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| ProfessorF wrote: AFAIK, the Sandybridge chipset is the newest, bestest thing Intel have brought out. So your iMacs won't be affected. | |
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Thats a relief thanks
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| Author: | saspro [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/inte ... s-stopped/ A problem requiring a "silicon fix" is bad news in the chipset business, and sadly that's what Intel is announcing. Its new Intel 6 Series chipset, Cougar Point, has been found to have a flaw, something to do with the SATA controller. Intel is indicating that the ports can "degrade over time," leading to poor i/o performance down the road. All shipments have been stopped and a fix has been implemented for new deliveries, but it sounds like recalls will be starting soon for those with this ticking time bomb silicon within. It isn't a critical problem right now, though, so if you own a Sandy Bridge Core i5 or Core i7 system keep computing with confidence while looking for a recall notice, but it is bad news for Intel's bottom line: the company is advising a $300 million hit to revenue. |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
$300m is pennies to Intel. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
How can I tell if I have a Sandybridge chipset? I have two Core i7's iMacs which could be affected. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
AFAIK, the Sandybridge chipset is the newest, bestest thing Intel have brought out. So your iMacs won't be affected. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:48 pm ] | |||||||||
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Thats a relief thanks |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:49 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yep. Rumours are the next iMac & mac mini will use SandyBridge, so their launch may get delayed. Jon |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:30 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I was considering getting another i7 iMac but will probably cope till I replace these in a few years. |
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| Author: | soddit112 [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
i was planning to buy one of these soon, guess ill just do to graphics card now and get sandy bridge once theyve fixed this 
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| Author: | saspro [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:34 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets | |||||||||
$700 million to replace all the affected parts |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
That'll smart a bit. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intel recall Sandybridge chipsets |
Unlikely to cause them any long term trouble though - IBM made $3.4b in the last quarter they've reported figures for. Jon |
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