If you goto the hardware section of these forum and read the 'Grrrr asus' thread, that are detailed instructions on how to flash the bios. I think thats what im going to be doing, cant be bothered with returning things lol.
you dont need to flash the bios with a newcastle chip. you just have to buy a new, updated bios chip. they are cheap and you dont have to buy a whole new processor. thats why they make the bios chips removable.