Anyone try an Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 build yet?

[clouser]

The real trouble is with being on the forums and seeing all these posts form people with problems. What we mustn't lose sight of is that htere must be countless thousands out there who are quite happily using their systems with no worries whatever. It is easy to forget that when all you see is problem computers.

Good point DM!

Ok, anyone else out here where your Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 is working and working well?

Soar

I just built mine today... other than some tweaking over some silly stuff, I am happy so far.  I spent a good hour in COD black Ops at 4.1 ghz just using turbo boost, no other tweaking... CPU and case temps didn't go over 57c with a stock fan...   So far I would say that is pretty good.

[Dark Mantis]

Certainly sounds like a good build to me!

[soarwitheagles]

That sure is encouraging to hear it is working so well for you!

Thanks for the good news!

Soar

[uKnighted]

The real trouble is with being on the forums and seeing all these posts form people with problems. What we mustn't lose sight of is that htere must be countless thousands out there who are quite happily using their systems with no worries whatever. It is easy to forget that when all you see is problem computers.

Good point DM!

Ok, anyone else out here where your Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 is working and working well?

Soar

I currently have the 2500k+ud3, and I can tell you it has been nothing but trouble. vdroop has caused instability and I don't feel safe going past 1.4v despite perfectly fine temperatures... You can read more about my experiences here...
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/923837-p67a-ud3-owners-have-you-experienced.html

[clouser]

The real trouble is with being on the forums and seeing all these posts form people with problems. What we mustn't lose sight of is that htere must be countless thousands out there who are quite happily using their systems with no worries whatever. It is easy to forget that when all you see is problem computers.

Good point DM!

Ok, anyone else out here where your Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 is working and working well?

Soar

I currently have the 2500k+ud3, and I can tell you it has been nothing but trouble. vdroop has caused instability and I don't feel safe going past 1.4v despite perfectly fine temperatures... You can read more about my experiences here...
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/923837-p67a-ud3-owners-have-you-experienced.html

At 4.2ghz, I was around 1.25v with it set to auto adjust... I'll keep inching up to around 4.5 and see how I do.  If you are trying ot be one of those guys breaking the 5ghz barrier, maybe it's not the right MB. 

That being said, everyone should be on the lookout now over the P67 recall from Intel over the SATA problems.

[Dark Mantis]

Not wanting to add fuel to the fire but anybody concerned might want to read this thread:

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,4334.new.html#new

[uKnighted]

The real trouble is with being on the forums and seeing all these posts form people with problems. What we mustn't lose sight of is that htere must be countless thousands out there who are quite happily using their systems with no worries whatever. It is easy to forget that when all you see is problem computers.

Good point DM!

Ok, anyone else out here where your Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 is working and working well?

Soar

I currently have the 2500k+ud3, and I can tell you it has been nothing but trouble. vdroop has caused instability and I don't feel safe going past 1.4v despite perfectly fine temperatures... You can read more about my experiences here...
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/923837-p67a-ud3-owners-have-you-experienced.html

At 4.2ghz, I was around 1.25v with it set to auto adjust... I'll keep inching up to around 4.5 and see how I do.  If you are trying ot be one of those guys breaking the 5ghz barrier, maybe it's not the right MB. 

That being said, everyone should be on the lookout now over the P67 recall from Intel over the SATA problems.

To be exact, I am trying to get it stable at 4.5ghz-4.6ghz under 1.4v, but the vdroop is so terrible that 4.5ghz takes a bit more than 1.4v to compensate for a near 0.08v vdroop.

[Dark Mantis]

The Vdroop issue doesn't seem to affect all processors though only certain ones. I must admit it is a big problem if you happen to have one of these CPUs.

[soarwitheagles]

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I currently have the 2500k+ud3, and I can tell you it has been nothing but trouble. vdroop has caused instability and I don't feel safe going past 1.4v despite perfectly fine temperatures... You can read more about my experiences here...
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/923837-p67a-ud3-owners-have-you-experienced.html

At 4.2ghz, I was around 1.25v with it set to auto adjust... I'll keep inching up to around 4.5 and see how I do.  If you are trying ot be one of those guys breaking the 5ghz barrier, maybe it's not the right MB.  

That being said, everyone should be on the lookout now over the P67 recall from Intel over the SATA problems.
[/quote]

Sorry to hear about the vdroop instability issue.  This issue appears to be plaguing a lot of people.  On the other hand it is also good to hear that Clouser has his system stable at 4.2 GHz.

Thanks for the input from both directions gentlemen.  

