Due to a problem with chipset drivers, motherboard makers cannot start shipping products utilizing Intel"s G965 Express chipset, sources at Taiwan"s motherboard industry indicated. Expecting new drivers to be released in October, the makers accordingly delay their shipments, the sources said.
According to the sources, motherboard makers planned that G965-based models may begin hitting the market last month, being informed by Intel that the G965 chipset will be ready for volume shipments from the middle of August with two versions of driver sets, 14.24 and 14.25. However, since neither version came out with Shader Model 3.0 support, the makers were forced to revise their plans, the sources explained.