Last week, Intel finally released a statement about the processing chips damaged by microcode problems in their 13th and 14th generation Intel CPU series, namely Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh.
Last week, Intel said that most of the CPUs experiencing this crash issue were limited to the Intel Core i9 series of processing chips, specifically the overclockable K model. The microcode built into these CPUs causes overvoltage issues where the electrical voltage is channeled too much, and can cause the computer to shut down by itself, or worse, kill your computer.
Intel says that it will release this microcode update this August, but says that the CPUs already affected by the overvoltage issue cannot be fixed, and the CPUs will need to be replaced. For now Intel has not said whether they will replace these CPUs for free.
Previously, it was reported that this issue only plagued Intel Core i9-K processor chips that can be overclocked, but a new announcement by Intel says that all Raptor Lake and Raptor lake Refresh processor chips that have a TDP of at least 65W and above can be affected by this bug .
This includes all Intel Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 processor chip series, including non-overclockable models. Interestingly, despite this announcement, Intel doesn't seem to be stopping their CPU sales for now.