Intel’s chips leave bad taste for PC buyers

Raptor Lake woes create problems for buyers and sellers alike

PC buyers and vendors alike are troubled after Intel belatedly admitted to problems with its 13th and 14th generation desktop processors. There have long been reports of instability with Intel’s “Raptor Lake” processors, with systems crashing under heavy load, and even dead chips. Intel finally released a microcode patch for the processors in August, throttling back the voltage available to the chips to prevent systems hanging and permanent damage to the processor. That’s far from the end of the matter, though, with unhappy PC buyers worried their processors may already be irreparably damaged and PC vendors bearing the brunt from disgruntled customers. The long road to remediation Reports of problems with the Intel processors have been swirling since late 2022, particularly among the overclocking community, who are most likely to trigger the potentially damaging…

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