Yeah, I read this Hexus rumor too. It's all a bit strange and I'm curious to hear the full story. The INQ cited sources saying it was due to "compatibility problems" -- why is that an issue
now, all of a sudden??
Foxconn did indeed have a 790i board - the Dreadnought. It used to be shown on their Quantum Force subsidiary site, alongside their other high end boards like BlackOps. As of this morning, it's gone without a trace from the product page.
Toms did a
790i roundup a few days ago. My understanding is the publishing of the roundup was delayed. Sometime during that delay, one of the manufacturers contacted them asking them not to publish the review for their board, because they didn't know whether the board would reach the market. Toms wouldn't name the manufacturer or the board in question, but they dropped a few hints, mentioning integrated LN2 and watercooling, would means it was the Dreadnought.
I wonder who has the contract to manufacture the 790i reference boards for NV (the ones that XFX and EVGA sell). My understanding is that Foxconn does a lot of the reference design manufacturing on NV video cards and motherboards, but I'm not sure if they make the 790i reference boards. Some of the comments at NewEgg indicate that Foxconn is the manufacturer for the XFX and EVGA, but I'm also not one to really trust anything posted on NewEgg with proof. The source that the INQ cited as far as the "compatibility issues" was a Foxconn rep. Whatever they know, they're being quite vague about it.
ASUS, along with XFX and EVGA are still selling their 790i boards.
EDIT: Sorry, I goofed a little - it was Hexus that got a statement from Foxconn, not the INQ, and they just said that the chipset was not up to snuff or something along those lines. It was Gigabyte who mentioned the "compatibility issues" with certain CPU. Sounds like Hexus is still trying to get their story straight.
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