Prez wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 13:46:
Hey BoP, when you are free DM me (well email me) if you can. I need help figuring out if the Intel CPU I bought last year is one of the ones suffering catastrophic failures. I'm not seeing any instability yet. But that doesn't mean that I won't eventually.

You can try running the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool on loop, I had my CPU for about a year, and then started having weird errors and crashes. After a loop or two my PC would BSOD from this. So I'm pretty sure it's also affected.

The thing to know here is that we know ALL the 13/14 gen processors are affected, it's just a matter of time before the degradation starts to cause instability. Some people underclocked their computers to make them stable, only for it to become unstable again later on. The microcode update may stop itfrom happening further, but I expect a lot of people are going to have problems with their computers in the future and not know it's the CPU that's causing it.

I've had it confirmed that I have a CPU that lands squarely in the category of the faulty Intel CPU's. While I am equal parts thrilled seeing an arrogant, incompetent, unwieldy corporate monster be utterly crucified publicly, and horrified by how many people will have to be laid off because of the despicable modern corporate playbook that mandates that the little guy be punished for the idiocy and vileness of the big whigs, when it comes right down to it I really just want to play Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. If given a choice between Intel mailing me a check for a million dollars or having a working PC that I can game on, I will choose the latter. I don't want RMA's or otherwise having to figure out how to deal with or how to fix this shit. I am not surprised at Intel being reprehensible; EVERY company is reprehensible now. I just want to game in my bedroom in peace until I die.

Simon Says wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 12:51:

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 11:59:
Intel doesn’t give a shit about building goodwill. If goodwill was what they were trying to build they would’ve added 5 years to the warranty, or at least doubled the original 3 year warranty.

Nope, what intel is trying to do is stay out of regulatory jail. I hope they fail.

On one hand they do that and on the other they use incredibly scummy scare tactics to avoid fulfilling RMAs/refunds.

Also curious to see what the Gamers Nexus tease post on their Youtube community tab "Intel is unbelievably slimy. Multi-part report soon." is all about...

My guess is that they must be flooded, leaking $ from every hole so they're desperately trying to stop the bleeding, but having to resort to "disputable means" to achieve that goal.

Scumbag Intel: Shady Practices, Terrible Responses, & Failure to Act GN YouTube
In one word, it’s Glorious.

our bosch fridge is reliable. its into double figures and has consistent cooling. We have a miele washer that is also into double figures. it has had a drum sensor repair and thats about it.

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:52:

NKD wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:48:

yonder wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:23:
Literal call to violence.
No one surprised.

Huh? What article are you referring to?

My guess is he's referring to what a poster said. I'll give you one hint: poutine, hockey, Tim Hortons, politeness (country, not the person)

Oh that makes sense.

NKD wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:48:

yonder wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:23:
Literal call to violence.
No one surprised.

Huh? What article are you referring to?

My guess is he's referring to what a poster said. I'll give you one hint: poutine, hockey, Tim Hortons, politeness (country, not the person)

Cutter wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 12:43:
Yeah, I'm fridge shopping right now and had a good conversation with the owner of a family run appliance store yesterday. Saying how most of the once good brands like Amana, Maytag, etc. were amazing until the private equity creeps showed up and gutted the companies for the bottom line and their compensation and the stockholders.

LG has some of the top rated fridges, but they are also under class action lawsuit for their compressors dying a few months out of warranty. They could make compressors that last 30 years, but then who would buy new fridges? Peak capitalism.

yonder wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 16:23:
Literal call to violence.
No one surprised.

Huh? What article are you referring to?

Literal call to violence.
No one surprised.

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 11:59:
Since everything donnie touches dies, his embrace might not be such a bad thing after all.

Now we know why he won’t touch his children*! Father of the year! (Taps forehead)

(*Except the ones he wants to fu**)

Saboth wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 13:11:

Cutter wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 12:43:
Yeah, I'm fridge shopping right now and had a good conversation with the owner of a family run appliance store yesterday. Saying how most of the once good brands like Amana, Maytag, etc. were amazing until the private equity creeps showed up and gutted the companies for the bottom line and their compensation and the stockholders.

