After Intel's admission, should Sandy Bridge processors be used?

I'm planning on getting a custom desktop PC assembled.

I had planned on an Intel i5-2400 (Sandy bridge) processor in tandem with an Asus p8h67mle motherboard.

After Intel's admission of a manufacturing defect affecting the Sandy Bridge platform, should I be concerned even though I have an Intel processor but a non-Intel motherboard?

Is the problem part of the processor or a chipset on the motherboard?

Which of these components is safe to keep and use?

Solution 1:

The processor is fine, it is the Cougar Point chipset found on all H67/P67 motherboards where the problem lies. This chip set is integrated into motherboards, so it is not a replaceable part. As far as the processor itself it is perfectly fine just wait until they start releasing motherboards with the new chip set on them, it should be around April that we expect to see them. It is safe to keep and use both of them, it is only the 3Gbps SATA ports that are affected (these are SATA ports 2-5) So if you only have two SATA devices you won't notice any problems at all.

Solution 2:

It appears to be a chipset issue, meaning all P67/H67 motherboards are affected - even non-Intel ones, as they share chipsets. It also seems to be limited to SATA 3GB/s ports, excluding SATA0 + 1.

The CPU is fine.

Wiki:

On January 31, 2011, Intel issued a recall on all P67 and H67 motherboards. The issue is hardware related and required a silicon fix, making rolling out a fix impossible. The issue affects SATA 3 Gb/s ports, while not affecting the SATA 6 Gb/s ports. Intel claims this problem will only affect 5% of users over 3 years, however, heavier I/O workloads can exacerbate the problem. Over time, the connection for the SATA 3 Gb/s ports will degrade, causing a drop in performance and eventually loss of connection to SATA devices. The processors themselves were not affected.