What is general time to assume a new CPU and chipset have no major bugs?

[nine9s]

I am looking at building a new PC. I plan to use Ivy Bridge and the newest chipset but I am concerned about bugs like in Sandy Bridge's new chipset last year.

If the new CPU or chipset had any major bugs, how long would it generally take for the industry/public to notice it? A few weeks or over a month/longer?

 

[BrightCandle]

Depends on the bug. But if you look through the Linux kernel you'll see countless workarounds problems in CPUs, they almost always ship with serious bugs. Most of the time its not a problem, and if it breaks your computer they will replace it.

Don't worry about it, its rare its an actual problem.

 

[mfenn]

Depends on the bug. But if you look through the Linux kernel you'll see countless workarounds problems in CPUs, they almost always ship with serious bugs. Most of the time its not a problem, and if it breaks your computer they will replace it.

Don't worry about it, its rare its an actual problem.

:thumbsup: I agree. The Sandy Bridge bug is very much the exception rather than the rule, and even it was easy enough to work around (just don't use the SATA 3Gb/s ports).