Intel's crashing issues have led to a flood of returns, and not every RMA story has a happy ending. Initial reports indicated that some users were denied RMAs, while Intel was unable to supply a replacement for others. However, a few of the latest RMA stories have ended on a happier note, with users claiming to have received either newer chips than they bought or a check for the full launch-day pricing for older chip models.
PK1 on X claims to have discovered a loophole in Intel's RMA system — Intel didn't ask for proof of instability for the Raptor Lake RMA request. Thus, the Core i9-13900K owner requested an RMA on his perfectly functional Core i9 Raptor Lake CPU and received a full $599 refund for the chip, the full value of what the chip cost when it launched in 2022.
