Ouch, Sandybridge recall.

[Devilguns]

LOL wow....I bet there are allot of pissed of builders

Its tough enough on enthusiasts, but think about companies like Dell or HP that could have had a thousand or so PCs boxed up and ready to go.

[Zantheus]

I totally agree with you Devil....this is an enormous mistake that should never of happened

[Duke{CLR}]

I just ran across this article about Gigabytes plans for the bad boards.

Gigabyte has become the first motherboard maker to let us know about its plans to replace Sandy Bridge motherboards afflicted by the 6-series chipset flaw. Folks who bought affected boards will be entitled to a full refund or a replacement. Interestingly, Gigabyte recommends the former.

Gigabyte details plans for 6-series motherboard returns, replacements - The Tech Report

[Duke{CLR}]

And now the official word from Asus and Microcenter.


Asus

For all customers who already own any ASUS product affected by the design error identified by Intel?, simply visit Proactively responding to the Intel-identified Sandy Bridge chipset design error for detailed warranty and service hotline information. We?ll be happy to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding this issue, as well as provide information on future updates to Sandy Bridge technology.

Asus to refund, replace products affected by 6-series chipset bug - The Tech Report

Microcenter

Please be assured that Micro Center will stand behind every customer who purchased a system or a motherboard from us that features this chipset. Intel has already made the necessary change in the manufacturing process to correct the error, and properly functioning replacements will be available in approximately 8 weeks.

MicroCenter to replace Sandy Bridge motherboards - The Tech Report

[Duke{CLR}]

Another link related to this topic.

Detecting SATA 300 Sandy Bridge Performance Degradation

[Ghost_Rain]

I wait to end of year before I start the next build.

[Devilguns]

I wait to end of year before I start the next build.

I couldn't agree more. By then the new Intel 22nm chips will be out along with AMD's offerings.