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    Intel says flaw in Series 6 Sandy Bridge chipsets

    VAT or “sales tax” as you put it has to be paid on most electronic goods when ordered off the net regardless where you get them if you live in the EU So that being the case buying from a physical bricks and mortar store has really paid off in terms of convenience this time , a 2 minute car...
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    Intel says flaw in Series 6 Sandy Bridge chipsets

    “The replacement program will happen at the dealer/distributor level. You will have to exchange your board at the location you purchased it from.” I bought my Gigabyte mobo from this "oldly worldly" thing called a retail store, so it's just a straight exchange at the counter for...
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    Intel says flaw in Series 6 Sandy Bridge chipsets

    “Any Gigabyte 6-series B2 motherboards that have already been sold will be accepted back for replacement” I’ve got the Gigabyte P67 and that’s what I wanted to here :thumbsup:
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    Intel says flaw in Series 6 Sandy Bridge chipsets

    The fact that the pre-embedded chipset on the mobo’s are made by intel is immaterial. The mobo manufacturers have responsibly to ensure their whole product is of satisfactory quality, at least under (The Sale of Goods Act here in the UK) As I have mentioned before gigabyte have already...
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    Intel says flaw in Series 6 Sandy Bridge chipsets

    At least gigabyte have acknowledged the problem http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=984 Understandably at this early stage no details on how the current P67 mobo owners get to swap to the revised units when they become available