PSA - 13900K and 14900K Owners

[T.Power]

 

[Akula]

I’ve been tinkering with my 14900k since I built my rig in February and it’s a constant battle to get this thing under control. A few things that have really made a difference since the latest MSI Z790 BIOS.

1. run intel default settings and leave it like that. The frequency may say 3.20 base clock but even on Intel default settings the chip ramps up to 5.67Ghz under load. It actually runs great and very cool and stable using this one profile.No tinkering necessary.

2. I also disabled hyper threading and Ecores and it runs great.

I haven’t yet tried DCS with HT and Ecores disabled but I did try it with just Intel default settings and it runs great and cool. Temps did not exceed 80c. I’ll let you know how it runs on #2. When I have a chance. 
 

Either way I’m still RMA-ing this chip as I’d rather gamble on a better batch the second time around. I just need to build up to courage to go through their PAINFUL experience as they do it on purpose to discourage their customers from making warranty claims.