So here I was about to build my shiny new computer, when I read this.
Here's the build I settled on:
750W PSU
Intel i7-2600k "Sandy Bridge"
Asus Sabertooth P67 1155 Motherboard
Corsair Dominator 1866MHz RAM 4GBx2
eVGA 460GTX 1GB DDR5
32GB SSD
500GB HD
I was planning on buying all the parts this Friday until I heard about the recall. Should I wait a few months for this to blow over (I'd rather not, I've been itching to build this thing for a while), should I just swallow my pride and get a 1st gen processor over the shiny new 2nd gens, or should I just buy it anyway?
Sandy Bridge recall? -- Help?
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whatshisname55
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Re: Sandy Bridge recall? -- Help?
TBH, if I were you I would just get a nice Bloomfield. I myself already own an i7-930 which is in fact one of the least of the Bloomfields and I can't imagine myself needing anything more powerful than this for a long time. I could even last a while on an i5.
If you really want a Sandy though the advantages really boil down to these: smaller die, meaning less heat, more performance/speed, and the "k" models especially the 2600k are very OC friendly (if you don't plan to OC, you're more than likely wasting your money).
Disadvantages include: expensive, only supports dual channel memory (??? all I'm aware of).
If you do go with the older CPUs you could easily get away with cheaper 1600MHz memory in triple channel. Then you can take all that extra money you saved and bump that GPU up to a nice GTX 560 or something similar. I couldn't tell you how prices between 1155 and 1366 motherboards compare unfortunately, I'm not too educated in that area.
Anyways, hope this helps!
If you really want a Sandy though the advantages really boil down to these: smaller die, meaning less heat, more performance/speed, and the "k" models especially the 2600k are very OC friendly (if you don't plan to OC, you're more than likely wasting your money).
Disadvantages include: expensive, only supports dual channel memory (??? all I'm aware of).
If you do go with the older CPUs you could easily get away with cheaper 1600MHz memory in triple channel. Then you can take all that extra money you saved and bump that GPU up to a nice GTX 560 or something similar. I couldn't tell you how prices between 1155 and 1366 motherboards compare unfortunately, I'm not too educated in that area.
Anyways, hope this helps!
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BetterDeadThanRed
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Re: Sandy Bridge recall? -- Help?
Yeah, you pretty much summed up my thoughts. I was really excited about this system because of the overclocking potential the 32nm architecture has (that's like 100 atoms wide!). I read on a few sites that you can safely push these things to almost 5Ghz on just air cooling (although I doubt I'll be so ambitious), which for me justified the extra $100+ over the first gen intel core processors.
So after doing some research, there is nothing wrong with the processors but the chipset is at fault. Apparently SATA ports 0 and 1 work fine, but the controller for 2-5 can degrade after a few years of use. Since I'm getting an SSD for this build, that leaves me with a SATA cable I can't safely plug in. Ah well, looks like I'm going to have to wait until the end of the month when intel ships the replacement chipsets...
So after doing some research, there is nothing wrong with the processors but the chipset is at fault. Apparently SATA ports 0 and 1 work fine, but the controller for 2-5 can degrade after a few years of use. Since I'm getting an SSD for this build, that leaves me with a SATA cable I can't safely plug in. Ah well, looks like I'm going to have to wait until the end of the month when intel ships the replacement chipsets...
LeMazing.