And as if this was not enough, there is now an issue with certain AGP graphics cards hanging the system because the mobo doesn't supply enough voltage to the AGP slot. The mobo has to support either 1.5 or 3.3 volts to the AGP slot, depending on whether the card is a 2X or 4X device. The Asus Geforce DDR card requires 3.3 volts, but the CC820 only supplies 3.07 volts, causing the uncharitable to wonder if the CC820 was designed on the back of a napkin by the janitor at Satan Clara. Intel points the bony finger of blame at the power supply manufacturers here, recommending changing to a more expensive switched power supply. So here we have a mobo that only works with some memory, doesn't work all the time even with that, requires that you put the DIMMs in a specific order, needs component changes and a new power supply.
Engineers have a technical term for such a product - crap.
The 820 with its slug-like MTH certainly maintains the modest performance part, but has undoubtedly permanently damaged Intel's reputation for quality motherboards. If you want daily updates on news, enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button.