamesh Read the Full Article Jun-09 "To achieve the Gold Award a product must demonstrate a performance level above and beyond the normal, the eVGA X58 Classified does exactly that."
	Editor's Choice Legit Reviews Read the Full Article Jun-09 "Legit Bottom Line: When performance at any cost is required, the EVGA X58 Classified motherboard is the only option."
	Editors Choice Hi Tech Legion Read the Full Article Jun-09 "It's not many times that when I write this section of the conclusion that I have a hard time forming the words, but over and over, all I can say is WOW!"
EVGA X58 SLI	Top
	AnandTech -Silver- Editor's Choice AnandTech Read the Full Article Jan-09 "The quality of components, stability, compatibility, performance, software features, and overall value of the EVGA X58 SLI is simply outstanding. While these attributes are very important, ultimately we believe customer support now and in the future should be a major factor when purchasing a product. In this regard, you just will not find anyone better than EVGA."
	[H]ard\|OCP Editor's Choice Silver [H]ard\|OCP Read the Full Article Jan-09 "EVGA has built a very good X58 motherboard that most computer hardware enthusiasts are going to be very happy with. Performance and stability are solid."
	- Dam Good Hardware - Award Hardware Canucks Read the Full Article Jan-09 "Instead, the stability, compatibility, and strength of features is what customers are looking for from an X58 platform and the EVGA X58 SLI is quite strong in all three categories."
	Gold OverclockingStation (German) Read the Full Article Apr-09 "Translated: "..the X58 SLI 3X performance was at the forefront of our field test set.""
EVGA P55 SLI FTW	Top
	Gold Award Gilgamesh Read the Full Article Oct-09 "To achieve the Gold Award a product must demonstrate a performance level above and beyond the normal. This exquisite offering from EVGA does just that."
	Coup de Coeur 59 Hardware (French) Read the Full Article Oct-09 "In conclusion of this group test, our sudden impulse is EVGA 657 FTW which seems to be the best compromise in high end P55 range."
	Firingsquad Read the Full Article Oct-09 "The BIOS interface EVGA has put together for the P55 FTW is without a doubt, the most powerful we have seen on any P55 motherboard. Frankly, it isnt even close either."
EVGA P55 SLI Classified	Top
	Guru3D - Top Pick Guru3D Read the Full Article Oct-09 "...so bring on the LN2 sub-zero cooling or at the very least liquid cooling, and you will have a perfect date with a near perfect piece of hardware. It's so good to see companies design hardware like shown today. We have much respect for a grand motherboard like this."
EVGA P55 SLI	Top
	Golden Award Nokytech (French) Read the Full Article Nov-09 "Pro: Outlook, Finishing, Friendly, reading points, OC Potential for a middle end card, ELEET & Bios."
EVGA Killer Xeno Pro	Top
	Hardware Secrets Read the Full Article Aug-09 "Even with a 500 MB file being downloaded we manage to keep on playing without being shown the door (although we almost broke the limits), something impossible with the regular on-board card. Kudos to the Killer Xeno Pro."
	Boot Worthy Boot Daily Read the Full Article Jun-09 "Overall, I'm impressed with the direction that Bigfoot is heading with the Xeno. They have a well-branded company in EVGA selling its cards and it does provide a tangible performance upgrade and is one of the least-expensive upgrades you can do."
	Hot Hardware Read the Full Article Jun-09 "..we would say on-line gaming was better overall, with fewer dropped connections and more stable pings during long gaming sessions."
	Jon Peddie Research Read the Full Article Jun-09 "...the Killer Xeno Pro NIC does provide an advantage in both lower Ping times and increased FPS while engaging in online game play."
EVGA Interview 1700	Top
	Hot Hardware Approved Hot Hardware Read the Full Article Jul-09 "EVGA's Interview Dual Monitor System incorporates a pair of 17" widescreen LCDs with an innovative rotatable stand that allows the user to flip a panel over to share a desktop display with someone sitting across from them on the other side of the desk."
EVGA GTX 295	Top
	Hot Product Motherboards.org Read the Full Article Jun-09 "...if you're looking for the fastest card there really isn't much choice but to go with the GeForce GTX295..."
	Best Video Card for Performance Bestcovery.com Read the Full Article May-09 "The result is blazing performance from a single card, and the possibility of running a second GTX295 in tandem presents the ultimate in graphics performance."
	Firingsquad Read the Full Article Jan-09 "Thanks to its slightly higher clocks, EVGA�s GeForce GTX 295 Plus is well positioned, regardless of what ultimately ends up happening. Because EVGA is pricing their board at NVIDIA�s MSRP, you�re essentially getting a free performance boost. And if NVIDIA happens to reduce the price on the GTX 295 in a few weeks, EVGA will obviously match the reduction."
	Legit Reviews Read the Full Article Jan-09 "Legit Bottom Line: The EVGA GeForce GTX 295 brings back the performance crown in both performance and energy eficiency to NVIDIA"
	Recommended Award Fudzilla Read the Full Article Jan-09 "It didn't take long for us to grow fond of the GTX 295, and no wonder. Although it's a dual PCB card featuring a "sandwich desing", the temperatures are good and it's not too loud. For those who crave gaming on 2560x1600 resolution - look no further, as this card packs enough punch to take it in stride"
	Hot Hardware Recommended Hot Hardware Read the Full Article Feb-09 "When we first took a look at the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 last month, we declared it the "fastest graphics card on the planet" in our conclusion. That still remains true today for the GeForce GTX 295 in general. More specifically though, that title belongs to the EVGA GeForce GTX 295..."
