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Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 06:40 AM
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http://tpucdn.com/images/transparent.1.gif ASUS Announces P7P55 WS SuperComputer Motherboard (http://www.overclockaholics.com/103445/ASUS_Announces_P7P55_WS_SuperComputer_Motherboard. html)
ASUS, the leading provider of innovative motherboard solutions, today unveiled the ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer motherboard. Built around the Intel (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/#) P55 Express chipset, it features the new LGA1156 socket for next-generation Intel Core i5 processors and DDR3-2133 (O.C.) memory for outstanding yet cost-effective performance. To enable multiple-GPU rendering, the motherboard supports both 3-way and 2-way graphics card configurations based on SLI or CrossFireX technology. Additionally, it leverages the NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture to support three NVIDIA Tesla cards and one NVIDIA Quadro card for 250 times more computing power.

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3 way SLI/CrossfireX w/northbridge.

punx223
09-09-2009, 06:43 AM
wow that does look prety sick dude...

Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 06:46 AM
You read that article on Asus and Pegatron over at BSN?

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/8/28/asus-wars-asustek-vs-pegatron-continues.aspx

punx223
09-09-2009, 06:56 AM
You read that article on Asus and Pegatron over at BSN?

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/8/28/asus-wars-asustek-vs-pegatron-continues.aspx

no but ill read it

Chicken Patty
09-09-2009, 07:23 PM
the board itself looks amazing! The specs look promising too! Too bad Intel is releasing all these god damn sockets, not only a bit confusing, but compatibility. Does the equivalent 1366 board from ASUS support the same things, like CUDA and such?