It appears as if this combo is working quite well for some, yet not so well for others.

Let's keep posting here to discover how to resolve the issues!

I hope to start my build soon.  The P67A-UD3 should be here by tomorrow!

Soar

[soarwitheagles]

UPDATE: AFTER READING INTEL'S NEWSROOM HERE:

http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/01/31/intel-identifies-chipset-design-error-implementing-solution

I am beginning to think it may be better to wait and NOT build this new rig using the Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3.

Intel and Anandtech are saying the problem causes the chip to degrade with time, so it is a progressive problem [the longer you use the system, the more prone it is to failure].

Supposedly the SATA 6 ports are good to go, but how can I use a system with one small SSD on SATA 6 for the OS and one DVD reader/writer on the other SATA 6?  That leaves no room for my data hard drives.

Ouch!

For those interested, here's anandtech's info direct from Intel:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall

It does not look good at all!

On the brighter side of things consider these three very important points:

Intel did their very best to put out a very, very good chip

Intel is being totally honest about their mistake and not trying to sweep it under the high tech rug [they actually admitted their mistake to general consumers before they even spilled the beans to the motherboard manufacturers]!

Intel will eventually provide a replacement plan for all the chips.  The motherboard manufacturers will follow suite.

Ok, three cheers for Intel!

On the not so brighter side of things:

• Intel has already halted production of its 6-series chipsets and will begin shipping fixed versions of the chipset in late February.
  
  You can expect motherboard shortages through March at least. Intel hopes to be able to meet demand by April.
  

Well, let's stay positive everyone and be thankful that we even own a computer because most of the people on this planet do not even have a computer, let alone a computer with the newest technological bells and whistles!

Finally, here is some good advice:

What should you do if you are a lucky owner of one of these "defective" chips?

If you’re a current Sandy Bridge user and want to be sure you don’t have any problems until you can get replacement hardware, stick to using the 6Gbps ports on your board (which should be the first two ports).

Soar

PS Hey Absic, now maybe that Bulldozer might do much better in the CPU market after all [AMD stock shares soared 4% after Intel released the info about their defective chip]!

[faizoff]

Soar, I can understand completely your trepidation with building a system with known flaws. If I were in your place I'd most likely do the same and hold off building a PC knowing that it may not work properly.

I'm going to enjoy my ride with my build to the max while I can and when the dust settles will opt to replace the board (Still need to find out what procedures Gigabyte will follow for replacements)

I can finally play Bioshock at full HD resolution with max settings and not see a sec of flinching anywhere.

Now excuse me while I go zap the baby Jesus out of some unfortunate Splicers.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Soar,

There is a way around the storage problem and that is to use the SATA2 just for the optical drive and keep the SATA3 for your SSD for booting and a large storage drive. That way it shouldn't impact too much on present usage.

Of course there is a second way around it as well and that is to use a OCZ PCIE Revodrive.

[soarwitheagles]

Soar, I can understand completely your trepidation with building a system with known flaws. If I were in your place I'd most likely do the same and hold off building a PC knowing that it may not work properly.

I'm going to enjoy my ride with my build to the max while I can and when the dust settles will opt to replace the board (Still need to find out what procedures Gigabyte will follow for replacements)

I can finally play Bioshock at full HD resolution with max settings and not see a sec of flinching anywhere.

Now excuse me while I go zap the baby Jesus out of some unfortunate Splicers.

Faizoff,

You have an excellent attitude and that is most important when stuff like this happens!  Good choice to enjoy your rig while things get sorted out here.  I'm still not sure what I will do.  My biggest concern is that if I put everything together, then must change out MB, I'd have to reformat and reinstall everything all over again.  I would like to avoid that simply because of the time factor involved.

The good news is that it will all work out well one way or another, so I'll not stress about it.  My other two computers should hold me over until the Sandy Bridge stuff is resolved.

Enjoy your ride and get the most out of it!

Soar

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar,

There is a way around the storage problem and that is to use the SATA2 just for the optical drive and keep the SATA3 for your SSD for booting and a large storage drive. That way it shouldn't impact too much on present usage.

Of course there is a second way around it as well and that is to use a OCZ PCIE Revodrive.

DM,

You have excellent ideas again.  Thanks and I am definitely taking it into consideration as I weigh the different options right now.

I do have a question...

Do you think a reformat will be required when the replacement MOBO's arrive?

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

If everything is the same and just the motherboard is changed for a new one the same then you should be able to get away without  a format and just do a repair install over the top. You may even get away with it altogether.