H67 and VIrtu

[rikkid]

Hi

now that Gigabyte has announced their partnership with Lucidlogix will Virtu be coming to the H67 series? All that is mentioned everywhere is the Z68 and Touch Bios. Will Touch Bios be available on the H67?

yours

rikkid

[Dark Mantis]

To be honest I know no more than you at the moment but from what I have read I think it sounds unlikely and will only be on the boards from now on.

[rikkid]

Having Touch Bios is not that important to me but i would have liked to have had Lucid Logix Virtu. I have just been reading up on Nvidia's Synergy technology.  Its like virtu but only for nvidia cards and is going to be free for end-users.

[rikkid]

I have had a reply from Gigabyte techical support and they say that Virtu is for z68 boards with vga. my h67 has vga so why cant virtu be enabled for it?

[nijel]

b/c virtu cost money and they/you didn't pay for it.

[awahwah]

Gigabyte want you to buy their Z68 platform, simples  

I don't like it as much as you, same as I can't see fully implemented EFI bios coming our way either but GB are a commercial body out to make money. Having said that, some would say 'Keep existing customers happy as they are more likely return you more business.  I could be completly wrong though  

[nijel]

yes, you are wrong...
As I said virtu cost money and adds to the m/b price. H67 is in customers hands for 4 months already and they didn't pay for virtu so they wont receive it.
And with TouchBIOS you have the best from both worlds - traditional BIOS for those not liking UEFI, and UEFI like GUI for those who like it. Pretty smart move IMO.

[rikkid]

so why it sell it for small fee. i read somewhere else that the most it would cost is 10 usd.

[nijel]

Probably b/c if they sell it to you anybody can have it for free
I bet soon some smart guy will hack it...

[Dark Mantis]

Just check out Pirate Bay! No doubt someone will soon have it uploaded. There isn't much that doesn't get shared.

Seriously I would think that nijel is right and it is a matter of not having paid for the use of it unless you purchase one of the new Z68 boards. You will then have a licence to use it in the purchase price structure.