*****SANDYBRIDGE MOTHERBOARD CHIPSET ISSUE*****

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I have had an idea !!

Why don't the Motherboard manufactures make some new boards with a p67 plug in base, "in that way they can make them straight away" then as soon as the new chips are ready they can just plug them in,
Then we get replacement boards say by 1st of March.
 
andyr said:
I have had an idea !!

Why don't the Motherboard manufactures make some new boards with a p67 plug in base, "in that way they can make them straight away" then as soon as the new chips are ready they can just plug them in,
Then we get replacement boards say by 1st of March.
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If only it were that simple :p
 
a little bit anoying realy.. i have a raid 0 setup running and at the minimum i have to keep 2 drives connected the to ports in question.. i realy hope i dont use my array before april..
 
shane242 said:
i wouldnt mind chucking a little extra cash for a better bored when it comes time..
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and cpu?????

shane242 said:
a little bit anoying realy.. i have a raid 0 setup running and at the minimum i have to keep 2 drives connected the to ports in question.. i realy hope i dont use my array before april..
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Id suggest as has been said over and over if its important data your worried about loosing then do regular backups
 
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duncanm said:
By the way I notice that Newegg video puts a reasonable amount of effort into emphasising that there is a risk of data loss if you use the affected ports, especially if you regularly put them under heavy load.

Glad at least one company out there is prepared to protect it's customers.
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Go buy from new egg then, oh wait they are in the US, get out troll
 
For those of you wonderin all OcUK's motherboard vendors which includes Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Intel, Foxconn and Asrock have agreed the following with OcUK:-

All of the above parties have agreed on a intermediate solution to the Sandybridge problem.

As there is *NO* Immediate Danger/Fault and as this fault is likely to affect a small number of boards over time and Replacement Stock will Not be available until realistically April/May, all the parties above have Guaranteed Direct Swap Out of all P67/H67 Boards bought from OcUK should you the end user wish to do so at a later date. The above manufacturers will launch plans after Chinese New Year with instruction on how to register to get your board swapped out for a new B3 revision which will happen in April/May time no doubt direct with the manufacturer.

Based on this Swap Out Guarantee we have decided to keep all our Sandybridge based mainboards on sale.

The Decision to buy and use still lies upon you the end user.




A lot of you were moaning earlier this week of how bad it was of us to keep on selling the boards, saying oh look your competitors have removed from sale and now look competitors seem to be re-listing them for sale. We made it clear there was and still is an issue but at least left our customers to decide for themselves. Now those same competitors are all of a sudden selling kit again, wonder why that is...........
 
Gibbo said:
For those of you wonderin all OcUK's motherboard vendors which includes Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Intel, Foxconn and Asrock have agreed the following with OcUK:-

All of the above parties have agreed on a intermediate solution to the Sandybridge problem.

As there is *NO* Immediate Danger/Fault and as this fault is likely to affect a small number of boards over time and Replacement Stock will Not be available until realistically April/May, all the parties above have Guaranteed Direct Swap Out of all P67/H67 Boards bought from OcUK should you the end user wish to do so at a later date. The above manufacturers will launch plans after Chinese New Year with instruction on how to register to get your board swapped out for a new B3 revision which will happen in April/May time no doubt direct with the manufacturer.

Based on this Swap Out Guarantee we have decided to keep all our Sandybridge based mainboards on sale.

The Decision to buy and use still lies upon you the end user.




A lot of you were moaning earlier this week of how bad it was of us to keep on selling the boards, saying oh look your competitors have removed from sale and now look competitors seem to be re-listing them for sale. We made it clear there was and still is an issue but at least left our customers to decide for themselves. Now those same competitors are all of a sudden selling kit again, wonder why that is...........
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that sounds like the best way this could have been delt with

good news for everyone
 
Gibbo said:
For those of you wonderin all OcUK's motherboard vendors which includes Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Intel, Foxconn and Asrock have agreed the following with OcUK:-

All of the above parties have agreed on a intermediate solution to the Sandybridge problem.

As there is *NO* Immediate Danger/Fault and as this fault is likely to affect a small number of boards over time and Replacement Stock will Not be available until realistically April/May, all the parties above have Guaranteed Direct Swap Out of all P67/H67 Boards bought from OcUK should you the end user wish to do so at a later date. The above manufacturers will launch plans after Chinese New Year with instruction on how to register to get your board swapped out for a new B3 revision which will happen in April/May time no doubt direct with the manufacturer.

Based on this Swap Out Guarantee we have decided to keep all our Sandybridge based mainboards on sale.

The Decision to buy and use still lies upon you the end user.




A lot of you were moaning earlier this week of how bad it was of us to keep on selling the boards, saying oh look your competitors have removed from sale and now look competitors seem to be re-listing them for sale. We made it clear there was and still is an issue but at least left our customers to decide for themselves. Now those same competitors are all of a sudden selling kit again, wonder why that is...........
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Big Thumbs up from me! and I for one think you did it right keep selling them! id of definately done the same had i been in ocuk shoes and hopefully it might have paid off with a few extra sales as others wouldnt supply :)
 
NathWraith said:
Go buy from new egg then, oh wait they are in the US, get out troll
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How about explaining why Newegg's warnings are unwarranted scaremongering and backing that up with some evidence.

Or guaranteeing that OcUK will meet all costs associated with any data loss due to the faulty ports because you're so confident that there is 100% no risk of data loss. ( Yes this sentence is an obvious troll )

All I have done is voiced concerns and asked questions which obviously you don't want aired in public given the hostile responses.

BTW I haven't questioned the value of SB or that for many people it's a complete non issue since they don't need to use the ports. I haven't suggested people shouldn't buy SB systems either. I shall be solving my own issue without drama by buying a SATA controller now it appears to be potentially necessary. Enjoying the system and writing off the cost as being roughly equalled out by the fact that I end up with a later rev motherboard.

What I do have an issue with is that daring to ask questions you don't want to hear has gotten me personally attacked by OcUK staff. I didn't even disagree... just asked questions which were brushed off rudely.

A simple we don't know, Intel haven't told us anything specific would have been a fine answer that anyone could respect.

Well at the least I know my custom isn't welcome here and will be placing future purchases elsewhere.
 
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Bradmax57 said:
which you still couldnt put a sandybridge chip in (knowing intel)
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True. X68 will demand a new cpu (quad channel memrory controller? :)). That itself will demand a new cpu socket and pin count ergo more than what p67 provides ;).
 
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