Intel disaster.

Progenix Oj101 said:
They probably keep it to use for the next RMA replacement, I have no idea. They’re not obligated to give a new in box replacement.

There’s no VAT or tax or anything as it gets invoiced at R 0.00.
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That's strange because when I had replacement RAM sent to me by a US company I had to pay tax even at Rand 0 value. SARS don't accept that. I suppose businesses have a way of going around that.

But for someone doing a refund as in B2C the device would get sent to his address in the box and all and the value may still be marked as what it is with an annotation of replaced merchandise.

I've had a few instances of companies sending replacement parts and items (from the UK and Japan) when it flew under the radar
but I think I was just lucky then.
 
Mirai said:
That's strange because when I had replacement RAM sent to me by a US company I had to pay tax even at Rand 0 value. SARS don't accept that. I suppose businesses have a way of going around that.

But for someone doing a refund as in B2C the device would get sent to his address in the box and all and the value may still be marked as what it is with an annotation of replaced merchandise.

I've had a few instances of companies sending replacement parts and items (from the UK and Japan) when it flew under the radar
but I think I was just lucky then.
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I got an RMA replacement Corsair PSU from US and a Logitech Headset replacement from Europe and both times I didn't pay anything, courier just delivered directly to my door.
Maybe I got lucky on both not sure.
 
Intox said:
I got an RMA replacement Corsair PSU from US and a Logitech Headset replacement from Europe and both times I didn't pay anything, courier just delivered directly to my door.
Maybe I got lucky on both not sure.
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That's how it should work in a country where the customs officials aren't the chief money revenue gatherers and everyone who can afford a CPU is not seen as a bourgeois money piggy.

I know some foreign countries also allow you to get your VAT and duty back in case of returning the item for refund to the overseas vendor. Have no idea if there is even a provision for that in SA.
 
tetrasect said:
Huh? No.


Do whatever you want. Fact remains that undervolting is good for a CPU and will prolong it's life while increasing efficiency.

And BTW if intel setting were "safe", this disaster never would have happened.
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This issue doesn't really relate to settings, it's a defect in manufacturing, you're welcome to pitch advice just be willing to financially reimburse anyone who's hardware ends up in a trashbin who followed your "advice".

Just want to avoid a situation where people hold mybb liable because some random anonymous car guard decided today he's going to have a hot take and you'll 100% vanish like a thief in the night if that happens.

So unless the manufacturer explicitly advises this, and you quote that advice, refrain from DIY kak with other people's expensive hardware where there are serious issues going on.
 
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BlackStatic said:
This issue doesn't really relate to settings, it's a defect in manufacturing, you're welcome to pitch advice just be willing to financially reimburse anyone who's hardware ends up in a trashbin who followed your "advice".

Just want to avoid a situation where people hold mybb liable because some random anonymous car guard decided today he's going to have a hot take and you'll 100% vanish like a thief in the night if that happens.

So unless the manufacturer explicitly advises this, and you quote that advice, refrain from DIY kak with other people's expensive hardware where there are serious issues going on.
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Go do some basic reading on the subject and catch a wake up, dude.

What you're saying and the stubbornness with which you're saying it just makes you look ignorant AF.
 
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Mirai said:
That's strange because when I had replacement RAM sent to me by a US company I had to pay tax even at Rand 0 value. SARS don't accept that. I suppose businesses have a way of going around that.

But for someone doing a refund as in B2C the device would get sent to his address in the box and all and the value may still be marked as what it is with an annotation of replaced merchandise.

I've had a few instances of companies sending replacement parts and items (from the UK and Japan) when it flew under the radar
but I think I was just lucky then.
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Only manage to get one RMA though asus without paying. I always end up paying to avoid hassles and delays.

EVGA always invoice the replacement card at the correct value, so I always had to pay for evga replacements.
 
tetrasect said:
Wow, this microcode update is looking super sketchy...

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Ja luckily I managed to sell off my i9 to a friend. I am waiting for the new gen of AMD chips to hit the shelves now - any idea when it's going to be released?
 
Aghori said:
Ja luckily I managed to sell off my i9 to a friend. I am waiting for the new gen of AMD chips to hit the shelves now - any idea when it's going to be released?
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Which AMD specifically? 9600X and 9700X should land later this week, the others will be in about two weeks. X3D = no info.
 
From what I have seen in concern about the microcode update, not all mobo makers patch behave the same since the update. It could be a case-by-case thing, but I won't know. The update on Asrock seems to have worsened the issue. I won't be able to say.

Ever since SAFEDISK, the overclocker, dumped the Asus patch early, everyone else did so. The patch wasn't supposed to be out this early. As seen in the J2C video, there are tell-tale signs that it isn’t yet optimised. There will be one or more patches.
 
Hope it bites Intel hard, been giving us overpriced 4 Core CPU's for decades when they could have innovated with lousy 5% performance increases.

AMD is becoming the the new Intel with their ridiculous marketing saying massive performance increases while it's also 5% from previous gen. Pricing has gone to the crapper as well with AMD.

Both these companies take their customers for idiots and they both deserve all the misfortune that come there way.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
For those who have updated their microcode to 0x129. This is worth a watch:

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Those voltages are insane.

Dunno if it was in the above video or the one he uploaded before this, but in his words: "these are like the kind of voltages you would apply when using liquid nitrogen."
 
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Intel Is Offering Full Refunds for 'Faulty' Raptor Lake CPUs, Upgrading Others - ExtremeTech​

The company's RMA policy seems to have loosened up quite a bit recently.

Intel is attempting to mitigate an ongoing issue with faulty Raptor Lake CPUs by replacing affected chips or offering refunds.

Though initial reports of Intel's RMA process painted a picture of malicious compliance, there are now reports of Intel being so generous when resolving customer issues with faulty Raptor Lake CPUs that it's not only absurd but taking people by surprise.

As noted by Tom's Hardware, the situations range from customers getting a free upgrade to customers getting the full retail price they paid for their chip when they bought it.

The most shocking: At least one required no proof that their chip was unstable before it was refunded.

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The x86 instruction set that once defined personal computing is now a boat anchor holding back the PC industry and contributing to Intel's death. Intel is screwed, but we'll be OK. Microsoft and Qualcomm delivered a one-two punch on behalf of Arm in 2024, and in 2025, Nvidia and other chipmakers will arrive with the knockout blow that finishes off x86 once and for all.
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