Comment on Intel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to know

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can’t fix damage that has already happened, but you can stop more damage by limiting voltage as I understand it.

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  • datelmd5sum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    but how can the chips reach the advertised performance while being undervolted? especially damaged chips.

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    • raldone01@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s like spectre and meltdown you also lost the advertised performance. Less performance is better than a gaping secuirty hole or a broken chip.

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    • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They can’t.

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    • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would expect this patch would come with a negative performance impact.

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• Gsus4@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  🩹

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• Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Warranty replacement.

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