And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.
 
 
Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window.......

whitnasty1


I dont think ASrock will pull a $700 mobo with this one, like JU said above, I'm guessing it's going to clock in around $400-$500 in which that would be a hell of a good price. This company has been impressing me lately, good to see someone pushing the limits, however there is a whole lot that could go wrong on a board like that, so lets hope it has been engineered to a T.

 
I wish.... but I think we would be crazy if we think this board will be any less than $600. Those parts are just to expensive.

Bruno747
And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.


Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window...

As recent as the 27th:
 
"Donanimhaber have published leaked pictures of Asrocks upcoming heavyweight Socket 2011 motherboard..."
 
Unfortunately, the article also ends with the sentence
 
"...Also as seen in the pictures, or in this case, not seen, the heatsinks covering the various VRMS are missing, this suggests the board may be a while off just yet."

jaafaman

Bruno747
And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.


Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window...

As recent as the 27th:

"Donanimhaber have published leaked pictures of Asrocks upcoming heavyweight Socket 2011 motherboard..."

Unfortunately, the article also ends with the sentence

"...Also as seen in the pictures, or in this case, not seen, the heatsinks covering the various VRMS are missing, this suggests the board may be a while off just yet."

this just got me thinking, it would be kinda cool if some motherboard vendors sold boards just like that and knocked the price down since many an enthusiast likes to after market cool the motherboard with water blocks anywho.

jaafaman

Bruno747
And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.


Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window...

As recent as the 27th:

"Donanimhaber have published leaked pictures of Asrocks upcoming heavyweight Socket 2011 motherboard..."

Unfortunately, the article also ends with the sentence

"...Also as seen in the pictures, or in this case, not seen, the heatsinks covering the various VRMS are missing, this suggests the board may be a while off just yet."

 
Yeah, I saw that part. I mean wow, by the time they get this out, haswell will be pretty close.

Bruno747

jaafaman

Bruno747
And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.


Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window...

As recent as the 27th:

"Donanimhaber have published leaked pictures of Asrocks upcoming heavyweight Socket 2011 motherboard..."

Unfortunately, the article also ends with the sentence

"...Also as seen in the pictures, or in this case, not seen, the heatsinks covering the various VRMS are missing, this suggests the board may be a while off just yet."

Yeah, I saw that part. I mean wow, by the time they get this out, haswell will be pretty close.

 
2011 Socket so Haswell is not really relevant - that said if it's not EVGA it's of no use to me.

ATGSteakHouse

Bruno747

jaafaman

Bruno747
And this board has dropped off the planet again......guess thats what happens when you show a motherboard too good to be true so its made by putting the chips on with super glue.


Freaking 3930k is just sitting in its box waiting for a home while asrock guys are gawkin at clouds out the window...

As recent as the 27th:

"Donanimhaber have published leaked pictures of Asrocks upcoming heavyweight Socket 2011 motherboard..."

Unfortunately, the article also ends with the sentence

"...Also as seen in the pictures, or in this case, not seen, the heatsinks covering the various VRMS are missing, this suggests the board may be a while off just yet."

Yeah, I saw that part. I mean wow, by the time they get this out, haswell will be pretty close.

2011 Socket so Haswell is not really relevant - that said if it's not EVGA it's of no use to me.

 
Socket match or not, if haswell is out performing sandy bridge 2011 parts while using less power, then what would be the point to keep waiting for asrock to finally get off their butt and launch this board? Quad Channel memory? E-peen?
 
All I wanted was the ability to put more than 2 drives in raid 0 at sata III speeds, while using a raid card that was worth a hoot without adding one on. (Marvel controllers by no means qualify as worth a hoot) Asrock, if they can ever see far enough forward to launch this board filled that want/need perfectly with this board, since intel could not do it. But by the same token, if Haswell is going to launch on a new socket as it is a whole new architecture, who is to say that it wont have quad channel ram? Or for that matter, 6 sata III ports NATIVE to the chipset. (Why it is that intel can't seem to pull this off but AMD seems to have had it for a LONG time is beyond me)
 
At any rate, I do get impatient, but to be honest, showing a board quite a while ago, and NO ONE ever even reporting to have seen it up and running or even having seen a heat sink for it is somewhat sad.
 
Seriously, if ASrock reads this thread, give us some official time tables for release and actually show a board functioning for god sake.

ATGSteakHouse

Bruno747
Yeah, I saw that part. I mean wow, by the time they get this out, haswell will be pretty close.

2011 Socket so Haswell is not really relevant - that said if it's not EVGA it's of no use to me.

Hmmm...
 
