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AMD's 'Sinkclose' vulnerability affects hundreds of millions of processors, enables data theft — AMD begins patching issue in critical chip lines, more to follow Almost cannot be fixed, say researchers.... 'Sinkclose' is the name of a recently discovered major security vulnerability that affects virtually all of AMD's processors released since 2006. This flaw allows attackers to deeply infiltrate a system, making it extremely difficult to detect or remove malicious software. The issue is so severe that, in some cases, it may be easier to abandon an infected machine than to repair it, reports Wired. There is good news, though: since it has not been discovered for 18 years, it likely hasn't been used. Also, AMD is patching its platforms to protect them, though not all affected processors have received a patch yet.

Intel details microcode update that addresses instability and crashing errors — claims patch has negligible performance impacts, future processors not impacted The patch reins in voltage, instituting a hard 1.55V limit as the company investigates potential mitigations for a related issue — a minimum voltage shift condition that can occur on impacted processors. The company will provide an update on the minimum voltage issue before the end of the month. We've asked for more details. Intel also says that all future processors will not be impacted. The 0x129 update will limit voltage requests above 1.55 volts to prevent chips that are still unaffected by the instability from getting damaged. Intel also said, "…based on extensive validation, all future products will not be affected by this issue." However, chips that are experiencing instability or have already failed will have to go through the RMA process, as there is no fix. For unlocked Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors, this latest microcode update (0x129) will not prevent users from overclocking if they so choose. Users can disable the eTVB setting in their BIOS if they wish to push above the 1.55V threshold. Edit: Microcode (0x129) Update for Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors by Thomas_Hannaford on ‎08-09-2024 07:00 AM Asus have now posted their beta bios on their official support page. https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-apex-encore/helpdesk_bios/

Intel's patch for CPU instability and crashing issues rolls out... Intel details microcode update that addresses instability and crashing errors — claims patch has negligible performance impacts, future processors not impacted

Meant to reduce overshoot/voltage spikes. And with this fix Asus could increase LLC to 5 iin the beta bios if I remember correct. Not fun seeing close to 1.7V😁

Maybe start with 3Dmark Time Spy Extreme (Cpu score). The biggest drop in performance of all tests. Not sure I trust Jayz. Neither do I know if MSI did some own changes in bios.

Want to be the guinea pig. Here's the last MEI driver https://mega.nz/file/ANsFELYA#nqKdMeYcHPInYW2wLGlFd5Ci-Ax2fVUPToSs44Ji5wM Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done. Me... IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT🙂 That's nice to hear. HeHe, I expected you had the answers on that one🙂 Asus should have followed EVGA. A kill switch for ME in bios. @Mr. Fox love it. PS. Why do we need ME for consumers/gamer boy machines? Nothing will be 100% secure anyway. This only open a door for the governments and their partners. As well hackers.

Hello bro. Nice to see you pop up here. Hope all is well. Everything well here up in the North. The usual. Rain and rain, LOOL As expected... No need for the ME update. Any changelog for v16.1.30.2361 ? MSI offer it on their driver support page. Thanks.

When will Intel release a hybrid chips with 3 different type E-cores for their mobile trash? This is just disgusting. Intel Arrow Lake-H CPUs For Laptops To Feature Core Architecture Trio: Lion Cove P-Cores, Skymont E-Cores, Crestmont LP-E Cores Intel's Arrow Lake-H CPUs are now confirmed to include three different core architectures, Lion Cove P, Skymont E & Crestmont LP-E cores. And here's a new problem Intel HQ need to handle. Intel hit with lawsuit over $32 billion loss, shareholders complain company hid problems

I expect Asus have kept the older MEI firmware v16.1.30.2307 with the new beta bios. That's good. MSI use the newer v16.1.30.2361

Could be there is more than elevated voltage that's fixed with the new MC. The stablility issues people have seen with Intel chips can also be memory related as well.

Crowdstrike Explains Cause Of The IT Outage Amidst Bombardment Of Lawsuits, Small Clause Might Save It Crowdstrike is facing a barrage of legal actions over $5B in financial losses, but a small print in its contract might save the company

