EVGA Dual CPU Motherboard Gets Official Launch; Named Classified SR-2
The dual 1366 socket motherboard that EVGA teased late last year and during CES in January has now been officially launched. The W555 codename has been dropped, with the board having the title of Classified Super Record 2 (SR-2) bestowed upon it. The name alone hints at what EVGA expects it to achieve once benchmarking enthusiasts start working their magic with it. The 15 inch x 13.6 inch "HPTX" form factor means that you get handfuls of everything (and difficulty finding a case to put it in). What is boils down to is this:
- Dual 1366 sockets supporting Intel Xeon (5600/5500) Dual QPI Processors (up to 24 CPU Threads with 6 core models)
- Intel 5520/ICH10R chipset
- 12 DIMM slots, for dual or triple-channel DDR3 1333MHz+ (up to 48GB of memory)
- Support for SLI 2-way, 3-way, 4-way or CrossFireX
- 2 SATA 6 Gbps ports, 6 SATA 3 Gbps ports and 2 eSATA ports
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- 2 USB 3.0 ports and 10 USB 2.0 (6 I/O and 4 internal)
- 8 Phase PWM
- 7 PCIe slots in total
Of course, nobody was expecting any of this to come cheaply, so the $599.99 MSRP is hardly surprising. However, something that may not have been expected was for EVGA to launch a power supply along with the board. With the 1200W SR-2 PSU, EVGA is aiming to give you an obvious option when it comes to deciding what you are going to use to power your new six hundred dollar motherboard purchase. Just the basic details on the SR-2 PSU are available for now, but peak power of over 1500W and six +12V rails at 38 amps a piece can't hurt. You also get adjustable fan speed and an adjustable +12V rail (which I am going to assume actually means all of the +12V rails, as they are likely to derived from the same source inside the PSU anyway). Now all you have to do is justify all that expense to yourself / your other half (good luck with that!).
