These are the motherboards for your i5 2400

Intel DH67BL - RM349 (Viewnet)
Asus P8H67-M/LE - RM389/439
Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H - RM449

Also take note that it gets more difficult to buy it as time goes on. The new batch is probably around April I think.
I've seen people stressing it at 70-78C. It's not high.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Feb 11 2011, 05:50 PM

oh ok thank =D coz fold-ed 24/7 for 3 days + so i tot my CPU temp. off scale d LOL

all lowyat fren here. wanna ask few thing again.

if i buy some SB mobo now , then intel collect from us to change a replacement mobo is 1 to 1 on the spot or need to wait 1 month long like normal RMA process?

still thinking want to buy now or wait more 2 month after all B3 stepping available in whole market then just buy SB.

Depends on brand,

Asus and MSI:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4154/asus-ms...cement-programs

Gigabyte:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1746279

You should definitely get hte msi p67a gd55, it's value for money.

http://www.techpowerup.com/140250/Intel-to...ebruary-14.html
Intel to Start Shipping B3 Stepping Cougar Point Chipset from February 14
Intel seems to have fast-tracked its Cougar Point chipset flaw rectification. The silicon giant claims that it will be in a position to start shipping B3 stepping of Cougar Point chipsets (Intel P67, H67, etc,) from 14 February, to OEM partners. According to the latest PCN (product change notification), number 110456-00 dated 2/9/2011, Cougar Point B3 will carry the following changes/features:

* Revision ID will change from 04h to 05h
* BIOS Update (Revision 1.1.4 of the BIOS Specification Update and Reference Code)
* B3 stepping package is pin compatible with B2 stepping package
* Minor metal layer change from B2 to B3 improving lifetime wear out with no changes to functionality or design specifications

Of the above, the last bullet point affirms that the SATA 3 Gb/s port defect issue, which caused physical parts of the chipset to wear out abnormally fast, degrading performance, is resolved.

do we still need to wait till early april for new batch in malaysia?
would it be early march?

Yes, i want to know this also, would it be in march? Btw, how do we verify it's B3 stepping? check the revision ID?

so its OKAY to buy a sandy-bridge laptop which the components ONLY use sata3 ports right?

coz laptop dun need alot of sata ports also... just optical+hdd rite?

guys,how do I know which is SATA3 ports?

Check your motherboard manufacturer. Usually two same colour port.

ah..found it! thanks dude

This post has been edited by PartyPooper: Feb 13 2011, 01:16 PM

they said after 3 years degradation will occur. still has 2 years and the half. don't worry. no need to rush or become too paranoid

don't worry, after sandy comes ivy bridge and haswell within this year and the other

when ivy bridge will out? it succeeding sandy?

2H 2011 or later and best case it'll be out in 2011.

Succeeding Sandy Bridge as well and you can use the same 1155 socket with just requiring BIOS update. It will feature 22nm die as well ... so it'll be very efficient

Question regarding to the chipset issues:
I have more than 2 SATA devices on my pc.
Is there any problem if I continue using SATA 2 port for my HDD until I get replacement on April?
Will it cause any damage to my HDD or data corruption?

Does this intel chipset issue affects laptop? my friend using acer 5750G

It will not cause any hardware damage to your harddisk and any data that is already in the harddisk will not get affected. It is just that new data that is going to transfer to it will have a possibility of getting corrupted.

IF the laptop only uses the SATA3 ports then it would be fine,but not all SB laptop does so you need to check first.

Every SB system is affected ,your friend should be able to send the laptop back to Acer to get the mobo changed once the fixed parts are available

huhu want to upgrade to sandy but i think wait till the new batch with fixed chips only then i do so.