Consider the release date and your needs before deciding on the i9 14900K.
Consider the release date and your needs before deciding on the i9 14900K.
When the 14900ks arrives, can I still run it? I’m mainly worried about the massive power consumption and heat generation from the new 14th generation CPUs. I need the binned ks version so I can possibly lower the voltage while keeping the same clock speeds. Likely I’ll have to disable e-cores and ht with these chips to achieve higher clocks and reduced power/heat, but since I mostly play games and handle light professional tasks, I probably won’t need more than 8 threads. My current setup is a 13700k with all cores, 5.6 GHz ring, ht and e-cores turned off on the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Arctic liquid freezer II, paired with a 360+ thermal Grizzly contact frame and 2x16GB RAM at 7200 CL with optimized timings (could improve if better memory controllers are available). I’m also using an MSI RTX 4090 gaming graphics card with a trio of EVGA 1000 T2. I’m wondering if I can run it smoothly at 6.5 GHz without running into thermal or power problems. Also, I expect it won’t start out at 6.5 GHz, but I plan to fine-tune the system for optimal performance.
Looking ahead six months seems realistic... probably won’t find a KS SKU for a while unless things change.
You're asking why you'd choose a 13900KS when you don't need it, and instead opt for the 8800X3D.