<ul><li>Intel has deployed a new patch, named '0x12F', for its 14th-gen and 13th-gen chips to address instability issues.</li><li>This patch supplements the previous '0x12B' update rolled out in September 2024, focusing on smoothing out issues related to elevated voltages causing system crashes and chip degradation.</li><li>The new patch aims to improve system conditions contributing to Vmin Shift Instability specifically on Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop-powered systems.</li><li>Despite Intel's previous claims of stability fixes, this niche situation involving PCs running for multiple days with light workloads prompts the recommendation for affected chip owners to install the latest BIOS update containing the patch.</li></ul>

Intel releases new patch for CPUs affected by instability issues – but wait, weren’t we done with this already?

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