Newer is always better, LOOL Steam Survey July 2024 Update: Windows 10 Usage Records Uptick, Windows 11 Drops Techpowerup.com | Yesterday Interesting things are happening in the gaming community, as Windows 10 operating system has seen an increase in its user base on the Steam platform, while Windows 11 has dipped below the 46% mark for the first time since its launch. According to the latest July data from Steam's hardware and software survey, Windows 10's share rose to 47.69%, marking a significant uptick that contrasts with Windows 11's decline to 45.73%. This trend highlights a growing preference among gamers for the older operating system, which is often praised for its stability and compatibility with a wide range of games and hardware. Many users have expressed concerns over Windows 11's performance and its stringent hardware requirements, which have made it less accessible for some gamers, especially those without the TPM 2.0-enhanced system. The shift in user demographics is particularly interesting given that Windows 11 was designed with gaming enhancements in mind, including features like DirectStorage and Auto HDR. However, the adoption rate appears to be hampered by issues related to compatibility and performance, leading many gamers to stick with the more familiar and reliable Windows 10. This trend could prompt Microsoft to reevaluate its approach to Windows 11, particularly in terms of addressing user concerns and enhancing compatibility with existing hardware. Other OSes are seeing stagnation, especially with Linux-based distributions recording zero change. Apple's OSX stands at 1.37%, a +0.06% increase from last month.

Newer is always better, LOOL Steam Survey July 2024 Update: Windows 10 Usage Records Uptick, Windows 11 Drops Techpowerup.com | Yesterday Interesting things are happening in the gaming community, as Windows 10 operating system has seen an increase in its user base on the Steam platform, while Windows 11 has dipped below the 46% mark for the first time since its launch. According to the latest July data from Steam's hardware and software survey, Windows 10's share rose to 47.69%, marking a significant uptick that contrasts with Windows 11's decline to 45.73%. This trend highlights a growing preference among gamers for the older operating system, which is often praised for its stability and compatibility with a wide range of games and hardware. Many users have expressed concerns over Windows 11's performance and its stringent hardware requirements, which have made it less accessible for some gamers, especially those without the TPM 2.0-enhanced system. The shift in user demographics is particularly interesting given that Windows 11 was designed with gaming enhancements in mind, including features like DirectStorage and Auto HDR. However, the adoption rate appears to be hampered by issues related to compatibility and performance, leading many gamers to stick with the more familiar and reliable Windows 10. This trend could prompt Microsoft to reevaluate its approach to Windows 11, particularly in terms of addressing user concerns and enhancing compatibility with existing hardware. Other OSes are seeing stagnation, especially with Linux-based distributions recording zero change. Apple's OSX stands at 1.37%, a +0.06% increase from last month.

Dang: It says... Improve system performance So it has to be good 🤩 Also MSI have pushed out new bios with the new MC MSI and Asus roll out first Intel instability fix for a range of motherboards with 0x129 microcode BIOS AMD Ryzen 7 9700X: Using Less Power Is This CPU's Superpower pcmag.com What’s more concerning is that Intel’s 14th Gen Raptor Lake refresh processors drive much more performance. To be sure: We are fully aware some of these chips have, for all intents and purposes, blown up at current settings. But we're also keeping in mind how this problem could be resolved on newly purchased chips this very month, and are mindful of Intel’s now-extended five-year warranty on those same processors. Even if you have to slow down or undervolt the processor to avoid damage, the performance differences between this new Ryzen, and Intel's Core i5-14600K and Core i7-14700K, are so large that you’d still have a faster PC by going with Intel. That’s not even to mention that the Core i5-14600K costs around $299 from multiple online retailers, which makes it less expensive, or that the Core i7-14700K is available for around $397 from Amazon—not much more than AMD's chip. We cannot say that the Ryzen 7 9700X is a disappointing CPU, as it truly is not. It performs well, and it delivers excellent power-draw and heat-generation numbers that AMD should rightly be proud of. The problem: It simply doesn’t outperform its predecessor by much, and it’s slower overall than the Intel competition. AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review: Zen 5 Arrives We're a bit miffed by the 9700X's overall performance. It seems rather pointless, and we can't imagine those X3D chips expected later in the year are going to be much different given what we've seen here. It was also shocking to find the 9700X slower than the 7700X in some games, and it's this inconsistent performance that makes the 9700X particularly bad in our opinion. It's underwhelming at best. From worse to even worse. This time with the Ryzen 5 9600X on the table. Yup, bro @Mr. Fox Newer has to be better🤢 Does "Disaster" means better in the English language?😁 What a fiasco release.

