If you've got an Intel Core i9 processor (especially a Core i914900K or 13900K) then you might have noticed some stuttering and stability issues. This includes games losing frame rates, being unstable or crashing a lot.

Turns out it's your processor, but it's the motherboard that's the problem. You might have seen some of this in the news!

Stories:
https://www.tomshardware.com/pccompo...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/9/241...

https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte...

https://videocardz.com/newz/asusadds...

https://www.guru3d.com/story/intelma...

Igor's lab got a statement direct from Intel about this:
https://www.igorslab.de/en/intelrele...

And this update direct from Intel
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/241...

Following that various motherboard manufacturers released BIOS updates and settings changes for motherboards to counter the problem.

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