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It seems new to me that the safety margins are so narrow that a microcode bug can result in voltages that physically damage the CPU. Assuming that's mostly dri
by tyingq 2y ago
It seems new to me that the safety margins are so narrow that a microcode bug can result in voltages that physically damage the CPU. Assuming that's mostly driven by the current small feature sizes and high clock rates, that would mean everyone has this risk.
- the8472 2y agoToasting CPUs via overclocking and overvolting has been possible for a long time. Back in the day they didn't even have thermal throttling. It just used to be jumpers and dip switches, then the BIOS before some of it moved into the CPU itself.
- tyingq 2y agoI'd consider that to be one more driver (bios/software selectable jumpers) in addition to increasingly small features and high clock rates. Rather than something that refutes the situation is new.