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

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Gsus4@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-chip-bug-faq-which-pcs-are-affected-how-to-get-the-patch-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought they had corrosion issues, how do you patch that?

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    • 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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    • Gsus4@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🩹

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    • Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Warranty replacement.

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  • ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And here I thought, it would be good to go for Intel. Recently got a new PC with 14600KF. However, I have not had any issues with performance besides Deathloop (Launches, black screen and then dissapears).

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    • Gsus4@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      e.g. yahoo.com/…/ryzen-3000-fix-sinkclose-vulnerabilit… AMD has these sorts of flaws too, I don’t know enough to tell if AMD is significantly better in this when deciding to buy

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      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That AMD security vulnerability doesn’t physically damage the CPU while this Intel flaw does. Thats a drastic difference so the two are not the same

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      • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So far the AMD security flaws aren’t causing physical CPU damage, so Intel definitely wins the screw up award.

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      • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That exploit required kernel access to begin with, which at that point, you have much bigger problems.

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      • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This problem is larger than a micro-code update. The main issue the user is likely referring to is Intel shipping defective product (oxidation issues), denying warranty claims for said defective product, then staying quiet when it’s proven they have been shipping defective product.

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