The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!
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The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!
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Originally Posted by Sneaky
is it me, or does this link not work?
They still won't guarantee Rev 304 stock and it could be weeks before previous revs are all purged from the channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldsarge
ZZF has much better pricing. ($208 and they pay the freight.)
However the only way I know to ensure getting a Rev 304 is to buy from B&M and inspect the box.
I assume these do not support SLI... being intel chipset boards?
Me neitherQuote:
Originally Posted by b0bd0le
Sales threads are not allowed outside of the FS section. Been a rule forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by b0bd0le
Yes. Another P - D was placed in the mobo and it loaded Windows??? The 3.6 I have works in another compatable board??? Phone calls to Intel have all come to one conclusion. Send the 3.6ghz Pentium D back for replacement???Quote:
Originally Posted by deeznuts
Many combinations of testing reveal nothing is wrong. But put the 3.6 in with the new D975XBX board and again, Windows won't load. Processor is being sent back. I'll keep you posted. I'm am facinated, yet disapointed at all this. :confused: I noted the board came in a plain cardboard box. Does anyone know if it is supposed to come in an Intel box and show me what it looks like please?
Thanks Mr. Beast, what an awesome system you have. It's strange a bios should be submitted to the public as broken? Mine now has the most recent as of a few days after it's release. Not tested on it yet. Yes, I had updates the bios from factory standard to the second last and most recent releases. Everything booted fine. It's just loading the OS and the freezing up whilst windows is installing devices (could be power issues as stated below.) So Thats 3 bios versions that had no bearing on this situation. Cpu is being sent back as being suspect..... See what happens. I suspect the following that has to do with not having enough ampereage from the psu though a 1x4 to 2x2 connector adaptor as the cpu works in another less powerful board:-Quote:
Originally Posted by beast-usa
This is information is from the Intel site relating to power issues, which would be a common problem for many that are unaware...
My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302. :(
That sucks man ... :( I was just thinking to order one too after going to local Fry's today , spent 2 hours driving in heavy traffic :mad: , and they had only 302 , asked them when they may get 304 and they said may be nex month lol :rolleyes: :stick: "Cause not many people buy those ... :rolleyes: " and the same guy told me that lots of people been asking for 304 this week . Of course nobody buys those old 302 rev , why not get some new 304's and get some huge sails ?! :confused: :stick: Why it such a big deal to get that damn rev.304 in U.S. ?!Quote:
Originally Posted by fluffysheap
cause they still ahve 302's in stock and no one wants them - so they have no reason to order more of the newer 304's because the 302's wont sell in the first place
But there are lots of people that don't need 304 , they don't care if it's 302 or 304 . So why not order some 304's in first place for all those people that been asking about that rev recently and sell those few 302's that are left to costumers that don't care much about revision ? I thought it's better to sell something :fact: than nothing :slapass: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sneaky
At least i found and bought a nice Fluke 62 IR thermometer at Fry's today LOL :lol:
Well, my local Fry's has the rev 304, but it's $50 more than at Newegg, so I thought I'd take a chance. Most of the people that will buy these boards now are the same ones that bought them before, for Pentiums.
Yep it does... The board is a revision 302 and hopefully a retail revision 304 will fix the issue? It is possible that the new p- D 3.6ghx is not compatable with rev. 302. Obviously, Intel would have tested the new processor in rev 304, but it's only a possibility. All I know is P - D 960 has trouble in rev 302???????????Quote:
Originally Posted by deeznuts
Reply to original thread by FragTamer:-
The original board (rev. 302) bios did had the same problem. Second last and last revisions of bios also had no bearing on the issue. Bios has been eliminated as not being at fault. As the CPU works in another board, we have eliminated that as well. It may be likely the board will get hoyked and a revision 304 installed and the same CPU out back in. It could be (this is another final stab in the dark) a compatability issue with rev. 302 mobo and the Pentium D 960 3.6ghz processor............ I see in here there is a two week wait for rev 304:eek: Lucky I have this (another) pc still :banana: ...one day he's legs and arms will drop off...Quote:
Originally Posted by beast-usa
I learnt the hard way too :slapass: Because distributors stock up on mobos, they need to clear the older revision stock before they can order bulk in the new revisions. Lesson learned. Be absolutely specific on what you want and do your final homework to ensure new items are on the market. If they are newly released, be prepared to be patient.Quote:
Originally Posted by fluffysheap
Hi there, did you receive your mobo? Is it rev 304 indeed? Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiggy McShades
They have guarenteed rev.304 in stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobov
From what I heard, they will have some in stock by tomorrow. ;)
Price went up to $270.00. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by k00lance
people will pay it tooQuote:
Originally Posted by bobov
Which shop was that?
http://www.jncs.com/php/showdetail.p...-in-d975xbxlkrQuote:
Originally Posted by uOpt
I probably wouldn't pay $270 - B&M stores will have them on shelves for that price. (My local Fry's in Seattle does, anyway.)
UK people can find the guarranteed rev 304 here.
At £155 + £7.50 P+P it aint cheap, but two have been bought since refreshing the page! Current stock 16.
http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...?prodID=B33495
They also have $16 minimum shipping rate. I won't do that, at least not in combination with an inflated base price.Quote:
Originally Posted by fluffysheap