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Limp Gawd
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Any word mSATA, that's why I went with the ASRock.
Doesn't look as nice as the AsRock ITX one but it beats the Asus IMO. More competition is always better too!
bummer... if only that mPCI-e is a mSATA slot instead
and if they do include that LN2 pot (which most people won't be using), it'll just add more cost to the board.
Not sure if serious but that is a kingpin pot who they sponsor to OC for them and I'm not sure what other duties he has exactly but he is affiliated with EVGA which is why you see the LN2 pot on the board. It would add $200+ to the cost if for whatever ridiculous reason they decide to create an LN2 ITX bundle.
The Asus itx board has by far the best specs out there. I doubt EVGA can beat it.
Care to elaborate or just postcount++?
It will also be damn hard to put an aftermarket cooler on the EVGA as it is going to block the PCI-E slot, that is if you plan to put a video card in it.
ASUS has bluetooth, wifi, 4 internal SATA, 2 External SATA, 4 USB 3.0 (Excluding the front panel USB 3.0), 4 USB 2.0, and many more. I don't think the EVGA has that many features. It will also be damn hard to put an aftermarket cooler on the EVGA as it is going to block the PCI-E slot, that is if you plan to put a video card in it.
I thought the CPU socket was pretty far away from the PCI-E slot on the EVGA board compared to other ITX boards (kind of like the DFI LP from a few years back).
I agree that the Asus is the more "higher-end" board but that doesn't necessarily mean much to me given its pricetag. If the EVGA board is priced fairly, it would be a decent alternative in the market. That said, let's face it: the Asrock board is pretty much the winner this generation. Great looking board available from practically the beginning, tons of features, and a great price point. EVGA came out too late and will probably cost more than it.
As great and feature packed (artificially) as the Asus board is, the only way I'd ever put $200+ on an ITX board is if it was some sort of limited ed. board like the EVGA Classified 759 or a special Asus ROG board with great looking heatsinks/aesthetics and a couple of extra features/accessories I could see myself using at the very least. I have a suspicion we'll finally see one next year for Haswell as JJ from Asus is being receptive/optimistic to the idea based on his youtube comments.
Wouldn't a Corsair Hydro or Antec Kuhler solve the clearance issues?The AsRock z77 board has the same problem. You won't be able to mount an aftermarket cooler on it without blocking the pci-e slot.
Some SFF cases don't support that kind of a cooler without severe modding, some people aren't into modding.
Wouldn't a Corsair Hydro or Antec Kuhler solve the clearance issues?
If you want to know about it, delve into the EVGA forums. People there already own this board and have done CPU overclocking using huge air coolers (thanks to CPU positioning) and even RAM overclocking. Some complaints of BIOS issues (for instance no XMP setting).
Personally I will stick with the ASRock board. I don't think the $50 more for either the EVGA or Asus boards give me 33% more value over the ASRock. I can already overclock the ASRock until I hit thermal limits of my cooling solution (AIO liquid cooler) and personal comfort limit, plus it isn't missing any feature that I need or want.
Best part is that I can get $40 off one of these combo'd with a 3570K at Micro Center. Thus, the EVGA and Asus boards (which aren't available at MC) cost a whopping 2x more than the ASRock.
If you want to know about it, delve into the EVGA forums. People there already own this board and have done CPU overclocking using huge air coolers (thanks to CPU positioning) and even RAM overclocking.