	Grand Slam Hardware NVNews Read the Full Article Feb-09 "...the benefits that the EVGA GeForce GTX 295 provide at the high-end of the gaming spectrum earned it our Grand Slam Hardware award!"
EVGA GTX 285 for Mac	Top
	Bare Feats Read the Full Article Jun-09 "The GeForce GTX 285 is the new "Gozer the Gozerian" for 3D acceleration on the Mac Pro 2008-2009."
	Ars Technica Read the Full Article Jul-09 "The 1GB of RAM and OpenGL 3.0 compliance should mean that this card delivers for both games, 3D apps, and GPU-based processing for a while to come."
EVGA GTX 285	Top
	Home Run Hardware Nvnews.net Read the Full Article Aug-09 "The EVGA GeForce 285 GTX SSC Edition is a extremely powerful card. Building upon NVIDIA's most powerful single GPU solution, turning up the clocks, providing a great warranty and around the clock support has resulted in another winner for EVGA."
	Editor's Choice 4/2/2009 Read the Full Article Apr-09 ""The "For the win" version has a clock of 720/1386/1620 MHz (chip clock / memory clock / shader clock) and is thus the fastest clocked GTX285 version.""
	Techgage Read the Full Article Mar-09 "The GTX 285 in general is a great card. As the fastest single-GPU solution available, it offers great performance, allowing high settings at any resolution available. Plus, thanks to dropping prices, it has become a rather good choice for the best performance currently available with a single card."
	Fudzilla Read the Full Article Mar-09 "If you�re gaming at 1920x1200 or even 2560x1600, and you don�t want a dual GPU card, then the best single GPU card around, EVGA GTX 285 FTW, is the card for you."
	Guru3D - Top Pick Guru3D Read the Full Article Jan-09 "Of course EVGA does what it does best, delivering a very fast clocked product with the SSC model. In fact, it was the fastest GTX 285 product we tested."
	[H]ard\|OCP Read the Full Article Jan-09 "Overall the new GeForce GTX 285 does what it is advertised to do. It has reduced power utilization, reduced temperatures, and has the ability to clock much higher than GeForce GTX 280s. The EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC takes the GTX 285 further and provides tangible gameplay improvements over a GeForce GTX 280."
	- Dam Good Hardware - Award Hardware Canucks Read the Full Article Jan-09 "It offers incredible performance through higher clock speeds and brings with it actual power savings we hadn�t seen on the Nvidia 55nm manufacturing process until now while offering a Lifetime Warranty. What is there not to like?"
	Firingsquad Read the Full Article Jan-09 "In general the faster clocks present on the GeForce GTX 285 netted the GPU an additional 6-8% performance boost over the GTX 280 in most of our benchmarks. At 2560x1600 where the card�s memory bandwidth is taxed the most, there were cases where this gap increased as high as 10%. So obviously you�re going to get the most out of this card the higher you set your screen resolution and graphics settings."
	Hot Hardware Recommended Hot Hardware Read the Full Article Jan-09 "...the GeForce GTX 285 is a very strong product. As we've mentioned, it's the fastest single-GPU powered solution on the market today and that should make it very attractive to anyone building a new rig, or upgrading from the previous generation."
	X-Bit Laboratories Read the Full Article Jan-09 "It is a very good graphics card which is often faster than the Radeon HD 4850 X2 thanks to factory overclocking. It is in fact the fastest single-chip graphics card today. � If you need a fast but economical and quiet gaming solution which does not depend on software support for multi-GPU technologies, the EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC is one of the best options out there."
	Score of 91! HardwareLogic Read the Full Article Jan-09 "...we can tell you this: EVGA's GTX 285 SSC Edition is a smokin' fast card backed by arguably the best warranty in the business."
EVGA GTX 275	Top
	- Dam Good Hardware - / - Dam Good Value - Hardware Canucks Read the Full Article May-09 "There are no two ways about it: this card is insanely fast. We have said time and again that with a certain amount of overclocking, the GTX 275 would easily surpass the GTX 285 in performance and the FTW does just that and then some."
	Editors Choice Hi Tech Legion Read the Full Article May-09 "It is a well rounded, reasonably priced, mainstream gamer video card that out performs its ATI counterpart. FTW!"
	Editors Choice Hi Tech Legion Read the Full Article Jun-09 "Anyone looking to build a good gaming system that will feature more than one graphics card, should definitely look into the GTX 275 Superclocked Editions from EVGA because of their price and performance."
EVGA GTS 250	Top
	Editors Choice Award Motherboards.org Read the Full Article Apr-09 "This card really blew me away in terms of overclocking as I was able to overclock the card to 958MHz stably without visual artifacts. The Step-Up program is a nice touch especially if NVIDIA releases a new card between now and 90 days from now or if you want to upgrade to a GTX275/285."
	Bjorn3D.com Seal Of Approval Bjorn3D Read the Full Article Mar-09 "The EVGA GTS-250 1 GB Superclocked provides a good balance of price and power for the value conscious consumer. From a price/performance standpoint it has more bang for the buck than any other GPU out there"
	Editors Choice Hi Tech Legion Read the Full Article Mar-09 "The EVGA GeForce GTS 250 Superclocked Edition is a choice to consider when purchasing a new system or upgrading a video card. It outperforms its competition and is priced well - you will be able to game at acceptable frame rates and use it as a tool when taking advantage of its compute hardware."
	Silver OverclockingStation Read the Full Article Apr-09 "All in all, this video card is recommended and also receives from the station Overclocking Silver Award."
EVGA GT 220	Top
	Legit Reviews Read the Full Article Nov-09 "For those looking to spend under $100 on a new graphics card to get a small performance boost from a system with integrated graphics the EVGA GeForce GT 220 is a solid choice that runs great on Windows 7."

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