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CaptainMooseInc
04-28-2006, 01:46 PM
http://news.com.com/AMD+replacing+faulty+Opteron+chips/2100-1006_3-6066274.html?tag=nefd.top

Click that and read.

Supposedly there are about 3,000 Opterons expected to be faulty out on the market. Produced in late 2005 or early 2006. Single core only.

High temperature on the chip + high outside temperature means the faulty chips will consistantly provide false results in floating point operations.

Chips are being replaced for free.

-Jeff