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FYI: In 2024, Intel acknowledged that 13th and 14th gen Core i7/i9 CPUs running at default voltages can permanently degrade and become unstable, with some failing entirely.
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FYI: In 2024, Intel acknowledged that 13th and 14th gen Core i7/i9 CPUs running at default voltages can permanently degrade and become unstable, with some failing entirely.
The new microcode won't have any problem. Also, this is not a K processor, only the K processor had problems
Looks like a good deal to me. Includes the 16GB version of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Graphics Card, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, a decent CPU. The PSU says 600W which should be adequate.
is this similar one from walmart still a decent deal? iBUYPOWER Slate Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 14700F, RTX 5060Ti 8GB, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD _SWI7N56T03 - Walmart.com.
Iyt has 8GB less on video card and 16 less
It has 8less
Why can't they set up some kind of shipping dept? It would pay for itself and probably make them money.
Because they arent making much money on this, if any at all. Its an excuse to get people in the door so they buy a bunch of other accessories and other stuff with higher margins.
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The new microcode won't have any problem. Also, this is not a K processor, only the K processor had problems
The degradation issues were not limited to K processors. They had to extend warranty coverage for a multitude of processors because of failures, including the one in this deal https://community.intel.com/t5/Mo...853#M75727
I've also heard from desktop support colleagues at my (10k+ employee) company that they're still seeing occasional failures on replacement processors, especially on higher wattage 14th gen processors. It's anecdotal, but Intel isn't publishing failure data so there's not much to go off of.
FYI: In 2024, Intel acknowledged that 13th and 14th gen Core i7/i9 CPUs running at default voltages can permanently degrade and become unstable, with some failing entirely.
Can I ask which exact model you had that failed? K models appear to be the ones most affected. This one i7-14700F apparently was far less of an issue because it is more power conservative. Also did you get a replacement under warranty? Lastly did you run with the Intel microcode patches included in the BIOS Updates which supposedly addressed these voltage spikes?
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Iyt has 8GB less on video card and 16 less
It has 8less
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I've also heard from desktop support colleagues at my (10k+ employee) company that they're still seeing occasional failures on replacement processors, especially on higher wattage 14th gen processors. It's anecdotal, but Intel isn't publishing failure data so there's not much to go off of.
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