Somebody clear up SB for me please....i use 6 HDD's

[iamtheoneneo]

Im thinking about going Sandybridge, but i use constantly 6 HDD's (for youtube recording, editing etc where files are 10's of GB's a pop)

so given the complete lack of actual action on the SB side of things with regards to the sata ports would you say that im effectively screwing myself over if i go SB? and to look at i5 options?

 

[d_brennen]

Wait for the new revision boards tbh. Or Bulldozer, which might be competitive in highly threaded applications.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Agreed, just wait a little longer, see what AMD can do and if it's no use get a new revision SB board.

 

[pv123]

6 HDDs, then don't get a SB I would say - as above have suggested.

 

[nightmare99]

so given the complete lack of actual action on the SB side of things with regards to the sata ports

I don't understand this what do you mean complete lack of action?

 

[Liquid]

I don't understand this what do you mean complete lack of action?

I do, it's called ignorance lol

 

[iamtheoneneo]

thanks for peps advice, i thought this might be the case.

I don't understand this what do you mean complete lack of action?

a problem was found , yet were still to see any new revision boards that fix it. fair enough if you use 1 or 2 disks but its a big problem that they havent pushed to fix this asap if you use more

 

[Ginger-Menace]

the new revision will be out soon, wait if you can then go SB

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

but its a big problem that they havent pushed to fix this asap if you use more

I think they are pushing it as much as they can.
It's not something that can just be fixed overnight with the wave of a magic bios update.

 

[nightmare99]

a problem was found , yet were still to see any new revision boards that fix it. fair enough if you use 1 or 2 disks but its a big problem that they havent pushed to fix this asap if you use more

Well to be fair they found a problem corrected it and have pushed very hard to get new stock manufactured and into the channel, if anything they are ahead of schedule. I would expect we will see new boards in two weeks or less.

Being asked not to use the other SATA ports is a precaution, very few users have had problems (perhaps a couple on these forums and some on hardocp xtremesystems).

The new boards are due soon just hang tight.

 

[Redmint]

I think they are pushing it as much as they can.
It's not something that can just be fixed overnight with the wave of a magic bios update.

Indeed, the new boards are shipping, just takes a little while to get back to the retail channels.

 

[koooowweeee]

im holding out fr the newer boards. really not worth the hassle.

anyone know when bulldozer is coming out.

 

[hlennie]

Why not just get a add in sata port card or stick those hard drives in nas

When I get my sandy I only intend on attaching drives to the sata 6 ports sata 3 will be used for optical drives