The latest EVGA Classified motherboard is amongst us. Based upon the Z370 chipset we put it to the test.
EVGA Z370 Classified K Review
EVGA Z370 Classified K Review
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The latest EVGA Classified motherboard is amongst us. Based upon the Z370 chipset we put it to the test.
EVGA Z370 Classified K Review
AlienALX
Well-known member
Very strange board ! not in performance, as I know these have banging power stages but in design. You have this big white bit....... Then....... BLACK BLACK BLACK.
Very, very strange it almost looks lopsided. It needs more white. Even if it were the SATA ports or just something.
Very, very strange it almost looks lopsided. It needs more white. Even if it were the SATA ports or just something.
Its silver not white.
Sadly even with all the power phases the bios needs work. Ive tested a lot of cheaper boards that out clocked and performed this.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I have an EVGA Z170 board and it's also a terrible overclocker.
I'd stay away in all honesty
I'd stay away in all honesty
When will they learn?
We on the forums, have been saying how poor their BIOS is. Throw that info on all forums globally and surely EVGA must have taken a hint that they need a revamp or overhaul... Why don't they even employ someone who can specialize in this one area and lead a team towards improvement.
I just don't understand. Bios is such an important aspect and a great selling point for motherboards. Yet time and time again, EVGA neglect to address it well enough.
My overwhelming gut feeling about EVGA Bios devs is arrogance tbh, even when emailing them I get the feeling they DGAF and just seem to be looking for excuses and or reasons to tell you that you dont know what youre talking about......
Avet
Active member
You may lack knowledge to program BIOS, but that is like saying to a car reviewer that he lacks knowledge to build a car. You are still the most eligible to tell them it is crap.
AlienALX
Well-known member
They used a similar technique on a buddy of mine a good few years ago. He bought the 790i Ultra SLi and from day one it BSOD. It was so bad he couldn't use it, and due to it being quite complicated to update the bios it just sorta sat there. He must have spent three days in total on the phone with their tech bod who blamed it on everything but the board.
Sends it to me four years later I get it all sorted and running in about five minutes. It was the bios to blame. Mind you I will say that part of that was adopting new tech too early (DDR3). But yeah, not a nice experience and not what you would expect of a $500 motherboard. He listens to me now
Beezybeard
Banned
I've had great results
Maybe I've just been lucky with the two cpu(s) I've had in my classified K?
I've had an 8700k and currently an 8086k both of which have overclocked (via the Bios) very well.
8700k : stable at 5.24GHz with 1.35 volts
8086k : stable 5.35Ghz with 1.36 volts
I've only been tweaking the settings on the 8086k for 2 days now so possible gains ahead.
If anyone reads this and wants more details on all the bios settings I've fiddled with I'll check this post periodically and reply.
Maybe I've just been lucky with the two cpu(s) I've had in my classified K?
I've had an 8700k and currently an 8086k both of which have overclocked (via the Bios) very well.
8700k : stable at 5.24GHz with 1.35 volts
8086k : stable 5.35Ghz with 1.36 volts
I've only been tweaking the settings on the 8086k for 2 days now so possible gains ahead.
If anyone reads this and wants more details on all the bios settings I've fiddled with I'll check this post periodically and reply.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I hated my EVGA motherboard. 6700k and Z170 Stinger. Hardly worked and was as basic as my old Z77 MSI motherboard was in basic mode. That and the settings never listened to what I set them at.
Nice to see at least for you it's improved.
So far on 8700k and Asus Strix motherboard I got up to 5ghz at 1.35v however it was only boot stable and anything after that would crash though to be fair after getting windows setup I went straight to 1.35v and 5ghz. So I hardly even tried to mess with settings. I got 4.9ghz stable though. I can't go any farther than 1.35v as I am just a few degrees below throttling.
Nice to see at least for you it's improved.
So far on 8700k and Asus Strix motherboard I got up to 5ghz at 1.35v however it was only boot stable and anything after that would crash though to be fair after getting windows setup I went straight to 1.35v and 5ghz. So I hardly even tried to mess with settings. I got 4.9ghz stable though. I can't go any farther than 1.35v as I am just a few degrees below throttling.
Hi yes I just ordered the same setup, please do share as much info as you can. Also, did you you hold those clocks on all cores or just 1? How was stability at those clocks -- what benchmarks did you run?
Beezybeard
Banned
All core, cinabench, passmark, cpuz, aida64
I'm definitely interested in the temps your getting and what are you using for your stability test. What cooling are you using and are you delidded ?
I'm stable at 5ghz on 1.2v on everything but the latest version prime95, 5.2 also perfect stable @ 1.328v apart from with latest version of prime95.
I'm stable at 5ghz on 1.2v on everything but the latest version prime95, 5.2 also perfect stable @ 1.328v apart from with latest version of prime95.
Beezybeard
Banned
https://valid.x86.fr/ufyfn8
Using Aida64 stability test, temp seems to max out at 71°c when benchmarking or after 2 hours of stability testing. Idle temp is 29°c.
Liquid Cooling : 2 × 480 slim rads
Had to liquid cool the vrm(s) otherwise they'd hit ~ 113°C and throttle or throw a system error which was a hassle since no one makes custom vrm blocks for this mobo. Using ryjintech universal vrm blocks that I had to grind down the width of with a bench grinder to fit.
Yes delided with liquid metal applied and a custom copper IHS from rocketcool (this only dropped the temps 2 - 3°C)
Ambient temperature is ~ 85°F
Beezybeard
Banned
To clarify I'm referring to the custom copper IHS for the 2 - 3°C drop. Liquid metal snagged me a 15°C drop.
Did you do the delidding yourself or did you buy the cpu that way? If yourself, what did you do for process / tools?
Beezybeard
Banned
Myself. I've delided multiple cpuz and used both the DBau and rocketcool delid tools. Personally prefer the rocketcool.
2 x 480 rads?? What kind of case do you have? Holy moly.
I haven't looked into open loop watercooling much, do you think there are any other vrm blocks available that wouldn't require grinding down? Or any other products that could provide relief to those temps, if possible I'd like to stick to closed loop solutions.
Also what metal material did you use for relidding?
