For packing in connectivity to the Nth degree, computer motherboard manufacturer MSI has pulled all the stops with its mega-dense "Big Bang Marshal" P67 motherboard. The board's P67 chipset supports Intel's upcoming crop of CPUs. Beyond compatibility with the new processors, however, the board's XL-ATX form-factor squeezes in eight PCIe x16 slots, which can be run in either a 4x16 or an 8x8 configuration.
As reported at Hexus, Lucid's HydraLogix chip powers the design, which should enable multi-GPU combination of AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. Edging into interconnect overdrive, the "monster" board also features three separate BIOS chips, complemented by eight USB 3.0 ports, two eight-pin P4 power connectors and a six-pin connector to feed extra juice directly into the PCIe slots.
The board's more standard features include SATA 6 Gbps capability, dual gigabit Ethernet, on-board power, reset and overclocking buttons, an LED error display and voltage measurement points, and some serious heatsinks for keeping the power circuitry cool. The board is reportedly still in development, set for launch by mid-Q1 2011. However, the core design is most likely final, and a preview at CES 2011 in Las Vegas seems all but guaranteed.
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