Along with its P7P55D Series boards, ASUS has also released a version of it WS SuperComputer board based on the P55 chipset; features the new LGA1156 socket for next-generation Intel Core i5 processors and dual-channel DDR3 memory at speeds up to 2133MHz (overclocked).

The motherboard supports both 3-way and 2-way graphics card configurations based on SLI or CrossFireX technology to enable multiple-GPU rendering. Users can install up to three SLI-capable GeForce graphics cards at x16, x8, and x8 connection speeds, or two graphics cards at true x16 connection speeds; those wanting to go with ATI graphic cards can use CrossFireX for a multi-GPU setup.

The SuperComputer in the product's name is just a marketing term though, as the ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer provides the foundation for users to build a cost-effective personal supercomputer by leveraging the power of NVIDIA's CUDA parallel computing architecture; there's room for three NVIDIA Tesla cards and one NVIDIA Quadro card that combine to generate four teraflops of computing power which ASUS claims is 250 times that of a standard PC.

Like it's mainstream P55 counterparts, the P7P55 WS SuperComputer comes with ASUS TurboV EVO, an easy to use hardware utility that allows users to boost CPU speeds by up to 22.2% and memory access rates by up to 14.8% by simply pressing a button. Also featured is ASUS Hybrid Power with 16+3 phase power design and T.Probe technology for active cooling and Hybrid OS for rapid online access. There are plenty of connections including dual Gigabit LAN, 6 SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, 14 USB 2.0 and 2 x 1394a ports.

These boards are currently available online in the $225-$250US range.