Intel’s BIOS updates for crashing CPUs are now rolling out

Asus and MSI person some released beta BIOS updates contiguous to code Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake desktop processors. While the BIOS updates won’t hole CPUs that are already damaged, they see Intel’s caller microcode update that should assistance further code the instability issues.

If it works well, this could beryllium a precise large woody for Intel, which mislaid immoderate of its estimation aft its flagship chips were recovered to crash earlier this year, and aft a long probe discovered determination would beryllium no existent fix, requiring customers to regenerate immoderate damaged chips. Intel besides isn’t having a large year, period, precocious announcing layoffs of astatine slightest 15,000 workers and stopping “non-essential work.”

Asus has released its beta BIOS updates done its ROG forums for a assortment of Z790 motherboards. These are besides typically posted to Asus’ enactment pages a fewer days aft they’re posted to its ROG forums. MSI’s BIOS updates tin beryllium recovered connected the idiosyncratic motherboard enactment pages for its motherboards:

While we wouldn’t usually urge utilizing a beta BIOS update, fixed that this addresses an “elevated operating voltages” issue, you mightiness privation to spell up and instal these arsenic soon arsenic possible.

If you usage a committee different than MSI and ASUS, oregon the microcode BIOS update isn’t disposable for your peculiar motherboard close now, marque definite you’re connected the latest BIOS update either way. Even if they’re missing the latest fix, caller BIOS updates should already see Intel’s recommended powerfulness transportation profiles, which could trim the likelihood of your spot getting damaged.

“Please assistance america get the connection retired to each Raptor Lake desktop users, particularly i9 users, successful large screaming headlines that they request to update their PC to the latest BIOS present to halt / forestall the CPU deterioration and hopefully debar the request for an RMA,” said Falcon Northwest laminitis Kelt Reeves successful an email to The Verge earlier this week.

If you person an Asus committee and privation to cheque that your BIOS is acceptable to the close powerfulness profile, Falcon Northwest has a bully overview we’ve embedded below. The precise latest Asus BIOS updates should already default to Intel’s settings alternatively of the company’s ain overclocking profile.

Intel reportedly said these BIOS updates shouldn’t cause immoderate show loss, and reviewers are already gearing up to trial Intel’s latest microcode to guarantee determination are nary large changes for its 13th and 14th Gen chips.

We’re besides inactive waiting connected Intel to supply a instrumentality to trial existing machines for immoderate processor degradation. Intel has besides extended its warranty connected a assortment of 13th and 14th Gen CPUs by an further 2 years. PC makers are mostly passing connected that warranty hold to consumers, and you tin find retired if your ain strategy is covered close here.