Intel processors' unfixable security flaw

[konfab]

So not much of a vulnerability. Just disable DRM.

This post gets the Richard Stallman seal of approval.

 

[mercurial]

Another Intel security vulnerability. I'm shocked.

 

[Lupus]

Use prophylactic

lubbers man

 

[ConfusedR]

It's only a flaw if someone tries to exploit it

The whole world knows now. So someone will definitely try to exploit it.

 

[Magnum]

Can I get a refund?

Proudly AMD since 2006.

 

[MirageF1]

Proudly AMD since 2006.

Must have got the 1 lucky 1 that never overheated and shuts down every 5 mins

Tried submitting your achievement to Guinness World Records?

 

[Lupus]

Must have got the 1 lucky 1 that never overheated and shuts down every 5 mins

Tried submitting your achievement to Guinness World Records?

Never had one do that at all? Maybe you were just unlucky.

 

[MirageF1]

Maybe you were just unlucky.

Nope. AMD's were well known for overheating in the early to mid 2000s...still do i see, TomsHardware for e.g says all.
Quite a few UK household brands using AMD chips were well documented with the prob.
I know from personal experience.
Hopefully they fixed their **** and cheap components.
Google is your friend.

Does AMD processor overheat?
AMD CPU's do not sense the overheat condition and just keep running until they burn, or damage other components like the video, motherboard or power supply. One thing that became all too apparent was that all of the lower quality computer manufacturers were primarily shipping units with the AMD chips

 

[Swa]

AMD user since the Cyrix days and never had an overheating problem and always overclocked. On the other hand I know there were Intel boards that would literally melt the CPU socket.

 

[ginggs]

[ insert AMD quip here ]

Done.

 

[LaraC]

Is it such a big risk when physical access to the PC is needed?

 

[Vorastra]

AMD be like.
If only I bought stocks 5 years ago.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Intel processors' unfixable security flaw

Security firm Positive Technologies has discovered a vulnerability in Intel's processors launched within the past five years which allows malicious parties to extract the chipset key and obtain access to user data.

Such a breach is impossible to detect, the security firm said.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Can I get a refund?

Can I care

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

Must have got the 1 lucky 1 that never overheated and shuts down every 5 mins

Tried submitting your achievement to Guinness World Records?

You have to known what you're doing when using an AMD chip. Press the start button twice, three times for the Intel motherboards, in rapid succession ... the n00bs normally don't know that.

 

[Magnum]

Must have got the 1 lucky 1 that never overheated and shuts down every 5 mins

Tried submitting your achievement to Guinness World Records?

Well At least I saved power by not needing a heating in winter.....

 

[quovadis]

Mass conflation here - the vulnerability relates to the chipset and not the processor - there is a difference? It's still an Intel problem though.

Intel Advisory here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00213.html

 

[MirageF1]

You have to known what you're doing when using an AMD chip. Press the start button twice, three times for the Intel motherboards, in rapid succession ... the n00bs normally don't know that.

Eh? wtf you smoking?

Why would restarting an already overheated CPU be of any benefit. It shuts down for good reason nobbie.

Plus why would I want to possibly risk damaging the internals any further by overriding it.

Overclocking otoh is a completely different issue...

Would you do the same with your overheated car engine. if so... point proven.

/checks his 40+ year IT career for the word noob

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

Eh? wtf you smoking?

Why would restarting an already overheated CPU be of any benefit. It shuts down for good reason nobbie.

Plus why would I want to possibly risk damaging the internals any further by overriding it.

Overclocking otoh is a completely different issue...

Would you do the same with your overheated car engine. if so... point proven.

/checks his 40+ year IT career for the word noob

You missed the vitally important part, you n00b! More or less in the middle of what I wrote ... read again.

PS: Have a buddy selling coolers on a special ... not for your PC. Chill!

 

[Lupus]

Eh? wtf you smoking?

Why would restarting an already overheated CPU be of any benefit. It shuts down for good reason nobbie.

Plus why would I want to possibly risk damaging the internals any further by overriding it.

Overclocking otoh is a completely different issue...

Would you do the same with your overheated car engine. if so... point proven.

/checks his 40+ year IT career for the word noob

I've had AMD CPUs on and off since my DX266. I've had a K6-2 300 never overheated, a Duron 1Ghz, Athlon XP 2000, Athlon XP X2 4200+, XP X2 6000+, Phenom X4 9850 which was stolen so replaced by a Phenom 940 black. I stopped upgrading for awhile as I had my son and the company supplied me with decent enough laptops and due to space I just consoled.
But I'm now running a Ryzen 2600.
Not one of those ever over heated, the bulldozers of the 2010s were the inefficient ones that ran hot, which is the generation I missed.
I think you're just a little biased to Intel.