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There is No Fix for Intel's Crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — Any Damage is Permanent

posted by janrinok on Sunday July 28 2024, @10:39PM   Printer-friendly

owl writes:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206529/intel-13th-14th-gen-crashing-instability-cpu-voltage-q-a

On Monday, it initially seemed like the beginning of the end for Intel's desktop CPU instability woes — the company confirmed a patch is coming in mid-August that should address the "root cause" of exposure to elevated voltage. But if your 13th or 14th Gen Intel Core processor is already crashing, that patch apparently won't fix it.

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 motherboard 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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:05PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:05PM (#1366398)

    What the fuck's a generation? What year? No fucking clue and can't find the info.

  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:27PM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:27PM (#1366402) Journal

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html [intel.com]

    It is buried in there....

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  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:30PM (1 child)

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 30 2024, @11:30PM (#1366403) Journal

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_processors [wikipedia.org]

    Perhaps this is better...

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2024, @02:17PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2024, @02:17PM (#1366479)

      Thanks! That's a relief, it's new ones. All my shit is 10 years old.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2024, @06:57PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2024, @06:57PM (#1366518)

    Seriously? A simple google search will tell you what the processor generations are.