Urgent Intel Microcode Updates for Voltage Instability Rolling Out: M.S.I. and Asus are First

[Tonepoet]

So I saw this article via P.C. Gamer and I mostly just wanted to get this out as a top level post in its own topic because there is some level of urgency in getting these updates applied, and I do not want it buried under a bunch of posts other people might not see.

For those few of you who didn't see the other threads and don't know what's going on, Desktop Raptor Lake chips with 65 watts or higher T.D.P. are suspected of wanting to go the way of the dinosaur by electrocuting themselves. This makes the chips a bit less self-destructive. If you have an L.G.A. 1700 motherboard, update it A.S.A.P.

Jayz Microcode fix testing.. Too long: Didn't watch, marginal, negligible almost identical but slightly worse.

M.S.I. Motherboards with 0x129 Microcode Updates[www.msi.com] available now:

• Z790 Godlike Max[www.msi.com]
  
• Meg Z790 Ace Max[www.msi.com]
  
• MPG Z790 Carbon Max WIFI II[www.msi.com]
  
• MPG Z790 Carbon Wifi[www.msi.com]
  
• Mag Z790 Tomahawk Max Wifi[www.msi.com]
  
• Z790MPOWER

Asus boards listed here[rog-forum.asus.com]

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Originally posted by Tonepoet:

So I saw this article via P.C. Gamer and I mostly just wanted to get this out as a top level post in its own topic because there is some level of urgency in getting these updates applied, and I do not want it buried under a bunch of posts other people might not see.

For those few of you who didn't see the other threads and don't know what's going on, Desktop Raptor Lake chips with 65 watts or higher T.D.P. want to go the way of the dinosaur by electrocuting themselves. This makes the chips a bit less self-destructive.

they will get notifs by they mobo manufacturer when it comes out if they are registered for their warranty. it wont get forgotten.

no one has access to that microcode yet but the engineers.

also none of them are destructive but the ones reported by the companies.

[Tonepoet]

Originally posted by -iD-:

Originally posted by Tonepoet:

So I saw this article via P.C. Gamer and I mostly just wanted to get this out as a top level post in its own topic because there is some level of urgency in getting these updates applied, and I do not want it buried under a bunch of posts other people might not see.

For those few of you who didn't see the other threads and don't know what's going on, Desktop Raptor Lake chips with 65 watts or higher T.D.P. want to go the way of the dinosaur by electrocuting themselves. This makes the chips a bit less self-destructive.

they will get notifs by they mobo manufacturer when it comes out if they are registered for their warranty. it wont get forgotten.

no one has access to that microcode yet but the engineers.

also none of them are destructive but the ones reported by the companies.

Whoops. I jumped the gun when I saw the headline.

Also, regarding what I wrote, I'm repeating what Intel representative Thomas Hannaford told The Verge[www.theverge.com]. All 65+ watt T.D.P. raptor lake desktop processors are affected by the microcode issue.

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Originally posted by Tonepoet:

Originally posted by -iD-:

they will get notifs by they mobo manufacturer when it comes out if they are registered for their warranty. it wont get forgotten.

no one has access to that microcode yet but the engineers.

also none of them are destructive but the ones reported by the companies.

Whoops. I jumped the gun when I saw the headline.

Also, regarding what I wrote, I'm repeating what Intel representative Thomas Hannaford told The Verge[www.theverge.com]. All 65+ watt T.D.P. desktop processors are affected by the microcode issue.

well i read it to the point where you misread what he said.
" some" thats right next to his name.
reading is hard huh.

also they asked how many to no one.
and then right below that in the first sentence is the word "could"
woopsies.

[Tonepoet]

Fine fine, to be perfectly accurate this is the excerpt I mean to reference:

And, perhaps for the first time, Intel has confirmed just how broad this issue could possibly be. The elevated voltages could potentially affect any 13th or 14th Gen desktop processor that consumes 65W or more power, not just the highest i9-series chips that initially seemed to be experiencing the issue.

Here are the questions we asked Intel and the answers we’ve received by email from Intel’s Hannaford:

How many chips does Intel estimate are likely to be irreversibly impacted by these issues?

Intel Core 13th and 14th Generation desktop processors with 65W or higher base power – including K/KF/KS and 65W non-K variants – could be affected by the elevated voltages issue. However, this does not mean that all processors listed are (or will be) impacted by the elevated voltages issue.

Intel continues validation to ensure that scenarios of instability reported to Intel regarding its Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors are addressed.

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Originally posted by Tonepoet:

could be affected

hmm.
those are journalists man. they only keep people engrossed in what they say.
some and could are buzzwords for weeee dont know.

also right at the top "could potentially"

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"However, this does not mean that all processors listed are (or will be) impacted by the elevated voltages issue."
haha.

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hey thanks for posting that btw. i was looking for proof that all people here going on about this are blind to it.
you too it seems.
sorry to let you down.

[Crashed]

Gigabyte hasn't yet released their 0x129 Microcode BIOS update.

[Neo]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Gigabyte hasn't yet released their 0x129 Microcode BIOS update.

Seems to be just a select few boards for ASUS and MSI. Wish they would just hurry up with it.

[DeadBeat]

Look I'm no expert nor do I claim to be but the whole thing smells fishy to me. Intel didn't torture test the ♥♥♥♥ out these procs before they released them? Either they knew what was going to happen and didn't care or their quality assurance is complete and utter trash.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

ASUS and MSI are the only ones worth looking at or buying anymore anyways.

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Originally posted by DeadBeat:

Look I'm no expert nor do I claim to be but the whole thing smells fishy to me. Intel didn't torture test the ♥♥♥♥ out these procs before they released them? Either they knew what was going to happen and didn't care or their quality assurance is complete and utter trash.

well fabs test. fabs can be corrupt but uh yeah.

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

ASUS

you have not seen what asus has been doing lately? forget about it. they have become a nightmare company.
msi is now the last of the good ones.

[Realigo Actual]

I have seen how weird the chips can be made to behave. But I'm not longer convinced it's all Intel's fault.

[UserNotFound]

This doesn't really fix an already damaged CPU which may be running fine.....for now. I've read that while the microcode fix may alleviate the issue, CPU already suffering from 'invisible damage' might have the issue of too much voltage fixed, but that doesn't help it IF it's already been damaged.

Intel should blanket replace all 13th and 14th gen CPUs to fix the issue, in addition to the microcode fix, but nobody here is suffering from that delusion.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

So you want Intel to blindly replace like $2 billion worth of CPUs? LOL