ASUS P8P67 Deluxe SB Motherboard $251.59

Think this is pre-release gouging or indicative of the retail price after launch?

It seemed like the preview press was spinning that these P67 boards would be a lot cheaper since they were supposed to be targeted at a mainstream audience and since more of the clock control was going to the CPU rather than the board.

$250 is not really better than the X58 prices, and it's more expensive than their Deluxe boards for Socket 775 launch. I skipped 1156, so I don't remember how their launch prices compared.
 
tony-kun said:
Think this is pre-release gouging or indicative of the retail price after launch?

It seemed like the preview press was spinning that these P67 boards would be a lot cheaper since they were supposed to be targeted at a mainstream audience and since more of the clock control was going to the CPU rather than the board.

$250 is not really better than the X58 prices, and it's more expensive than their Deluxe boards for Socket 775 launch. I skipped 1156, so I don't remember how their launch prices compared.
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This particular board looks like one of the more bells-and-whistles tricked out boards. Three PCIe x16 connectors, edge-mounted SATA ports, huge heatsinks, black PCB, and the USB 3.0 front panel thing are more indicative of a higher-end board.

Either way, price does seem like gouging, especially since it's a third-party seller.

Most of the pre-launch stuff expected the highest-end P67 boards (ASRock Fatal1ty, Asus Maximus IV, and Gigabyte Ultra Durable 7) to be around the $250 mark.
 
Very expensive board considering that it's only lga 1155 and not even the high end lga 2011.
 
I don't think you should use pre-release pricing (a month early) as any kind of reliable indicator of actual launch prices.
 
nalc said:
This particular board looks like one of the more bells-and-whistles tricked out boards. Three PCIe x16 connectors, edge-mounted SATA ports, huge heatsinks, black PCB, and the USB 3.0 front panel thing are more indicative of a higher-end board.

Either way, price does seem like gouging, especially since it's a third-party seller.

Most of the pre-launch stuff expected the highest-end P67 boards (ASRock Fatal1ty, Asus Maximus IV, and Gigabyte Ultra Durable 7) to be around the $250 mark.
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Exactly. If the Asus's ROG line of boards is supposed to be ~$250, then it's hard to imagine that the Deluxe would be > $200, given the sort of price premium ROG boards usually command.

But, it's possible that the $250 estimates for those boards was low.
 
tony-kun said:
Exactly. If the Asus's ROG line of boards is supposed to be ~$250, then it's hard to imagine that the Deluxe would be > $200, given the sort of price premium ROG boards usually command.

But, it's possible that the $250 estimates for those boards was low.
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It's also more likely, IMO, that these websites selling them early are just price gouging since they're selling the products pre-release. Once the big sites like Newegg and Amazon and Microcenter and Fry's have them, we can get a real idea of how expensive they will be.
 
Yeah, there is no way those prices are going to stick once official release hits.
 
Lots of P67 boards listed through Google Shopping now, and it doesn't look like those prices posted earlier are out of line with what other sellers are charging. I'm starting to expect that they are probably marked up no more than 5% or so over MSRP.
 
I was looking at the gigabyte ud7 - $333 though - ack. I hope it comes down a bit.
 
I like the UD4 - $211 is a little high, but not unreasonable. Those "halo" boards are always at a significant premium.
 
ASUS is launching 7 models of the Intel P67 series chipset for Sandy Bridge.



  • [*]P8P67
    [*]P8P67 DELUXE
    [*]P8P67 EVO
    [*]P8P67 PRO
    [*]P8P67 LE
    [*]P8P67-M
    [*]P8P67-M PRO

I looked at their website to determine the difference between these but they all have almost the same specs.

Can anyone tell me what is the MAJOR difference between the P8P67, P8P67 Deluxe, P8P67 PRO and P8P67 EVO expect for the pricing?

