hope to see 6970 lightning..
with MSI custom made PCB like the old 5870..

i use MSI FX5200 AGP b4..hehe..

6850 cyclone still not on market yet?

even normal one also not see..
if too slow bring it.. ppl already buy other brand..

hrmm... MSI did bring in 20 pieces if i'm not mistaken, the normal version. but within days all sold out. and i see this trend not only with MSI brand, other brands as well. Maybe because of the pricing of 6870. as for Cyclone, Hawk or Lightning version, it is definitely slower as it's not reference card.

but now the main issue of the delay is caused by the shortage of AMD GPU Chipset.

ya can understand if have the shortage supply..
but cannot accept the seller telling the 6870 price is close to that 6850 and that's why not getting the stock..

but i saw some pricelist stated DDR3? is it? or just typo?

SARATOGA, Calif. - Futuremark® announced today that 3DMark® 11, the upcoming DirectX 11 benchmark, will be bundled with MSI's line of GTX 580 series NVIDIA graphics cards at launch and upcoming enthusiast level graphics cards for select, model, stock and country. The bundle will be available while stocks last in specially-designed collector’s edition packaging inspired by the Deep Sea scene in 3DMark 11. MSI is the official launch and bundle partner for 3DMark 11. http://www.3dmark.com

"We are proud to partner with MSI on this unique promotion," said Oliver Baltuch, President of Futuremark Inc. "Together MSI’s high performance graphics cards and 3DMark 11, the industry standard for DirectX 11 performance measurement, make a great package for discerning PC users."

"As the world’s leading brand of motherboards and VGA cards, MSI is glad to announce this exciting bundle promotion with Futuremark. Customer can use the latest MSI graphics cards to enjoy the stunning visual effects of DirectX 11 using 3DMark 11. We believe new overclocking records around the world will be broken using MSI motherboards and graphics cards!" said Jason Lee, Director of Marketing at MSI.

3DMark 11 is the latest version of the world’s most popular benchmark for measuring the 3D graphics performance of gaming PCs. 3DMark 11 uses a native DirectX 11 engine designed to make extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11, including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.

3DMark 11 will be released in 2010. For trailers, screenshots and further information please visit the official website: http://www.3dmark.com/

Source : FutureMark

Press Release - November 22, 2010

MSI and Futuremark want you to “Guess Score” contest to predict the score of MSI's Recommended Configurations - The First Correct Guess Takes Home a High-End MSI X58 XPower Mainboard and a N480GTX Lightning Graphics Card!

[Taipei－Taiwan] With 8 days until the official launch of 3DMark 11 benchmarks, world-renowned benchmark developer Futuremark, and the 3DMark 11’s official mainboard and graphics card partner MSI, are jointly holding a series of contests to allow gamers to fully experience the astonishing vision and light effects of DirectX 11 delivered by 3DMark 11. The first wave of contests includes the 3DMark 11 “Predict the Winning Score” Contest. From November 22 through November 30, gamers can use any type of method to simulate the possible scores of MSI's three pre-determined configurations. After carrying out 3DMark 11 scoring under different conditions, the first participant to guess accurately will win the grand prize—a bundle that includes a high-end MSI X58 XPower mainboard, a N480GTX Lightning graphics card, and a full version of 3DMark 11! Through this simple and effortless contest, gamers can rely on their powerful imaginations in determining scoring probabilities and also weigh the evolution in performance of past 3DMark versions to guess performance scores! Gamers, enter now into 3DMark 11's official website and try to predict the amazing scores of MSI's configurations!

Details of 3DMark 11 Guess Score Contest:
• Contestants can make 3DMark11 P-Score performance predictions based on three pre-defined systems
• The contest is run 8 days prior to launch – start date 11/22/10 – 11/30/10
• Join Futuremark's forums to publish your score calculations
• In case of identical scores, the participant who submitted calculations first will be considered the winner

System 1:
CPU: Intel Pentium G6950
Graphics Card: MSI N450GTS Cyclone Power Edition
Mainboard: MSI H55M-E33
Test Conditions: 3DMark 11 Entry Preset

System 2:
CPU: Intel Core i5-750
Graphics Card: MSI N460GTX Hawk
Mainboard: MSI P55-GD85
Test Conditions: 3DMark 11 Performance Preset

System 3:
CPU: Intel Core i7-980x
Graphics Card: MSI N480GTX Lightning
Mainboard: MSI Bigbang XPower
Test Conditions: 3DMark 11 Extreme Preset

Official Contest Page: FutureMark

This post has been edited by Sanko: Nov 24 2010, 01:21 PM

Computer Technology Enthusiasts is now sitting tight anticipating for the release of Intel Sandy Bridge Platform on the 5th of January 2011, including me. Rumours has it that the upcoming Intel 6 Series Platform is one hell of a performance giant succeeding the Intel i5/i7 Lynnfield and Clarkdale processors. I'm lucky enough to be given the opportunity to unveil some of the Intel 6 Series Mainboards from MSI. While my regular OC Partner, dblooi is also lucky enough to be given the same opportunity by Gigabyte to show some actual pictures for their own mainboards. Cut the crap, straight to the unboxing of MSI P67A-GD65 Mainboard.



This post has been edited by Sanko: Nov 25 2010, 02:45 PM

ahahaha. Sanko, nice little green monster you have
may I know what movie is it from?

droolin over that 6 series mobo.

damn thts hot!

TechnoG: i also don't know. i wanted to know the answer myself too. most ppl call it the green frog.
CopyX: pre-testing is not bad. there's plenty of different features. hehe.. still exploring it.

nice mobo

what's the price gonna be?

no 870A PE eh?

CopyX: yeah.. me too. lol.
dlwl: i guess TBA?
8tvt: i didn't do proper unboxing for 870A Fuzion POwer Edition. but did some benching with that board. it's posted in OverClockers United.

Have any ES procs like Core i5 2500O(other than Core i7 2600k) for benchmark with that P67?

This post has been edited by riku2replica: Nov 26 2010, 04:25 PM

riku2replica: hrmm.... got also dare not to post. we 1Malaysia must follow law. lol.

awesome! any idea of its price & release date yet?

retsnom: officially it should be 5th of January 2011. unofficially it should be 5th of December 2010. rumours is already spreading here if you see the Sandy Bridge thread iirc.