umm I am only out $300 CPU + mobo (already had the memory) - minus selling the Q6600 and mobo that was in there.
And mine works way faster for what I use it for, compared to an E8400.
is this some kind of a piss match?
My E8400 does everything I need AND some........but I still have my 1k in the bank (and you don't)
:hmm:
Sure, easy for you to say, but what if you have a foot fetish ?
I hope the "early adopters" get a new board with the Z68 chipset instead. That is what Anand was hoping for in this article. It's the least they could do!!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall
umm I am only out $300 CPU + mobo (already had the memory) - minus selling the Q6600 and mobo that was in there.
And mine works way faster for what I use it for, compared to an E8400.
No - just pushing back a bit on the "ohhhhh my heart goes out to all the dunderheads who happened to buy SB and now look at the royal mess they're in" attitude from several posts. I don't really see how my life has gotten a whole lot worse since Sunday, and I can still use my PC anyway until someone allows me to replace my board. People act as if this is the most horrible thing that could happen to a person.
And my 2600K does everything you need AND some.....more......:awe:
For me its $800 actually, and for me I was going to buy a new PC anyway to upgrade my 2005 vintage Pentium D, so I guess I had all that extra money in the bank that you spent on your E8400 earning returns over the past several years while I bided my time waiting for an upgrade.......
My socket 1155 items don't even show up in my order history.
umm I am only out $300 CPU + mobo (already had the memory) - minus selling the Q6600 and mobo that was in there.
And mine works way faster for what I use it for, compared to an E8400.
Rejoice 1155 2600K users (myself included) that are rocking a system that smokes your 1156 for the next 2 months while nobody else can buy SB!
Maybe they will be cheap on Ebay.
Rejoice 1155 2600K users (myself included) that are rocking a system that smokes your 1156 for the next 2 months while nobody else can buy SB!
And his point is that Intel pushing other competitors out of the chipset market has kind of backfired on them. At least if Intel had allowed nVidia or someone else to make chipsets for these sockets, they could at least be selling Sandy Bridge CPUs right now and making some money.I think what he means is that Newegg pulled not only MBs, but all CPUs as well. You can no longer buy any Sandy Bridge-based products. That's pretty huge.
And his point is that Intel pushing other competitors out of the chipset market has kind of backfired on them. At least if Intel had allowed nVidia or someone else to make chipsets for these sockets, they could at least be selling Sandy Bridge CPUs right now and making some money.
Maybe they will be cheap on Ebay.
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I just got an email from newegg. They will refund 100%, no questions asked, no restocking, If I just want my money back.
I may, just becase I don't like this extreme 4, I will get an ASUS or Gigatype board... But not until I can buy a new motherboard.
I see I got beaten to the punch, and with the full text.... Too slow a typer.
I am sure you could.... But why ? I am waiting till the new boards come i, and then I will rma for a refund. And I want free return shipping !
I just got an email from newegg. They will refund 100%, no questions asked, no restocking, If I just want my money back.
I may, just becase I don't like this extreme 4, I will get an ASUS or Gigatype board... But not until I can buy a new motherboard.
I see I got beaten to the punch, and with the full text.... Too slow a typer.
Buyers remorse? :biggrin: Totally overkill for playing BC2. My 760 at 4.2ghz was plenty