We’ve learned that Asus is preparing a brand-new TUF series of motherboard, and the first model has been pictured as below.

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Similar with Marine Cool mobo presented at CeBIT 2009 in appearance, the SaberTooth 55i is based on P55 chipset, featuring 12+2 Xtreme phase design and CeraM!X Heat-sink Coating Technology which claims to provide 50% larger area for heat dissipation to ensure ultimate coolness for stability.

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Equipped with dual PCIe x16 slots, three PCIe x1 slots and two PCI slots, the board supports SLI and CrossFireX technologies as you may expect.

Asus doesn’t reveal much info on the availability for now, but the TUF series is expected to priced lower than the popular ROG family.

Picture courtesy of Coolife