EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified Motherboard

The X58 3X SLI motherboard has a laundry list of high-end features, but we feel the best way to break this down is to look at EVGA's "regular" X58 3X SLI motherboard and show what they've added to the platform to make the "Classified" version. Here goes.

	EVGA X58 3X SLI	EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified
CPU	Intel Core i7, Socket-1366	Intel Core i7, Socket-1366
Chipset	Intel X58, Intel ICH10R	Intel X58, Intel ICH10R, Nvidia NF200
Memory Capacity	6 x Slots, 24 GB Maximum	6 x Slots, 24 GB Maximum
Memory Speed	DDR3-1333 MHz "+"	DDR3-1600 MHz "+"
PCI Express	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x8 1 x PCI Express x1	3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x8 1 x PCI Express x1
SLI Support	2-Way, 3-Way	2-Way, 3-Way, 3-Way+PhysX
PCI	2 x 32-bit PCI	1 x 32-bit PCI
Serial ATA	7 x SATA-II/300 RAID, 1 x eSATA	9 x SATA-II/300 RAID, 1 x eSATA
USB / Firewire	12 x USB, 2 x Firewire 400	12 x USB, 2 x Firewire 400
Ethernet	2 x Gigabit Ethernet	2 x Gigabit Ethernet
Audio	8 Channel Analog Optical/Coax 7.1 Digital	8 Channel Analog Optical/Coax 7.1 Digital
Power	8 Phase PWM 24-pin/8-pin ATX	10 Phase PWM 24-pin/Dual 8-pin ATX
Cooling	Active	Passive Heatpipe

The big things here are an additional PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot powered by the Nvidia NF200 Northbridge, enhanced chipset and PWM cooling, better power regulation and support for additional power, additional Serial ATA ports, and faster memory speed support. Seems like a pretty solid list of upgrades to us. Let's see the what the final product looks like.