Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall - Page 7

|JuiceZ| · 03-04-11, 10:24 AM

Actually read the newer Biostar boards are solid. I've got an MSI P67A-GD55(B3) in bound among some other goodies. Really wanted the Asrock P67 Extreme4(B3) but have no patience

Peoples-Agent · 03-04-11, 11:34 AM

My new rig will be shipped Monday with the new B3 Asus P8P67 Pro. Happy with that!!!!

**mullet** · 03-04-11, 11:43 AM

Bah! · 03-04-11, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Eww. Biostar.

Nothing is worse than Gigabyte right now on P67 systems. I'd take a Biostar any day of the week over this piece of junk UD4.

I've been running a couple weeks rock solid stable, OCCT, IBT, Prime95, you name it and I installed new Nvidia drivers...boot loop. Had to reset cmos, unplug the computer for 15 minutes before I could even get back into bios.

Soon as I get back into the Bios i reset everything to stock, boot, reboot, put everything back to where it was when it screwed up, boot again, and everything is perfect again. I've rebooted a dozen times since...no issue. I'd say it was a bad board, but these issues are extremely common with the Gigabyte P67's. I only wish they would give me a refund instead of offering to swap it out.

I can't express the frustration I've had with this motherboard. It's easily the worst board I've ever owned, which is pretty impressive because when I was in college and broke I owned some bottom of the barrel Amd ECS boards.

**fasedww** · 03-04-11, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Peoples-Agent

My new rig will be shipped Monday with the new B3 Asus P8P67 Pro. Happy with that!!!!

Yeah New Egg emailed me, for my Asus P8P67 Deluxe Replacement, I wasn't going to Rma, But I changed my mine, I'm going with the advance Rma, Where I get thirty days to send my defective board.

Peoples-Agent · 03-04-11, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fasedww

Yeah New Egg emailed me, for my Asus P8P67 Deluxe Replacement, I wasn't going to Rma, But I changed my mine, I'm going with the advance Rma, Where I get thirty days to send my defective board.

It's wise to get the B3. Just incase the issue becomes something more than just SATA port screw ups in the future. Wouldn't put it past GB, Asus etc to sneak a few more improvements in under the radar that they missed the first time around.

Bah! · 03-04-11, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Peoples-Agent

It's wise to get the B3. Just incase the issue becomes something more than just SATA port screw ups in the future. Wouldn't put it past GB, Asus etc to sneak a few more improvements in under the radar that they missed the first time around.

I just got this email back from Gigabyte when I asked if they were going to drop support for the B2 boards. I wasn't going to return it if all the bios updates, etc. still worked but I guess I don't have much choice now.

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Dear customer,

The future support for the B2 will be limited due to the recall. I would recommend you to process the replacement option to get the new B3 motherboard. Please use the following link to register for replacement. http://event.gigabyte.com/intel-6-series-swap-request/

Thank you

Q · 03-04-11, 09:58 PM

Ordered the top MSI board off of Newegg tonight. Thanks for letting me know they were available again, guys.

**K007** · 03-04-11, 11:48 PM

I am quiet happy with my current Asus Pro board. plus i only use 4 sata3 ports and the sata2 is just for my dvd drive which i barely use anyway.

I am planning to switch my HDD's later this year, probably swap out 2 of my 1TB with 2TB, and get a SSD for my fourth.

**mailman2** · 03-05-11, 12:01 PM

Never had a problem with my B2, I think this recall has been mostly just speculation. You couldn't pry my 2600k from me. ...and I'm using 4 of the "defective ports". 5% possibility over 3 years. I haven't owned any motherboard for 3 years...

I love the idiots that RMA'd their boards and are sitting there with a CPU in one hand and their junk in the other. Newegg emailed the other day, board swaps are coming. There was no reason to be without and RMA your board back before. Some people are just so stupid.

**mullet** · 03-05-11, 05:27 PM

Good grief I want this board!!!!!!!!!!!!

ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME

**bob saget** · 03-05-11, 06:02 PM

whats so good about it that other "top end" boards don't have?

03-04-11, 10:24 AM	#73
\|JuiceZ\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,285	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall Actually read the newer Biostar boards are solid. I've got an MSI P67A-GD55(B3) in bound among some other goodies. Really wanted the Asrock P67 Extreme4(B3) but have no patience __________________ primary MBP Core i5 2010 \| HR \| OCZ 120GB SSD gaming Core i5-2500K @ 4.1GHz w/ CM Hyper212+ \| MSI N560GTX-Ti TF II/OC \| MSI P67A-GD55 \| Silverstone FT02 \| X360 250GB \| Kinect htpc IONITX-A-U \| 2GB \| M350 \| XBMC Linux \| SABnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato \| NAS Synology DS411J \| 4TB hometheater KURO PDP-5020 \| HK AVR2600 \| Definitive BP2006TL(2) & CLR2300 \| Polk R50(2) \| Sony S470 \| HarmonyOne

03-04-11, 11:34 AM	#74
Peoples-Agent Vape Therapist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,308	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall My new rig will be shipped Monday with the new B3 Asus P8P67 Pro. Happy with that!!!! __________________ For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free.

03-04-11, 11:43 AM	#75
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

03-04-11, 09:58 PM	#80
Q Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,793	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall Ordered the top MSI board off of Newegg tonight. Thanks for letting me know they were available again, guys.

03-04-11, 11:48 PM	#81
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall I am quiet happy with my current Asus Pro board. plus i only use 4 sata3 ports and the sata2 is just for my dvd drive which i barely use anyway. I am planning to switch my HDD's later this year, probably swap out 2 of my 1TB with 2TB, and get a SSD for my fourth.

03-05-11, 05:27 PM	#83
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall Good grief I want this board!!!!!!!!!!!! ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 • Last edited by mullet; 07-19-11 at 09:47 AM.

03-05-11, 06:02 PM	#84
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall whats so good about it that other "top end" boards don't have?