Gigabyte cancels P67 programme – moves 100% to Z68

modez · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:09

Gigabyte cancels P67 programme – moves 100% to Z68

http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/faith/gigabyte-cancels-p67-programme-moves-100-to-x68/

VoG · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:15

ouch!

that's a real kick in the chubblies for any one who's just bought a GB P67, wonder if MSI & Asus will do likewise?.

modez · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:20

Just bought a GB UD-5 B3 last week. I feel gutted.

chippy08 · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:22

Havent i been saying there phasing it out thats why i been waiting for the z68 boards.

VoG · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:29

if the other board manufacturers follow GB's lead then P67 boards will be worth zip, what a nice way to treat your customers :mad:

Operation · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:31

Why is it a problem for people with p67 gigabyte boards exactly? They work, and they work well.

Operation · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:32

modez said:
Just bought a GB UD-5 B3 last week. I feel gutted.

modez · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:35

Operation said:
Why is it a problem for people with p67 gigabyte boards exactly? They work, and they work well.

Struggling with their BIOS. Perhaps P67 is just an unstable chipset.

Surveyor · 16 Apr 2011 at 20:41

Why is everyone all doom and gloom?

Computer hardware gets upgraded/replaced/improved all the time.

What went before doesn't suddenly become useless and presumably still does what you bought it for.

The Z68 chipset has been on the cards for a long time so anyone who wanted one could have waited.

I suppose the question is are Gigabyte owners going to get a Z68 board to replace their "faulty" P67 boards?

chippy08 · 16 Apr 2011 at 21:20

I think they will just give old p67 boards out until stock runs out.

modez · 16 Apr 2011 at 22:02

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 on sale now in Taiwan.

joemo13 · 16 Apr 2011 at 22:02

I'm glad I haven't upgraded yet, although now I might be able to get a cheap mobo!

VoG · 16 Apr 2011 at 22:51

Surveyor said:
Computer hardware gets upgraded/replaced/improved all the time.

it does indeed, but manufacturers don't normally render a mobo line up obsolete within 2 months of release, i think that's a first

Operation · 16 Apr 2011 at 22:56

As the thread in the link points out, that image is of a p67.

Operation · 16 Apr 2011 at 22:59

From here:
http://www.crosat.us/gigabyte-p67a-ud7-intel-p67-express-motherboard-preview/

nightmare99 · 17 Apr 2011 at 16:56

Hmm I wonder if they will have proper UEFI on these?

Alfie · 17 Apr 2011 at 17:34

I got my p67a-ud7-b3 about 2 weeks ago. The only thing I'm worried about is that the bios still has issues and they may stop working on improving it when the Z68 boards become mainstream.

For those who have had gigabyte boards before, are they good at continuing to support older boards?

Alfie · 17 Apr 2011 at 17:36

VoG said:
ouch!

that's a real kick in the chubblies for any one who's just bought a GB P67, wonder if MSI & Asus will do likewise?.

Why?

Azuse05 · 17 Apr 2011 at 17:36

24 phase VRM :eek:

Alfie · 17 Apr 2011 at 17:40

Azuse05 said:
24 phase VRM

my p67 UD7 has 24 phase VRM. What will this Z68 board really give me apart from on board graphics I don't want and quick sync or whatever it's called?