Quote Originally Posted by Miwo View Post
To avoid AHCI issues altogether (in theory), why not just get yourself an A6-3670k instead of X4 631/651? 651s are nowhere to be found, and 631s are about $90. Its not much more to spend $30-40 to get that unlocked multiplier and avoid BLCK issues altogether. i think most AHCI issues come from everything getting out of sync once BLCK changes from 100MHz. Inventory shows that the Black Editions may be in stock this week

Also Anand probably did not try booting above 133MHz on the Asus. At 133MHz, an internal divider kicks in (like PCI dividers back in the day to keep it running at 33MHz) to make sure things aren't too far out of sync. He probably hit 130FSB and called it a day. Llano has lots of little strange quirks that not all reviewers may know about
So assuming I get BCLK above 133 its all good ?

Yes, Llano is a strange beast indeed, i guess thats why im so curious about it. Its ether Llano or a 960T and cheap 990FX/970 mobo by the way ..

Re: the 3670K, none of my usual retailers I use even have them listed as pre order yet(Am in the UK) so its unlikely that they will show up before new year here.. thats to much of a wait for me.