[DrNip]

Originally Posted by GeorgeStorm

It doesn't affect the chips, just the chipsets, so motherboards

Whew. Thanks. I'm a jacktard sometime.

Originally Posted by rickss69

Possibly the reason for all my OS failures? I think my chip just died...crawling atm just trying to install a simple app.

In its statement, the company states that customers who have taken delivery of systems with the P67 and H67 "Cougar Point" chipsets can continue to use their systems "with confidence," suggesting that the flaw is restricted to a performance issue and cannot cause data loss.

Source: http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news...a-screw-up.ars

My guess is it isn't causing your OS to bork. Then again I dunno.