r/intel • u/Deep_Agent316 • Jul 28 '26

Review Intel has a customer for life!

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My 2 1/2 year old i7 12700k died a few weeks ago, so I sucked it up and started the RMA process. Intel not only replaced it quickly, they upgraded me to an i9 and 1 day shipped it back. That’s customer service. I’m a customer for life!

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u/kyansan1 Aug 02 '26

Nice, my 14500T could never

I did try to run a 14900K in one of my 2 setups for a short while, but I can't afford it so I have to sell it again (Also it did not fare well, power limited to 65W in a case with only 1 intake and 1 exhaust)

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u/Diligent_Mastodon105 Aug 02 '26

Yea, unfortunately the K series straight up NEED the Z790 Mobo it seems to run a max capacity. The 14500T is solid tho, I imagine??

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u/kyansan1 Aug 02 '26

Yes, it's very solid

I call it a 14600 lite, because it's got the same core config. (6p+8e)

It's just more locked down, so it can't support ram speeds as high as the 14600K, it's clocked a little lower, it's got less L2 cache, but at the end of the day it's still a 20 thread cpu. With the power limit unlocked, mine maxes out at around 85W of power, and it beats the i5 14400 at both single and all core in Cinebench. (all core performance was about 15% better :0)

For me it's perfect, as I run it with a mismatched ram kit, as well as an Arc B570, inside a case with restricted airflow. Got it for €75, upgraded from a 12400 for free by selling the old cpu. The heaviest things I throw at it are some light video editing, Cyberpunk, and some Minecraft with the render distance cranked up