The company has promised to fix the software by mid-August, but it won't stop selling the chips until then.
Intel's ordeal has been going on for months: in recent times, the company's top processors, primarily the 13900K and 14900K, have been causing countless crashes, not only in users' computers, but also in gaming servers and data centers. The Blues first tried to blame the voltage regulation incorrectly set by users, then on motherboard manufacturers, and later defended themselves by saying that the error appearing in desktops and laptops is caused by something completely different. In the past few days, it has finally been revealed that a faulty piece of microcode is responsible for the crashes.
Intel is now trying its best to fix this, and according to plans, the update will reach all affected processors by mid-August. However, since the microcode was responsible for insufficient voltage regulation, some processors have already been destroyed, but it is also possible that there was a bug in the chips that were still working, which will lead to problems later.
Meanwhile, an Intel spokesperson confirmed that the company has no plans to recall the affected processors, and that it has not even offered the option of halting sales until a fix arrives. There was no mention of whether the warranty would be extended at least for customers who received such a chip. In the meantime, Intel advises that CPUs be operated according to factory settings and that BIOS updates should be kept in mind.
