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    MSI P67A-GD65 LGA1155 Chipset Motherboard Review @ [H]

    I built one about 3 days after the announcement (order it a day before intel announced the recall) Newegg notified us yesterday that replacements were in and asking how I wanted to proceed. Took them up on the offer to do an 'advanced RMA' where they take my CC# for security, send me the new...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    I think you are missing my point.. you can't just push a button and instantly have more AMD or Intel 5-series motherboards. The manufacturing resources are limited, and for months now a substantial portion of those resources was making 6-series product that just got pulled from the pipeline...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    Intel's exact quote was SYSTEMS shipped after Jan 9th. That's the 'street date' for the release at which point you could buy systems based on SandyBridge chips and the '6 series' Cougar Point chipset. Unless you were a reviewer, or someone was breaking their contracts with Intel, NOBODY could...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    Yeah I expect that the only catch will be that since they are extending the warranty 'until replacements become available' that you will likely have a limited time for exchange (30 days??) from the time they mail you to notify you about replacements. So it will be pull the trigger then, or...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    Did you Read the mail? specifically the part that started with "If you choose to use the hardware work-around option" It was pretty clear to me, that they are saying you have the choice to go ahead and use it, (but don't use those ports) and they will contact you once they have...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    well better to sell it today than yesterday I suppose.. still it's within a few percent of a three month high, so I suppose it's not that bad a time to sell, presuming you think you have a better place for that money. Otherwise it doesn't look like the stock took much of hit outside of...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    A bigger thing to think about is what is this going to do to the supply of motherboards for system builders. I'm sure a substantial portion of capacity was (and has been for the last month or two) devoted to cranking out 1155 boards using the Cougar Point chipset. Now all of that supply is...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    Pretty much my feeling also. We ordered the parts for a new system for my wife on Sunday, including the MSI board that [H] reviewed and gave gold rating on. Newegg shipped them Monday AM (we got the notice pretty early in the day), and we've no notice they pulled the board or anything, so I...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    Except the issue is low performance, NOT corruption. We don't have hard data from Intel as to what the failure rate will reach.. potentially it might be only 40% before the system was like 10 years old. And to repeat the failure mode is lower performance, not data corruption Replace it with...
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    Intel Chipset Design Error!!!

    It's not really a valid test because the problem is one that due to the way the silicon was made, it is subject to potentially degrading over time. More so if you overvolt the chipset or your system runs hot (or in a hotter climate where you're heatsinks have a harder time keeping it cool...
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