http://www.pctuning.cz/index.php?opt...1&limitstart=1

in this review of the retail board, this guy shows a pic of the X38 with the IHS off, and gigabyte is using the ES chips............look at the HSF of the X38, says ES.............i knew it, they are using the older revisions of the chip, im sure eventually they will change this, but early boards seem to be the ES chips..............could someone remove there heatsink to find out if they are using the ES chips on their retail boards, thanks!