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Great board. Your P/S must have an EPS12volt, 8-pin connector

PROs:
- Solid board. Very heavy compared to most other mobo’s I’ve worked with (heavy being a good thing, due to the heatsink material,which you want in a mobo that will be running an i7)
Easy install
Easy setup.

I ordered one for a client and it operates fine. It was built for a business environment, so it is built as a desktop PC, NOT a gaming rig.

-cables - EVGA includes like 5 or 6 Sata cables, about 4 molex-to-sata adapters.
-adapters - evga includes the video connectors for multiple video card operation.
- onboard reset and cmos reset buttons
- 2 digit display on mobo, as a troubleshooting tool

- Warranty - register within 30 days and you will get the lifetime warranty on this mobo.
Otherwise it is only 2 years.

- Advanced RMA options:

NOTE: When you register this mobo at EVGA, you get ONE OPPORTUNITY to upgrade to an “Advanced RMA” program.
If you pass on it during registration, you will NOT get a second chance to order the advanced RMA option.

“quote”
……During the registration process, you will be asked if you want to participate in the EAR program. After the registration process is complete, customers will no longer be able to participate in the EAR program…..
“unquote”

-Advanced RMA program:

“Quote”
The EVGA Advanced RMA (EAR) Program is a program to protect yourself and your product in the case of product failure. If something was to go wrong with your EVGA product the standard RMA process will be accelerated by prepaying for your shipping options with one of the plans available. This will cut down the amount of time your system will be down and save you money on shipping. Customers can choose to not participate in this program and if anything does go wrong in the future they can still apply for a standard RMA. Cross-Shipment on standard RMAs are not available and customers will be required to pay for shipping the product(s) back to EVGA. “Unquote”

The basic, free, RMA service requires customer to pay S&H, then EVGA will return ship it via standard ground. There is NO CROSS-SHIPPING.

Plan Ship In Ship Out Cross Ship Price
Standard RMA Customer Pays Free Ground No Free
Standard EAR Customer Pays Ground Yes $10.99
Premium EVGA Prepaid Ground Yes $14.99
Ground
2nd Day EVGA Prepaid 2nd Day Yes $21.99
Ground
Overnight EVGA Prepaid Standard Yes $29.99
Ground Overnight

Saturday Priority EVGA Prepaid Saturday Delivery Yes $39.99
Ground

If you think you’ll need expedited service for any possible RMA, then even the most expensive option, $39.99, is not bad.

CONS:

- Requires an EPS 12volt (8-pin) power adapter, in addition to the standard 24-pin ATX.
If you plan to use an EXISTING POWER SUPPLY, make sure it has an EPS power connector.
The EPS 8-pin looks “similar” to the PCI-e 8-pin but is KEYED DIFFERENTLY.

You can buy a “Molex-to-EPS12″ adapter for about $3 to $5 bucks.

NOTE: if you will be gaming with this mobo, then plan on buying a new power supply.

EVGA did NOT include the molex-to-EPS adapter, because it seems they don’t want you to use a non-EPS power supply.

So if your power supply is a couple/few years old, plan on buying a new one.

Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility Electronics, was written by DISenchanted.

The average rating for this item is 4.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.