There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

[John Elden Ring]

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Citing unnamed sources, Tom’s Hardware reports that any degradation of the processor is irreversible, and an Intel spokesperson did not deny that when we asked. Intel is “confident” the patch will keep it from happening in the first place. (As another preventative measure, you should update your BIOS ASAP.) But if your defective CPU has been damaged, your best option is to replace it instead of tweaking BIOS settings to try and alleviate the problems.

And, Intel confirms, too-high voltages aren’t the only reason some of these chips are failing. Intel spokesperson Thomas Hannaford confirms it’s a primary cause, but the company is still investigating. Intel community manager Lex Hoyos also revealed some instability reports can be traced back to an oxidization manufacturing issue that was fixed at an unspecified date last year.

 

[anonpuffs]

Yup. Expected. It's sad they aren't doing a recall either.

Also did anyone else catch this?

Why does Intel believe the instability issues do not affect mobile laptop chips?
Intel is continuing its investigation to ensure that reported instability scenarios on Intel Core 13th/14th Gen processors are properly addressed.
This includes ongoing analysis to confirm the primary factors preventing 13th / 14th Gen mobile processor exposure to the same instability issue as the 13th/14th Gen desktop processors.

(Emphasis mine). Seems like laptops are finally being acknowledged, which is huuuuge

*E: courtesy of reddit

 

[PropellerEar]

 

[JAHGamer]

Now I'm extra glad I got a 12700k instead of the 13 when they came out.

 

[FatKaz]

Feel sorry for all the pc gamers

 

[anonpuffs]

Feel sorry for all the pc gamers

Only dumb people who bought Intel last 2 gens :3

 

[Yurinka]

Huge issue, they deserve to lose a big market share for this. Let's hope they didn't do it on purpose.

 

[Jim Ryan]

Console gaming.

That is the fix.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

So, do they replace it under warranty?