:confused:
 
  • P8P67 ~$160
  • P8P67 PRO ~190
  • P8P67 EVO ~210
  • P8P67 Deluxe ~235
  • SABERTOOTH P67 ~$219
  • P8P67 WS SC ~$259
  • Maximus IV Extreme ~365
  • P8P67-M PRO ~$149
  • P8H67-M EVO ~$129

(source)

As for the differences, very little.

asus_p8p67_spec.jpg
 
SolidBladez said:
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As for the differences, very little.

asus_p8p67_spec.jpg
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Thank you very much for this info!


nouse4aname68 said:
So the Deluxe and the EVO are pretty much the same?
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Almost the same but the Major difference i see is that:
  1. Only the Deluxe EVO and Pro have PCE ex16 slots
  2. Only the Deluxe and EVO have 2 Gbit Lans
  3. Only the Deluxe has 16+2 DIGI+VRM (where as the rest of the models EVO, PRO and non deluxe model have 12+2)

Does anyone have an idea if the difference of the16+2 DIGI+VRM is worth it?
 
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finny76 said:
Does anyone have an idea if the difference of the16+2 DIGI+VRM is worth it?
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Doubt you would ever notice the difference. 12+2 vs. 4+1, yeah probably but 16+2, very unlikely even at very high overclocks.

Also, the EVO has onboard power/reset buttons compared to the Pro. I find that Asus putting an additional LAN port by Realtek unnecessary and almost a downgrade.
 
Forceman said:
Looks like only the power phases. Really not much to push the EVO over the Pro though, unless you feel a need for the second GigE.
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Whats brands of LAN do the P8P67 and P6P67 LE have?

The diagram says 1, but doesn't specify the manufacturer.
 
Pretzel said:
Great spreadsheet comparison /linky
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This is excellent thanks for sharing. In the sub $200 segment it looks like the UD4 is a better buy than the ASUS Pro unless you want 3x PCI-x.

I was leaning toward the UD4 over the UD3P because I thought it had more power phases and better SLI support, but it seems the UD3P also has 12 phases so the only features I'm paying an extra $30 for are 2 exra 6GB SATA, eSATA, and 8x8 SLI instead of 16x4 SLI. I only care about SLI support even though I don't use it now I may in the future. humm......

Thanks again.
 
I've only just started to get into this stuff, but I think the number of PCIe lanes is a major difference between the Deluxe, Pro, and EVO. As far I have read, only the Deluxe has a PLX to support 8x/8x/4x + bandwidth for the other PCIe slots and full USB3/SATA6.

Someone correct me if I'm getting this architecture wrong, I'm still learning.
 
Forceman said:
Looks like only the power phases. Really not much to push the EVO over the Pro though, unless you feel a need for the second GigE.
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My thoughts exactly if deciding between the PRO and EVO...

BUT between the P8P67 and PRO.....Is it worth getting the PRO?

Only Major difference is the that the Pro has 3 PCIe x16 slots and the P8P67 has 2 slots?

:confused:
 
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finny76 said:
My thoughts exactly if deciding between the PRO and EVO...

BUT between the P8P67 and PRO.....Is it worth getting the PRO?

Only Major difference is the that the Pro has 3 PCIe x16 slots and the P8P67 has 2 slots?

:confused:
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The Pro also has 2 onboard eSATA ports, the regular P8P67 has none.
 
The PS/2 ports are dual-colored, half green, half purple. Does this mean it can be split and allow plugging in both a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard? Some laptops used to do this, with a separate splitter. I'd like to use a P8P67 board with a KVM setup that only has PS/2 for mouse and keyboard.

I've found no USB-to-PS/2 adapters that will work reliably with these kinds of KVMs. I've tried many different brands, all to no avail. None would work properly. Yes, I'm sure it's a KVM-related issue but I'm not in a position to replace a whole KVM and it's cabling setup at this point. So having actual PS/2 ports is a necessity.

Can the P8P67 PS/2 port be split?
 
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