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First MSI Intel Z690 Motherboards Leak

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I guess there was lots of stock in the channel that retailers didn't bother exchanging.

I bought mine in March and "B3 revisions" were the only models on sale; The B3 revision was prominent - not just on the box but directly in the retailer product listings. I ended up buying P8P67 boards for work that generation. I guess as always, it pays not to jump on something the instant it comes out and let other people be the paying beta testers. It's a shame that consumers tolerate being treated like shit by manufacturers and retailers because it gives manufacturers and retailers an excuse to keep doing it.
Not saying Intel didn't catch that one fairly quickly, but if you consider the amount of boards that are being prepared for each SKU at each boardmaker, that ends up being quite a lot of boards that are produced ahead of a new launch and that was a rather important one at that. I obviously don't have the exact number of boards, but even 250k per the big four isn't really a lot if you split that across multiple SKUs and then all the countries that they sell in, hence why I said a million or so.
I'm not sure how much was done by retailers, but there clearly was enough time for the boards to end up in consumers hands and many weren't aware of the issue, so they never did anything about it, even though it wouldn't have cost them anything.

But yes, you're right, there's way too much beta testing going on and it's only getting worse. It's all about being "first" which is getting kind of annoying, especially when the product sometimes is dropped six months later and you don't get any support. I know Qualcomm messed up one of their Wi-Fi chips and they pretty much told their partners tough luck and their partners did the same to the consumers who got a poorly working 802.11ac router... Unlike Intel and P67, there was no exchange program, it was just another case of suck it up early adopter.
 
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Yikes. I hope that wasn't electrically conductive.
Water itself isn't conductive - it's all the stuff dissolved in it that conducts electricity. If You cleaned Your LC loop well enough, the contamination even after 2-3 years should be so low for it to not cause any damage. However I did clean the MB with distilled water and pure alcohol (it pushes away the water and then evaporates) a few times before I put everything back together.

The whole PC still works after 6 years since the distaster happened. :)
 
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The number makes my Z370 feel old, but ultimately I dont need the upgrade, I have not been cpu bound for a long time, and I dont see it happening any time soon.

On the Z690 boards pictured here the SATA ports seem very badly positioned, and is it the trend now to only have 4 SATA ports?
 
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