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😀😀😀 Pcworld didnt dare post the review because the numbers looked damn wrong. And Amd try defend their benchmark numbers...... Again meheee also from Pcworld. The AMD employee is sweating more and more the more results being shown, LOOL Please see the whole video. Amd is pretty rousted by the Pcworld editor. Not everyday I see such a good work done from Gordon🙂 See the face on AMD's employeee....😂

From the article.... You might not know this, but it's possible to run more than one power supply on a single computer. The reasons for doing it can range from redundancy, where you can't afford a power failure under any circumstances, to increased power, where a single power supply just isn't enough. Consequently, you'll find such setups only in professional workstations, servers, or mining rigs. Me run dual PSU due easier cable routing and that I don't need swap out and in the new modern fragile junk-connectors (4090 Hof use two trash connectors) for benching my other graphics cards cards. And I can connect whatever extra hardware I want in my black box. Loads of fans and several pumps.... No problems. And remember the 5v line for peripherals is capped with low max Amp on most PSU's. Even the high end one's. My main PSU (Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 - 1500 Watt) ain't weak at all and have a lot of power connectors on the psu panel but not enough for my needs. There is still a market for more than what the average gamer boy/computer Joe want or need. But some can't see the light....... If you heavly castrate the chips as default... You'll get higher OC headroom😎 Pure physics bro @jaybee83

And X3D parts will cost more. AMD need something when Arrow lake is out.

My take on this.... AMD used inferior silicon for 9700X. And probably also for 9900X. Hence they reduced TDP to keep up the stability throughout it's lifespan for those chips. There is not a single reason they needed castrate it out of the box like this. But they did it for a reason. I don't trust them if they said it was for power efficiency. Run PBO and they run at double the power consumption. I trust AMD equal much as with Intel. They know more than what they want to tell their customers about their own products. You just can't trust them. Only stupids do that.

Mheee.... AMD offer now the same as Intel did with Skylake. +++++++ And stability.... You like start your testing/review with BSOD on your new toy's? This is an rushed launch. And this even after AMD's delayed launch of Zen5 to fix it. Yup, newer has to be better.... Mheee. No thanks.

Exactly the same as they did with the newly launched re-hashed 5000 series chips. Dubbed XT.

Nice. Now you can clearly see why AMD changed the pricing policy for 9000 series Ryzen Zen5. If the Ryzen chips downclock to base clock in heavy load/or thermal throttle it will run slower than their 2 years old Zen4 chips. This even with the 16% IPC improvement. That's an improvement? Newer has to be better bro @ryan 3.8x1.16 = 4.4GHz. Their 2 year old chips run base clock at 4.5GHz.

LOOL. Fanboys is weird animals😁 And the one down here.... He know the fully truth why AMD withdraw 9000 series processors. How can he be so sure bro @Mr. Fox? Because he is an fanboy? And he also say... Some companies is very trustworthy... Hmmm.

Maybe the gamerboys can spend $50 more on better motherboards now as AMD have lowered the prices for coming Ryzen 9000 chips. Not as cheap as some hoped for but $40-50 USD will help people to buy better motherboards. Rejoice! AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs are cheaper than last generation AMD confirmed today that prices for its next-gen Ryzen 9000 desktop processors, previously leaked by Best Buy, are accurate. Surprisingly, these prices represent a decrease relative to the prior generation. An official X/Twitter post says that the Ryzen 7 9700X will be priced at $359 (down $40 from its previous Ryzen 7 7700X) and the Ryzen 5 9600X will be priced at $279 (down $20 from its previous Ryzen 5 7600X). They’re hitting the streets August 8. Following a week later on August 15th will be the Ryzen 9 9950X, $649, and the Ryzen 7 9900X, $499. Those are cheaper than their 7000-series models by $50 each. While not as low as the initial Best Buy leak, the discount should be much appreciated by system builders. This is also good news for those of us that will go with next gen Intel chips this fall/winter. I wonder if AMD know something about next gen Intel that we don't know. This is the only reason AMD will reduce prices from what I know of. They don't do this for goodness. Just see what AMD did with the pricing of their first gen 16 core 5950X ($799) due Intel was late to the party with more cores. And regarding the lower end Ryzen 9000 series as etc 7900X.... Me think AMD reduced the TDP from 170W down to 120W was due they will offer "defective" silicon. And AMD re-called all Zen5 chips due their inferior silicon binning. Say "not meeting their quality standard" is just hiding the real problem. Aka trash binning. Jup, AMD have learned their lesson from Intel's stability problems due trash binning. Saved by the gong gong. Or by Intel. AMD hitting the stop button on 9000 series launch...

The tech world is flooded with bad idea's. Maybe it's time to get rid of stupid/dumb CEO's that can't see the light? @Mr. Fox Where do they find those damn stupid idiots? Impossible to find smart enough people to lead their companies in the right direction? Hmmm, food for thoughts. Logitech: 'Forever mouse' was just a (bad) idea Logitech has backed off its idea of a "forever mouse" that would be built around a subscription.