https://liliputing.com/lilbits-intel-extends-warranties-for-desktop-chips-but...Intel extends warranties for desktop chips (but your PC maker may not be following suit)
Last month Intel finally acknowledged issues with its 13th and 14th-gen desktop chips based on Raptor Lake architecture and promised to release microcode updates that would prevent these chips from becoming unstable. They’re starting to roll out now. But if you have one of these chips and it’s already become glitchy and crash-prone, the only fix is to replace the processor.
The good news is that Intel has announced that it’s extending the warranty on these processors by two years. The bad news is that this only helps customers who’ve purchased chips directly from Intel to build or upgrade their own PCs. If, like most people, you buy a pre-built computer then whether or not you’re getting an extended warranty depends on which PC maker you bought your computer from. Some are already committing two an extra two years. Others aren’t making that commitment… at least not yet.Several review houses state that the chips will continue to decline even if the microcode gets changed because:
1) inherent degradation has already begun
2) the inherent designed based flaw remains and anything that stresses the chip in general use will forward the destruction somewhat.
3) the new microcode fix hobbles the processor by at least 23%, making them weaker than the previous generations of Intel product.These are the reasons the EU wants Intel to buy you a brand new machine as
Intel knew this before they built the processors (or else Intel was totally negligent with their product testing).
Plus, the new replacement Intel chipsets that will meet the advertising claims use different processor sockets, new memory and entirely different motherboards ......So, to originally sell the things as "high performance processors suitable for AI uses" could be deemed premeditated fraudulent activity according to the current EU standards.
Lawyers are already involved in this mess, and if it goes against Intel it will be a situation Intel may not survive.
"Positioning" of the old vs new Intel that is happening now shows Intel segregating all the damage against the old stuff and keeping the new stuff away from settlement damages.
Look for a new Intel company name to crop up to help segregate the damage.
The old Intel can go bankrupt if that means the new Intel gets to dodge the majority of the settlement costs ........
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