Intel finally determines cause of processor instability issues and has a patch in the pipeline

Users of Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors have been plagued with instability problems for some 18 months or more. The issue has been causing crashes and blue screens and the chipmaker has now finally announced that it knows what is causing the problem. Having determined that 'elevated operating voltage stemming from a microcode algorithm' is causing incorrect voltage requests to CPUs, Install says it is ready to issue a micropatch. Well, almost ready. See also: The patch is currently planned for launch in the middle of August, but this is subject to change. Intel will deliver the… [Continue Reading]