~~~~~IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Regarding Intel Sandybridge CPU/Motherboards (1000's IN STOCK)!!~~~~~

[Mr Krugga]

From Gibbo's post the Mobo bundled with the 2500k can do x8/x8.

"- PCI-E x 16 Single x16 or x8x8x4"

Its the Mobo below that one (LE) which does x16/x4 according to product info.

From Asus website:

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 * (max. at x4 mode [Black])
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI
*The PCIEX16_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 slot, PCIEX1_2 slot and USB3_34 connector. The PCIEX16_2 runs at x1 mode by default for system resource optimization.

Gibbo's wrong

 

[Clarkson]

Sucks.

 

[FMTopfan]

I was looking at the 2600K+Asus P8P67 Pro deal and the offer is quite temping.

Here is a comparison i've gathered from a few indepth reviews. I've had my heart set on the Asus P8P67 Deluxe but the difference are:-
Asus P8P67 Deluxe vs Pro
Power design: 16+2 vs 12+2
Gig lan: x2 (Intel 82579 + Realtek 8111E) vs x1 (Intel 82579)
USB 3.0: front panel vs bracket
RAM*: up to 2400MHz (latest BIOS)
*NOTE: 2000MHz RAM according to the manual runs at 1866MHz, nearest speed, due to the CPU somehow.

Also for the Deluxe: the Deluxe increased power design allows for better stability for overclocking, slightly lower memory latency and higher memory bandwidth (+5%), additional heatsink, better onboard audio, 2 more USB 2.0 ports, error diagnostic LED display, clear CMOS button, and reset and power on/off buttons for testing out the case.

I noted that on benchmarks with the 2500k here, the Pro won as much as its lost vs the Deluxe. Where the Deluxe won, it was marginal in some cases.