EVGA is proud to announce its new flagship motherboard; the EVGA 780i SLI; featuring three 16x PCI express slots, PCI express 2.0, and full support for Intel 45nm Core 2 CPU's. The three 16x PCI express slots provide the best platform for NVIDIA 3-way SLI; the latest in SLI technology. The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC.Engineered For The Enthusiast

• Extreme FSB speeds plus support for the latest 45nm Intel Core 2 platform
• Extreme DDR2 speeds with support for up to 1200MHz SLI-Ready memory
• Three 16x PCI Express 2.0 slots for unmatched 3-way SLI performance
  
  
  Maximizes performance for the gaming enthusiast
• The combination of NVIDIA nForce MCP's and GeForce GPU's deliver the ultimate PC gaming experience
• SLI-Ready memory with EPP increases the bandwidth of memory buses with one click implementation.
  
  
  Features and Benefits:
• NVIDIA SLI certified
• Intel socket 775
• 45nm CPU ready (Yorkfield & Wolfdale)
• Includes 3-Way & 2-Way SLI Bridge
• PCI Express 2.0 support
• ESA Certified
• 6 SATA-2 ports with support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
• HD Audio - 7.1 Channel
• 2 Gigabit Ethernet

PCI Express 2.0:

When using this platform with an EVGA PCIe 2.0 graphics card; double the bandwidth is achieved. With up to 16GB/s of bandwidth and advanced power management features, PCIe 2.0 is the ultimate interface for enthusiasts.

PCIe 2.0 is entirely backwards compatible, meaning a PCIe 2.0 card or motherboard will work with any PCIe device and visa versa.