Intel i5 Lynnfield/P55 Mobo's already selling in Taiwan!! but Launch 8th Sept 09?

Nelly · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:31

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It does indeed look like Intel has broken its own NDA in Taiwan by selling its full range of Core i5 and Core i7 Socket LGA-1156 Lynnfield based processors. And it’s not just one shop selling them, literally all of the PC hardware shops are selling them.

Not only that, but we saw a range of ASUS and GIGABYTE LGA-1156 based Intel P55 Express motherboards on sale.

Despite the rumours of MSI having a CPU and motherboard bundle deal on sale at the start of this week, we didn’t see any MSI boards on sale – but we may just have not seen them, it’s a big place the computer market in Taipei.

There you have it – Lynnfield based products on sale in Taiwan almost a full month before Intel officially launching the new platform next month on September 8th. Oops! Distributed by Tubemogul.

madindehead · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:39

Lucky people in Taiwan.

Nelly · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:47

I bet OcUK already have stock of i5 & P55 chipset motherboards but waiting for the NDA to expire!

How come Taiwan gets Intel preference! Intel are racist!!!!

PakJai · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:48

Nelly said:
I bet OcUK already have stock of i5 & P55 chipset motherboards but waiting for the NDA to expire!

How come Taiwan gets Intel preference! Intel are racist!!!!

Maybe coz they are their main chipset/board manufacturers?

Tweaker · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:55

Arnt the motherboard factories mostly in that region anyway, would seem geography wins here.

Nelly · 14 Aug 2009 at 15:09

Tweaker said:
Arnt the motherboard factories mostly in that region anyway, would seem geography wins here.

Supposed to be NDA till Sept 6th then on sale Sept 9th.

I'm willing to bet most of the main retailors have stock but wont admit it because their scared of Intel lol.

PermaBanned · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:36

I doubt they would do anything over here, not since they got there but kicked by the EU.

aaron333 · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:40

Just read this on another forum, i7 920 meant to come down to £168

Nelly · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:41

Well it's not fair if their just letting people in those countrys have the products & not anywhere else.

I know some shops in the USA who already have stock of P55/i5 core & their waiting for the NDA, if Taiwan/China not adhering to the NDA why should any other country.

lettuce · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:41

when?

kieves1 · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:54

Perhaps its just a scheme to build up the anticipation for the chips arrival

Very cunning people work in marketing these days .lol

Nelly · 14 Aug 2009 at 18:52

On sale at Frys in the USA now!!! grrr why not in the UK!! :mad:

http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=6787

Spit · 18 Aug 2009 at 22:21

Im wanting to get an i7 system in the next couple of weeks. Is it worth me waiting?

Whats the difference with the MB and CPU's?

mufc802 · 18 Aug 2009 at 22:27

aaron333 said:
Just read this on another forum, i7 920 meant to come down to £168

whats the forum link?

would be awesome if true! :eek:

james.miller · 18 Aug 2009 at 22:32

Nelly said:
Well it's not fair if their just letting people in those countrys have the products & not anywhere else.

I know some shops in the USA who already have stock of P55/i5 core & their waiting for the NDA, if Taiwan/China not adhering to the NDA why should any other country.

its just not fair we have to wait another month GOD DAMN IT>> :mad:

get over it, its one month lol

Greebo · 18 Aug 2009 at 23:02

aaron333 said:
Just read this on another forum, i7 920 meant to come down to £168

For quantities of 1000

Put mark up on and VAT and your not far off where we are now,

In fact there are rumours the 920 is about to go up on price, not down.

JonJ678 · 18 Aug 2009 at 23:07

I don't really get what's so wildly exciting about these. If it was actually likely to be quicker than the current ones, then maybe. Or if phenom 2 didn't exist, gamers would be thrilled. I don't really know who's expected to buy them though

Nelly · 19 Aug 2009 at 00:13

james.miller said:
its just not fair we have to wait another month GOD DAMN IT>>

get over it, its one month lol

Yeah no big deal really

well hopefully just 2 weeks this Monday, I might not even buy it yet will see with more reviews.

If their going to release a product though, they should at least release it to everyone not just the minority.

Greebo · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:18

JonJ678 said:
I don't really get what's so wildly exciting about these. If it was actually likely to be quicker than the current ones, then maybe. Or if phenom 2 didn't exist, gamers would be thrilled. I don't really know who's expected to buy them though

Anybody who's not upgraded to i7 and want's to spend less for 95% of the performance of i7.

HazardO · 20 Aug 2009 at 11:22

Greebo said:
Anybody who's not upgraded to i7 and want's to spend less for 95% of the performance of i7.

And use less system power than an LGA1366 platform uses at idle when the i5 is running at load!. And as far as gaming performance is concerned i5-750==i7-920