Just two weeks ago, we reported how problems with Marvell's SATA 6GB (88SE9123) had led motherboard manufacturers to delay certain P55-based products. Now, Asus has reportedly pulled its P6X58 Premium motherboard altogether. As originally conceived, said board would have featured both USB3 and SATA 6GB as major selling points; it's possible Asus killed the board rather than ship a premium-class product with just one differentiating feature.
ASUS has cancelled first USB 3.0 motherboard
Posted on Thursday, July 30 2009 @ 15:07 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
HotHardware reports ASUS has cancelled the launch of the P6X58 Premium, the first motherboard with USB 3.0 support.