Asus has pulled the wraps off of a new motherboard aimed squarely at gamers and computer enthusiasts. The motherboard is packed with high-end features and is called the P9X79-E WS. The big feature this motherboard is support for four-way Nvidia GeForce SLI or AMD CrossFireX.
The board has four x16 PCI Express slots to support double slot video cards. It can also support up to seven single slot PCI Express video cards or other PCI Express devices such as SSDs and more. The mainboard also features dual server grade Intel Ethernet ports.
Asus also fits the board with its Dr. Power power supply health monitoring system to help prevent power failures and unexpected shutdowns. The mainboard also features four USB 3.0 ports and six SATA 6Gbit/s ports for internal hard drives or RAID arrays. The board will be available in late April or early May an undisclosed price.
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