MSI reveals mad Sandy Bridge motherboard with eight PCIe slots, eight USB 3.0 ports, and three BIOS chips

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Straighten up and salute the Big Bang Marshal, MSI's attempt at
redefining the term "overkill." This XL-ATX board packs a total of
eight PCI Express lanes (though it only has the bandwidth to
simultaneously feed four x16s or eight x8s -- relevant if you're crazy
enough to think about using more than four GPUs), three separate BIOS
chips, extra 8-pin and 6-pin 12V power intakes, and a thoroughly
excessive set of power regulation components. The less extremely
minded among you will appreciate having a full array of eight USB 3.0
ports on the back, though we can't get over the measly four DIMM slots
on offer. Word is that features might change before the Marshal goes
to market in the first quarter of next year, so let's hope more room
for your RAM sticks is among the tweaks between now and then.