Some processor prices are out for C-Zone.

Core i3 2300 - RM585
Core i5 2400 - RM609
Core i7 2600 - RM939

Ofcoz since it's "Made in Malaysia" 

One year later......theres no use buying Ivy bridge processor nw............Haswell will come out dis december wif ground up new microarchitecture technology and Ivy bridge will b obsolete in 11 months time.........

Two year later.......theres no use buying Haswell processor nw............Rockwell will come out dis december wif 16nm instead of 22nm..........22nm is old technology and Haswell will b obsolete in 11 months time.........

mehh I don't wanna play this waiting game, since we have supa good deal with Core i5 2500K, that's good enough for at least another 3-4 years.

If you are extreme overclocker then this will happen to you. 

Hi guys,

I'm new here. Interested in upgrading to Sandy B platform. But concern about the mobo's issue with sata ports. I will need at least 3-4 ports of it for os, data and dvd drive. Any1 with confirmed problems so far ?

Planning to upgrade my gaming rig.

Intel resumes shipping of faulty Sandy Bridge chipsets

After causing chaos among motherboard makers by revealing a flaw in its 6-series motherboard chipsets, Intel has announced plans to recommence shipments of the faulty silicon, before the fixed chips have even started shipping.

In a statement, Intel claims it decided to start reshipping the chipsets after lengthy discussions with computer manufacturers. 'As a result of these discussions and specific requests from computer makers,' says the company, 'Intel is resuming shipments of the Intel 6-series chipset for use only in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue.'

The company also emphasises that 'only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel 6-series chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue will be receiving these shipments.'

The announcement follows Intel's recent exposure of a well publicised design fault that affects the 3Gbps SATA ports (typically ports 2 to 5) in Intel's P67 and H67 chipsets. As such, we assume that the new systems based on the faulty chipsets will either come with a separate SATA controller card, or that they will only use the two (unaffected) 6Gbps SATA ports provided by the chipset.

The decision to reship the unrevised silicon will also enable certain laptop manufacturers to continue using the chipsets, as their products are only ever likely to use two SATA ports in their lifetime anyway. Indeed it’s likely to be in their interests to use the defective chipsets, as we can only imagine that Intel is applying a hefty discount to the chips to get them shifted.

In the meantime, Intel also says it's now started manufacturing new versions of the chipsets with a silicon fix to solve the 3Gbps SATA problems, and that these will start shipping in mid-February. However, consumers aren't likely to see revised boards for a good while yet, as it will take a number of weeks for board partners to install the new chips, and then ship the updated boards over from Asia. Intel currently estimates that full production of boards based on Intel's 6-series chipsets won't be in full swing in April.

Fixed Sandy Bridge chipset ‘begins shipping’

DigiTimes reports that Intel has already started shipping fixed B3-stepping 6-series Sandy Bridge chipsets to ‘first-tier makers’ of laptops and motherboards. It’s therefore expected that these companies will ‘unveil their Sandy Bridge-based models at the end of the month.’

This was the expected time-frame that Intel quoted when the story of the Intel Sandy Bridge chipset flaw first broke, and indicates that production of Sandy Bridge motherboards should be in full swing by April.

DigiTimes also has some details of what Sandy Bridge product to expect first, courtesy of Toshiba's distributor in Taiwan. ‘Toshiba will unveil its Sandy Bridge-powered notebooks in Taipei on February 23,' claims the site, 'with the products to be available starting mid-March.'

This also fits with what our sources have told us about the new B3-stepping chipset – that laptop manufacturers are getting a larger share of them than motherboards makers. This is possibly due to the fact that laptops have to go through more QA processes and testing (for keyboards, screens, hinges and so on) than motherboards.

‘Acer and Asustek Computer [typically referred to as Asus] are also expected to begin shipping Sandy Bridge notebooks in mid-March,’ claims DigiTimes. We expect motherboards using the new B3 silicon from the big three manufacturers to be on sale around the same time, or possibly a week or two later.

Gigabyte is expected to use specific branding to highlight boards using the B3 silicon, probably using a shield motif with some text to denote the B3 stepping, and MSI has already shared its B3 logo. We contacted Asus to see if it had any similar plans, but were told it had nothing to share at this point.

MSI ships fixed Sandy Bridge motherboards

MSI has just announced that its first Sandy Bridge motherboards with the revised B3-stepping chipset have started to leave its factories.

The company's components marketing specialist, Scott Bentley, told us that ‘all being well, we hope to have stock at our key resellers during the week commencing 7 March.’

The new H67 and P67 chipsets with B3 stepping resolve the flaw in Intel’s original chipsets, which can lead to performance degradation and data corruption over the SATA 3gbps channels after a year or two of regular use.

MSI will highlight these revised boards with a slightly baffling sticker proclaiming the board to be ‘MSI B3 Stepping Ready.’ Of course, the board either has the B3-stepping chipset or it doesn’t – whether or not the board is ready for B3 silicon is irrelevant.

At least there’s an attractive logo on the box, which reassures customers that the board has the fixed chipset. MSI has shown us two examples of B3 motherboards and their packaging, so you can see what you need to look for.

‘In addition to the B3 sticker, each new revision mainboard will have further B3 branding as a part of the product code and retail box,’ MSI told us. This takes the form of a B3 suffix for the name of the product, as well as a grey square on the box that says 'B3' in the middle.

Oh? Need to call?

cause i bought from lingloong

seems like sellers will not entertain for refund, swap to B3 is d only way.

Not sure how's the plan for Asus i will try to contact Alex from Build Tech later. When doing this swapping process be more careful on courier they use, just avoid Citilink as this courier service is well known for lost cases, Asus products. Ask distro to insure the parcel.

wondering shld i change from current rig to Miss Sandy??or wait for X79 platform~