Nvidia has apparently found a use for Ada Lovelace chips that don't meet QC standards. The new RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU uses an AD106 die, with over half of the cores disabled and only two of the potential four memory channels.

Reports of instability problems with Intel's 13th and 14th Gen 'Raptor Lake' CPUs began appearing more frequently in early 2024. Intel began serious investigation into the reports and appears to be close to issuing a fix, though it likely won't help already impacted processors. Here's everything you need to know.

Serious stability issues that cropped up in early February continue to dog Intel's latest chips, a challenge to the company's efforts to regain the throne of the chip-making industry it helped create.

Nvidia has apparently found a use for Ada Lovelace chips that don't meet QC standards. The new RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU uses an AD106 die, with over half of the cores disabled and only two of the potential four memory channels.

A European retailer reported that Intel processor RMAs have jumped from 1.75% to as much as 7% in recent years. Given the ongoing reports of long-term degradation issues with the 13th and 14th Gen Intel Raptor Lake CPUs, this could be just the tip of the iceberg.

Alderon Games has incorporated a Raptor Lake-specific crash message for customers' gaming PCs. This message notifies gamers about Raptor Lake's instability problems if the game crashes.