Crashing is caused by a confluence of four separate power and voltage bugs.

  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I bought a 13600k a few months ago. Applied all the microcode patches but I think the processor is toast. If I’m able to boot up most programs just crash. Steam loads once out of every 10 times I try and open it. Forget games.

    I spent $400+ CAD on this processor less than 6 months ago. It’s unusable now. I will never ever purchase an intel processor again, even if they fix this and this never happens again. I was sold a defective product and I have no recourse to get my money back.

    I have an unusable computer.

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      2 months ago

      Can you not claim warranty / do an RMA?

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        2 months ago

        They won’t accept it because it’s out of the package and has been used for some months.

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          2 months ago

          Check with Intel, not whoever you bought the chip from. They extended the warranty and will replace bad chips. For most models I believe it was extended from 1 to 3 years.

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          2 months ago

          That’s returning it to the seller. In your country there’s implied warranty from the manufacturer and they will have to honor your claims if it is showing defects