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ITs also the huge loss of momentum at a critical time for them
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Sandybridge design flaw recalls beginning!!
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ITs also the huge loss of momentum at a critical time for them
I think everyone is over reacting a little bit here.
First off. I don't care is ports 3 - 5 are playing up as im never going to use them.
If i do see other things adjusted from the recall, Ill just grab a new one off of OC when there available and then send them my old one back for RMA, or get it refunded myself.
Maximum potential impact for me...
Swapping out a motherboard..
no big deal...
Not as bad as when i hear on the radio that honda was issuing a recall on my S2000 for a brakes issue... as I was driving along in it...
Relax people... your boards will be working just fine for longer than it takes them to get the fixed boards into supply.
And Intel have admitted fault, so refunds will be no problem.
Sit back, Let the Intenet simmer down... and personally im going back to tweeking for a 5ghz stable
First off. I don't care is ports 3 - 5 are playing up as im never going to use them.
If i do see other things adjusted from the recall, Ill just grab a new one off of OC when there available and then send them my old one back for RMA, or get it refunded myself.
Maximum potential impact for me...
Swapping out a motherboard..
no big deal...
Not as bad as when i hear on the radio that honda was issuing a recall on my S2000 for a brakes issue... as I was driving along in it...
Relax people... your boards will be working just fine for longer than it takes them to get the fixed boards into supply.
And Intel have admitted fault, so refunds will be no problem.
Sit back, Let the Intenet simmer down... and personally im going back to tweeking for a 5ghz stable
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But is not though is it, to US it a lot to intel it what they forked out on tea and biscuits last year
Some people in this thread really give your head a shake, while i would not be happy theres a line and some of you really are
I think everyone is over reacting a little bit here.
First off. I don't care is ports 3 - 5 are playing up as im never going to use them.
If i do see other things adjusted from the recall, Ill just grab a new one off of OC when there available and then send them my old one back for RMA, or get it refunded myself.
Maximum potential impact for me...
Swapping out a motherboard..
no big deal...
Not as bad as when i hear on the radio that honda was issuing a recall on my S2000 for a brakes issue... as I was driving along in it...
Relax people... your boards will be working just find for longer than it takes them to get the fixed boards into supply.
And Intel have admitted fault, so refunds will be no problem.
Sit back, Let the Intenet simmer down... and personally im going back to tweeking for a 5ghz stable
The thing I'm concerned about is resale value and price drops. If Intel pull the plug, tell retailers to stop selling these potentially faulty motherboards and have to wait 12 or so weeks for the revision, won't the current stock that retailers have of the 1155 cpus plummet in price (albeit temporarily)?
No, the new Couragrs are being made as we speak.
They will be fitted into boards.
And all the unsold stock will be swapped out.
The prices wont plumit. there will just be a huge sales drop until this process kicks into gear.
Which could be 24 hours.. or could be weeks.
I don't think think this will have any impact on price, unless AMD try to use this to Launch the Bull Dozer.
Would be nice to finally see a price war.
This is a big hit to intel. Not the consumer.
The price is a strange thing. Can you get refunded for the CPU?
What if you buy the CPU for xxx now and by the time you have a motherboard you can use it's dropped by 50 quid because Bulldozer is hitting?
Perhaps Intel will skip the recall though and start mass producing 4 port SATA cards, and put out a BIOS fix that simply disables the dodgy ports.
What if you buy the CPU for xxx now and by the time you have a motherboard you can use it's dropped by 50 quid because Bulldozer is hitting?
Perhaps Intel will skip the recall though and start mass producing 4 port SATA cards, and put out a BIOS fix that simply disables the dodgy ports.
They have not identified any fault with the CPU at all.
You can buy a MB now that will work perfectly well with you chip. Granted there are some limitations on the hardware configurations.
The bottom line is you have 4 sata ports instead of 8...
And IF that is a problem for you.
You can buy one now and swap it out / refund..
remember this is all IF it affects your config in the first place. and even then IF the fault occours.
Although on a side note. This is the biggest interwebs explosion since face book got haxored.
You can buy a MB now that will work perfectly well with you chip. Granted there are some limitations on the hardware configurations.
The bottom line is you have 4 sata ports instead of 8...
And IF that is a problem for you.
You can buy one now and swap it out / refund..
remember this is all IF it affects your config in the first place. and even then IF the fault occours.
Although on a side note. This is the biggest interwebs explosion since face book got haxored.
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It's a cheap motherboard not a car or a house
It can go in the bin come upgrade time or on Members Market for 20 quid.
Seems like a lot of fuss about a potential minor issue to me?
For intel, thats the only problem left. as the fixed chips are already being made.
The main thing Intel, Asus, Gigabyte et al. has to do now is to provide a clear reliable channel for recall. Even incentivising the deal with a cashback to make it worthwhile.
I expect rather sadly that there may be a large number of P6* motherboards on the grey channel and some unscrupulous system builders or retailers will not bother after the fuss dies down.
It is definitely not the buy of the next year or two on *bay (or MM).
Having an online applet for serial numbers would be a good idea to check your purchase against and also a holographic identity tag for unaffected future boards.
I expect rather sadly that there may be a large number of P6* motherboards on the grey channel and some unscrupulous system builders or retailers will not bother after the fuss dies down.
It is definitely not the buy of the next year or two on *bay (or MM).
Having an online applet for serial numbers would be a good idea to check your purchase against and also a holographic identity tag for unaffected future boards.
It really isn't. We have a motherboard where some of the SATA ports might not work. This is a minor annoyance, it isnt 'truely awful'.
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Only if it was shipped after 9th Jan, then it may be effected, if you bought it before 9th Jan, youre safe
And some of you will be pleased to read, thats my last contribution to this thread
cos its pointless and Im fed up now- Status