I took it to mean that by the time ASROCK releases the board it won't be really useful, and certainly won't be as "advanced".
 
But that's just me I guess...

jaafaman

ATGSteakHouse

Bruno747
Yeah, I saw that part. I mean wow, by the time they get this out, haswell will be pretty close.

2011 Socket so Haswell is not really relevant - that said if it's not EVGA it's of no use to me.

Hmmm...

I took it to mean that by the time ASROCK releases the board it won't be really useful, and certainly won't be as "advanced".

But that's just me I guess...

 
It is just you - this board is for the 2011 Socket so until that socket is replaced by another Enthusiast Level socket - it's current.  And LOL at Haswell being more advanced then IB-E and it's "Octo Cores" or even SB-E and it's "Hex Cores" (not to mention the native 40 PCI-E Lanes).  If you want Haswell, then go for it - but the 2011 Socket is Tops now and into the foreseeable future.  You may as well say the 2012 Ferrari won't be as "advanced" as the 2013 Ford Taurus.  I know which one I'd get if I had a choice...
 
 

ATGSteakHouse
It is just you - this board is for the 2011 Socket so until that socket is replaced by another Enthusiast Level socket - it's current.  And LOL at Haswell being more advanced then IB-E and it's "Octo Cores" or even SB-E and it's "Hex Cores" (not to mention the native 40 PCI-E Lanes).  If you want Haswell, then go for it - but the 2011 Socket is Tops now and into the foreseeable future.  You may as well say the 2012 Ferrari won't be as "advanced" as the 2013 Ford Taurus.  I know which one I'd get if I had a choice...

Your humor's not working here, nor are your comparisons. Probably because you kept going straight while we took a left on this thread.
 
This board IS a bit more advanced than my DX79SI w/Quad even though it be just more of the same tech. It's more advanced than the DX79SR w/Hex that's being built with it. For that matter, many MOBOs are more advanced than Intel's desktops, even their Extremes. But as can be demonstrated by my desktop systems ranging back to a P II and a 440BX2 MOBO that still run flawlessly, can't anyone build a more durable and reliable board.
 
But my workstations tend to be more along the lines of ASUS since I moved from Tyan. There's where the in-built feature sets shine and my Xeons go. ASRock caught my eye because of its ASUS roots and not much more.

And good luck with your eVGA. Been through two of 'em, know quite a few folks who had SR2s. If I ever purchase another piece of eVGA hardware, it'll only be their graphics cards again. Right now, though PNY enjoys those sales.
 
With that, I'm sure you'll find a spot to squeeze another opinion into...

Has anyone said anything about a possible release date for this board?

whitnasty1


Has anyone said anything about a possible release date for this board?

 
I'd love to hear about it also.  In regards to chip-sets/sockets/micro-architecture etc, I will be awaiting Haswell-E before upgrading (unless Haswell shows incredible gains with multiple GPUS).  Should be another exciting year ahead in 2013!

jaafaman

ATGSteakHouse
It is just you - this board is for the 2011 Socket so until that socket is replaced by another Enthusiast Level socket - it's current.  And LOL at Haswell being more advanced then IB-E and it's "Octo Cores" or even SB-E and it's "Hex Cores" (not to mention the native 40 PCI-E Lanes).  If you want Haswell, then go for it - but the 2011 Socket is Tops now and into the foreseeable future.  You may as well say the 2012 Ferrari won't be as "advanced" as the 2013 Ford Taurus.  I know which one I'd get if I had a choice...

Your humor's not working here, nor are your comparisons. Probably because you kept going straight while we took a left on this thread.

This board IS a bit more advanced than my DX79SI w/Quad even though it be just more of the same tech. It's more advanced than the DX79SR w/Hex that's being built with it. For that matter, many MOBOs are more advanced than Intel's desktops, even their Extremes. But as can be demonstrated by my desktop systems ranging back to a P II and a 440BX2 MOBO that still run flawlessly, can't anyone build a more durable and reliable board.

But my workstations tend to be more along the lines of ASUS since I moved from Tyan. There's where the in-built feature sets shine and my Xeons go. ASRock caught my eye because of its ASUS roots and not much more.

And good luck with your eVGA. Been through two of 'em, know quite a few folks who had SR2s. If I ever purchase another piece of eVGA hardware, it'll only be their graphics cards again. Right now, though PNY enjoys those sales.

With that, I'm sure you'll find a spot to squeeze another opinion into...

 
I'm not wasting my time discussing Octo Cores vs Haswell.  2011 is the superior platform, that's not an opinion that's a fact.  And BTW with eVGA you don't need luck - if there's a problem you have the best support in the industry.

whitnasty1


Has anyone said anything about a possible release date for this board?

