Yeah reference is 6-phase system as far as I remmber.

I just think its simply sick to ask 1000$ for MB without releasing ANY information about what is so special about it?
EVGA forums are full with comments like "Fix the errors before asking for more money (corruption)".

Black Pearl suppose to be a cherry picked board, but how and who decide what is a "cherry" ?
Is it the board wich can do 550-600 on bus speed ?