The Intel 285K CPU in my high-end 2025 Linux PC died again! 😡 Notably, this was the replacement CPU for the original 285K that died in March, and after reading through the reviews of Intel CPUs on my electronics store of choice, many of which (!) mention CPU replacements, I am getting the impression that Intel’s current CPUs just are not stable 😞. Therefore, I am giving up on Intel for the coming years and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D CPU instead.
The VRM temperature is a different sensor. You can have 69C VRMs when your processor is 95C
Irrelevant. If your CPU is chugging hard, then the VRM is chugging hard. That’s what causes high VRM temps.