Quote Originally Posted by FLG_Poncho View Post
Can it support Penryn? With a bios fix.... yes. Will it support Penryn? That's 150% up to Asus. The board is capable, provided it supports Conroe, but it needs to have it's software updated in order to run Penryn. Now.... look at it this way: If you were Asus, or any company for that matter, and see on the horizon a CPU that is badass and that everybody will want.... do you try and capitalize on it and force people to purchase a new board? Or do you make it so those people can upgrade without putting another dime in your pocket? A shady thing to do? Meh.... maybe, but that's the reality. I love when people blame INtel for new sockets, chipsets that don't support new CPUs, etc. It has little to do with INtel since the motherboard companies want you to have to buy new boards.... well, intel does as well but to a lesser degree. Intel makes it money from the OEMs that will buy new chipsets regardless.
let's hope not. but you miss the fact that some brands might support penryn with a simple Bios-Update and do you think the disappointed Asus-board-owners would buy the next Asus? I don't think so and if you look at it this way such a behaviour could easily backfire

all my Boards up to now were from Asus, but if my P5W-DH doesn't support Penryn but other 975X do, then it was the last Asus I bought I'm sure I'm not the only one who would react in this way. we got several good brands out there, so why not try another?