News Intel slapped with class action lawsuit for Raptor Lake CPU instability issues — chipmaker accused of consciously selling defective chips

[Admin]

Intel accused of knowingly selling defective Raptor Lake processors in a class action suit.

Intel slapped with class action lawsuit for Raptor Lake CPU instability issues — chipmaker accused of consciously selling defective chips : Read more

 

[dimar]

Looks very fishy. Did he bother to test the RAM? What kind of CPU cooler was used?, etc..

 

[hotaru251]

While I think Intel did know something... the guys statement is kind of pointless.

According to the complaint, Vanvalkenburgh encountered frequent problems, including sudden screen blackouts and unexpected computer restarts. This summer, he attempted to apply an Intel patch intended to fix stability issues in the company’s Raptor Lake CPUs, but this solution failed to resolve the malfunctions

Intel states that the patch won't fix cpu's that already showed issues (as they are damaged and need replaced) and offers replacements.


Proving Intel knew they were defective as a whole will be extremely up hill fight.

 

[dwd999]

But the question which will have to be answered in court, if it ever reaches trial, and in depositions of the plaintiffs, is whether or not they changed their motherboard's default settings for the cpus after installing the cpus. If they applied various overclocking settings, which they determined on their own accord, then Intel's defense will be that it was user error. (This is something that I support since I have an i9-13900K and it's always run fine because I haven't messed with the default settings other than turning on Turbo). The plaintiffs could lie about overclocking, and also contend that by leaving the chip unlocked Intel still does have some liability. But if I were on the jury I would side with Intel and view it as user error. And since Intel is willing to replace the cpus free of charge I doubt that a judge would view it as a trial worthy case. Or at some point 10 years from now, plaintiffs will receive some token payment like $20. (I got one of those from some mortgage related class action suit). Like most class action suits, the primary beneficiary is the lawyers who hope to generate high fees from deep pockets. Wait until they find out that Intel's pockets aren't that deep, especially if Intel undergoes major changes to its business during the time the suit plays out.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

So is this the 3rd or 4th Class Action Law-suit?

 

[DS426]

So is this the 3rd or 4th Class Action Law-suit?

I don't think that can happen (double jeopardy) -- others would have to join the first one that's formally filed, which I believe this is that one. Others were still at the "looking into" stage. Individual cases can also proceed on their own, but then they can't join this one.

I would expect some companies to be joining in or filing/having filed their own as well.

 

[magbarn]

Intel already gave me several option for my defective launch 13900K and I took the refund. My brother is getting his 14900K replaced. Not sure why the need for another stupid class action lawsuit. I guess we'll all be happy to get a $5 coupon on our next Arrow Lake CPU while lawyers get millions of dollars.

 

[halfcharlie]

Imagine being such a fool that they embarrass themselves globally like this. Not only by refusing a replacement which would simply solve everything, but also thinking that a company would willingly lose millions in aforementioned replacements and also suffer industry-wide backlash and lawsuits, rather than simply developing and including the updated micro code from the beginning to avoid the issue if they knew about it. A literal grade schooler has better critical thinking ability. Any sane judge would laugh this out of court, but unfortunately it will be american judges so it's a coin toss on sanity.