MSI Talks More About Big Bang Marshal
MSI unveiled to a filled banquette hall sized room this evening information on its Big Bang Marshal series of motherboards. Based on Intel's new "Sandy Bridge" P67 chipset, the massive board supports a total of eight PCI-e slots, four of which can operate at x16 at the same time, or all eight at x8.
Reps from MSI told us that the Big Bang Marhsal is designed with the serious overclocker in mind. After receiving feedback from overclockers, MSI integrated several dip switches that actually disable individual PCI-e x16 slots. MSI claims that this is a feature in heavy demand by overclockers. The board has one dip switch for each slot and calls the feature PCI-e CeaseFire.
Also designed onto the board is a set of more switches that help with voltage control.
Interestingly, MSI boasts heavily about having three BIOS chips on the board -- just in case, a total of two blows. We can soon expect other motherboards with four or more BIOSes at this point. But, you do get peace-of-mind.
More details to follow as they come. We'll have a bigger feature about Big Bang Marshal soon from Thomas.

lol nice name.
4-way sli watercooled 580's, a ssd, a soundcard, a RAID card and one for a misc. card, maybe a DVB-c/t/s or a physX card.
Adding a 580 for physics and cuda.... will give the utlimate swimming pool kind of drool i think.....
Lets just hope the SB processor is capable of handling the stuff onboard....lol....
Yeah, Rabbit..... with a Howitzer.... I agree... totally.....
Did you not read the article? Its likely using Fuzion Hydra or NF200 or something to that effect, considering it says,
"Based on Intel's new "Sandy Bridge" P67 chipset, the massive board supports a total of eight PCI-e slots, four of which can operate at x16 at the same time, or all eight at x8."
8 is not too much in my opinion. Its pretty much impossible for more than 4 cards. So you are at 4 slots right there. If they are double slot cards, or have cooling that just wont fit, your already beyond 4. Then add in any other cards, as in SSD, sound cards...8 sounds just right for the maxed out enthusiast. Its important to remember, this IS for the maxed out enthusiast. As always, im sure MSI will make a board with just 2 PCI slots and that doesnt cost $500.