You've used EVGA's video cards for running down your in-game enemies; now add their motherboard to your arsenal. The board is based on the Intel X58 platform and supports the Intel Core i7 processor. You can install up to 24GB of triple channel DDR3 1600 memory to run the front side bus at full speed.
EVGA X58 4-Way SLI Classified is in a league of its own. Featuring an incredible seven PCI Express Graphics Expansion slots, the powerful motherboard enables support for the World’s First 4-Way SLI Graphics card, the EVGA GTX 285 Classified.
An enthusiast layout allows for multiple configurations, including 2-Way SLI + PhysX, 3-Way SLI +PhysX or 4-Way SLI, and the incredible 10 Phase Digital PWM allows for switching frequencies of up to 1333KHz. It is no surprise that this motherboard is capable of breaking no less than four 3DMark Vantage World Records!
Intel Core i7 SupportBased on the Intel X58 Express chipset, the EVGA 170-BL-E762-A1 motherboard supports the Intel's latest Core i7 processor, to deliver ultra powerful performance.
Scalable DDR3 MemorySix 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 24GB of DDR3 triple channel memory at speeds of up to 1600MHz, ensuring ample capacity for any application.
NVIDIA 4-way SLI TechnologyNVIDIA 4-way SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Technology allows up to four graphics cards to run in parallel for an unparalleled performance comparing to a single card configuration, taking your gaming experience to the next level with mind-blowing frame rates and resolutions.
Serial ATA with RAIDThe EVGA 170-BL-E762-A1 motherboard features revolutionary Serial ATA interface to provide scalable performance for storage devices. SATA technology enables easy-to-install, high-performance and low-power hard drives. The nine SATA ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and 5 arrays for better performance, enhanced data security and flexible capacity upgrades.
Dual Gigabit LANThe integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network gateway for managing traffic between two separate networks. Dual Gigabit LAN means rapid data transfers from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration or latency.
IEEE 1394a SupportIEEE 1394 is a widely used standard of interface between personal computers and digital AV equipment. With IEEE 1394a you can easily connect digital devices such as a digital camcorder to the IEEE 1394a port provided on this motherboard for up to 400Mbps data transfer speeds.
Pros: Has everything you could as for except USB3 and SATA 6Gb. I have a SATA 6gb eSATA card so NBD.
Cons: BE SURE YOU READ THE LIST OF COMPATIBLE CASES ON THE WEBSITE. THIS WILL NOT FIT IN MOST CASES. I purchased a Corsair 800 cases thinking it was plenty big enough. Turns out they put a plate at the bottom of the last set of screws on a normal motherboard. Not a problem for a well tuned hand and a dremmel. Also after everything else being so well laid out on the MB i hate to complain but could they have put the HD Audio and SPDIF ports in a worse place???
Overall Review: Important note: a case with 9 or more expansion slots is required, 10 for 4-Way SLI. See this page for a list of compatible PC cases. --> The following cases have 10 slots or more to fit 4 GTX 285 cards for 4-Way SLI. Lian Li PC-P80 Lian Li PC-P80R HEC 98 98R9BB Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000SNA Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BWS Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BNS Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BNSB Thermaltake ArmorPlus VH6000BWS Mountain Mods Acension w/ Modular Motherboard Tray 10 PCI Slot Xigmatek CPC-T75UB-U01