 
The last bit said was in a hands on video the asrock rep said mid may.....we are at mid may today 
 
saw this on their site. 
http://www.asrock.com/news/show/computex2012/
 
If they dont release this board at or before this show, I am out, asrock will have lost another sale by waiting too long.

ATGSteakHouse


I'm not wasting my time discussing Octo Cores vs Haswell.  2011 is the superior platform, that's not an opinion that's a fact.  And BTW with eVGA you don't need luck - if there's a problem you have the best support in the industry.

 
^^^^Guy must either be a wizard that can see into the future, or work at intel to know so many facts about a platform that hasn't had anything official posted about it yet.  2011 may well be a superior platform, but you cant call that a fact until you actually have some reliable data on the haswell platform.

Bruno747

ATGSteakHouse


I'm not wasting my time discussing Octo Cores vs Haswell.  2011 is the superior platform, that's not an opinion that's a fact.  And BTW with eVGA you don't need luck - if there's a problem you have the best support in the industry.

^^^^Guy must either be a wizard that can see into the future, or work at intel to know so many facts about a platform that hasn't had anything official posted about it yet.  2011 may well be a superior platform, but you cant call that a fact until you actually have some reliable data on the haswell platform.

 
Here's some wizardry for you.
 

 
^^^ That's 4 cores with some I/O, Power Usage & GPU Improvements.
 

 
^^^ Fact.
 
 
 

ATGSteakHouse

Bruno747

ATGSteakHouse


I'm not wasting my time discussing Octo Cores vs Haswell.  2011 is the superior platform, that's not an opinion that's a fact.  And BTW with eVGA you don't need luck - if there's a problem you have the best support in the industry.

^^^^Guy must either be a wizard that can see into the future, or work at intel to know so many facts about a platform that hasn't had anything official posted about it yet.  2011 may well be a superior platform, but you cant call that a fact until you actually have some reliable data on the haswell platform.

Here's some wizardry for you.  

^^^ That's 4 cores with some I/O, Power Usage & GPU Improvements.  

^^^ Fact.

 
         
 
I wouldn't say it's FACT... as it's obviously an intended roadmap... which always changes.  But the response was pretty funny.  I is amused.

mwparrish

ATGSteakHouse

Bruno747

ATGSteakHouse


I'm not wasting my time discussing Octo Cores vs Haswell.  2011 is the superior platform, that's not an opinion that's a fact.  And BTW with eVGA you don't need luck - if there's a problem you have the best support in the industry.

^^^^Guy must either be a wizard that can see into the future, or work at intel to know so many facts about a platform that hasn't had anything official posted about it yet.  2011 may well be a superior platform, but you cant call that a fact until you actually have some reliable data on the haswell platform.

Here's some wizardry for you.  

^^^ That's 4 cores with some I/O, Power Usage & GPU Improvements.  

^^^ Fact.

         

I wouldn't say it's FACT... as it's obviously an intended roadmap... which always changes.  But the response was pretty funny.  I is amused.

 

THIS BOARD IS OUT NOW!
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157318

I just checked again, not same board, but I think its better.

anarchy998


I just checked again, not same board, but I think its better.

nice board but no LSI raid.

If that board was $399 anyone who did not buy it would need to go to the doctor.

anarchy998


I just checked again, not same board, but I think its better.

 
very close.... in regards to innovation, but it still does not have LSI raid and a PLX chip for 4 x 16x pci-e

anarchy998


THIS BOARD IS OUT NOW!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157318

and they had to put that stupid fatal1ty logo on it

It is not the board that we are all waiting for.

Last day of may boys, shall we chalk this board up to another one of those parts that so many wanted, could have turned around an entire series, but then just disappeared.
 
Kinda like the LGDM92, what was it LG said, available everywhere February, and there still isn't even any new news on them since december.
 
I think is possible we start accepting that this board was too good to be true, similar to the LGDM92, and accept that we may never see it in retail, or even functional form.
 

Your move, EVGA ! :D

Sad.  I was looking forward to seeing this new breed of super boards come out but I guess it will be later or never.

is it possible that this board is really meant for the refresh of X79, depending on whether intel decides to actually flesh out the chipset to its original spec?

Yeah with only having a 1 to 2 year limited warranty that can only be dealt through the retailer you bought it from and the worst RMA support. There is a whole hell of alot that could go wrong for a $400 to $500 motherboard. There warranty is probably one of the worst ones out there for high end motherboards. But they seem to be making some pretty nice motherboards with alot of goodies more than some other brand that I know Cough Cough hack!