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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Skylake mistake!
Sun, 24 Jan 2016, 07:05
steve_ancell
 		So they are fixing this with a BIOS work around, that's basically a software fix that is stored as firmware and is mimicking what the chip is supposed to do but can't do, right?... Well that to me is like a car engine that can't complete a full 4-stroke cycle, so in Laymen's terms it's like putting a small creature to sit on top of the engine and smack it with a hammer to get past the dead-spot.

If I had the current chip then I would want a new one sent out from the next batch.


arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/intel-skylake-bug-causes-pcs-to-freeze-during-complex-workloads/
Sun, 24 Jan 2016, 08:00
Jayenkai
 		Yup, a broken chip is a broken chip.
.. Having said that, everything's software based, these days, so I'm sure a firmware fix "might" help, it just might not allow you to use the processor at full speed.
Every little "If" slows things down..

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Sun, 24 Jan 2016, 08:07
steve_ancell
 		I guess those chips come with a pretty hefty pricetag, current owners must be mighty pissed off.