Nearly all industries these days. Probably one of the worst cases is Boeing, which has actually killed a lot of people due to cost cutting, cutting corners, experienced workers, and being deregulated.

Ran into the same thing when we were fridge shopping. I didn't care about a TV in my fridge, or bells and whistles, I just wanted rock-solid reliability. I always do a ton of research before buying something, and it all indicated that there were basically no actual reliable fridges anymore. The best you could do is pick one that had local service/repair and parts were plentiful.

rock-solid reliability

Those are them words... I swear to god, if I ever win the Billion dollar lottery, I will spend every cent bring rock-solid reliability back to the market and running everyone of those motherfuckers out of business.

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Prez wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 13:46:
Hey BoP, when you are free DM me (well email me) if you can.

Done.

Prez wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 13:46:
Hey BoP, when you are free DM me (well email me) if you can. I need help figuring out if the Intel CPU I bought last year is one of the ones suffering catastrophic failures. I'm not seeing any instability yet. But that doesn't mean that I won't eventually.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
CPU-Z for Windows® x86/x64 is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system : Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels.

The instability issue affects all Intel 13th and 14th Generation Core desktop processors l 65W and higher CPUs -- including KS, K, KF, and non-K 65W (and higher) versions.

Hey BoP, when you are free DM me (well email me) if you can. I need help figuring out if the Intel CPU I bought last year is one of the ones suffering catastrophic failures. I'm not seeing any instability yet. But that doesn't mean that I won't eventually.

Yesterday Moores Law is Dead dropped "AMD Zen 5 Validation Failures Leak | Intel Raptor Lake Instability Update"
TLDW
AMD did not want to pull an Intel after a new validation sweet revealed that early yields might not be up to snuff in some areas and they'll need to relabel some chips at a lower speed.
Intel, well we all know that story.

Cutter wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 12:43:
Yeah, I'm fridge shopping right now and had a good conversation with the owner of a family run appliance store yesterday. Saying how most of the once good brands like Amana, Maytag, etc. were amazing until the private equity creeps showed up and gutted the companies for the bottom line and their compensation and the stockholders.

Nearly all industries these days. Probably one of the worst cases is Boeing, which has actually killed a lot of people due to cost cutting, cutting corners, experienced workers, and being deregulated.

Ran into the same thing when we were fridge shopping. I didn't care about a TV in my fridge, or bells and whistles, I just wanted rock-solid reliability. I always do a ton of research before buying something, and it all indicated that there were basically no actual reliable fridges anymore. The best you could do is pick one that had local service/repair and parts were plentiful.

SMR drives? Get that outta here!

Unless you're doing write once/read rarely, they're absolutely terrible drives from a performance standpoint.

/---\

I'm very disappointed in Intel at the moment. This is not the same company I used to work for. Then again, Intel's decline started with the appointment of Craig Barrett as CEO. Once an engineering firm gets taken over by marketing, the company always declines. History is littered with the graves of companies that forgot their roots.

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2024, 11:59:
Intel doesn’t give a shit about building goodwill. If goodwill was what they were trying to build they would’ve added 5 years to the warranty, or at least doubled the original 3 year warranty.

Nope, what intel is trying to do is stay out of regulatory jail. I hope they fail.
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Edited to remove shitpost.

On one hand they do that and on the other they use incredibly scummy scare tactics to avoid fulfilling RMAs/refunds.

Also curious to see what the Gamers Nexus tease post on their Youtube community tab "Intel is unbelievably slimy. Multi-part report soon." is all about...

My guess is that they must be flooded, leaking $ from every hole so they're desperately trying to stop the bleeding, but having to resort to "disputable means" to achieve that goal.

This comment was edited on Aug 2, 2024, 16:52.

Yeah, I'm fridge shopping right now and had a good conversation with the owner of a family run appliance store yesterday. Saying how most of the once good brands like Amana, Maytag, etc. were amazing until the private equity creeps showed up and gutted the companies for the bottom line and their compensation and the stockholders.