Anthropy :verified_dragon: on Nostr: PSA: If you have a 14900k, beware that this chip can break itself due to intel and ...
PSA: If you have a 14900k, beware that this chip can break itself due to intel and mobo pushing it way beyond what's healthy for silicon (it uses 300w+ in benchmarks).
If you own one, MAKE SURE you have the latest BIOS/UEFI firmware and all OC options are OFF before putting load on it.
If you're getting random hard to diagnose bsods, it might be that it already murdered itself, and you should try get it replaced, it is a known issue.
search "14900k Vmin shift instability" for info.
#intel
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