Well, doesn't matter much really if it's going to be delayed till February as that's when GeForce 9 Series is planned to be released also, so both can come out simultaneously when people want to make their super new builds. I'm psyched for February!
Sucks that the QX9650 is bugged, but at least it's not the mainstream, mass-market release version (ie the Q9450 and 9300) so less people will be affected, and those are super rich guys, and if they're going to invest into bleeding edge tech this early and for such a high price, they should expect some issues.