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[–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hopefully the microcode patches fix the issue before it has done any damage for you. Or if the issue has already done damage, hopefully you get a replacement

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Microcode patch doesn’t fix the oxidation problem that they all inherently have. I’ll be lucky if the the cpu lasts a couple months of minimal use.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My understanding was that the microcode was causing too much power draw which caused the oxidation.

Tbh, I've read/heard lots of speculation, and I don't exactly trust Intel to be telling the entire truth.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

My understanding is that there are two issues. Manufacturing defects cause the copper to oxidize, and the processors themselves request more voltage than required or needed, causing excess oxidation damage. Intel said they cleared up the manufacturing defect issue sometime around October 2023