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Author:  JohnSheridan [ Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Motherboard issue - what to do?
I have an i7 970 system built around an Asus P6T SE (socket 1366) motherboard.

Now the onboard lan packed-up some time ago so I had to buy a lan card. The board does not have USB3 so also had to get a usb3 card. As for Sata 6Gbps - forget it!

Now one of the sata connections is playing up :x

So what do I do?

1) Ditch the board and get another socket 1366 - something like the Asus Sabretooth - although obviously a now eol socket that board has USB3 and Sata 6 built in.
2) Do nothing.
3) Wait until Ivy Bridge comes out in March (socket 1155) and then rebuild entire rig around that - although will only be 4core cpu - but hoping the i7 970 cpu gets a good price.

I had thought about rebuilding rig based around socket 2011 but having seen the results of the new cpu's compared to my existing one it is not worth the cost.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motherboard issue - what to do?
If you've got the money I'd be tempted to go for 3. Unless you're doing something that hammers all 6 (or 12 virtual) cores then the lower core count on Ivy Bridge isn't likely to be much of an issue. If you do hammer all 6 cores a lot of the time then 1 is a better bet because an i7 970 should still have plenty of life in it anyway.

Given it appears that your existing mobo is failing a little bit at a time I'd steer clear of 2.
Author:  JohnSheridan [ Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motherboard issue - what to do?
Yes I think 3) is probably the best option - reckon my 970 is worth about £250 at moment.

Anyone know when Ivy is due out - I'm sure I read April time?
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Motherboard issue - what to do?
One SATA port has failed? Do you need it? Can you get by with the remaining ports?
If so, I'd do nothing.
Author:  JohnSheridan [ Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motherboard issue - what to do?
Well the sata port has not fully failed - it is sometimes there when I boot-up and sometimes not - problem is that is the port the o/s hard drive uses.

Have swapped it to another port but all the sata ports on the mobo are being used so just means another hard drive sometimes disappears!
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