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Nehalem x58 will not be released by Intel until end of 4 qtr to HP,Dell,etc. secondary users will not see this chipset until the middle of the first qtr.
So says a regional manger from the Intel IDF show in Chicago,illinois USA yesterday.
Supply will be tight so don't even think of getting your hopes up for 6 months or more. Sorry

posted by : jbm, 06 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Re Markus Farkus

Markus, there is an old PCI slot (the one with the "TweakIt" sticker) between the 2nd GPU slot and those little buttons. So, you got enough space to press them even after installing the GPU No.2 - even though, yeah, I also prefer 1-slot thin water or vapor-cooled cards.

posted by : Nova, 06 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Re Markus Farkus

Markus, there is an old PCI slot (the one with the "TweakIt" sticker) between the 2nd GPU slot and those little buttons. So, you got enough space to press them even after installing the GPU No.2 - even though, yeah, I also prefer 1-slot thin water or vapor-cooled cards.

posted by : Nova, 06 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Too little too late

Nehalem is out - this mobo would be a collosal waste of time and money. Anyone owning a current or previous gen mobo wouldn't gain any benefits from buying this. Neither would getting this new "old" tech help you for future upgrades.

posted by : JazzyKat, 05 June 2008 Complain about this comment
One step forward.....

2 back. That's when you have to pull that second video card out to push those fun new buttons and switch (assuming it takes up two slots as 90% of them do). Mr Yu should have the look of shame and flog himself with the backside of that mobo.

posted by : Markus Farkus, 05 June 2008 Complain about this comment
It's the...

...Lovin' Nubbin.

As if nerds needed any more excuses to not leave their, uh, hardware and actually talk to real girls.

That's right, Poindexter. I'm looking at you.

posted by : Motoman, 05 June 2008 Complain about this comment
..abstinence makes you name silly names?

This Derek fellow looks like a guy who has never seen a klt, hence his assumption 1 can be Tweakt!! Lol, Derek, sex on a mobo, wootski, a female mobo mb??!!!! Will the usual Asus revision have a male shaped 'thingy' to upgrade and help make little ROG mobos?? It's all 2 much, even dual-bios, how innovative?!! I'm just so overc&*??? Well done Giga!@#$, err, I mean Asus!!!!!

posted by : wanna eee-klt?, 05 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Heh

[quote]
It reminds us a lot of that ThinkPad TrackPoint, which in turn - size and shape-wise - reminded many of one unique female body 'feature' so to say... And it calls you to, well, "TweakIt".
[/quote]
Hmm, I'm not really following you here..
;)

posted by : Daan, 05 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Great.... until you need help.

Usually this news would be exciting. But ASUS really needs to fix their BIOS support and forum presence. i.e. It is non-existent.

Oh they have a forum for users, but no presence from ASUS techs there.

The "technical questions" email support is answered by people reading out of a database and they don't really read your question, they just offer up the "canned" rma response and thats it.

ASUS has grown too fast and they have not grown their support arm of the business.

I love their hardware, but I think I'll stick with companies who offer robust support from now on.


posted by : Axiomatic, 04 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Sorry, but EOL!!

No point in getting this for two reasons. 1) If have an X38 or similar, the performance difference is not worth it, especially for the $$. You won't be making a lateral move 2) X58 is (coming) out, and Nehalem will be the future. More cores, 3 Ch ram etc. no one will be looking back.

posted by : SkullTrail, 04 June 2008 Complain about this comment
Release Date?

Any idea when this product is released so us mere mortals can flog off our offspring to own one of these?

posted by : Blatmonkey, 04 June 2008 Complain about this comment

Asus Rampaging, Extremely

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