it's not just that the cable is in the way but high powered cards send electrical noise through the audio cable as well when the cards are running full speed in game, so right angle will not fix that issue, but thanks for the reply.

Wow just saw it on http://www.techpowerup.co...A1155-Motherboard.html

And for only $200 that's a great price, hope EVGA keeps that price at launch

I know, they will go like hot cakes

Jacob, good to see your back.
I really like what I see here. I hope the water blocks will be soon to follow.

Yes, that's what I've been thinking as well. There seem to be few strategies for recovering from this delay. OTOH, to all of the people here ranting about the product availability, but then, has any company or standards institution like ISO enforced any sort of schedule on the product design process and readiness dates? No. They're all free to choose their timeframe, and then, EVGA is quite a specific brand, you know, and they have their special sort of audience, which will wait for their product regardless of any delays. And of course, the main question (a rhetorical one):
 
Do we all need to change platforms urgently, immediately after their market availability, not just for "being modern and up-to-date" sake, but are there any objective reasons? I bet for most of us the answer is "no". So it's a rant no more.

I'll believe the $200 price tag when the P67 SLI is re-listed on the Products page for less than $199...there's no way a company would sell their regular board and FTW Edition for the same price

Night Gyr

Jacob, and is there any technical reason behind not including the legacy PS/2 ports? I just wonder, many motherboard manufacturers out there seem to include that. Or is this a marketing strategy of EVGA to provide legacy-free hardware?

BTW, is there any more USB 3.0 besides the rear panel and one on-board connector on the board? That seems to be the trend for the high-end boards nowadays, or is it a matter of bandwidth of the P67 platform?

 
Well actually the chipset does not natively support PS2! But also the though process on the EVGA P67 was to focus on the latest in technology.
 
Secondly, the EVGA P67 FTW board has an exhaust fan right at that location on the I/O, so no room for PS2.
 
http://twitpic.com/4f5paz

Well, I hope the FTW isn't too overpriced.  

youeyemind

Jacob,

Can you tell me if it has an optical port for audio.  I use a receiver and speakers for my computer and I was curious if the board has it or will I need to get a sound card.  Thanks.

Sorry, no optical.

konohahokage

I'll say this the FTW better not be more then $269 or I might as well get a AME4.

 
Agreed.  The Arock Professional Fatality can be had for that price and the Arock Extreme 6 is even less and both of those boards look like they have way more SATA III & USB 3 connections than the FTW.  Of course, I don't know for sure because EVGA won't release the FTW specs (HINT, HINT!).
 
By the way, in case anyone thinks I'm crazy to mention Arock...
http://www.techspot.com/review/380-intel-p67-motherboard-roundup/page25.html

All i want to know is if the P67 FTW will work PCI Express @ 16x/16x with space between the cards... that's all i want... if is yes then probably i am going to get it.
 
Currently if i want to get 16x/16x with my Maximus IV Extreme... card have to be installed next to the other so there is no space between the vcards...

If one 570/580 is enough for you good for you... But that does not entitle you to question what other people want... simply each people has their own requirements.
So let the demagogues to another forum dedicated to that.

Thanks Jacob for taking the time to answer some of the questions presented in this thread and thank you to everyone who is contributing
The picture given on facebook looks like the Classified shown, as Jacob promised. The real question now is price, if the board sells between $200-$250 its good value, over that and I would say wait for Z68. The Z68 board will be around the same price as P67, just something to remember :p oh and release for Z68 is May 9th (motherboards might release a little later). When we get closer to the 9th we should ask Jacob if EVGA is going to release Z68 board with the competition or be late.

From what i have seen with my 2 580s they run really quiet. I really don't hear them at all. Oh yeah, they aren't installed yet cause I am waiting for my P67 board from EVGA....hahahaha

OK let's see, it differs from the regular cards in two ways (regarding cooling of course):
-it uses a vapor chamber
-it uses a turbine
 
The vapor chamber is simply a means of transporting the heat from the GPU to the heatsink, so it may only reduce the GPU temps, but at the same time, increase the heatsink temperature and thus create more job for the fan. So it cannot make the video card quieter, but only cooler.
 
The turbine is a better cooling mechanism compared to the regular single fan once again, as it throws the hot air out of the video card case and, more important, the PC case. The regular fan also recycles some of the hot air it throws into the PC case, especially if there is not enough airflow in your case.
 
So in the end, the 580 cooling mechanism may be more effective in removing heat from the GPU, but it definitely cannot be quieter than its regular single-fan (or even dual-fan) cousins like the 460 reference and the like.
 
P.S. That said, my Gigabyte 8800GTS 320Mb is one of the quietest video cards I've ever seen. In fact, the quietest one under load. And if any of you still remember those, they have an EE cooler.