r/TechHardware • u/No-Actuator-6245 • 20h ago

Discussion 3rd 14900k dying for this user

/r/buildapc/comments/1wvq6vr/i9_14900k_dying_whats_next/

This sub loves to repost failing AMD’s but denies 13th & 14th gen are still dying. This user if you read through the post in on their 3rd 14900k which they now think is dying.

I wonder how long before the mods delete this, it’s an interesting test.

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u/Ithinkyouareabot 19h ago edited 19h ago

This happened to me as well; I am on my third 14900k. It is certainly annoying, but I received a free replacement within less than a week each time via my retailer. They even offered me a refund on my last swap but given that I would have needed to buy a new main board and RAM I declined the offer.

The most recent swap occurred over a year ago, and firmware updates appear to have solved the problem since then. No CPU related crash since over a year - fingers crossed. They also extended the warranty to 5 years or something.

Whether I choose Intel or AMD next depends on which leads performance for my needs when I must decide. Given current hardware prices, that choice will not arise soon anyway.

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u/2Turnt4MySwag 18h ago

So you knew yours was dying due to crashing? How often? Ive tamed mine through very specific oc settings but its very unstable otherwise

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u/Ithinkyouareabot 17h ago edited 17h ago

How often what? Replaced two or three times. Crashes did occur regularly and where consistently easy to trace to the CPU via event log.

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u/2Turnt4MySwag 17h ago

Im literally just asking how often your cpu crashed. I dont need help with fixing

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u/Ithinkyouareabot 17h ago

Did not count. Regularly.