Friday, February 11th 2011
Intel to Start Shipping B3 Stepping Cougar Point Chipset from February 14
Intel seems to have fast-tracked its Cougar Point chipset flaw rectification. The silicon giant claims that it will be in a position to start shipping B3 stepping of Cougar Point chipsets (Intel P67, H67, etc,) from 14 February, to OEM partners. According to the latest PCN (product change notification), number 110456-00 dated 2/9/2011, Cougar Point B3 will carry the following changes/features:
Source:
Intel
- Revision ID will change from 04h to 05h
- BIOS Update (Revision 1.1.4 of the BIOS Specification Update and Reference Code)
- B3 stepping package is pin compatible with B2 stepping package
- Minor metal layer change from B2 to B3 improving lifetime wear out with no changes to functionality or design specifications
40 Comments on Intel to Start Shipping B3 Stepping Cougar Point Chipset from February 14
If I see the 1155 boards on the egg before I get RMA info from Asus, Iz gonna be pizzed.
He said don't expect to get an RMA until April. Newegg and Tiger direct will be the first to get the revised boards and you're better off doing the recall through them.
I asked if they are likely to see boards before april and he wouldn't give me a definite answer but that's what I think he was implying. Too bad I bought my board about 2 days before the egg had them in stock so i had to go with another vendor. What i'll probably do is buy a new board when they come into newegg, rma my board in april and then turn around and sell the replacement - well, either that or build another SB cruncher. Hehehe.
And yes, I am a crazy cock sucker when it comes to crunching. :rockout: I need to find some kind of support group like AA or something. :shadedshu :o
Edit: I'm told that they are getting the boards in and starting RMA's around 3/11. Faster than I thought.
edit - but i did a search on 1155, I didn't try to find them via the cpu section - maybe that was the difference?
MSI G65 (b3) up on newegg
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interesting how there's 4 others under 200$ and the 400$ board is the one sold out.
edit:though I guess if you're looking for more than dual cards it's the only one available.
cpu's are in too
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