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2007-06-28 Science & Technology

Warning: BSD - Developer states Intel Core 2 dangerously buggy:

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Posted by 3dc 2007-06-28 10:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 3dc,

ima not no expert, 'puterwise 'K....

I was just talking w/ the brother in law this AM, and in the last 6 or 7 months he's sold over a 600-700 Intel Chips, either stand alone, or in computers or servers he's made from scratch.

He's had no problems with Intel chips and had no returns or complaints due to Intel chips.. He builds them like you do 3dc..

He hasn't had any trouble with these for instance.

Intel Xeon 5160 Dual Core 3.0GHZ /for servers

Intel® Core2 Duo

Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor E6800

[he has sold about 15 Extreme Processors + - , and has a few in stock ]

I'll try and answer any questions.. but don't expect too much LOL!

Posted by RD">RD 2007-06-28 12:36|| 2007-06-28 12:36|| Front Page Top

#2 He's had no problems with Intel chips and had no returns or complaints due to Intel chips.

These are subtle bugs, and may not be exploited as yet. I'll go with the opinion of Theo de Raadt, leader of OpenBSD, one of the most secure general-purpose operating systems available.

Posted by KBK 2007-06-28 13:41|| 2007-06-28 13:41|| Front Page Top

#3 These are subtle bugs

...so subtle you need a Ouija Board? >:)

btw thanks for the Developer BDS Open Source thingy. I'll pass it along to my Brother in Law..

Posted by RD">RD 2007-06-28 14:49|| 2007-06-28 14:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Er, the BSD-derived OSX runs on dual-core Intels. Apple certainly hasn't shown any concern. And concerning the number of dual-core machines around, it doesn't appear there are very easily tripped. He may be discussing odd states the processors can get into after very specific series of instructions.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-06-28 19:20|| 2007-06-28 19:20|| Front Page Top

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