any news on z68 boards?

binaryknight · 9 May 2011 at 10:39

from what id seen on the net z68 was expected around the 8th - 14th may

was planning to move to sandybridge but with the expected release of z68 have been holding off but i cant take the wait anymore and finding it hard not to just plump for a p67 board.

any one got any news on z68, reviews of boards etc?

Ezyryder · 9 May 2011 at 10:50

they are on the 11th.

Nightglow · 9 May 2011 at 10:54

Be patient, worth the wait in my opinion.

Might even see the price of P67 boards drop a bit.

muggs · 9 May 2011 at 13:25

does anyone know how much more these are going to cost roughly?

btw binaryknight i have a brand new asus deluxe b3 for sale at pro prices if you are interested.

Orcvader · 9 May 2011 at 13:27

Apparantly they'll cost a little more then the P67, guess we have to wait to find out. Only a few more days!!!

LePhuronn · 9 May 2011 at 13:45

Mini ITX Z68 pleeeeeeeeeeeease

Westyfield2 · 9 May 2011 at 13:48

Funny how all the Mac Haters always bang on about how Macs use outdated hardware etc etc, yet the iMac released last Tuesday (and shipping/in retail stores immediately) uses the Z68 chipset

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gropingmantis · 9 May 2011 at 14:08

LePhuronn said:
Mini ITX Z68 pleeeeeeeeeeeease

+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000

LePhuronn · 9 May 2011 at 14:31

Westyfield2 said:
Funny how all the Mac Haters always bang on about how Macs use outdated hardware etc etc, yet the iMac released last Tuesday (and shipping/in retail stores immediately) uses the Z68 chipset .

Yeah, but how long did the Macbook Pro stay with Core 2 Duo chips? Plus the new Mac Mini is still Core 2 Duo, as is the Air.

Aruffell · 9 May 2011 at 14:53

gropingmantis said:
+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000

LePhuronn said:
Mini ITX Z68 pleeeeeeeeeeeease

http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13931-zotac-forbereder-intel-z68-i-mini-itx

There you go

gropingmantis · 9 May 2011 at 14:54

Aruffell said:
http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13931-zotac-forbereder-intel-z68-i-mini-itx

There you go

woop woop.

May 31st to even see one so I guess we'll be waiting a while.

LePhuronn · 9 May 2011 at 15:08

Aruffell said:
http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13931-zotac-forbereder-intel-z68-i-mini-itx

There you go

Cheers for the info.

Now for a second, more specific request, GIGABTYE Z68 Mini-ITX pleeeeeeeeeeease. Or even an Asus ROG

I've had bad luck with the Mini-ITX Zotac boards, plus the colour scheme is horrid.

gropingmantis · 9 May 2011 at 15:11

Yeah a ROG ITX board would be nice but unlikely. Gigabyte Z68 would be nice and probably quite likely.

danivtec · 9 May 2011 at 15:13

Theres a section already up at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=5&subid=1990

but no boards listed yet.

LePhuronn · 9 May 2011 at 15:14

Zaki is postponed for the foreseeable future because of lack of funds anyway, so I have time to wait (again).

ROG ITX is just wishful thinking, although there seems to be a big push towards Mini ITX gaming boxes these days, so it's a potential target market Asus could latch into.

I was holding out for a Gigabyte Sandy ITX anyway, so I'll hold out for a Gigabyte Z68 ITX.

danivtec · 10 May 2011 at 11:00

Will these be for sale tomorrow on overclockers?

J-FRO · 10 May 2011 at 11:05

Who knows?!

Reigan · 10 May 2011 at 11:14

I have ordered all the parts just waiting on the motherboard dunno how much longer I can last.

LePhuronn · 10 May 2011 at 11:27

danivtec said:
Will these be for sale tomorrow on overclockers?

Doubtful, but we can't tell for sure.

OcUK have had stocks of new graphics cards in ready for the official launch date, but we've not really seen anybody other than Gigabyte show tangible Z68 motherboards.

I'm expecting everybody to announce new products once Z68 is officially launched, but actual stocks not arriving for another couple of weeks.

Orcvader · 10 May 2011 at 11:29

Just wait for the

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