UPDATE: Intel responds, blames “elevated operating voltage”.
“Intel is delivering a microcode patch which addresses the root cause of exposure to elevated voltages.
Intel is currently targeting mid-August for patch release to partners following full validation.
The extent of the issue has been a hot topic of discussion for some time now.
Suggestions are made on that support page, but it’s only guesswork: nobody has definitive answers.
I have some experience with this myself.
I chose the latter as productivity benchmarks gave Intel an edge.
And in fairness, while performance is impacted, my system is now stable.
However, Intel didn’t appear happy with these profiles.
After Intel ‘disavowed’ these baseline profiles, the Gigabyte BIOS disappeared, putting us back at square one.
Which brings us to the Level1Techs video - and what a piece of work it is.
In some cases, even processors running at Intel stock prefs are failing.
The silence is baffling.
Does Intel know what the problem is?
If it does, why is the firm not being transparent about the problem?
So, what happens next?
That’s just one of the topics covered in this week’s Direct.
We also spend time discussingPS5 Prorelease timelinesin the wake of some uncertainty discussed by Sony arch-leaker Tom Henderson.
If September passes without a new console reveal, that’s the time we should start to worry.
See you next week!
