I’ve seen 4 videos from tech channels just chastising Intel’s communication, I can’t seem to find a concise source for the actual facts of the fiasco.
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CPUs require very specific voltages to work properly, running too much voltage for too long or the wrong amount can break bits inside ’em. Intel ran 13th and 14th generation CPUs for sale with a bug in the code that controls voltage that over volted cpus, so that under certain conditions (playing games, doing intensive calculations, etc…) the over voltage permanently damaged the chips. Rather than recalling the product, they quietly replaced the ones of people who complained and sat on the issue for a very long time.
Now they’ve just announced they have a fix (an update for motherboards that run the affected CPUs) which will solve the problem for people who buy new ones, but wont solve it for CPUs that were broken by over volting already since it’s actual physical damage.
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