A prototype of it, yes.

Socket 0 is wired to eight DDR3 DIMM slots (two DIMMs/channel), while socket 1 to four slots (1 DIMM/channel)

evga should stick with either 8 dimms for both or 4 dimms for both, the board looks. disproportionate.

nivekt
 Function over form, I always say. 

 
I feel the same way.  I don't understand why people care about the color scheme or that it looks "badass" or whatever.  It's not like I look at the damned thing.  It could be shaped like a turd or a pool of vomit for all I care.  As long as it performs.  (Now if it smelled like vomit or a turd I might object . . . can't help but smell it even if I don't look at it.)
 

Hey, what's with all this naming, it's not SR-3. What is "3" ? :D
Board will have similar but other name.
 
Also I don't see any problems for memory slots amount. Because of tight space constrains slave CPU have only 4 slots, but both CPUs still have fully functional quad channel. First cpu just have two dimms per each channel, as you see on pic. Still more than enough to fit 96 GB of memory

Currently it is planned to be called SR-X

I'm looking at the picture and wondering how to power this beast, i see the 24 pin connector but also 5 additional power connectors.  I'm also wondering where all the heat is going looking at the classified board you see several heat sinks but none on this board.  I wouldn't be surprised if this was a water cooled board straight from the box being how the new chipsets are very power intensive.

@ thegreatgay... This is just the board... My guess they are creating a test bench to test the board and maybe in the precoss in creating a custom cooler in optimizing cooling efficiency

thegreatga

I'm looking at the picture and wondering how to power this beast, i see the 24 pin connector but also 5 additional power connectors.  I'm also wondering where all the heat is going looking at the classified board you see several heat sinks but none on this board.  I wouldn't be surprised if this was a water cooled board straight from the box being how the new chipsets are very power intensive.

 
2 of those 5 are the standard 8 pin CPU, the other 2 by each CPU's main is for additional CPU power for OC'ing.  The last PCIe plug on the board is if you want to use all the PCIe slots, if you only plan to use like the top 3 then you don't need it.

It's gotta break a record before it can be called SR-anything

It gets put on my wall like a big game trophy for all to see.

Simply awesome

Bron-Yr-Aur

it should be called the SR-E for Super Record Epic

that would be awesome for the next dual socket chipset after 2011 ... hehe

takuhari
My biggest question is why was it moved to the sr2 link being that it is not an sr2 and it is based off the x79 platform... Evga you boob! Lol

SR-2 used the i5520 server chipset, it didn't use the X58 chipset despite using the same LGA1366 socket.  The difference between the two is that one is meants solely for single-CPU and the other is a dual-CPU chipset.  Ergo, a dual-LGA2011 isn't using an X79 chipset, hence the move.  It uses an entirely different chipset meant solely for multi-CPU configurations.  In fact there are three chipsets for LGA2011 for single-, dual- and quad-socket. 

sentient04
Does this support DDR3 memory at speeds up to 1600MHz?

In all probability, yes, for the higher end models.  For all others, it may be 1333Mhz.  Like Nehalem, the memory controller is in the CPU, so depend on the model will tell you what the default DDR3 spec is.
 

sentient04
Will this support Xeon E5 1660?

No, the Xeon E5-2600 series are what will go in this board because they the extra QPI link enabled to communicate with the other CPU.  Current estimates for the CPU series is sometime in March 2012-- which is when I would expect EVGA's SR-X to show up.
 
Note:  EVGA may not initially test all seventeen CPUs in that link, just a few users are most likely to get first.  Intel made twenty-four Xeon 5600 series parts while EVGA initially listed about eight CPUs for SR-2 and now its up to seventeen.  The support list is just what they tested, if you want to keep your warranty, you'll be advised to get those first.
 

sentient04
Will it support any future processors like the IVY Bridge-E or ones with more cores?

There will be Ivy Bridge-EP processors for this board.  Keep in mind, these boards exist as server boards and the market is giant (bigger than desktop and laptop combined), meaning Intel will bring 22nm shrinks with more cores, at this point 10-cores are possible.