it's not so bad.

At least the problem is isolated on the 3GB/S port.

You can still convert to the 6GB/s port with no issues.

I'm an early adopter and basically replaced my old comp with this, so I cant possibly RMA the board for no good reason.

I don't think manufacturers will call for a recall.

3 years or so under casual use.

Read anandtech's article guise =.="

"Intel expects that over 3 years of use it would see a failure rate of approximately 5 - 15% depending on usage model."

Casual use implies non-extreme environment, merely end user environment.

no problem, just do it.