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Great, so now we're not sure if it has issues with some PCIe cards or not... you never got that ATi card working?
Works fine for a single-slot card...
The LE looks to be the worse of the two according to this article. There are some nice tables comparing features and specs.
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/ASUS_P67_Motherboards_P8P67_Deluxe_and_P8P67_Pro/1973.html
May want to check this out before buying a SB.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10990097/1/intel-notes-chipset-issue-revises-outlook.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
Yeah, I just saw the post about that in [H]'s news section.
Basically halted my plans to build a Sandybridge based system. No way can I trust any of the current motherboards if Intel themselves is saying the SATA controller might die at any time. It sounds like a full recall on anything based on their chipset is in the works.
They ARE saying that the failure might occur at any time. They estimate around 10% of the boards to fail over the course of 2.5 to 3 years, not after 2.5 to 3 years.They are NOT saying that the controller might die at any time.
They ARE saying that the controller could cause the SATA devices to degrade over time. Intel estimates failure to occur 2.5-3 years into the product's lifetime.
I guess we'll all just buy new drives, then?Also, issues can be completely avoided by using the SATA 6Gbps ports.
They ARE saying that the failure might occur at any time. They estimate around 10% of the boards to fail over the course of 2.5 to 3 years, not after 2.5 to 3 years.
I guess we'll all just buy new drives, then?
And I don't know about you, but I need more than 2 ports...
Actually, they ARE putting out numbers on expected percentages. The press release doesn't say it all. Anantech has been in direct contact with intel on this matter and has come up with quite a bit of additional information. Here's an expert:Actually, they are NOT putting any numbers on expected %age of boards affected. The press release again does NOT mention any time period either, just saying that the controller will cause drives to degrade over time.
Guess a lot of websites have been extrapolating from the press release to arrive at the number.
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recallAnandtech said:On its [intel's] conference call to discuss the issue [...] Intel expects that over 3 years of use it would see a failure rate of approximately 5 - 15% depending on usage model.
Intel is almost certainly compensating retailers / etailers for the returns, and I have no doubt that returns/exchanges will be at no cost to the users (except time cost of course).Anybody know if Microcenter is allowing Returns on these bundles due to the defective mobos?
If Im gonna hate to wait a month or two to use this, I may as well hold off and see what Bulldozer has to offer, then make a decision. I really shot myself in the foot by upgrading right now
Perhaps I'm reading your sarcasm wrong, but SATA3 is backward compatible, so you should be able to safely move your HDDs over to the 6Gbps controllers without issue. Course, that doesn't help anyone running more than two HDDs.I guess we'll all just buy new drives, then?
good plan. I'll be shocked if they don't replace everything at no charge when the new boards come out. if that's the case, I'd say no rush on your part unless you have enough drives that you're forced to use the sata2 / 3Gpbs ports for HDDs.My P8P67 Pro from MC is still in the box from Friday. I think I'll wait it out to see what Asus is going to do about it. If I return it to MC I'll lose out on the 25% off coupon I used to buy it with. Glad I didn't install it yet and sell my existing parts.