Windows 10: Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads

Discus and support Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; Intel has confirmed that its Skylake processors suffer from a bug that can cause a system to freeze when performing complex workloads. Discovered by... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by Brink, Jan 10, 2016.

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  1. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads


    Read more: Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads | Ars Technica


    UPDATE: MSI releases Skylake bug fix BIOS beta | bit-tech.net
     
    Brink, Jan 10, 2016
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  2. DOITJUST
    DoItJust Win User

    Thanks, interesting reading

    :)
     
    DoItJust, Jan 10, 2016
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  3. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Andre Da Costa, Jan 10, 2016
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  4. SUAT.CINI
    suat.cini Win User

    Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads

    Video blinks frequently to black

    Further to my post above,
    this     is just in. Might be a good read for you.
     
    suat.cini, Jan 10, 2016
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  5. WORD MAN
    Word Man Win User
    Thanks, Brink! Guess I'll have to take it easy on my lappy until the shim is in!*Think
     
    Word Man, Jan 10, 2016
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  6. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User
    Music to my ears having recently got a 6700k. Is this actually anything to worry about it in everyday use. I do a fair bit of gaming. As someone who dislikes 'updates' at the best of times a bios update is pretty unpalatable. My system hasn't crapped out on me once in the couple months I've owned it
     
    Scottyboy99, Jan 11, 2016
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  7. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User
    Very nervous about all I am seeing over the net. I decided to run a few prime tests using parameters on here How to test your PC for the Skylake bug | PCWorld

    I only done about 15-20 minutes a time but I got no errors or freeze using my 6700k. Maybe it would of done after a few hours but I don't fancy stressing cpu (although at stock clock) for 100% for hours and hours. It cost too much money to take risks. Maybe not all skylakes are affected and I got lucky? But in real world usage like browsing, gaming, using office, ripping my dvd collection, iTunes. Am I really likely to encounter this bug (if it exists on my cpu)? Am not really into calculating prime numbers in my spare time (head hurts from work as it is!) I really would want to avoid a risky BIOS update (mobo is ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs). I did one years ago on an old laptop and it didn't go well!!!

    Cheers,
    Wayne
     
    Scottyboy99, Jan 11, 2016
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  8. JOURNEYMANMIKE
    JourneymanMike Win User

    Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads

    I'm seriously thinking of going to a Skylake 6700K, right now I have Devil's Canyon 4790K on an Asus Maximus VII Formula,,,

    I'm an performance overclocker, and with this info on Skylake, would I be better off sticking to the Z97, or (upgrading?) going to Skylake?

    I don't want to be dealing with BSOD's all the time, as I push my components to the limit...

    Mike
     
    JourneymanMike, Jan 12, 2016
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  9. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User
    I've been googling and asking a few questions on the Mersenne prime site. The consensus is we are extremely unlikely to encounter this in real world usage. Plus not all skylakes are affected. I ran the test with correct parameters albeit not for that long due to lack of time. But in the few runs I did I couldn't reproduce it. Plus I've had the cpu for about 3 months and never had a glitch. So I think maybe it's a little overblown. But it does make me nervous. Although as someone said 'if it aint broke don't fix it', so I'm going to see how it goes. If I notice anything I will update this thread. Anything not to have to do the risk of updating the bios. That is a tense thing. I hate windows updates as I don't trust MS to QA test properly and fear the outcome, so doing something like the BIOS could be far worse
     
    Scottyboy99, Jan 12, 2016
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  10. SIMRICK
    simrick Win User
    I just did a BIOS update on a 2-month-old ASUS Maximus VIII Hero 1151 i7-6700 last week.
    Was a piece of *cake.
     
    simrick, Jan 13, 2016
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  11. JOURNEYMANMIKE
    JourneymanMike Win User
    Have you stressed in P95? From what I can tell from this forum, and a few others, like Overclock.net, it shouldn't be a problem to OC Skylake 6700K... The motherboard I'm looking at is the Maximus VIII Formula... Don't know if I should just go ahead and get it now or wait a while...
     
    JourneymanMike, Jan 13, 2016
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  12. LEGACY7955
    legacy7955 Win User
    Plenty of times BIOS updates go just fine, HOWEVER, if you're one of the unlucky ones you'll end up with an expensive
    broken electronic door stop. If you damage the BIOS it will be nearly impossible to recover from it, without the help of an expensive
    visit to the PC shop. Just letting folks know, if the PC works fine, DO NOT update the BIOS.
     
    legacy7955, Jan 13, 2016
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  13. JOURNEYMANMIKE
    JourneymanMike Win User

    Intel Skylake bug causes PCs to freeze during complex workloads

    Of coarse the board is under factory warranty... Time for an RMA

    BTW: Asus service has really improved lately, I just had two different boards serviced for free! I only paid the shipping cost to send it in...
     
    JourneymanMike, Jan 13, 2016
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  14. SIMRICK
    simrick Win User
    No, not yet.
     
    simrick, Jan 13, 2016
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  15. MAXIQ
    MAXIQ Win User
    i ran the test using prime95 on my I7 6500u, couldn't reproduce the bug, they say not all the processors have the bug.
     
    MAXIQ, Jan 13, 2016
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