<span class="content"> <p><font size="2">Ahhh&hellip;. summer is upon us and so is a new Intel product release in the near future. The </font><font size="2">Lynnfield</font><font size="2"> processor series and P55 chipset will be arriving in the next couple of months. As such, we are already receiving various P55 motherboard samples from a variety of companies for early first looks and opinions. We really do not have anything new to report on Lynnfield and P55 since our early </font><font size="2">preview</font><font size="2">, except that final silicon spins will be ready by the end of this week according to various sources. </font></p> <p><font size="2">ASUS has delivered one of the first P55 boards to our labs and granted us permission to provide an early look at it as long as performance numbers were not generated and we kept the BIOS options private. We know, this will be about as fun as playing with a stack of wet blankets on a cold day, but at least we can start the process of providing first looks at products that will be on sale shortly. </font></p> <p><font size="2">The first motherboard of many to come is the ASUS P7P55D EVO that is destined for the mid-range of ASUS&rsquo; extensive P55 lineup that covers every market sector from entry level to the enthusiast level ROG boards. Final pricing is not yet available but based on chipset pricing and market conditions, expect to see P55 boards starting around $120 and rapidly hitting the $239 mark at launch. This particular motherboard will probably end up in the $160~$180 sector based on the feature set and options. </font></p> <p><font size="2">Before we get to the board layout and options, we need to state that this color scheme is not the final design based on conversations with ASUS today. However, the layout/features checklist is final and any comments you might have about those two areas are welcome. We should have a press photo of the final color scheme shortly, but it features an all black and dark blue color palette. This is good news as we had more than a few choice words with ASUS over the holiday weekend after we opened the box.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=614">Read more...</a></font></p> </span>