Be sure to BIOS update your 13th/14th generation intel

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Perhaps it’s common knowledge, but it wasn’t to me. I was just notified yesterday from the reseller regarding the importance of updating BIOS of PCs running 13th or 14th generation intel. Sadly this warning came too late for me, so I am in the process of raising an RMA to return the PC for a CPU replacement (experience relative frequent app crashes and BSoD).

So if you run a 13th/14th generation intel, be sure to have your BIOS updated sooner than later. This link describe the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/1egthzw/megathread_for_intel_core_13th_14th_gen_cpu/

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Gamers Nexus are not particular impressed by the way Intel handled the issue so far:

https://youtu.be/b6vQlvefGxk

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A quick follow up: Sadly I had the CPU fail a 2nd time. After I send my PC for repair (Sep 2024) they replaced the CPU (13900K → 14900K) and the PC was working 100% perfect for about 6 months, before I again saw more and more frequent app.crash and BSoD’s.

I’ve just got the PC back from the 2nd repair, where they again confirmed the CPU was the issue, and they replaced the CPU (once again). Last time the BIOS was updated, and that was surposed to fix the issue, but apparently I didn’t. A new firmware (for my motherboard) was released on the 27. of May this year, where Intel apparently (again) tried to (hopefully: finally) fix the issue: “Update the Intel microcode to version 0x12F to further improve system conditions that may contribute to Vmin Shift instability in Intel 13th and 14th Gen desktop-powered systems”.

So if you own a 13th/14th generation Intel, be sure to update the BIOS, to (hopefully) avoid running into issues, cased by the CPU recieving too high voltage !!!