Anthony,
OK. Was not aware of backward compatibility. My bad.
Then again, why should I plan another $30 on top of the cost of a
~$200 m/b that I now know has a serious bug?
After 35yrs with Xerox, you have no idea how many bugs I've seen!
Best,
Duncan
On 02/01/2011 13:03, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
Duncan,
Why would you only use 3GB/s sata ports? The 6GB/s sata ports are
backwards compatible.
While I'm sure it's a pain...one can get more sata ports for about $30.
Bugs are a part of life. ;)
On 2/1/2011 12:55 PM, DSinc wrote:
Stan,
I was going to order this kit. I did not. Sorta glad I got back on
the fence. I will eventually own a 2500K or 2600K that plugs into an
Asus m/b. This current glitch would affect me, I fear, because I
would use ONLY the 3GB/sec SATA ports. So, I can/will wait for the
Step-C *Cougar Point* chipset....... :)
May even wait for the Z68 business.
Agree. A bios update will not fix this B-Step bug. It will be a
chipset change or nada burritos ATM!
Just now, I am having way too much fun with my matched trio of C2D
E8400's on the Intel P45 chipset with the required DDR3 ram!
Best,
Duncan
On 02/01/2011 10:13, Stan Zaske wrote:
The Anandtech article makes it pretty clear that the faulty
transistor is legacy design from earlier chipsets and doesn't even
matter so they just switched it off in the revised chipsets to solve
the problem. Since this is a hardware issue they probably can't fix
it with a BIOS revision which is why they've stopped selling them.
Funny thing is that it's the revision B chips that are faulty but
the revision A's had no such problem. Also, Intel could only
replicate the problem in an oven at high voltage to simulate use
over years of time. Probably not a biggy for us desktop enthusiast's
why upgrade regularly. Duncan, don't get one of these boards. Ok? LOL
On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:49:04 -0600, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote:
not sure what to do but since this build will put two SSD's on the
6gb ports and one DVD on the 3gb ports, should not be a
problem.(HOPE) DVD does not get used much. DO not know if that
matters. I wonder if they will come out with a bios update to lower
the voltage.
Random thinking.
FP
At 05:07 AM 2/1/2011, Anthony Q. Martin Poked the stick with:
I keep reading that some h67 boards may not be affected. Howeer,
I don't understand how that could be.
On 1/31/2011 12:09 PM, FORC5 wrote:
anyway to tell the defective part by date or number ?
just received a i5-2500K
should contact newegg maybe and just order a replacement ? not
even mounted yet.
The one and only time I ever jumped off the fence early.<:-|
fp
At 10:03 AM 1/31/2011, JRS Poked the stick with:
If you just purchased a system powered by Intel's Core i5 or i7
chipset, get
ready for a return or repair.
Intel has a chipset issue that affects the launch of Sandy Bridge.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/intel-hit-with-chipset-design-flaw-in-sandy-bridge-rollout/44257
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