• Intel’s Meltdown and Spectre patches are causing reboot issues in older chips
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[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/intels-meltdown-and-spectre-patches-are-causing-reboot-issues-in-older-chips[/url]
Any info about Sandy Bridge? Really not keen on installing something that would compromise stability
I recently purchased an I7 7700k and I'm worried about this patch before I install it, can it be avoided?
[QUOTE=sh4d0w;53048341]I recently purchased an I7 7700k and I'm worried about this patch before I install it, can it be avoided?[/QUOTE] I don't have the fix installed due to my shit internet, dunno if it really matters but I got UBlock installed. I heard that some ads may run java scripts and I didn't get Spectrd yet, my friends who run on Intels say that they're fine at the moment. I think as long as You got some adblocker and official patch installed and You won't visit any malicious websites i.e You won't click any cropped links, then I think You're going to be fine.
[QUOTE=Chucko Kokos;53048892]I don't have the fix installed due to my shit internet, dunno if it really matters but I got UBlock installed. I heard that some ads may run java scripts and I didn't get Spectrd yet, my friends who run on Intels say that they're fine at the moment. I think as long as You got some adblocker and official patch installed and You won't visit any malicious websites i.e You won't click any cropped links, then I think You're going to be fine.[/QUOTE] Javascript can pwn you and scriptblocking won't save you if a site you trust gets compromised and starts sending out malicious code in webpages. Having the official patch installed, however, that [I]should[/I] fix the issue as much as software can fix it.
I don't know if its related to spectre or not but one of the updates in the last few weeks fricken bricked my home server.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;53049982]Javascript can pwn you and scriptblocking won't save you if a site you trust gets compromised and starts sending out malicious code in webpages.[/QUOTE] But doesn't every chip since like 1995 have this problem? Hmm. [B][url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZiq32pUUAA_6pg.jpg]Either I brick my computer (or slow it by a few generations at best) VS malicious code.[/url][/B]
[QUOTE=sh4d0w;53050265]But doesn't every chip since like 1995 have this problem? Hmm. [B][url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZiq32pUUAA_6pg.jpg]Either I brick my computer (or slow it by a few generations at best) VS malicious code.[/url][/B][/QUOTE] Well flip it on its head - if you brick the PC, it won't be affected by Meltdown because it won't work! At least that'll be what Intel's PR department peddles out next.
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