News Fixed Sandy Bridge motherboards go on sale

P67 Cougar Point motherboards with the fixed B3-silicon are now on sale.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/03/09/intel-b3-motherboards-go-on-sale/1

 

I pre-ordered my Asus P8P67 Pro from Scan a week ago, they wont have stock until Monday at the earliest

 

Good work by Intel for holding their hands up and admitting the mistake and putting it right.

Now lets get on with building some top notch kit!

 

I've decided to buy a PCIE card with 2 x SATA 6Gbs ports on it as I don't fancy being without my PC for the best part of 2 weeks while my motherboard gets RMA'd.

 

Finally, time to get my upgrade on!

 

Fixed H67 Motherboards are also being stocked too

 

they claim they are in stock now...

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus...i-e-20-x16-ddr3-2200(oc)-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid

i have one thats part of a big order i put in on friday last week, when they also said there was stock available, only to get a "Delayed Order Notification". which is a little disappointing, as scan have usually been pretty good with their in stock/not before.

 

Also note its £140 now, as opposed to the £147 i paid on friday...

 

My P67A-UD4-B3 is arriving tomorrow, so my i7 2600k had to wait only a little bit more than a week .

 

I've been waiting for this! Building a new rig pretty soon with the following specs:

Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-2600K
3,4GHz, Socket LGA1155, 8MB, Boxed

Gainward GeForce GTX 560Ti 2GB PhysX
PCI-Express 2.0, "Phantom", GDDR5, 2xDVI, HDMI, 822MHz

Seagate Barracuda® XT 2TB
SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3,5"

"placeholder" - Corsair SSD Performance 3 Series 128GB
SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 410MB/210MB/s read/write, incl 2,5" to 3,5" bracket (Will most likely buy OCZ Vertex 3)

Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl
Vifter: 1x 120mm Front, 1x 120mm Bak, Lydabsorberende, ATX, mATX, mITX (Will this fit the two graphics cards?)

3 x BenQ 24” LED G2420HDBL
1920x1080, 5000000:1, 5ms, VGA/DVI

Corsair AX 850W PSU
ATX 12V V2.31, 80 Plus Gold, Modular, 4x 6+2-pin PCIe, 12x SATA

Corsair H70 Hydro Series CPU Cooler
Socket 775/1155/1156/1366, AM2/AM2+/AM3, 1600~2000 RPM, 120mm fan

G.Skill - [ Ripjaws-X ] F3-12800CL7Q-16GBXH
DDR3-1600 (PC3 12800), Intel P67, CL 7-8-7-24-2N, 16GB (4GB x4)

3 x BenQ 24” LED G2420HDBL
1920x1080, 5000000:1, 5ms, VGA/DVI


All I'm missing is the mobo, any suggestions on that? Been a while since I buildt a system.
Other improvements are also welcome

 

Well I got my replacement ASUS P8P67 PRO yesterday from Novatech in Bristol and what brilliant service it was - as always!

I can now finally install that Dark Rock Advanced cooler I've been holding on to and perhaps delve into some overclocking...

Brilliant Novatech - even though ASUS told me I wouldn't have my replacment until May!!!!!

 

fixed mobo went on sale and price of i7 2600k gone up £10 on enthusiastic websites.......

except Novatech as far as i can see.

 

btw I don't work for Novatech - and I presume wuyanxu doesn't either - just great service that needs recognising...

 

I maybe wrong but dont you need 2 nvidia cards to get 3 monitor support?

 

lol, no i don't. but have been buying from them them since 2000 and never had any problems with their service. nor any problems with Scan.

price summery for OEM 2600k
Novatech: £235
OCuk: £239
Scan: £239
Aria: £245
but before B3 chips were released, most websites i've seen are all at £235 inc VAT.

 

Finally, I've been waiting to build a Sandy Bridge system for months! Just waiting on a few more motherboard reviews!

Will bit-tech.net be reviewing the Asus Sabertooth P67?

Currently I would get the Asus P8P67 Pro or Deluxe but a TUF board might be cool.

 

Possibly, but I'm building a diy cintiq too so i figured i needed 2 to get 4 monitor ports

 

Looks like i am waiting till MAY for mine to be replaced direct from Asus lol


Dear customer,

We have informed that you purchased the Asus motherboard with the serial number: *****

Due to the recall Asus is able to offer you a replacement for the current motherboard.

At the moment the given time to be able to replace the motherboard for you is in May 2011.

Could you please advise if you are willing to wait until May?

If you are, you will be contacted again when further information has been given regarding the replacement procedure.

If you prefer the sales refund, we have to advise you to return the motherboard back to the reseller."

 

Hmmm anyone know when MSI customers will be able to get the effected boards switched, been to MSI's site but can't find relevant info.

 

I saw P67 B3 boards in stock and available at Scan last week.