Quote Originally Posted by Ket View Post
I'm wondering if I should bother RMAing my Extreme4 when the new boards are out at all. I tested SATA2 port3 and it passed without error and as we know, if one port is affected they all are. As mine passed, seems safe to say my board is fine. Can't be arsed with a week downtime for no reason.
Intel states a failure rate of 5-15% after 3 years. I don't see how you can say your board is safe after it has only been out for a couple months. I've got all of the SATA2 ports occupied and they work fine for now, but I'm definitely replacing the board as soon as the new ones are available.