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Is SB dead in the water already?

opethdisciple

opethdisciple

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With the whole Sata port fiasco which was recently announced, coupled with Intels mass recall, does that mean, that its a bad idea to buy a SB set up presently?
 
No

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edit: thought I should elaborate slightly.

Sandy Bridge is by no means "dead in the water" the SATA port "fiasco" is hardly an issue for most users as it only affects SATA-II ports. Even if it is an issue manufacturers will be starting to replace motherboards for free come April/May when the new chipsets become available. Its getting annoying hearing all these people losing their heads and hating on SB just because of something that, for the majority of users, is a non issue. SB is still fast and there have not been any issues with the CPUs other than people putting too many volts through them. Go Sandy Bridge you won't regret it.
 
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Thanks for elaborating......

I think itsa legitemate question.

No one wants to buy a SB set up, to find out that there is a problem with the sata ports etc......

So care to elaborate on your 'No'
 
opethdisciple said:
No one wants to buy a SB set up, to find out that there is a problem with the sata ports etc......
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really?

i just have, tis on the van & heading my way today.

the Sata port issue doesn't bother me, the mobo manufacturers have said they'll replace the mobo's so tis a non issue as far as i'm concerned how ever, that being said, it clearly has effected folks perceptions of the SB format, i think what will go some way to improving peoples perceptions of SB is how quickly the mobo manufacturers replace the defective boards, & how easily obviously.

if it's a straight pain free swap, then by the end of summer it will have been long forgotten, on the other hand, if you have to jump thru all manner of hoops to get your board replaced, that could potentially knacker SB for quite some period of time.
 
Personally i don't understand people saying it's Ok to buy new kit then in two months or so have to swap out the mobo & re install Everything. What about the people who have OEM copies of Windows 7 who will have issues re installing on a New mobo.
Personally I am about to upgrade & was getting as excited as a school kid over my new build but now i am going to wait & see how things pan out. No way am i spending my PC save fund until i know the issues have been sorted. I want to build once & then enjoy my system not run it for a couple of months as a stop gap to issue solutions.
Either the issue will be sorted by the time i upgrade or there will be an alternative.
 
Exactly.

Which is why I asked the question in the first place.

I would hold out, see what the Bulldozer cpu is saying, then decided based on that and if SB problems are sorted out.
 
OEM windows 7 would be a non issue 4T5.
If for whatever reason the mobo isnt replaced with the same model, a simple telephone call to MS, to say the mobo was replaced due to it being faulty, is all you would need.
 
I agree with 4T5. As good a platform as it is, dont want to go through hassle of fetching motherboard out and replacing it. Would much rather put a fully working one in and let it be. Im gonna wait..
 
Taxing no but a pain in the **** Yes. Like i said i want to build once & enjoy. If i bought SB now I'd not want to install everything & proper nail it until i had my new mobo. For me I just think What's the point.
As long as i have the money saved i can still spend it but if i go SB now the moneys spent & i still haven't got the system i want. Common sense tells me to wait to see how Bulldozer does & how this Mobo/Sata issue pans out.
 
I just ordered my setup, as soon as I understood the problem I made sure I got my motherboard quickly before supply dries up. Got a damn good price on the Asrock Extreme6 as well! (£140 inc vat).
 
I'll be ordering a SB setup in a couple of weeks, the Sata ports don't bother me at all, I'm getting 4 6GB/s ports and I've never used more than 3 in a previous build. I don't believe I will do so for the life of the motherboard either so the issue's no bother for me.
 
I'm waiting for Z68 myself before contemplating one, P67/H67 both have flaws (overclocking/quicksync etc) and the SATA is just the nail in the coffin for me.
 
4T5 said:
Taxing no but a pain in the **** Yes. Like i said i want to build once & enjoy. If i bought SB now I'd not want to install everything & proper nail it until i had my new mobo. For me I just think What's the point.
As long as i have the money saved i can still spend it but if i go SB now the moneys spent & i still haven't got the system i want. Common sense tells me to wait to see how Bulldozer does & how this Mobo/Sata issue pans out.
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The other thing to consider is that there is a high chance SB motherboards will increase in price once the new chipsets arrive.

1. Because there will be a lot of demand since many people will be waiting, and 2. because Intel and motherboard manufacturers will have some catching up to do financially.

I probably still would have bought regardless of whether I knew about the issue first or not. Changing a motherboard is no big deal - it is an inconvenience at worst.

Given the simultaneous collect and replace that is likely to happen, it needn't put you without a machine for any significant time, either.
 
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