Nah; a system I ordered with an i7-8700 was delayed, but it's finally shipping. Gamers Nexus reported that retailers are confirming new Coffee Lake inventory every other week:
Except at SL anything other than the i3 is already sold out for the future batch because quantities are so low. So yeah still mostly unavailable with no clear timeline on when they will be generally available so, yeah they are unavailable for the foreseeable future like I said. Especially the 8600k and 8700k.
If you define "unavailable for the foreseeable future" as "I won't be able to pick one up on a whim", then yeah I suppose so.
The truth is that people who back-order these are getting estimated delivery times within a couple of weeks - Scan in the UK for example are expecting their next shipment November 1st. If your definition of "foreseeable future" doesn't include "two weeks time" then you've got some issues...
wow these boards are so ugly its crazy. I dig the black/yellow theme but those look awful. If they wanted to make something that stands out well they can surely check that box
If the general sparseness of the back panel is any indication, other than the RGB cancer these're intended as near entry level Z370 boards. I guess they're assuming people buying at that price level are more likely to have a DVI monitor than Display port. (Despite my initial assumption otherwise the larger size of a DVI connector outweighs it being an obsolete hunk of junk when I pricechecked parts on mouser.com)
I personally still miss screw secured DVI connectors... they were way more resistant to minor movement... give me DP with two mounting screws on both sides and I'll be happy.
Display port does have hooks that secure it into place although I have seen plenty of cables without but with a cable that does have them it is pretty resistent to movement at least a lot more then hdmi
A bit of a nitpick but based on the admittedly not very high resolution pictures I'd say that the VRM is most likely a doubled 5-phase design with the 11th larger choke being dedicated to something other than the main CPU Vcore VRM.
Could be, but adding all the phases for different purposes to get a bigger marketing number has become SOP, and the 11 phase figure is from Biostar's page.
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Jhlot - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
What's the point, the CPUs are virtually unobtainable for the foreseeable future.ikjadoon - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
Nah; a system I ordered with an i7-8700 was delayed, but it's finally shipping. Gamers Nexus reported that retailers are confirming new Coffee Lake inventory every other week:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CiT-Ie3qc&fe...
Silicon Lottery's next patch is is next Friday:
https://siliconlottery.com/collections/lga-1151
Two weeks are definitely in "the foreseeable future". But this is US only. Internationally, I don't know, but I ain't optimistic.
ikjadoon - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
*next batch is coming next FridayJhlot - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
Except at SL anything other than the i3 is already sold out for the future batch because quantities are so low. So yeah still mostly unavailable with no clear timeline on when they will be generally available so, yeah they are unavailable for the foreseeable future like I said. Especially the 8600k and 8700k.mkaibear - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
If you define "unavailable for the foreseeable future" as "I won't be able to pick one up on a whim", then yeah I suppose so.The truth is that people who back-order these are getting estimated delivery times within a couple of weeks - Scan in the UK for example are expecting their next shipment November 1st. If your definition of "foreseeable future" doesn't include "two weeks time" then you've got some issues...
Gunbuster - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
Grats Biostar, you have maintained the crown for ugliest motherboards.shabby - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
These boards aren't for gamers they're for racers, notice the gt and racing stripes?DanNeely - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
Those stripes totally make the CPU go faster.Hxx - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
wow these boards are so ugly its crazy. I dig the black/yellow theme but those look awful. If they wanted to make something that stands out well they can surely check that boxHxx - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
and of course the DVI port for those premium 2009 monitors we have laying aroundDanNeely - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - link
If the general sparseness of the back panel is any indication, other than the RGB cancer these're intended as near entry level Z370 boards. I guess they're assuming people buying at that price level are more likely to have a DVI monitor than Display port. (Despite my initial assumption otherwise the larger size of a DVI connector outweighs it being an obsolete hunk of junk when I pricechecked parts on mouser.com)HollyDOL - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
I personally still miss screw secured DVI connectors... they were way more resistant to minor movement... give me DP with two mounting screws on both sides and I'll be happy.qlum - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
Display port does have hooks that secure it into place although I have seen plenty of cables without but with a cable that does have them it is pretty resistent to movement at least a lot more then hdmiMrCommunistGen - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
A bit of a nitpick but based on the admittedly not very high resolution pictures I'd say that the VRM is most likely a doubled 5-phase design with the 11th larger choke being dedicated to something other than the main CPU Vcore VRM.MrCommunistGen - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
Rather than the listed "11-phase VRM"DanNeely - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
Could be, but adding all the phases for different purposes to get a bigger marketing number has become SOP, and the 11 phase figure is from Biostar's page.Ian Cutress - Friday, October 20, 2017 - link
Almost everything above 6 or 8 phase is using doublers these days. That's taken as given at this point.HollyDOL - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
LED strip check: positivenext please
BrokenCrayons - Thursday, October 19, 2017 - link
Biostar's ugly looking latest and greatest certainly makes a case without a side windows seem like a really good idea.