Popcan Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 Does anyone know for sure if our CPUs in the M18 r1 and r2 are affected by the Intel ordeal? From what I found pretty much any intel CPU in the 13th and 14th gen that uses more than 65 watts is affected by this, mobile or desktop. Intel is supposed to be releasing a microcode update for the chips but that would have to pass through Dell? that means the new locked out bios would have to be used... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
win32asmguy Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 I think its entirely possible they could be effected especially if the system can sustain high TDP on the CPU and has recorded high voltages during such use. Luckily most people with these kinds of systems have a three year warranty or longer to cover any issues like this. Its a shame they are like this because even if you were to wear out a USB port from daily use you may very well need a motherboard replacement with a different CPU or GPU. Here is an article XMG made about the issue concerning laptop chips as well. I feel like they are pretty transparent for a vendor compared to most: https://www.xmg.gg/en/news-update-intel-core-cpus-laptops-stability/ 1 Desktop - Xeon W7-2495X, 64GB DDR5-6400 C32 ECC, 800GB Optane P5800X, MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC, Corsair HX1500i, Fractal Define 7 XL, Asus W790E-SAGE SE, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Hydroc G2 / Uniwill IDY X6AR559Y - 275HX, 2x16GB DDR5-6400 CL38, 4TB WD SN850X, RTX 5090 mobile, 16.0 inch QHD+ 300hz MiniLED, Windows 11 Pro 24H2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcan Posted August 4, 2024 Author Share Posted August 4, 2024 Thank you for the article, I had not seen that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarema Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Yes they are - my m18 r1 with 13980HX half dead now. Cant run any UE5 games - Hung Device Erro same as with desktop chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcan Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 That's a shame. once in a while i will get a fuzzy screen upon boot and have to reboot to get rid of it. probably the last Alienware I get. I'm hopping its not from something failing. might try a fresh install of windows if it keeps up. its so rare and random though. Since new I have the max temps set at 80-85c and have the cpu undervolted heavily. Which could be were the fuzziness is coming from but I've had the same undervolt for years now, so idk. Not a fan of having 6000 cores to deal with. wish I bought the AMD version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electrosoft Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Makes total sense 13th and 14th gen laptop variants are equally susceptible to the degrading issues since they really are just clock/power downed desktop variants at this point. Electrosoft Alpha: 9800X3D | Asus X870E Hero Crosshair |Gigabyte 9070XT Gaming OC Edition| AC LF II 420 | TG 2x24GB 8200 @ 2200/6400 tuned | Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB | EVGA 1600w P2 | Phanteks Ethroo Pro | Alienware AW3225QF 32" OLED Heath: i9-14900KS SP109 | EVGA CLC 280 | Asus Strix Z690 D4 | Asus Strix 3080 | 32GB DDR4 2x16GB B-Die 4000 | Samsung 980 1TB Pro | EVGA DG-77 | Samsung G7 32" 144hz 32" MSI Raider | 7950HX3D | Nvidia RTX 4090 | Kingston Fury 2x16GB DDR5 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB | 18" QHD | WiFi 7 My eBay Store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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