Could simply be that the initial allocation has sold out.......... it wasn't that long ago that this happened within the first couple of days of a popular new processor release. Given the under whelming release for this new generation it has simply stayed in stock longer before this happened?
Agree - The need to have a special driver to park cores (i.e. disable one chiplet), that was not needed for the 7950x, is a huge red flag for me as well.
My planned 9950x build is on hold; I skipped the 7950x generation with the hope that the 9950x would give another 15-25% performance...
If their current statements are correct (and remember this is the second or third round now?) then they can replace with new Raptor CPU's with the provision that BIOS be upgraded to mid August release (which means September time frame before really available).
Intel is probably ok if the...
You're probably right..... their behavior is consistent with trying to "bury" the problem. I've seen this happen when I returned a faulty product (many other folks in the same boat) and manufacturer sent me a check for the cost; with the provision that I keep everything confidential. It was a...
Yes, but that's water over the dam now......... how does Intel think this is going to play out now?
They can get ahead of the issue and try and keep some customer loyalty or get dragged over the coals which will cost them even more money (and unfortunately any class action lawsuit would benefit...
Intel's upcoming patch will not help Raptor CPU's that have already been impacted & this really falls into two categories:-
1. CPU has already been experiencing sporadic crashes like reported
2. CPU is impacted and degraded; but sporadic crashes have not been observed
- I expect a lot of...
I've been struggling with a wake instability issue for the last several months........ Intermittently wake would cause the fans to spin up (including HDD's) but no display or any further progress from this point requiring a reset. Frustrating as my setup used to be fully stable in this scenario...
I'm glad that someone with Steve's influence has called out Asus on their business practices.
I have an AM4 platform and have always been bewildered by their Beta BIOS policy and voiding warranty. Technically if you just load one beta BIOS to resolve one of their bugs (or try to) then you have...
Really good to see competitive performance from the 13900K.
I have a 5950x and since AMD has a new platform for the 7950x I can go either Intel or AMD. I have more questions such as platform stability; performance of the 13900k with DDR4 and multi-threaded load; heat constraining performance...
I think I'll be in the same boat and stick with the 5950x for now........ as long as I do not succumb to the upgrade temptation! Hold out for the new architecture (Zen 5) and let the AM5 platform mature a bit is the current strategy; subject to change if Zen 4 exceeds my expectations.
For 2k gaming, 8GB should be sufficient; similar to 1k gaming where 4GB is usually sufficient.
That said, an extra 2GB on top of the above never hurts as there will be a few titles that will be an exception.
For 4k gaming, AMD is spot on with their 16GB offering and the Nvidia 3080 is short...
This is a good strategy from Intel....... reserve all the 3nm TSMC capacity and just sit on it to eliminate/hinder the Apple and AMD competition. They have a big war chest and now is the time to use it.
Hopefully they also decide to make something.
I concur....... I have a couple of DELL U3011 monitors, around 10 years old, that has a couple of these "bubbles" that look very similar to your pictures; although not nearly as bad as yours. I expect that mold has managed to get into the layers somehow. Perfectly usable and really not a problem...
I have exactly the same problem with 2x4k Samsung monitors with DP. Whenever the monitors go to sleep (which is a good practice to power them down when not in use) all the windows get shuffled on wake up.
Like OP, I'm amazed that things were designed this way. I've done a lot of googling on the...
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