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1445223	2018-01-22 22:02:00	My core i7 died late last year (4 years old) So it's time for a whole new box. What do people think about buying at the moment what with meltdown bugs? I do understand the bugs, and I know that things are getting patched. I am not looking for more about the bugs. My question is more: do you expect "fixed" CPU's any time soon? are any board manufactures shipping BIOS / UEFI updates? if I was to go with a new box at this time, what should I think about in relation to meltdown? should I buy now? or should I wait a few more weeks and see how it pans out?	robsonde (120)
1445224	2018-01-22 22:17:00	I wouldnt worry about it. I wouldnt hold my breath waiting for a fix either Some of the more recent mobos may have bios updates now	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1445225	2018-01-22 22:21:00	Here's a list (www.bleepingcomputer.com) Looks like Gigabyte have updated most of their bioses (www.gigabyte.com)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1445226	2018-01-22 22:33:00	I'd ignore the bugs, anything you buy in the near future will still have them and anything you buy now should get a BIOS update to bring it up to the same standard. Meanwhile PCs everywhere still work fine regardless of this bug.	dugimodo (138)
1445227	2018-01-22 23:41:00	Why? And upgrade would be cheaper and a full replacement pretty unnecessary. Save the money off the unneeded parts and get higher end bits you do need to replace.	piroska (17583)
1445228	2018-01-23 00:15:00	The new 8th Gen processors are pretty awesome. I would not worry about the whole meltdown thing at all. Make sure you get a mainboard from a reputable manufacturer, like Asus or Gigabyte.	wratterus (105)
1445229	2018-01-23 01:38:00	Why? And upgrade would be cheaper and a full replacement pretty unnecessary. Save the money off the unneeded parts and get higher end bits you do need to replace. Without knowing what it's used for and what parts are dead that's a bit of a leap. And if it was me a dead PC is all the excuse I need to build a new machine :) Attempting to upgrade and repair a dead PC may or may not end up being cheaper and could be a whole lot more hassle. Having said that allow me to contradict myself, CPUs rarely die and usually it's a motherboard or PSU that goes. There are often a lot of good parts that can be salvaged.	dugimodo (138)
1445230	2018-01-23 06:26:00	Without knowing what it's used for and what parts are dead that's a bit of a leap. And if it was me a dead PC is all the excuse I need to build a new machine :) CPU, Motherboard and RAm are pretty much do all 3 at once. CPU, unlikely, motherboard, could well be. HDD, easy enough to diagnose, the PC will go, BIOS will give an error. PSU, nothing goes, it's the easiest item to swap out and test with another. Still no need for peripherals, as for the box, case, PSU (if OK), optical drive and GPU are still unneeded. My sons, I changed CPU, MB, RAM and GPU. Not because anything was dead, just as an upgrade for gaming, also added an SSD too. Still left various bits, and made it cheaper than tossing it an starting over from scratch.	piroska (17583)
1445231	2018-01-23 20:58:00	Dont expect truly FIXED intel's for some years yet . Lets see what AMD come up with :-) www.theverge.com "As it is, the patches are COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE,” "“Is Intel really planning on making this s*** architectural?” asks Torvalds. “Has anybody talked to them and told them they are ****king insane? " " The Register points out that Intel’s future processors, at least for a few years, will ship vulnerable to Spectre and will include a flag that can be set in software so operating systems can protect against the vulnerabilities. Intel is essentially treating protection against Spectre as an optional feature, rather than a security bug that should be addressed."	1101 (13337)
1445232	2018-01-23 21:36:00	Supposed to be the complete List Of CPUs Affected By Meltdown + Spectre www.techarp.com Don't see what I have (LGA775 CPU's)	Lawrence (2987)
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