Checking the safety of purchasing a 13th or 14th generation Intel CPU from inside the bunker.
Checking the safety of purchasing a 13th or 14th generation Intel CPU from inside the bunker.
Hello everyone, planning to enhance my i7-12700 with a current offer for an i9-12900K. I have some extra cash to invest in this upgrade. Since the 12th generation is getting older, and my motherboard supports LGA, I wanted to check if the community thinks it's a good time to move to 13th or 14th generation Intel right now, or if there are still problems to worry about. Best regards, WeTuLo707
Could you clarify why you're considering an upgrade? 12700 is quite powerful enough. The main reason would likely be increased workload, more cores, better multitasking, or simply enhanced CPU performance for 1080p gaming. All of these factors could apply. For PR reasons, Intel has addressed microcode, voltage stability, and melting issues, but they can't guarantee complete resolution. Is this upgrade urgent or coming up soon?
Using updated microcode provides i4/i6/i8 performance, while older versions only offer i5/i7/i9. Without the latest microcode, your chips may experience slow performance; 14600kf seems a reliable option, anything higher could be risky. If needed, updating isn't necessary.
The peak ring voltages decreased from 1.65v to 1.55v, still a bit too warm for me, your call.
The new microcode has not made the chips any slower. There is no reason to imply it would with that statement. The new microcode has also made everything above the 14600kf safe as far as we know it. I see zero reason to discourage people from picking up the new chips with the new microcode. I wont encourage it, but I will strongly push back against those who discourage it.