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This is really bad news for anyone thinking of building a PC around Intel's 13th or 14th generation CPUs.
Gamers Nexus is one of the most thorough tech news channels out there and even they can't give definitive information on exactly which CPUs are affected and which aren't, so buying one right now is a lottery. According to Intel, the oxidation issue (hard CPU failure) is fixed in the 14th gen, but the overvoltage issue will take updates to microcode and motherboard BIOS to fix, which should happen aroind the middle of August.
In short, if you buy one now, keep an eye on stability and be prepared to RMA the CPU. One could try going AMD, but they have their own issues too, which is why I normally stick to Intel as they tend to be less glitchy.
This isn't a good time to be buying a CPU and if Intel doesn't handle this properly, it will turn into a scandal. It's pretty close now.
Gamers Nexus is one of the most thorough tech news channels out there and even they can't give definitive information on exactly which CPUs are affected and which aren't, so buying one right now is a lottery. According to Intel, the oxidation issue (hard CPU failure) is fixed in the 14th gen, but the overvoltage issue will take updates to microcode and motherboard BIOS to fix, which should happen aroind the middle of August.
In short, if you buy one now, keep an eye on stability and be prepared to RMA the CPU. One could try going AMD, but they have their own issues too, which is why I normally stick to Intel as they tend to be less glitchy.
This isn't a good time to be buying a CPU and if Intel doesn't handle this properly, it will turn into a scandal. It's pretty close now.