
Here we have a new teaser image of the upcoming dual-socket LGA 2011 motherboard ‘SR-X’ from EVGA. As reported, the board will feature two LGA 2011 sockets, twelve DDR3 memory slots, seven PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, six SATA and four SAS ports, two eSATA ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet, six USB 3.0 ports and four heatsinks (covering VRM areas and chipsets). Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [Twitpic]

The JetWay JNF9C-2600 motherboard with a Cedar Trail processor is now available for purchase. Newegg has started selling this motherboard for $159.99. Measuring 6.7-inch x 6.7-inch, the JetWay JNF9C-2600 features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor with a 400MHz PowerVR SGX 545 graphics. It supports up to 2GB of DDR3 RAM, SATA 3.0Gb/S or SATA 6.0Gb/s storage devices. Additional specs include an HDMI output, a trio of USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit LAN, a PCI card slot and a mini PCIe card slot. [Newegg]

Gigabyte hits back by showing off their latest motherboard, the GA-970A-DS3. Based on AMD 970 + SB950 chipset, the board supports for AM3+ processors and features four DDR3 DIMM slots (up to 32GB RAM), one PCI Express x16 slot (running at x16), one PCI Express x16 slot (running at x4), three PCI Express x1 slots and two PCI slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers six SATA 6.0 Gbps, Gigabit Ethernet, twelve USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Gigabyte]

MSI has officially introduced their newest motherboard, the Big Bang-XPower II. Based on Intel X79 chipset, the board supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors, and features eight DDR3-2400 memory slots (up to 128GB), four PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots and three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers six SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, dual Gigabit Ethernet, five USB 3.0 and eight USB 2.0. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [MSI]

MSI has unveiled another one of its upcoming motherboard namely the X79A-GD45 (8D). Based on Intel X79 chipset, the board supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors, and features eight DDR3 memory slots (up to 128GB), three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots and one PCI-Express x1 slot. In terms of connectivity, it offers two SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, six USB 2.0 and 7.1 channel audio. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [MSI]

ASUS’ latest workstation motherboard ‘P9X79 WS’ has finally been shipped in Europe. This high-end motherboard is sold for 330 Euro (about $442). Based on Intel X79 chipset, the P9X79 WS supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors, and features eight DDR3-2400 memory slots and six PCI-Express x16 slots for SLI or CrossFireX setup. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers four SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, thirteen USB 2.0, 7.1 channel audio, FireWire and dual Gigabit Ethernet. [MSI]

ASRock has released their newest ATX motherboard ‘X79 Extreme9′ that supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors. Based on Intel X79 chipset, this high-end motherboard is equipped with eight DDR3-2400+ memory slots, five PCI-Express x16 slots for SLI or CrossFireX setup, a special add-on card ‘ASRock Gamer Blaster’ and an active cooler for the X79 chipset. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers eight SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, two eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet, eight USB 3.0 and twelve USB 2.0. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [ASRock]

MSI has unveiled their newest micro-ATX motherboard ‘X79MA-GD45′ that supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors. Adopting the Military Class III components, this high-end motherboard is equipped with four DDR3 slots, two PCI-Express x16 slots for SLI or CrossFireX setup and two PCI-Express x1 slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers two SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet and 7.1-channel audio. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Softpedia]

ASRock has unveiled their newest motherboard ‘X79 Extreme7′ that supports for Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge-E (LGA 2011) processors. Based on Intel X79 chipset, this high-end motherboard is equipped with six DDR3-2400+ memory slots, five PCI-Express x16 slots for SLI or CrossFireX setup and an active cooler for the X79 chipset. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers four SATA 6.0 Gbps, seven SATA 3.0 Gbps, dual Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, FireWire and four USB 3.0. The ASRock X79 Extreme7 is expected to hit the market in November of this year for unannounced price yet. [Softpedia]

MSI has just showed off their newest motherboard that comes with PCI Express 3.0. Known as the Z68A-GD80 (G3), this LGA1155 board features three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIe x16 3.0 deliver a bandwidth of 32GB/s) for SLI or CrossFireX setups, Military Class II components and four DDR3- memory slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it provides 10x SATA (probably four SATA 6.0 Gbps and four 3.0 Gbps), dual Gigabit Ethernet, DVI, HDMI, 2x USB 3.0, FireWire, eSATA and 7.1 channel audio. The Z68A-GD80 (G3) is expected to go on sale later this month for unannounced price yet. [Maxishine]