We've already had a good look at next-gen Intel motherboards from ASUS and Gigabyte, but EVGA has been playing its cards pretty close to its chest so far.
But to whet our appetites ahead of next month's launch, the company has posted a picture of its upcoming enthusiast-grade motherboard, the P67 Classified. Unfortunately they haven't given any details about it, but the shot itself reveals quite a bit.
There are quite a few subtle details that clearly suggest that this is a high-end board, including the error-code readout, on-board and backplate power and reset buttons, the additional molex power-connector next to to the PCH and the large heat-sinks covering the various chipsets and power-circuitry. Of course, it's pretty obvious from the black and red paint job and the inclusion of six full-length PCIe 2.0 x16 slots, which are almost definitely linked together with NVIDIA's NF200 bridging chip. This will give them a lot more bandwidth than the CPU alone can provide, and should enable three-way CrossFireX and SLI set-ups.
EVGA has also made a few interesting design choices that should be greatly appreciated by the boards target audience. A pair of eight-pin CPU power-connectors have been added to provide more than enough power for even the highest overclocks, and the 24-pin power-connector has been rotated 90 degrees to face off the edge of the board. The latter should help with cable management and allow much better air flow over the top of the board.
The only other detail worth noting is the pair of angled SATA 6Gbps connectors in red running along the edge of the board.
EVGA still hasn't officially announced P67 Classified, so any details are unconfirmed for the time being, but we're sure to find out more about this beast of a system-board when Intel's CPUs launch in a few weeks time.
