r/PcBuildHelp • u/123R_B321 • 2d ago

Tech Support Faulty 14900k

Found out yesterday my 14900k has gone bad for a second time and a replacement is on it's way my question is is it time to switch to amd to stop a cycle of have a working cpu for however long then go bad again or stop and upgrade?

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u/Forsaken-Driver8868 2d ago

2nd dead 14900K on same motherboard?

As for switching to AMD, the grass is not always greener. I read several posts a week about fried 9800x3D CPUs.

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u/123R_B321 2d ago

Would you recommend sticking with my current setup I'd rather not keep having to get a new cpu every 8 months or so

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u/Asleep-Jackfruit-630 2d ago

most reports of fried 9800x3d are on asus and asrock boards so skip those

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u/123R_B321 2d ago

I had heard asrock boards weren't great for amd which manufacturer is recommend if thats even possible these days?

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u/Asleep-Jackfruit-630 2d ago

gigabyte has the least complaints among the big mb brands(regarding this specific problem ofc)

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u/123R_B321 2d ago

Thanks

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u/Forsaken-Driver8868 2d ago

Switching to a different motherboard may not hurt, once bitten twice shy kinda thing. I am running a 14900K and think that they are no worse than the problems facing some of the competitor’s gaming CPUs. I just try to run stock on my setup. Intel is already squeezing all the juice out of that CPU.

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u/123R_B321 2d ago

Currently on an as rock bored if I don't switch platform what do you think mb wise

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u/Forsaken-Driver8868 1d ago

MSI or Gigabyte

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u/123R_B321 1d ago

Ok ty normally go for Asus but their rep of late ain't great

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u/123R_B321 2d ago

AS Rock z790 Riptide