Intel has officially confirmed that the 0x12B microcode update that motherboard manufacturers have already released will be the final mitigation for the instability of the 13th and 14th Generation Core CPUs. The company has assured that no further upgrades will be provided, marking the conclusion of its efforts to tackle …
Read More »Intel finds root cause behind CPU stability issue, BIOS updates are on the way
Intel has managed to figure out the root cause behind recent 13th Gen and 14th Gen Core CPU stability issues. The company is now testing an update to mitigate the issue.
Read More »Intel blames motherboard vendors for 13/14th Gen Core i9 CPU stability issues
After many users reported instability with Intel 13/14th Gen Core i9 CPUs, the company has finally issued a statement condemning motherboard manufacturers for allowing Intel processors to run outside of specified specifications. The company also confirms that most stability complaints involve unlocked motherboards. Intel's statement was shared by Igor's Lab. …
Read More »Web hosts wonder if a common thread links recent super-site outages
Google went down on Saturday, dropping over a third of the world's web traffic in the process. Amazon has followed suit just a few days later, with its 40 minutes of inactivity purportedly costing the company as much as $5 million. When sites get this massive, are teething problems expected …
Read More »How to build a PC that never crashes
Could nature's chaos be the blueprint for creating a computer that never crashes? University College London computer scientist Peter Bentley thinks so. By using what he describes as a “systemic” computer, with self repairing systems, we could potentially have a future where our PCs never bring up that dreaded screen …
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