EVGA introduces X99 FTW K motherboard with m2 slot and USB 3.1

EVGA comes with a new e-atx motherboard for socket 2011 v3 processors. The X99 FTW K board features two gigabit Ethernet connections, USB 3.1 ports and an m2 slot that supports speeds of up to 32Gbit/s.

The black PCB is made up of eight layers and the power supply has eight phases. EVGA presents the X99 FTW K as a motherboard for enthusiasts and overclockers. There are five PCI-E slots, two of which are PCI-E-16x, and there is support for 4-way SLI setups. Two SATA controllers provide up to ten SATA-600 ports.

According to EVGA, the motherboard supports memory speeds of up to 3200MHz. Up to 128GB of DDR4 memory can be placed in the eight slots. The board has an Intel-nic and a Killer NIC E2400 network connection, both with a maximum throughput of 1Gbit/s. EVGA provides the X99 board with two USB 3.1 connections; a type-c and type-a connector is available.

The motherboard is suitable for the current Haswell-E processors and the upcoming new generation Broadwell-E CPUs. According to EVGA, the motherboard supports processors with up to sixteen threads. However, the top model from the Broadwell-E series, the Core i7-6950X, will get ten cores and twenty threads. Presumably EVGA indicates the maximum of eight cores and sixteen threads because Intel has not officially announced the new CPU, but it is not yet known for sure whether the board will support the Intel Core i7-6950X.

EVGA previously released an X99 FTW motherboard, without K addition. That model has no m2, no USB 3.1 and lacks a second network connection. EVGA has the new X99 FTW K for $300 on its website. Converted including VAT, that is about 322 euros.