Conclusion

EVGA X58 SLI LE mainboard left a highly favorable impression first time we saw it. While we were subconsciously prepared to see a simpler lower-end solution, we were positively surprised to see that the board hasn’t lost any of its extensive functionality, its features correspond to the highest contemporary standards, and the production quality is extremely high. The functionality of the BIOS strengthened this positive effect even more, because it turned out just as extensive as that of the flagship EVGA X58 SLI Classified solution. Unfortunately, the BIOS only looks so great at first. Our practical experiments revealed a number of issues that has spoilt the first superb impression from the board. Some of the uncovered issues are minor and will hopefully be fixed soon, since at this point there is only one BIOS version available. On the other hand, this version dates back to May 22, but it is the end of August already and there haven’t been any updates yet, which is a little sad.

Despite the issues, and partially thanks to them, we managed to successfully overclock the CPU and the memory. We didn’t have any problems with the mainboard working in nominal mode. We were extremely pleased with low power consumption during overclocking, which is about the same as by the most energy-efficient solutions for LGA1366 processors. So, if we disregard several frustrating issues and overall low performance, EVGA X58 SLI LE will get a good score. Don’t expect too much from it, but at the same time don’t underestimate its abilities. It is a worthy mainstream solution.