Read Intel’s biggest statement yet on how it’s addressing Raptor Lake CPU woes

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Intel has a big update on its crashing 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs — including a hint that maybe, just maybe, it might be able to do something about chips that are already failing, instead of requiring you to return them.

You can read its statement below in full, but here are the parts I find interesting:

• Intel says it’s now distributing the microcode that addresses elevated voltage issues to all its partners, not just Asus and MSI. (Updating your BIOS should help CPUs from deteriorating prematurely, but doesn’t fix ones that already have.)
• Intel says it’s “investigating” possible “mitigations” for systems that are already showing symptoms, too — but the company’s stance is still that you should exchange any symptomatic CPU, Intel...

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