ASUS showed off its high-end socket LGA1155 motherboard lineup in London, including from its two top brands, ROG and Sabertooth TUF. The ROG Maximus IV Extreme, TUF Sabertooth P67, P8P67 Deluxe and P8P67 were on display. All four models are based on the Intel P67 Express chipset, designed to support upcoming Sandy Bridge architecture derived LGA1155 processors, or the 2011 Core processor family. Leading the pack is the Maximum IV Extreme. This board is literally bursting with features and is geared for extreme overclocking. There are no less than four PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, possibly driven by a PCI-E bridge chip, which allows 3-way and 4-way SLI/CrossFireX; four each of USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and ROG-exclusive features such as ROG Connect, and redundant BIOS.

Next in line is the TUF Sabertooth P67. Keeping in tune with the TUF series' main feature of providing very high durability, the Sabertooth P67 uses ceramic heatsinks and high-grade components. For the first time, we're getting to see a protective scaffolding covering most of the board's area on its obverse side (we've seen it on the reverse side on older models). ASUS is calling it "tactical vest". This board only supports two PCI-E x16 devices, 2-way SLI/CrossFireX.


Next up are the P8P67 Deluxe and P8P67, two of the leading models from ASUS' pilot (main) brand. The P8P67 Deluxe features two PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots for 2-way SLI/CrossFire, and is loaded to the brim with connectivity features, including two SATA 6 Gb/s and six SATA 3 Gb/s ports, two USB 3.0 ports given out as front-panel header, and an enclosure that occupies one exposed 3.5" drive bay, providing front-panel access to the USB 3.0 ports, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, and 8+2 channel HD audio. The P8P67 is a slightly skimpier version of this. At the moment, pricing looks like around $300 for the Maximus IV Extreme, $220 for the P8P67 Deluxe, and $150 for the P8P67.

Source: Softpedia