UPDATE ***I’m seeing a lot of the same questions/rumors around the forums right now, and I just want to address a couple briefly*** UPDATE
- The motherboard was sent to me in unsealed box, it appears to have been used.
- The socket manufactured is Foxconn.
- Only one motherboard in my lab has any “burn”, the P67A-UD4….the other two boards are fine.
- I’m still waiting for more answers from Gigabyte about the previous usage of this unit. And I’ll provide an update ASAP
- I know the details here are sparse, I’m only reporting what I know.
I received two motherboards from Gigabyte recently for testing, one P67A-UD4 and one P67A-UD7. Upon arrival, I did a thorough visual inspection, and found the UD4 had obvious signs of “socket burn”….a phenomenon discovered last year with the LAG1156 socket area. After notifying my contact with Gigabyte about the issue 8 days ago, I’ve yet to get any word back. Hopefully this issue is not widespread.
With the last generation, it appeared that socket burn was most likely to occur under extreme conditions. But with Sandy Bridge, “extreme conditions” and 24/7 use are very close together. Will this problem be a major issue for a large number of users? Time will tell.
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