I think i am gonna go ahead and order 2600k and asus p67 mobo

[SurealOclock]

The problem with the 6 series chipsets are that some of them will have degrading 3.0gbs sata ports. The mobo im lookin at has 4- 3.0gbs and 4- 6.0gbs sata ports. Im only gonna have 3 things that run on sata, in which i will only be using 1 old sata port anyway. I think i am going to go ahead and order a new sandy setup even with the problems. Because even in worst case scenario, i will have plenty of ports for sata. comments?

 

[SieB]

The problem with the 6 series chipsets are that some of them will have degrading 3.0gbs sata ports. The mobo im lookin at has 4- 3.0gbs and 4- 6.0gbs sata ports. Im only gonna have 3 things that run on sata, in which i will only be using 1 old sata port anyway. I think i am going to go ahead and order a new sandy setup even with the problems. Because even in worst case scenario, i will have plenty of ports for sata. comments?

You will get it replaced/fixed for free anyway so there isn't really anything to worry about

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The only thing is the wait between sending your motherboard off and getting a new one or your original one back, fixed. I would get it replaced/fixed when you can though so you can sell it on when you eventually upgrade.

I emailed the place I bought mine from and this is what they told me, so i'm guessing it's what Asus told them.

 

[SurealOclock]

Thank you for the info. I just dont wanna settle for any other cpu atm.

 

[JezEngland]

Hi

It's not safe if your gona get a fast component in the future. The component can be damaged, like 6Gbit SSD's. If you upgrade parts patience save's you hassle. Otherwise you'll be left without a modern rig while the parts get replaced. There may be be other faults with the chip. Play safe

 

[ciksas]

Why on earth would you put a 6Gbit SSD on a sataII controller? SATAIII isn’t infected by the bug so you can use it without hesitation.

 

[JezEngland]

i wouldn't & thanks for the info.

SurealOclock might upgrade to faster components, like an SSD that needs 6Gbit SATA to run at full speed

SurealOclock the chances many will need those extra SATA's is likley

I've used spare port for formatting friends drives, checking drives, there are other possibilities

 

[SurealOclock]

Yep. I agree with you. I'm going to have a1.5 tb barracuda, 120ssd, and optical drive all on sata 6gbs and still have 1 sata 6gbs left. And not use any of the affected sata 3gbs

 

[SurealOclock]

The mobo has 4 sata 6gs. Don't think I would ever need more for what I do. But if i did I could add a pci sata drive. Or just get a new mobo in a couple years.

 

[JezEngland]

ok, your profile states you have a 2600K and an intel dp67bg

Whats the situation?

Intel failed to deliver integrated old technology, there could be more problems.

A manufacturer like that is tripping to fail like that. SATA 2 problems, thats an old component. Very unlucky for some

Next month for the proper boards, is that right? I'll research. Wait wait wait. The cheese is maturing and must be prepared

Gigabyte could be ready end of April

 

[SurealOclock]

Sorry I had all that on order when they announced the recall. I haven't changed it back to current build. Gonna order new parts for a new rig tonight. Just trying to decide what to do. I prolly now will just go with a amd 1090t be build. Alot cheaper and still a nice build with potential.

 

[JezEngland]

It's cheaper yes though I think AMD's best chips are built on an ageing old architecture. If you want the computer to perform with next gen games etc you might save more spending the extra for a sandy bridge build as it'll give you more, last longer

 

[michaelah500]

Sorry I had all that on order when they announced the recall. I haven't changed it back to current build. Gonna order new parts for a new rig tonight. Just trying to decide what to do. I prolly now will just go with a amd 1090t be build. Alot cheaper and still a nice build with potential.

I've got the 1090T and all I can say is...go sandybridge. The i5 2500 greatly exceeds the hex core AMD processor in benchmarks.