CPU/MB Availability

[Reaktorblue]

So, I'm about to build a PC and had selected the ASUS P8P67 Pro with the i7-2600k CPU at newegg. I noticed today that these were removed from my cart due to availability.

I figured OK, Newegg's loss and I checked around for other suppliers. I noticed that many other stores had the same thing. I ended up asking Newegg via chat support and was told that there was a problem with the manufacturer for those items and that they were waiting for a reply back.

After doing some research it makes a tiny bit more sense but as I havent been following the enthusiast scene for a while, I'm not sure if what I'm reading is correct.

Could someone that is more on the up and up of things confirm? Was there an issue with the i7-2600k? I read something on one of the stickies here that looked like it said there was but again, I'm not sure of what I'm reading. If thats the case, I hope the "fix" for them is not significantly more expensive.

Also, I wasnt able to find any other confirming information about the ASUS P8P67 Pro. That too had problems? From what it seems, I should be waiting to put that system together?

Does anyone have any thoughts they might be able to share to point me in the right direction? Thanks!



Warmest Regards,

RB

 

[jlee]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2139682

 

[Reaktorblue]

Thanks for the response jlee however this was the post that I have read and wasnt sure what to make of this.

I guess its safe to assume that whatever suspicions I had with regards to i7-2600k and P8P67 are true, what a bummer!

Thanks again!



Warmest Regards,

RB

 

[Numenorean]

Man what if you already had a motherboard and now needed one of the new CPU's lol. That would suck.

Some places have them still I bet.

 

[Reaktorblue]

Yeah, I was actually going to purchase an i7-2600k and P8P67 motherboard from a competitor that claimed to have them in stock. I assumed that people were finding them on sale or just buying stuff for Superbowl Sunday this week.

I'm glad I did the research before hand but I'm bummed needless to say. I may explore an AMD alternative as a game I'd like to check out is being released in March. I dont necessarily want to wait until April for them to put out a fix and potentially charge more money for it as well.

 

[Diogenes2]

eBay

P.S.

Last time I looked, Amazon was still selling boards and CPU's...

 

[alaricljs]

I guess its safe to assume that whatever suspicions I had with regards to i7-2600k and P8P67 are true, what a bummer!

Understand that the issue is entirely with the chipset. There are no known issues with any of the new CPUs that Intel has released.